Illinois Route 185

Highway in Illinois, USA

Illinois Route 185

IL 185 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length| 49.88 mi[1] (80.27 km)
Existed| 1924[2]–present
Major junctions
West end|  IL 127 in Taylor Springs
Major intersections|  US 40 in Vandalia
US 51 in Vandalia
US 40 in Bluff City
I-57 in Farina
East end|  IL 37 in Farina
Location
Country| United States
State| Illinois
Counties| Montgomery, Fayette
Highway system

* Illinois State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Tollways
* Scenic

| ←  IL 184| | →  I-190

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Illinois Route 185 is an east-west state road in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its western terminus is in Taylor Springs at Illinois Route 127, and the eastern terminus is at Farina at Illinois Route 37. This is a distance of 49.88 miles (80.27 km).[1]

## Route description[edit]

Illinois 185 runs geographically northwest–southeast through south-central Illinois. It overlaps both U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 51 through the city of Vandalia.

## History[edit]

SBI Route 185 originally ran from Bluff City to Farina. In 1949, it was extended northwest to Taylor Springs.[2]

## Major Intersections[edit]

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

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Montgomery| Taylor Springs| 0.0| 0.0|  IL 127| Western terminus of IL 185
Fayette| Vandalia| 23.7| 38.1|
US 40 west| West end of US 40 concurrency
24.8| 39.9|
US 51 north (Kennedy Blvd) – Pana| West end of US 51 concurrency
​| 26.4| 42.5|
US 51 south – Sandoval| East end of US 51 concurrency
​| 30.5| 49.1|

US 40 east to I-70 – Brownstown| East end of US 40 concurrency
Farina| 48.9| 78.7|  I-57 – Effingham, Mt. Vernon| I-57 exit 135
49.88| 80.27|  IL 37 – Effingham, Salem| Eastern terminus of IL 185
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Concurrency terminus

## References[edit]

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1. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
2. ^ a b Carlson, Rich (2005-04-15). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 181 thru 200". Retrieved 2006-12-11.
3. ^ Google (March 12, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 185" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 12, 2017.

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