Illinois Route 121

Illinois Route 121

Infobox Illinois state route
article_route = 121
length_mi = 109.48
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 = Northwest-southeast (marked north-south)
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus =
counties = Cumberland, Coles, Moultrie, Macon, Logan
cities = Toledo, Mattoon, Sullivan, Decatur
established = 1924Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/121-140.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140] . Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2006.]
prev_route = 120
next_route = 122
see_also =

Illinois Route 121 is a major state road in central Illinois. Although it runs from northwest to southeast, it is marked as a north-south road.Sarjeant, Charles. [http://illi-indi.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=1121&section=1 Illinois 121] . Retrieved May 9, 2006.] It runs from Illinois Route 130 in Greenup (very near U.S. Route 40) to Interstate 55 in Lincoln at the intersection of I-55 and Illinois Route 10. This is a distance of convert|109.48|mi|km|2.

Route description

Illinois 121 runs north from Greenup near Interstate 70. While traveling northwest, Illinois 121 passes through Toledo and has an interchange with Interstate 57 at Mattoon.

From there it runs northwest into the city limits of Decatur but largely goes around downtown using 22nd Street and Pershing Road. On the northwest side of Decatur, Illinois 121 intersects with the concurrent Interstate 72 and U.S. Route 51.

Illinois 121 continues further northwest into Lincoln, where it overlaps Illinois Route 10 through Lincoln as Keokuk Street and Woodlawn Road before terminating at Interstate 55 just south of Interstate 155. Illinois 10 continues west on the same road.

History

SBI Route 121 formerly ran from Peoria to the Indiana state line east of Chrisman. When U.S. Route 36 was established in the late 1920s, Illinois 121 was dropped east of Decatur. In 1937, Illinois 121 replaced then Illinois Route 131 and Illinois Route 132 south of Decatur to Greenup.

In 1993, Interstate 155 north of Lincoln was completed. Illinois 121 was then dropped from this stretch of freeway.

Illinois 121 had a business route through Decatur until about 1980 along Main Street and Water Street. This was replaced by Business U.S. Route 51.

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