Illinois Route 138

Illinois Route 138

Infobox Illinois state route
article_route=138
length_mi=14.95
length_round = 2
length_ref = cite web |author=Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url=http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title=T2 GIS Data |accessdate=2007-11-08 |date=2006]
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=Illinois Street in Mount Olive
counties=Macoupin
cities=
established=1942Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/121-140.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121-140] . Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2006.]
prev_route=137
next_route=139

Illinois Route 138 is a state highway in southwestern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 159 north of Bunker Hill to the city of Mount Olive at Illinois Street, a former alignment of "U.S. Route 66". This is a distance of convert|14.95|mi|km|2.

Route description

Illinois 138 runs east-west, with a bend north through the city of Benld. It is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. South of Benld, it also overlaps Illinois Route 4 for a few miles.

History

SBI Route 138 ran from Mount Carmel to Grayville; in 1937, this became Illinois Route 1. It was put on its current alignment in 1942, replacing parts of Illinois Route 38.

Communities

Several small communities line Route 138. From West to East they are:

*Wilsonville
*Mt. Clare
*Benld
*Sawyerville
*White City
*Mt. Olive

References


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