Illinois Route 141 is an east–west state road in southeastern

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. It runs from

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west of

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to the

Wabash Memorial Bridge The Wabash Memorial Bridge (''Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge'' in INDOT documents) carries vehicular traffic across the Wabash River between Indiana State Road 62 and Illinois Route 141. The , two-lane bridge is located in both Posey County, Indiana, ...

over the

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into

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. The bridge is also the western terminus of State Road 62. This is a distance of .

Route description

Illinois 141 serves as a connector between southeastern Illinois and the greater

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area. It is also the most southerly bridge that is a state highway over the Wabash River; the next crossing into another state is along

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, but that goes over the Ohio River into Kentucky. In addition, Illinois 141 is the most southerly crossing into Indiana. Illinois 141 runs east from U.S. 45 to Omaha at Illinois 1; the only other area it serves is

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. Illinois 141 is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. Part of Illinois 141 forms the border between White and Gallatin counties.

History

SBI Route 141 originally ran from

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(further north on Illinois 1) to New Haven. In 1935, the 141 numbering was dropped from Illinois 1. In 1956, Illinois 141 was extended east to the White County Toll Bridge. The road was completed in 1967 when it was extended west to U.S. 45.

Major intersections

Notes and references

External links

{{commons category, Illinois Route 141 141 Transportation in White County, Illinois Transportation in Gallatin County, Illinois