Illinois Route 96
Illinois Route 96 | ||||
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 Illinois Route 96 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 141.16 mi[1] (227.17 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | File:Illinois 100.svg IL 100 in Kampsville | |||
| File:US 54.svg US 54 in Rockport File:I-72.svgFile:US 36.svg I-72 / US 36 in Kinderhook File:I-172.svgFile:Chicago-Kansas City Expressway plate.svg File:Illinois 110.svg I-172 / IL 110 (CKC) in Quincy File:US 24.svg US 24 in Quincy File:US 136.svg US 136 in Hamilton | ||||
| North end | File:Illinois 94.svg IL 94 in Lomax | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Calhoun, Adams, Pike, Hancock, Henderson | |||
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Illinois Route 96 (IL 96) is a 141.16-mile-long (227.17 km) north–south state highway in far western Illinois. It runs from IL 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to IL 94 north of Terre Haute.[1]
Route description
Illinois 96 follows much of the Great River Road in Illinois north from Kampsville, where it runs west to the Mississippi River and then turns north, passing U.S. Route 54 at a rural intersection and Interstate 72 at an old terminus near Kinderhook. It overlaps Illinois Route 106 west of Kinderhook and then runs parallel to Illinois Route 57 into Quincy. Within Quincy it follows 36th Street, State Street and 24th Street before overlapping briefly with U.S. Route 24. It also overlaps U.S. Route 136 in Hamilton, IL (across from Keokuk, Iowa) and Illinois Route 9 from Niota to Dallas City, Illinois. Between Hamilton and Dallas City, Illinois 96 also passes through historic Nauvoo along Durphy and Mulholland Streets, two major streets that intersect in the middle of the town.
History
SBI Route 96 originally followed the modern-day Illinois 96 from Niota south to Kinderhook. In 1941, the state announced that IL 96 was extended north through Dallas City and Lomax to Terre Haute. Various state route designations (IL 96A) were used for Carmen Road between Lomax and Gulfport until the 1965 Mississippi River floods. In March 1941, IL 96 was extended south to Hamburg to a historical ferry crossing.[3] The Hamburg ferry stopped running in 1960. In 1950, Illinois 96 was rerouted into Kampsville, where another ferry crossing is located nearby on Illinois Route 108.[2]
Major intersections
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 thru 100. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
- ↑ "New State Road Map Completed". Edwardsville Intelligencer. March 22, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved November 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
- ↑ "Overview Map of IL 96" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Illinois Route 96 at Wikimedia Commons
