Illinois Route 149 is an east–west state road in southern
Illinois
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. It runs from
Illinois Route 3
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near
Grimsby
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east to
Illinois Route 34
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Rou ...
in
Thompsonville. This is a distance of .
Route description
Illinois 149 runs east–west through downtown
Murphysboro and to the north of
Carbondale. It also runs to the north of
Herrin. West of Carbondale, Illinois 149 overlaps Illinois Routes
13 and
127. Through
West Frankfort, Illinois 149 doubles as "Main Street."
History
SBI Route 149 originally ran from
Hurst
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Places England
* Hurst, Berkshire, a village
* Hurst, North Yorkshire, a hamlet
* Hurst, a settlement within the village of Martock, Somerset
* Hurst, West Sussex, a hamlet
* Hurst Spit, a shingle spit in Hampshire
** Hurs ...
to Thompsonville. On April 1, 1963, IL 149 was extended east over IL 144.
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Major intersections
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149
Transportation in Jackson County, Illinois
Transportation in Williamson County, Illinois
Transportation in Franklin County, Illinois