Illinois Route 107

Illinois Route 107 marker

Illinois Route 107
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 23.14 mi[1] (37.24 km)
Existed: 1924[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: US 36 / US 54 / I-72 in Pittsfield
North end: IL 99 in Mt. Sterling
Location
Counties: Pike, Brown
Highway system
IL 106IL 108

Illinois Route 107 is a northsouth state highway in western Illinois. It runs from the northern terminus of U.S. Route 54 between Pittsfield and Griggsville north to Illinois Route 99 in Mt. Sterling. This is a distance of 23.14 miles (37.24 km).[1]

Route description

Illinois 107 begins at an interchange with Interstate 72, U.S. Route 36, and U.S. Route 54 in Pike County; this interchange also serves as US 54's northern terminus. Illinois 107 heads northeast from the interchange and passes through Griggsville. The route heads north from Griggsville before turning northwest and passing Perry. After a junction with Illinois Route 104 north of Perry, Illinois 107 enters Brown County and heads north toward Mt. Sterling. The road terminates at a junction with Illinois 99 in southern Mt. Sterling. Illinois 107 is a rural two-lane surface road for its entire length.

History

SBI Route 107 originally ran from Pike Station (located at what is now U.S. Route 54 and the Mississippi River) to Griggsville. In the early 1930s, all of the route south of Pittsfield was changed to U.S. 54, leaving the portion between Pittsfield and Griggsville as Illinois 107. In 1964 the northern extension to Mount Sterling was added. In 1995, U.S. 54 replaced Illinois 107 north to the new U.S. Route 36 freeway, which then became Interstate 72.[2] As a result, Illinois 107 and U.S. 54 now terminate at the same interchange.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Pike 0.00.0 I-72 / US 36 / US 54
 10.917.5 IL 104
BrownMount Sterling23.137.2 IL 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2006.
  3. Google (2010-05-04). "Overview map of Route 107 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-05-04.