IL 157 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 35.50 mi[1] (57.13 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | St. Clair, Madison | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 157 (IL 157) is a 35.50-mile-long (57.13 km) north–south state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with IL 3 in Cahokia. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with IL 140 in Hamel.
Route description
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Illinois_Route_157_at_Interstate_55.jpg/220px-Illinois_Route_157_at_Interstate_55.jpg)
IL 157 travels concurrent with IL 13 and IL 163 in Centreville and IL 159 and IL 143 in Edwardsville. IL 157 is the major north–south road through the busiest towns in Madison County – Collinsville and Edwardsville.
The segment of the highway in Cahokia Heights from IL 3 to IL 13 is known as Camp Jackson Road.
The segment of the highway north from IL 13 to approximately Interstate 270 (I-270) is known as Bluff Road, because it roughly follows the eastern bluffs of the Mississippi River which define the American Bottoms in Madison and St. Clair counties.
History
[edit]State Bond Issue Route (SBI) Route 157 originally traveled from Cahokia to Glen Carbon. It was then extended to the Missouri state line at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in 1946; this was undone by 1958. In 1965, the northern terminus was moved to Hamel, replacing U.S. Route 66 Bypass (US 66 Byp.), which itself was the US 66 mainline prior to 1957.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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St. Clair | Cahokia | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of IL 157 |
2.0 | 3.2 | ![]() ![]() | I-255 exit 13 | ||
| 5.1 | 8.2 | ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 163 concurrency | |
Centreville | 5.6 | 9.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 163 concurrency; south end of IL 13 concurrency; western terminus of IL 13 | |
6.0 | 9.7 | ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 13 concurrency | ||
6.8 | 10.9 | ![]() | interchange | ||
East St. Louis | 9.9 | 15.9 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of IL 161; interchange | |
Caseyville | 10.2 | 16.4 | ![]() ![]() | I-64 exit 9 | |
Madison | Collinsville | 16.3 | 26.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-55 / I-70 exit 11 |
Glen Carbon | 20.6 | 33.2 | ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 162 concurrency | |
20.7 | 33.3 | ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 162 concurrency | ||
21.7 | 34.9 | ![]() | I-270 exit 9 | ||
22.1 | 35.6 | ![]() ![]() | Southwestern end of Historic US 66 overlap | ||
Edwardsville | 27.1 | 43.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of IL 143 concurrency | |
27.6 | 44.4 | ![]() ![]() | North end of IL 143 concurrency | ||
Hamel | 35.50 | 57.13 | ![]() | Northeastern end of Historic US 66 overlap; northern terminus | |
![]() ![]() | Continuation beyond IL 157 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich. (2005-04-15). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 141 thru 160". Retrieved 2006-07-02.
- ^ Google (March 8, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 157" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
External links
[edit] Media related to Illinois Route 157 at Wikimedia Commons