Illinois Route 111

Illinois Route 111 (IL 111) is an 82.18-mile-long (132.26 km) north–south state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from Short Street (near Lake Drive and 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) northwest of Interstate 255) in Centreville to IL 104 in Waverly.

Illinois Route 111 marker

Illinois Route 111

IL 111 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length82.18 mi[1] (132.26 km)
Existed1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South endLake Drive in Centreville
Major intersections I-64 in Washington Park
I-55 / I-70 / US 40 in Collinsville
I-270 in Pontoon Beach
US 67 / IL 3 in Alton
US 67 / IL 267 in Godfrey
North end IL 104 in Waverly
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesSt. Clair, Madison, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan
Highway system
← IL 110→ IL 113

Route description

IL 111 has concurrencies with IL 3 in Alton, U.S. Route 67 (US 67) in Godfrey, and IL 267 from Godfrey to Medora.

History

In August 1960, a new alignment in Alton on what is now the Homer M. Adams Parkway opened to traffic from IL 100 to IL 140.[3] A second new alignment, Bellwood Road Extension in Bethalto, opened a few years later that would link IL 111 up with Vaughn and Central in Wood River. The original alignment of IL 111 in Alton had it cut up Sixth Street in Wood River, Old Alton–Edwardsville Road (with a concurrency with then-IL 159), and up Broadway in Alton until its concurrency with US 67 using Belle Street.

SBI Route 111 originally traveled from Waverly to Alton on modern-day IL 111. In 1942, it was extended south to Fairmont City. In 1953, it was extended further south to near East Saint Louis, which became Centreville. In 2001, when US 67 was moved west through Jerseyville, IL 267 took its place north of Medora. Some time after, IL 267 was applied south along with IL 111 on a concurrency.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
St. ClairCentreville0.00.0Lake Drive
Washington Park1.52.4 I-64 – Mt. Vernon, St. LouisI-64 exit 6
MadisonFairmont City4.67.4 I-55 / I-70 / US 40 – Chicago, St. LouisI-55 / I-70 exit 6
Pontoon Beach9.214.8 IL 162 – Granite City, Troy
11.819.0 I-270 – St. Charles, EffinghamI-270 exit 6
12.119.5 Historic US 66 (Chain of Rocks Road)
Wood River19.030.6 IL 143 – Alton, Edwardsville
20.533.0 IL 255 – AltonIL 255 exit 8
Bethalto22.636.4
 IL 140 east – Bethalto		South end of IL 140 concurrency
22.936.9 IL 255 – GodfreyIL 255 exit 10
Alton26.542.6

 IL 3 south / IL 140 west – Granite City		North end of IL 140 concurrency; south end of IL 3 concurrency
Godfrey30.348.8
 IL 3 north – Grafton		North end of IL 3 concurrency
30.949.7
 US 67 south – Alton		South end of US 67 concurrency
33.453.8
 US 67 north / IL 267 – Jerseyville		North end of US 67 concurrency; south end of IL 267 concurrency
33.654.1 IL 255
Jersey
 No major junctions
Macoupin​44.571.6 IL 16 – Jerseyville, Gillespie
Medora48.778.4
 IL 267 north – Jacksonville		North end of IL 267 concurrency
​60.096.6
 IL 108 east – Carlinville		South end of IL 108 concurrency
​60.998.0
 IL 108 west – Carrollton		North end of IL 108 concurrency
MorganWaverly82.18132.26 IL 104 – Jacksonville, Taylorville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
Template:Attached KML/Illinois Route 111
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References
  1. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved May 1, 2006.
  3. Alton Telegraph, November 26, 1987
  4. Google (February 28, 2017). "Overview map of IL 111" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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