Illinois Route 135

Infobox Illinois state route
article_route = 135
length_mi = 20.31
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_b=South
direction_a=East
direction= Inverted "L"Sarjeant, Charles. [http://illi-indi.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=1135&section=1 Illinois 135] . Retrieved May 15, 2006.]
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus = Main Street in Alexis
counties = Warren
cities = None
established = 1937Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/121-140.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140] . Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2006.]
prev_route = 134
next_route = 136
next_type = US

Illinois Route 135 is an L-shaped state road in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 164 west of Monmouth to Main Street in Alexis, at the base of the town's water tower. This is a distance of convert|20.31|mi|km|2.

Route description

Illinois 135 is an undivided two-lane surface road for its entire length. It overlaps Illinois Route 94 for a few miles north of Little York, and with U.S. Route 67 for a few miles west of Alexis. Illinois 135 is signed in all four directions, and changes directions at the turnoff from Illinois 94.

History

SBI Route 135 originally ran from Illinois Route 1 to Indiana State Road 154 near Hutsonville via a bridge over the Wabash River. This was removed in 1935; the bridge is now unnumbered. In 1937 it was applied on what was "Illinois Route 94B", the current routing.

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