Illinois Route 33 (IL 33) is a multidirectional highway in southeastern

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, with its western terminus at

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on the Fayette– Effingham county line near Beecher City and its southern terminus at

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east of Lawrenceville. It also overlaps

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from Shumway to Effingham. The east–west portion of the highway is roughly 75 miles (121 km) long, and the north–south portion is about in length. This makes for a total distance of .

Route description

Illinois 33 is a largely rural state highway. It runs east from near Beecher City to meet

in Shumway. Through Effingham it is Fayette Avenue and Willow Street. Continuing to the southeast, it runs through the small towns of

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and

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. It then travel through

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and joins with

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and goes north. Two miles north of

it branches off and travels east through

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and then to

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. In

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, the road runs along Washington and Franklin Streets before turning south on Jackson Street and leaving the city. Illinois Route 33 at US 50

Illinois 33 continues south, parallel to the

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and beneath

. There is no intersection at this point. Illinois 33 then travels west (along the old alignment of U.S. 50) and then back north to meet its terminus at a full interchange with U.S. 50.

History

SBI Route 33 originally was Effingham to

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(near Robinson). In 1937, 1941 and 1948, extensions were made east to Palestine, west to Beecher City, and then south to U.S. 50 to complete the route.

Major intersections

References

External links

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