Illinois Route 127

Illinois Route 127
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Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length:	167.53 mi (269.61 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
South end:	IL 3 in Unity
	I-64 in Nashville; US 50 in Carlyle; I-70 in Greenville; US 40 in Greenville
North end:	I-55 / IL 48 in Raymond
Location
Counties:	Alexander, Union, Jackson, Perry, Washington, Clinton, Bond, Montgomery
Highway system

Illinois Route 127 is a north–south highway in central and southern Illinois. Its southern terminus is at Illinois Route 3 near Olive Branch and its northern terminus at Interstate 55, along with the southern terminus of Illinois Route 48 in Raymond. This is a distance of 167.53 miles (269.61 km).^[2]

Route description

Illinois 127 parallels U.S. Route 51 for its entire length. U.S. 51 is generally a few miles to the east of Illinois 127, though they never cross. After leaving Alexander County, the route passes through each of the next seven county seats.

Illinois 127 overlaps Illinois Route 146 near Jonesboro, Illinois Route 149 in Murphysboro, Illinois Route 13 from Pickneyville to Murphysboro, U.S. Route 50 in Carlyle, Illinois Route 140 near Greenville, Illinois Route 16 in Hillsboro and wrong-way with Illinois 48 at its northern terminus. (Illinois 48 is a northbound route at the same time Illinois 127 is marked southbound).^[3]

History

SBI Route 127 originally ran from Raymond to Carlyle. In 1937 it was extended to Nashville, replacing Illinois Route 153. By 1939 it had been extended to Pinckneyville. In 1944, it was extended west to U.S. Route 66, and south to its current terminus.^[1]

A section of Illinois Route 127 south of Carbondale has been designated as the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail by the Illinois state legislature, in commemoration of the region's importance to the Illinois wine industry.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Alexander		IL 3 / Great River Road (National Route) / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) – Cairo, Mounds, Horseshoe Lake
Union	Jonesboro	IL 146 east – Anna, Lincoln Memorial Park	south end of IL 146 overlap; traffic circle around city park
	Jonesboro	Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) (West Market Street) – Court House	south end of Lincoln Heritage Trail overlap
		IL 146 west / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) – Ware	north end of IL 146 / Lincoln Heritage Trail overlap
Jackson	Murphysboro	IL 149 west – Lake Murphysboro State Park, Chester	south end of IL 149 overlap
		IL 13 east – Carbondale	south end of IL 13 overlap
		IL 149 east (Sixth Street) – De Soto	north end of IL 149 overlap
		IL 4 north / Truax Traer Road – Ava
Perry		IL 152 east – Du Quoin, Pyramid State Park
Perry	Pinckneyville	IL 13 west / IL 154 – East St. Louis, Sparta, Belleville	north end of IL 13 overlap; half-block overlap with IL 154 east in both directions
Washington	Nashville	IL 15
Washington		I-64 – East St. Louis, Mount Vernon	I-64 exit 50
New Minden		IL 177 – Okawville, Irvington
Clinton	Posey	IL 161 – Belleville, Centralia
	Carlyle	US 50 east (Franklin Street) – East St. Louis, Salem	south end of US 50 overlap
	Carlyle	US 50 west – Lebanon	north end of US 50 overlap
Bond		IL 143 west – Highland
	Greenville	I-70 – St. Louis, Effingham	I-70 exit 45
		US 40 – Vandalia
		Historic National Road west (South Third Street)	south end of National Road overlap
		Historic National Road east (North Third Street) / Historic National Road spur (West College Avenue) – Greenville College	north end of National Road overlap
		IL 140 east – Mulberry Grove	south end of IL 140 overlap
		IL 140 west – Alhambra	north end of IL 140 overlap
Montgomery	Taylor Springs	IL 185 east – Coffeen
	Hillsboro	IL 16 east (School Street) – Pana	south end of IL 16 overlap
		IL 16 west – Litchfield	north end of IL 16 overlap
	Raymond	IL 48 north – Taylorville	south end of IL 48 overlap
		I-55 – East St. Louis, Springfield	north end of IL 48 overlap; I-55 exit 63
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi