Illinois Route 149 is an east–west state road in southern
Illinois. It runs from
Illinois Route 3
Illinois Route 3 (IL 3) is a major north–south arterial state highway in southwestern Illinois. It has its southern terminus at Cairo Junction (about north of Cairo) at the intersection of U.S. Route 51 (US 51) and Illinois Ro ...
near
Grimsby east to
Illinois Route 34 in
Thompsonville. This is a distance of .
Route description
Illinois 149 runs east–west through downtown
Murphysboro
Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area. The mayor of Murphysboro is Will Stephens. The government consi ...
and to the north of
Carbondale. It also runs to the north of
Herrin. West of Carbondale, Illinois 149 overlaps Illinois Routes
13 and
127 127 may refer to:
*127 (number), a natural number
*AD 127, a year in the 2nd century AD
*127 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
*127 (band), an Iranian band
See also
*List of highways numbered 127
Route 127 or Highway 127 can refer to multiple roads ...
. Through
West Frankfort, Illinois 149 doubles as "Main Street."
History
SBI Route 149 originally ran from
Hurst to Thompsonville. On April 1, 1963, IL 149 was extended east over IL 144.
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Major intersections
References
External links
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149
Transportation in Jackson County, Illinois
Transportation in Williamson County, Illinois
Transportation in Franklin County, Illinois