Illinois Route 61

Illinois Route 61
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 44.77 mi[2] (72.05 km)
Existed: 1924[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: Illinois Route 96/Great River Road at Ursa
North end: U.S. Route 136 two miles west of Tennessee, IL.
Location
Counties: Adams, Hancock, McDonough
Highway system

Illinois state highway system
Illinois Tollway system

← IL 60 US 62 →

Illinois Route 61 (IL 61) is a rural state road in western Illinois that runs north and east from Illinois Route 96 in Ursa to the intersection of U.S. Route 136 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Tennessee. Illinois route 61 is 44.77 miles (72.05 km) long.[2]

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Route description

Illinois 61 starts in Ursa at the intersection of County Route 6, Illinois Route 96 (IL 96), and itself. After a short concurrency with IL 96, it travels northeast through farmland, passing Mendon. Shortly afterwards, it runs concurrently with the partially grade-separated Illinois Route 336 (IL 336) northwards. It splits off and east just south of Loraine, and travels north concurrent with Illinois Route 94 (IL 94), splitting off to the east afterwards in Bowen. It intersects Illinois Route 101 (IL 101) and heads north once again. Its last concurrency is one with Illinois Route 100 (IL 100) before its northern terminus at U.S. 136.

History

SBI Route 61 was originally established in 1924 was the route between Richmond and Crystal Lake in northeastern Illinois. This route is now part of Illinois Route 31.

This route was established after 1937, when SBI Route 61 was removed from the Richmond to Crystal Lake route in northeastern Illinois. Since the route was established, it has served as the major route between Quincy, IL and Macomb, IL, bypassing Carthage, Illinois. The route crosses the LaMoine River south of Colmar and parallels the Quincy branch of the old Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad along sections of its route.

The route is currently designated as a Class II Truck Route.[3]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[4] Junction Notes
Adams Ursa 0.0 IL 96 Southern terminus of IL 61
Mendon 5.3 IL 110 / IL 336 South end of Il 110/IL 336 concurrency
Loraine 9.8 IL 110 / IL 336 North end of IL 110/IL 336 concurrency
18.3 IL 94 South end of IL 94 concurrency
Hancock Bowen 24.9 IL 94 North end of IL 94 concurrency
Augusta 31.0 IL 101
McDonough County 44.7 US 136 / IL 110 / IL 336 Northern terminus of IL 61
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
  2. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08. 
  3. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation. Designated truck routes. Retrieved March 31, 2006.
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview Map of Route 61 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=IL-61+N&daddr=IL-61+N%2FN+2250th+Ave+to:IL-336+N%2FIL-61+N+to:IL-61+N+to:S+Worrell+St+to:N+Co+Rd+3050%2FMain+St+to:E+100th+St%2FIL-61+N&hl=en&geocode=FaSCYwIdZtqN-g%3BFdSxYwIdJlGP-g%3BFc19ZAIdRvmP-g%3BFZBtZAIdfm2S-g%3BFZziZQIdrHaS-g%3BFULdZQId0zaU-g%3BFZCRaAIdrCiV-g&mra=mi&mrsp=6&sz=15&sll=40.408889,-90.886545&sspn=0.018953,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=40.173627,-90.907745&spn=0.608606,1.234589&t=h&z=10. Retrieved 4-8-2011. 

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