Illinois Route 127 is a north–south highway in central and southern

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. Its southern terminus is at

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near

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and its northern terminus at

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, along with the southern terminus of

Illinois Route 48 Illinois Route 48 (IL 48) is an north–south state highway with its southern terminus at Interstate 55 (I-55) and IL 127 in Raymond and its northern terminus at IL 54 east of Clinton. Route description IL 48 tra ...

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. This is a distance of .

Route description

Illinois 127 parallels

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for its entire length. U.S. 51 is generally a few miles to the east of Illinois 127, though they never cross. After leaving Alexander County, the route passes through each of the next seven

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s. Illinois 127 overlaps Illinois Route 146 near Jonesboro,

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in Murphysboro,

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from Pinckneyville to Murphysboro,

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in Carlyle,

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near Greenville,

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in Hillsboro and wrong-way with Illinois 48 at its northern terminus. (Illinois 48 is a northbound route at the same time Illinois 127 is marked southbound).Sarjeant, Charles
Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois 127
. Retrieved May 11, 2006.

History

SBI Route 127 originally ran from Raymond to Carlyle. In 1937 it was extended to Nashville, replacing Route 153. By 1939 it had been extended to Pinckneyville. In 1944, it was extended west to ''

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'', and south to its current terminus. A section of Illinois Route 127 south of Carbondale has been designated as the ''Shawnee Hills Wine Trail'' by the Illinois state legislature, in commemoration of the region's importance to the

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industry.House Joint Resolution 48, 95th General Assembly, State of Illinois
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Major intersections

References

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