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Illinois Route 49

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Illinois Route 49 marker
Illinois Route 49
Map
IL 49 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length140.86 mi[1] (226.69 km)
Existed1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end IL 33 in Willow Hill
Major intersections US 40 in Casey
I-70 in Casey
US 36 in Metcalf
US 150 in Ogden
I-74 in Fithian
US 136 in Armstrong
US 24 in Crescent City
North end US 45 / US 52 in Ashkum
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesJasper, Cumberland, Clark, Coles, Edgar, Douglas, Champaign, Vermilion, Iroquois
Highway system
← IL 48→ US 50

Illinois Route 49 (IL 49) is a 140.86-mile-long (226.69 km) north–south state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Willow Hill at IL 33 north to the beginning of the U.S. Route 45/52 concurrency near Ashkum.[1]

Route description

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IL 49 begins southbound at US 45/US 52 near L'Erable

Illinois 49 runs for its length entirely as an undivided surface highway. It serves minor cities between Illinois Route 1 to the east and Interstate 57 to the west.

History

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SBI Route 49 originally ran from Willow Hill all the way to Chicago along what is now U.S. Route 52/45 and Illinois Route 50. In February 1933, the section of IL 49 from Kankakee to Chicago was designated as part of the Egyptian Highway.[3] In 1942, U.S. Route 54 was extended to Chicago along Illinois 49 north of Kankakee. In 1969, Illinois 49 was truncated to its current northern end. When U.S. 54 was pulled back to Pittsfield in 1972, Illinois 50 took the place of Illinois 49 and U.S. 54.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Jasper​0.00.0 IL 33
Cumberland
 No major junctions
ClarkCasey22.436.0 US 40 – Greenup, Marshall
​23.337.5 I-70 – Effingham, Terre HauteI-70 exit 129
Coles​38.762.3
 IL 16 west – Charleston		South end of IL 16 concurrency
EdgarKansas41.366.5
 IL 16 east – Paris		North end of IL 16 concurrency
​47.776.8 IL 133
Edgar–Douglas
county line		​57.893.0 US 36 – Indianapolis, Decatur
ChampaignOgden80.9130.2
 US 150 west – Urbana		South end of US 150 concurrency
Vermilion​83.9135.0
 US 150 east – Danville		North end of US 150 concurrency
​84.7136.3 I-74 – Champaign, DanvilleI-74 exit 200
​97.5156.9
 US 136 east – Danville		South end of US 136 concurrency
​98.3158.2
 US 136 west		North end of US 136 concurrency
Rankin108.3174.3 IL 9
IroquoisCrescent City131.8212.1 US 24 – Gilman, Watseka
​140.86226.69 US 45 / US 52 – Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  2. ^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 41 thru 60. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 7, 2006.
  3. ^ "Chicago to Cairo Route Designated Egyptian Highway". The Decatur Herald. February 22, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Google Maps, [1]
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