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Illinois Route 16

State highway in central Illinois, US

Illinois Route 16
IL 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	174.66 mi[1] (281.09 km)
Existed	November 5, 1918[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	IL 100inHardin
Major intersections	US 67inJerseyville I-55inLitchfield US 51inPana US 45 / IL 121inMattoon I-57 in Mattoon
East end	US 150 / IL 1 / IL 133inParis
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, Moultrie, Coles, Edgar
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 15 → IL 17

Illinois Route 16 (IL 16) is an east–west highway in central Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Joe Page Bridge over the Illinois RiverinHardin, while its eastern terminus is at ParisatIllinois Route 1 and U.S. Route 150, with Illinois Route 133. This is a distance of 174.66 miles (281.09 km).^[1]

Illinois 16 is a major east–west state highway in Central Illinois. It runs east from Hardin to Hillsboro, and then turns northeast to Pana. Illinois 16 then continues east to Shelbyville and then to Paris. It overlaps Illinois 133 shortly before entering Paris.

In Paris, Illinois 16 and Illinois 133 terminate at the intersection of Jasper and Main/Central Streets. Illinois 16/133 run west from this intersection, while U.S. 150 runs north and east. Illinois 1 runs north and south.

SBI Route 16 was established in 1918, running originally from Litchfield east to Paris. In 1962, a new 4-lane highway was built from MattoontoCharleston; this became Illinois 16, while the old alignment became Illinois Route 316, which was dropped sometime in the 1970s.^[2]

County	Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Calhoun	Hardin	0.0	0.0	IL 100 north / Great River Road north	West end of IL 100/GRR overlap
Illinois River		0.1	0.16	Hardin Bridge
Jersey	​	5.8	9.3	IL 100 south / Great River Road south	East end of IL 100/GRR overlap
	Jerseyville	18.8	30.3	US 67 (State Street)
Macoupin	​	28.8	46.3	IL 111 / IL 267
	Royal Lakes	39.0	62.8	IL 159 south
	Gillespie	47.0	75.6	IL 4 south	West end of IL 4 overlap
		47.5	76.4	IL 4 north (Springfield Road)	East end of IL 4 overlap
Montgomery	Litchfield	55.5	89.3	I-55 – Springfield, East St. Louis	I-55 exit 52
		56.2	90.4	Historic US 66 (Columbian Boulevard)
	​	63.7	102.5	IL 127 north	West end of IL 127 overlap
	Hillsboro	66.2	106.5	IL 127 south (Main Street)	East end of IL 127 overlap
Christian	Pana	95.2	153.2	US 51 south (Poplar Street)	West end of US 51 overlap
		95.8	154.2	IL 29 north (Hickory Street)
	​	97.3	156.6	US 51 north	East end of US 51 overlap
Shelby	​	108	174	IL 128 south	West end of IL 128 overlap
	Shelbyville	111	179	IL 128 north (Cedar Street)	East end of IL 128 overlap
	​	121	195	IL 32 south	West end of IL 32 overlap
	Windsor	123	198	IL 32 north (Hickory Street)	East end of IL 32 overlap
Moultrie	No major junctions
Coles	Mattoon	136	219	US 45 north / IL 121 north (19th Street)	West end of US 45/IL 121 overlap
		136	219	US 45 south / IL 121 south (Lake Land Boulevard)	East end of US 45/IL 121 overlap
		139	224	I-57 – Champaign, Effingham	I-57 exit 190
	Charleston	147	237	IL 130
	​	158	254	IL 49 south	West end of IL 49 overlap
Edgar	Kansas	160	260	IL 49 north (Front Street)	East end of IL 49 overlap
	Paris	174	280	IL 133 west	West end of IL 133 overlap
		174.66	281.09	US 150 west / IL 1 (Central Avenue, Main Street) – Marshall, Danville IL 133 ends	One way streets; eastern termini of IL 16/133
		174.66	281.09	US 150 east – Terre Haute	Continuation beyond IL 1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

• List of state routes in Illinois

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