Illinois Route 148

Illinois Route 148
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	54.85 mi[1] (88.27 km)
Existed:	1926[2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	IL 37 in Pulleys Mill
	I-57 in Pulleys Mill
North end:	IL 37 / IL 142 in Mt. Vernon
Location
Counties:	Williamson, Franklin, Jefferson
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Tollways ← IL 147 IL 149 →

Illinois Route 148 is a north–south state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 37 at Pulleys Mill (near the intersection of Interstate 24 and Interstate 57) north to the western terminus of Illinois Route 142 and Illinois 37 south of downtown Mount Vernon. This is a distance of 54.85 miles (88.27 km).^[1]

Route description

Illinois 148 is a western parallel of Illinois 37 from Pulleys Mill to Mount Vernon. It passes through the city of Herrin, a medium-sized city in Williamson County. It is a two-laned surface road for its entire length.

History

SBI Route 148 ran from Marion to Mount Vernon. In 1964 it was extended south to Pulleys Mill. There have been no changes to Illinois 148 since.^[2]

Major Intersections

County	Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Williamson	​	0.0	0.0	IL 37 – Goreville, Marion
	​	0.6	0.97	I-57 – Mt. Vernon, Memphis	I-57 exit 45
	Herrin	9.8	15.8	IL 13 – Carbondale, Marion
Franklin	Zeigler	21.2	34.1	IL 149 (Main St) – Royalton, West Frankfort
	Christopher	27.0	43.5	IL 14 (Egyptian Ave) – Du Quoin, Benton
	Sesser	34.1	54.9	IL 154 west – Pinckneyville	South end of IL 154 concurrency
		34.8	56.0	IL 154 east (Franklin Ave)	North end of IL 154 concurrency
Jefferson	Mt. Vernon	54.85	88.27	IL 37 (10th St) / IL 142 south (Veterans Memorial Dr) – Benton, McLeansboro
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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