Il 96

Illinois Route 96

Illinois Route 96
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	141.16 mi (227.17 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
From:	Illinois Route 100/Great River Road in Kampsville
	US 54 in Atlas IL 106 in Kinderhook IL 106 / Great River Road east of Hull I-72 (Exit 10) / US 36 east of Hull I-172 (Exit 10) near Quincy US 24 / Great River Road near Quincy US 24 near Quincy IL 61 in Ursa US 136 in Hamilton US 136 in Hamilton IL 9 in Niota IL 9 in Dallas City Great River Road (Carman Road) in Lomax
To:	Illinois Route 94 north of Terre Haute
Location
Counties:	Calhoun, Adams, Pike, Hancock, Henderson
Highway system
Illinois state highway system Illinois Tollway system ← IL 95 IL 97 →

Illinois Route 96 is a north–south state road in far western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to Illinois Route 94 north of Terre Haute. This is a distance of 141.16 miles (227.17 km).

Route description

Illinois 96 follows most of the Great River Road in Illinois. From Kampsville, it runs west to the Mississippi River and then turns north, passing U.S. Route 54 at a rural intersection and Interstate 72 at an old terminus near Kinderhook. It overlaps Illinois Route 106 west of Kinderhook and then runs parallel to Illinois Route 57 into Quincy. Within Quincy it follows 36th Street, State Street and 24th Street before overlapping briefly with U.S. Route 24. It also overlaps U.S. Route 136 in Hamilton, IL (across from Keokuk, Iowa) and Illinois Route 9 from Niota to Dallas City, Illinois.

History

SBI Route 96 originally followed the modern-day Illinois 96 from Niota south to Kinderhook. In 1941 it was extended south to Hamburg to a historical ferry crossing. The Hamburg ferry stopped running in 1960. In 1950, Illinois 96 was rerouted into Kampsville, where another ferry crossing is located nearby on Illinois Route 108.

References

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