Illinois Route 149

Illinois Route 149
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	45.92 mi[1] (73.90 km)
Existed:	1926[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	IL 3 in Gorham
	US 51 in DeSoto I-57 in West Frankfort
East end:	IL 34 in Thompsonville
Location
Counties:	Jackson, Williamson, Franklin
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstates U.S. State Tollways ← IL 148 US 150 →

Illinois Route 149 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 near Grimsby east to Illinois Route 34 in Thompsonville. This is a distance of 45.92 miles (73.90 km).^[1]

Route description

Illinois 149 runs east–west through downtown Murphysboro and to the north of Carbondale. It also runs to the north of Herrin. West of Carbondale, Illinois 149 overlaps Illinois Routes 13 and 127. Through West Frankfort, Illinois 149 doubles as "Main Street."

History

SBI Route 149 originally ran from Hurst to Thompsonville. In 1963, it replaced Illinois Route 144 when Illinois 149 was extended west to Illinois 3.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Jackson				IL 3 / Great River Road (National Route) / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) – Cairo, Chester
	Murphysboro			IL 127 south (5th Street) – Jonesboro, Cairo	west end of IL 127 overlap
				IL 13 east – Carbondale	west end of IL 13 overlap
				IL 13 north / IL 127 north – Pinckneyville	east end of IL 13 / IL 127 overlap
	De Soto			US 51 – DuQuoin, Carbondale
Franklin				IL 184 north – Mulkeytown
	Zeigler			IL 148 – Christopher, Herrin
	West Frankfort			I-57 – Mount Vernon, Cairo	I-57 exit 65
				IL 37 / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) (Logan Street) – Benton, Johnston City
	Thompsonville			IL 34 – Benton, Harrisburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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