Illinois Route 161

Infobox Illinois state route
article_route = 161
length_mi = 67.24
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 = East-west
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus =
counties = St. Clair, Clinton, Marion
cities = Belleville, Centralia
established = 1926cite web |author=Carlson, Rich |date=2005-04-15 |title=Illinois Highways Page: Routes 161 thru 180 |accessdate=2006-07-22 |url=http://www.n9jig.com/161-180.html]
prev_route = 160
next_route = 162
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Illinois Route 161 (abbreviated IL 161) is an east-west highway with its western terminus at Illinois Route 157 in Fairview Heights and its official eastern terminus at Illinois Route 37 near Kell. This is an official distance of convert|67.24|mi|km|2.

The road continues, unmarked, eastbound beyond Illinois 37 to Allendale at Illinois Route 1.

Route description

Illinois 161 runs along portions of what once was U.S. Route 50 west of Scott Air Force Base. East of Belleville, it becomes a rural, two-lane surface road. Inside the Centralia city limits, Illinois 161 is coupled into east bound Noleman Street and west bound McCord Street.

Cities

Note: Bold indicates city on official designation area.

*Fairview Heights
*Belleville
*Swansea
*Scott AFB
*Mascoutah
*New Baden
*Albers
*Germantown
*Bartelso
*Hoffman
*Centralia
*Kell
*Cisne
*Mt. Erie
*W. Salem
*Lancaster
*Allendale

History

SBI Route 161 originally ran from Belleville to Carlyle; in 1941 it was rerouted from Carlyle to Illinois 37 at its current eastern end. In 1964 it was extended west to Fairview Heights.

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