Illinois Route 138

State highway in Macoupin County, Illinois, US

Illinois Route 138

IL 138 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length| 14.95 mi[1] (24.06 km)
Existed| 1942[2]–present
Major junctions
West end|  IL 159 in Bunker Hill
Major intersections|  I-55 in White City
East end| Illinois Street in Mount Olive
Location
Country| United States
State| Illinois
Counties| Macoupin
Highway system

* Illinois State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Tollways
* Scenic

| ←  IL 137| | →  IL 140

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Illinois Route 138 is a state highway in southwestern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 159 north of Bunker Hill to the city of Mount Olive at Illinois Street, a former alignment of U.S. Route 66. This is a distance of 14.95 miles (24.06 km).[1]

## Route description

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Illinois 138 runs east-west, with a bend north through the city of Benld. It is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. South of Benld, it also overlaps Illinois Route 4 for a few miles.

## History

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SBI Route 138 ran from Mount Carmel to Grayville; in 1937, this became Illinois Route 1. It was put on its current alignment in 1942, replacing parts of Illinois Route 38.[2]

## Major intersections

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The entire route is in Macoupin County.

Location| mi[3]| km| Destinations| Notes

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​| 0.0| 0.0|  IL 159|
Benld| 9.1| 14.6|
IL 4 north| West end of IL 4 overlap
9.6| 15.4|
IL 4 south| South end of IL 4 overlap
White City| 13.8| 22.2|  I-55 – East St. Louis, Springfield| I-55 exit 44
​| 14.1| 22.7|  Historic US 66|
Mount Olive| 14.95| 24.06|  Historic US 66 (Illinois Street)| 1930-1940 Historic US 66
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## References

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1. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved November 8, 2007.
2. ^ a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121-140. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2006.
3. ^ "Overview Map of IL 138" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

## External links

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*[mi]: Miles
*[km]: Kilometers