Illinois Route 149

Illinois Route 149 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 near Grimsby east to Illinois Route 34 in Thompsonville. This is a distance of 45.92 miles (73.90 km).^[1]

Illinois Route 149
IL 149 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	45.92 mi[1] (73.90 km)
Existed	1926[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	IL 3 in Gorham
Major intersections	US 51 in DeSoto I-57 in West Frankfort
East end	IL 34 in Thompsonville
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Jackson, Williamson, Franklin
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 148 → US 150

Route description

Illinois 149 runs east–west through downtown Murphysboro and to the north of Carbondale. It also runs to the north of Herrin. West of Carbondale, Illinois 149 overlaps Illinois Routes 13 and 127. Through West Frankfort, Illinois 149 doubles as "Main Street."

History

SBI Route 149 originally ran from Hurst to Thompsonville. On April 1, 1963, IL 149 was extended 21 miles (34 km) east over IL 144.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jackson	​	0.0	0.0	IL 3 / Great River Road (National Route) / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) – Cairo, Chester
	Murphysboro	8.1	13.0	IL 127 south (5th Street) – Jonesboro, Cairo	West end of IL 127 overlap
		8.3	13.4	IL 13 east (Walnut Street) – Carbondale	West end of IL 13 overlap
		9.2	14.8	IL 13 west (2nd Street) / IL 127 north – Pinckneyville	East end of IL 13 / IL 127 overlap
	De Soto	15.3	24.6	US 51 (Chestnut Street) – DuQuoin, Carbondale
Franklin	​	25.9	41.7	IL 184 north (Main Street) – Mulkeytown
	Zeigler	29.0	46.7	IL 148 – Christopher, Herrin
	West Frankfort	35.5	57.1	I-57 – Mount Vernon, Cairo	Exit 65 (I-57)
		36.2	58.3	IL 37 / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) (Logan Street) – Benton, Johnston City
	Thompsonville	45.92	73.90	IL 34 (Shawneetown Road) – Benton, Harrisburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus