- Illinois Route 151
Infobox Illinois state route
article_route = 151
length_mi = 7.84
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 = North
direction_a=South
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus =
counties = Jackson
cities = None
established =1940 Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/141-160.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 141 thru 160] . Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2006.]
prev_route = 150
next_route = 152Illinois Route 151 is a north-south state road in southern
Illinois . It runs fromIllinois Route 3 in rural Jackson County (west of Grimsby) toIllinois Route 4 in Ava. This is a distance of convert|7.84|mi|km|2.Route description
Illinois 151 serves as a connector through the northwest portion of
Shawnee National Forest . It also is the access road to theJackson Creek Recreational Area .History
SBI Route 151 originally ran from Steeleville to Murphysboro; this was absorbed into
Illinois Route 43 in 1937, and eventually became part of Illinois 4 in 1964. In 1940, Illinois 151 was placed onto its current route.References
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