Illinois Route 140 (IL 140) is a east–west highway with its western terminus at
Illinois Route 143
Illinois Route 143 is an east–west state highway in southwestern Illinois. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 67 (very near, but not at the termini of Illinois Route 100 and Illinois Route 140) in Alton. Its eastern terminus at Illinois R ...
in
Alton
Alton may refer to:
People
*Alton (given name)
*Alton (surname)
Places Australia
*Alton National Park, Queensland
* Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne
Canada
* Alton, Ontario
*Alton, Nova Scotia
New Zealand
* Alton, New Zealand, ...
and its eastern terminus at
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) near
Mulberry Grove. It also overlaps
IL 111 in Alton and
IL 127 in
Greenville.
Although this route may appear to be a derivative of US 40, it does not follow any of the old US 40 alignment except for a portion of the Historic National Road in
Fayette County from US 40 to Vandalia. IDOT has since truncated the eastern end of Route 140 to the town of Mulberry Grove with the intersection of US 40.
In 2007, IDOT decommissioned the portion of Route 140 from near the Bond and Fayette County line at Mulberry Grove, east to Vandalia. While that section of highway is no longer marked for Route 140, the state still maintains its Historic National Road signage.
Route description
Route 140 begins at a junction with Route 143 in Alton. The route heads northeast through Alton to a junction with
Illinois Route 3
Illinois Route 3 (IL 3) is a major north–south arterial state highway in southwestern Illinois. It has its southern terminus at Cairo Junction (about north of Cairo) at the intersection of U.S. Route 51 (US 51) and Illinois Ro ...
and
Illinois Route 111
Illinois Route 111 (IL 111) is an north–south state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from Short Street (near Lake Drive and northwest of Interstate 255) in Centreville to IL 104 ...
. From this junction, Route 140 heads east
concurrently with Route 111. The highways run along the northern border of
East Alton before entering
Bethalto, where they meet
Illinois Route 255
Illinois Route 255 (IL 255), also referred to as the Alton Bypass, is a northwesterly extension of Interstate 255 (I-255) in southwestern Illinois in the St. Louis metropolitan area. IL 255 starts at I-270 in Pontoon Beach and ...
. Shortly past the junction, Route 111 turns south, while Route 140 continues east, passing to the north of
St. Louis Regional Airport
St. Louis Regional Airport is a public airport four miles (6 km) east of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It is in the village of Bethalto but its mailing address is East Alton.
Its operations are paid for by an airpor ...
. The highway runs through a rural area of
Madison County, where it passes through the community of
Meadowbrook and then intersects
Illinois Route 159
Illinois Route 159 is a north–south state road in southwestern Illinois. Its southern terminus is at Illinois Route 3 and Illinois Route 154 in Red Bud and its northern terminus at Illinois Route 16 in Royal Lakes. This is a distance of .
Ro ...
. The road then enters the village of
Hamel, where it intersects
Illinois Route 157
Illinois Route 157 (IL 157) is a north–south state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with IL 3 in Cahokia. The northern terminus of the hig ...
and
Interstate 55
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...
. Past Hamel, the route crosses
Illinois Route 4
Illinois Route 4 is a major north–south highway that runs south from the Interstate 55 business loop around the state capital of Springfield, south to Illinois Route 13 just north of Murphysboro. This is a distance of .
Route description
Illi ...
before passing through
Alhambra
The Alhambra (, ; ar, الْحَمْرَاء, Al-Ḥamrāʾ, , ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the ...
. The highway then intersects
Illinois Route 160
Illinois Route 160 is a north–south highway in southwestern Illinois. Its southern terminus is at Illinois Route 15 south of Addieville, and its northern terminus is at Illinois Route 140 east of Alhambra. This is a distance of .
Route d ...
before entering
Bond County.
In Bond County, the route passes through farmland and runs south of
Old Ripley. Past Old Ripley, the highway meets
Illinois Route 127
Illinois Route 127 is a north–south highway in central and southern Illinois. Its southern terminus is at Illinois Route 3 near Olive Branch, Illinois, Olive Branch and its northern terminus at Interstate 55 (Illinois), Interstate 55, along ...
; the two highways overlap until Route 127 turns south at the western edge of
Greenville. Route 140 continues east through northern Greenville, passing Greenville Regional Hospital. After leaving Greenville, the route heads east until turning north at an intersection north of
Smithboro. The highway then heads east-northeast toward
Mulberry Grove, parallel to and north of
U.S. Route 40. In Mulberry Grove, the route enters along Wall Street before turning north along Maple Street. The highway then turns east along Main Street before leaving the village and entering
Fayette County. The highway terminates east of Mulberry Grove at a junction with US 40.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state routes in Illinois
The Illinois Routes are the highways in the State Highway System of the U.S. state of Illinois that are not simultaneously part of the Interstate Highway System or the United States Numbered Highway System. These highways are maintained by the I ...
References
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140 140 may refer to:
* 140 (number), an integer
* AD 140, a year of the Julian calendar
* 140 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* ''140'' (video game), a 2013 platform game
* Tin King stop
Tin King () is an at-grade MTR Light Rail stop ...
National Road
U.S. Route 40
Transportation in Madison County, Illinois
Transportation in Bond County, Illinois
Transportation in Fayette County, Illinois