Illinois Route 101 (IL 101) is a 19.43-mile-long (31.27 km)[1] east–west state road that runs from to the intersection of Illinois Route 61 in Augusta east to U.S. Highway 67 one mile (1.6 km) east of Littleton. The highway was officially established in 1924 along its current alignment. Route 101 is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Route 101 begins at a junction with Route 61 in Augusta, in Hancock County.[3] The route leaves Augusta to the east and crosses into Schuyler County, entering Weinberg-King State Park across the county line. The highway continues east past the park until the community of Brooklyn, where it meets Route 99. After passing through Brooklyn, Route 101 heads eastward through Littleton before terminating at a junction with U.S. Route 67.[4]
Historyedit
A road between Augusta and Littleton was marked as early as the 1917 Illinois highway map; this road followed the route of Route 101 between Littleton and Brooklyn, but took a more southerly route through Huntsville between Brooklyn and Augusta.[5] Route 101 was designated along its current route under the 1924 State Bond Issue bill, which provided funds for the construction of Illinois Routes 47 to 185.[6] By 1924, the road between Augusta and Littleton was aligned onto the current route of Route 101.[7] Route 101 was first numbered on the 1929 highway map.[8]
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December 20, 2023
illinois, route, mile, long, east, west, state, road, that, runs, from, intersection, illinois, route, augusta, east, highway, mile, east, littleton, highway, officially, established, 1924, along, current, alignment, route, maintained, illinois, department, tr. Illinois Route 101 IL 101 is a 19 43 mile long 31 27 km 1 east west state road that runs from to the intersection of Illinois Route 61 in Augusta east to U S Highway 67 one mile 1 6 km east of Littleton The highway was officially established in 1924 along its current alignment Route 101 is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois Route 101IL 101 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by IDOTLength19 43 mi 1 31 27 km Existed1924 2 presentMajor junctionsWest endIL 61 in AugustaEast endUS 67 in LittletonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountiesSchuyler HancockHighway systemIllinois State Highway SystemInterstate US State Tollways Scenic IL 100 IL 102 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editRoute 101 begins at a junction with Route 61 in Augusta in Hancock County 3 The route leaves Augusta to the east and crosses into Schuyler County entering Weinberg King State Park across the county line The highway continues east past the park until the community of Brooklyn where it meets Route 99 After passing through Brooklyn Route 101 heads eastward through Littleton before terminating at a junction with U S Route 67 4 History editA road between Augusta and Littleton was marked as early as the 1917 Illinois highway map this road followed the route of Route 101 between Littleton and Brooklyn but took a more southerly route through Huntsville between Brooklyn and Augusta 5 Route 101 was designated along its current route under the 1924 State Bond Issue bill which provided funds for the construction of Illinois Routes 47 to 185 6 By 1924 the road between Augusta and Littleton was aligned onto the current route of Route 101 7 Route 101 was first numbered on the 1929 highway map 8 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 9 kmDestinationsNotesHancockAugusta0 00 0 nbsp IL 61Western terminusSchuylerBrooklyn9 415 1 nbsp nbsp IL 99 southNorthern terminus of IL 99 19 431 2 nbsp US 67Eastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also editIllinois Route 336References edit a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center 2006 T2 GIS Data Retrieved 2007 11 08 Carlson Rick Illinois State Highways Page Routes 101 thru 120 Last updated March 15 2006 Retrieved March 24 2006 Hancock County General Highway Map PDF Map Illinois Department of Transportation 1989 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 09 27 Retrieved 2010 11 11 Schuyler County General Highway Map PDF Map Illinois Department of Transportation 1984 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 06 Retrieved 2010 11 11 1917 Map Showing Marked Through Routes in Illinois Illinois Digital Archives Illinois State Library Retrieved 12 November 2010 Illinois Blue Book 1923 1924 State of Illinois 1923 p 263 Retrieved 10 November 2010 1924 Illinois Road Map Illinois Digital Archives Illinois State Library Retrieved 12 November 2010 1929 Official Illinois Highway Map Illinois Digital Archives Illinois State Library Retrieved 9 November 2010 Google 2010 11 11 Overview map of State Highway 101 Distances Between Interchanges Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 2010 11 11 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Illinois Route 101KML is from Wikidata nbsp Media related to Illinois Route 101 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Illinois Route 101 amp oldid 1134536189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
