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
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 ...
. This is a distance of .
Route description
Illinois 160 runs northwest from Addieville to
New Memphis via
Okawville (near
Interstate 64) before turning north. Between Okawville and New Memphis it
overlaps
Illinois Route 177
Illinois Route 177 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 13 in Belleville to U.S. Route 51 in Irvington. This is a distance of .
Route description
Illinois 177 overlaps Illinois Route 160 for a ...
. It then intersects with
Illinois Route 161 at
New Baden,
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
north of
Trenton, and
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...
north of
Highland. Illinois 160 passes through the town of
Grantfork just north of
Interstate 70.
Illinois 160 is a rural state road. It has no direct connections to Interstates 64 or 70.
History
SBI Route 160 originally ran from
Alton to
Greenville. In February 1935, this Illinois 160 was changed to
Illinois Route 140.
[ ] In 1959 it was used on the current Illinois 160 from New Baden to Highland; in 1960, it was extended south to New Memphis. In 1965, it was extended north to its current northern terminus. Finally, in 1967, Illinois 160 was extended one last time to its current southern terminus, to a new road for Illinois 15.
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Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Washington County, Illinois
Transportation in Clinton County, Illinois
Transportation in Madison County, Illinois