Illinois Route 154

Illinois Route 154 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 3 in Red Bud to Illinois Route 37 in Whittington. This is a distance of 63.63 miles (102.40 km).^[1]

Illinois Route 154
IL 154 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	63.63 mi[1] (102.40 km)
Existed	1926[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	IL 3 / IL 159 in Red Bud
Major intersections	US 51 in Sunfield I-57 in Whittington
East end	IL 37 in Whittington
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Randolph, Perry, Franklin
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 153 → I-155

Route description

Western terminus of IL 154 at IL 3/IL 159 in Red Bud

Illinois 154 is the main east–west road through Pinckneyville. Just before intersecting Interstate 57 on the eastern end, it bridges Rend Lake. Illinois 154 has overlaps Illinois Route 13 and Illinois Route 148.

History

SBI Route 154 originally ran from Pinckneyville to U.S. Route 51 north of Sunfield. In 1937 it was extended west to Red Bud, replacing Illinois Route 170 and Illinois Route 13 in the process.^[3] In 1984, Illinois 154 was extended east on a new road over Rend Lake, replacing IL 183.^[2] The original 1926 routing of Illinois 183 is most likely underwater.^[4]

Major Intersections

County	Location	mi[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Randolph	Red Bud	0.0	0.0	IL 3 (Market Street) / IL 159 north (Main Street) / Great River Road – East St. Louis, Chester, Belleville	Western terminus of IL 154; southern terminus of IL 159
	Sparta	17.8	28.6	IL 4 (Market Street) – Mascoutah, Steeleville
	​	19.7	31.7	IL 153 north – Coulterville	Southern terminus of IL 153
Perry	​	26.9	43.3	IL 150 west – Cutler	Eastern terminus of IL 150
	Pinckneyville	35.8	57.6	IL 13 west – Belleville	West end of IL 13 concurrency
		36.7	59.1	IL 13 east / IL 127 (Main Street) – Murphysboro, Nashville	East end of IL 13 concurrency
	​	44.4	71.5	US 51 – Centralia, Du Quoin
Franklin	Sesser	54.6	87.9	IL 148 south (Park Street)	West end of IL 148 concurrency
		55.3	89.0	IL 148 (Park Street)	East end of IL 148 concurrency
	​	63.0	101.4	I-57 – Mt. Vernon, Cairo	I-57 exit 77
	​	63.63	102.40	IL 37 – Whittington, Mt. Vernon, Benton	Eastern terminus of IL 154
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus