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Illinois Route 49

Illinois Route 49
IL 49 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	140.86 mi[1] (226.69 km)
Existed	1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	IL 33inWillow Hill
Major intersections	US 40inCasey I-70 in Casey US 36inMetcalf US 150inOgden I-74inFithian US 136inArmstrong US 24inCrescent City
North end	US 45 / US 52inAshkum
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Jasper, Cumberland, Clark, Coles, Edgar, Douglas, Champaign, Vermilion, Iroquois
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 48 → US 50

Illinois Route 49 (IL 49) is a 140.86-mile-long (226.69 km) north–south state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Willow HillatIL 33 north to the beginning of the U.S. Route 45/52 concurrency near Ashkum.^[1]

Route description[edit]

Illinois 49 runs for its length entirely as an undivided surface highway. It serves minor cities between Illinois Route 1 to the east and Interstate 57 to the west.

History[edit]

SBI Route 49 originally ran from Willow Hill all the way to Chicago along what is now U.S. Route 52/45 and Illinois Route 50. In February 1933, the section of IL 49 from Kankakee to Chicago was designated as part of the Egyptian Highway.^[3] In 1942, U.S. Route 54 was extended to Chicago along Illinois 49 north of Kankakee. In 1969, Illinois 49 was truncated to its current northern end. When U.S. 54 was pulled back to Pittsfield in 1972, Illinois 50 took the place of Illinois 49 and U.S. 54.

Major intersections[edit]

County	Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jasper	​	0.0	0.0	IL 33
Cumberland	No major junctions
Clark	Casey	22.4	36.0	US 40 – Greenup, Marshall
	​	23.3	37.5	I-70 – Effingham, Terre Haute	I-70 exit 129
Coles	​	38.7	62.3	IL 16 west – Charleston	South end of IL 16 concurrency
Edgar	Kansas	41.3	66.5	IL 16 east – Paris	North end of IL 16 concurrency
	​	47.7	76.8	IL 133
Edgar–Douglas county line	​	57.8	93.0	US 36 – Indianapolis, Decatur
Champaign	Ogden	80.9	130.2	US 150 west – Urbana	South end of US 150 concurrency
Vermilion	​	83.9	135.0	US 150 east – Danville	North end of US 150 concurrency
	​	84.7	136.3	I-74 – Champaign, Danville	I-74 exit 200
	​	97.5	156.9	US 136 east – Danville	South end of US 136 concurrency
	​	98.3	158.2	US 136 west	North end of US 136 concurrency
	Rankin	108.3	174.3	IL 9
Iroquois	Crescent City	131.8	212.1	US 24 – Gilman, Watseka
	​	140.86	226.69	US 45 / US 52 – Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References[edit]

^ "Chicago to Cairo Route Designated Egyptian Highway". The Decatur Herald. February 22, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Illinois Route 49.

• Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 49