- Illinois Route 130
Infobox Illinois state route
article_route = 130
length_mi = 135.87
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 = North-south
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus =
counties = Edwards, Richland, Jasper, Cumberland, Coles, Douglas, Champaign
cities = Albion, Olney, Newton, Charleston
established =1924 Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/121-140.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140] . Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2006.]
prev_route = 129
next_route = 131
see_also =Illinois Route 130 is a north-south state road in eastern
Illinois . It runs fromIllinois Route 1 in Grayville north toInterstate 74 in Urbana. This is a distance of convert|135.87|mi|km|2. Illinois 130 is the main north-south road through Charleston, the home ofEastern Illinois University .Route description
Illinois 130 begins very near the
Wabash River at Illinois 1 in Grayville. Traveling north, it overlapsIllinois Route 33 in Newton,U.S. Route 36 in Camargo andU.S. Route 150 in Urbana. It is also called High Cross Road in Urbana. Illinois 130 is an undivided two-lane surface road for its entire length.History
SBI Route 130 was what Illinois 130 is now from Albion north to Charleston. In 1936, when Illinois 1 was moved to a new road further south, Illinois 130 was extended south to Illinois 1. In 1964, Illinois 130 was extended north to Mira Station, an unincorporated area south of Champaign in Champaign County. In the 1980s it was moved to its present terminus, now running north from Philo to Urbana and along U.S. 150 to
Interstate 74 .Cities Served
South to North:
*Grayville
*Albion
*Parkersburg
*Olney
*Newton
*Hidalgo
*Greenup
*Charleston
*Camargo
*Villa Grove
*Philo
*UrbanaExternal links
* [http://illi-indi.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=1130§ion=1 Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 130]
Samsville
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