Illinois Route 54
33rd Division Memorial Highway Old U.S. Route 54 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 109.35 mi[1] (175.98 km) | |||
Existed | 1972[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-55 near Springfield | |||
US 51 in Clinton US 150 in Farmer City I-74 in Farmer City US 136 in Bellflower I-57 in Onarga | ||||
East end | US 45 in Onarga | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Iroquois, Logan, McLean, Sangamon | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 54 (IL 54) is a 109.35-mile-long (175.98 km) east–west highway in east-central Illinois. It passes through the cities of Clinton, Gibson City, and Onarga. Its western terminus is at Interstate 55 (I-55) in Springfield. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 45 (US 45) at Onarga, one mile (1.6 km) east of I-57.[1]
Route description
[edit]IL 54 runs southwest-to-northeast from Springfield. It is now mainly a local road, as I-55 and I-57 have become preferred for long distance travel in the region.
History
[edit]Until 1972, IL 54 was signed as US 54. US 54 now terminates between Pittsfield and Griggsville at mile marker 35 on I-72/US 36. The US 54 alignment between this point and IL 54's current western terminus has since been replaced by the combined I-72/US 36 freeway and I-55. This is a gap of 78 miles (126 km).
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Sangamon | Springfield | 0.00 | 0.00 | Sangamon Avenue – Springfield | Continuation beyond I-55; former US 54 west; I-55 exit 100B; serves Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | |||
I-55 – Chicago, St. Louis | Southern terminus; I-55 exit 100A | |||||||
Logan | Mount Pulaski Township | 21.8 | 35.1 | IL 121 – Mt. Pulaski, Lincoln, Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site, Decatur | Access via McDonald Street | |||
DeWitt | Clinton | 40.1 | 64.5 | US 51 | ||||
40.9 | 65.8 | IL 10 west | West end of IL 10 overlap | |||||
41.2 | 66.3 | US 51 Bus. (Grant Street) | ||||||
41.7 | 67.1 | IL 10 east | East end of IL 10 overlap | |||||
Fullerton | 53.8 | 86.6 | IL 48 south | |||||
Farmer City | 60.4 | 97.2 | US 150 – Bloomington, Champaign | |||||
61.0 | 98.2 | I-74 – Bloomington, Champaign | I-74 exit 159 | |||||
McLean | Bellflower Township | 66.5 | 107.0 | US 136 | ||||
Champaign |
No major junctions | |||||||
Ford | Gibson City | 80.5 | 129.6 | IL 9 west / IL 47 north | West end of IL 9 / IL 47 overlap | |||
81.0 | 130.4 | IL 47 south | East end of IL 47 overlap | |||||
81.5 | 131.2 | IL 9 east | East end of IL 9 overlap | |||||
Roberts | 96.6 | 155.5 | IL 115 south | West end of IL 115 overlap | ||||
97.1 | 156.3 | IL 115 north | East end of IL 115 overlap | |||||
Iroquois | Onarga Township | 108.2 | 174.1 | I-57 – Champaign, Kankakee | I-57 exit 280 | |||
Onarga | 109.35 | 175.98 | US 45 (Oak Street) – Gilman, Buckley | Eastern terminus; road continues as Seminary Avenue | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways: Routes 41-60. Last update March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
- ^ "Overview Map of IL 54" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Illinois Route 54 at Wikimedia Commons
- State highways in Illinois
- U.S. Route 66 in Illinois
- U.S. Route 54
- Transportation in Sangamon County, Illinois
- Transportation in Logan County, Illinois
- Transportation in DeWitt County, Illinois
- Transportation in McLean County, Illinois
- Transportation in Ford County, Illinois
- Transportation in Iroquois County, Illinois
- Transportation in Champaign County, Illinois