U.S. Route 36 in Illinois

Infobox road
state=IL
type=US
route=36
alternate_name=
maint=Illinois Department of Transportation


length_mi=216.47
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]
established=
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Mark Twain Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River with
junction=
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Near Raven, IL at the Indiana state line
counties=
cities=Griggsville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Decatur
previous_type=IL
previous_route=35
next_type=IL
next_route=37

In the U.S. state of Illinois, U.S. Route 36 is an east-west highway that runs across the central portion of the state. It runs east from Missouri over the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River with Interstate 72. The eastern terminus of U.S. 36 in Illinois is located near the unincorporated area of Raven near the Illinois-Indiana state line. This is a distance of convert|216.47|mi|km|2.

Route description

U.S. 36 parallels Interstate 72 for more than half its routing in Illinois, convert|133|mi|km|0. It then runs through downtown Decatur and exits Decatur on the southeast side, crossing Lake Decatur before turning due east. After turning east, U.S. 36 runs largely in a straight line to Indianapolis, Indiana.

In downtown Decatur, U.S. 36 is also called Eldorado Street.

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