Illinois Route 34 (IL 34) is a north–south state road in southern Illinois. It runs from a former ferry crossing to Kentucky Route 297 across the Ohio River in Rosiclare to Illinois Routes 14/37 in Benton. This is a distance of 61.74 miles (99.36 km).[1]
 Illinois Route 34 | ||||
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 IL 34 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 61.74 mi[1] (99.36 km) | |||
| Existed | November 5, 1918[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Hopkinton and Walnut Streets in Rosiclare | |||
   US 45 / IL 13 / IL 145 in Harrisburg | ||||
| North end |   IL 14 / IL 37 in Benton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Hardin, Pope, Saline, Franklin | |||
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Route description
editIllinois 34 overlaps Illinois Route 146 and Illinois Route 145 between Rosiclare and Harrisburg. In Harrisburg, Illinois 34 formerly ran the length of Main Street where it at one time sharply turned at Raymond St, then crossed a five way stop between U.S. Route 45, Sloan St, and Illinois Route 145 where it overlapped.
Congestion in this area was greatly reduced when the concurrent highway was re-routed farther south to connect and is now concurrent with U.S. Route 45, which it follows to the Bill Franks Bypass (Illinois Route 13). Route 34 then travels west with Route 13 to Main Street, where it then departs Harrisburg heading north.
Illinois Route 34 serves as a main north–south road for towns located in the eastern portion of the Shawnee National Forest.
History
editSBI Route 37 ran from Harrisburg to Elizabethtown, currently located northeast of Rosiclare on Illinois 146. There was also a spur west to Golconda, which is located southwest of Rosiclare on modern-day Illinois 146. In 1937, the road was extended northwest to Benton and its southern end moved to the Rosiclare ferry,[3] which stopped operating in the mid 1960s.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Hardin | Rosiclare | 0.0 | 0.0 |   CR 1 south (Main Street) / Hopkinton Street / Walnut Street | Southern terminus; road continues as CR 1 (Main Street) | |||
| | 2.2 | 3.5 |   IL 146 east | South end of IL 146 overlap | ||||
| Humm Wye | 5.6 | 9.0 |  IL 146 west | North end of IL 146 overlap | ||||
| Pope |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Saline | | 22.5 | 36.2 |  IL 145 south | South end of IL 145 overlap | |||
| Harrisburg | 28.4 | 45.7 | US 45 south (Commercial Street south) / IL 145 end | South end of US 45 overlap; north end of IL 145 overlap; northern terminus of IL 145 | ||||
| 29.6 | 47.6 |  US 45 north (Commercial Street north) / IL 13 east (Harrisburg Bypass east) | South end of IL 13 overlap; north end of US 45 overlap | |||||
| 30.2 | 48.6 | IL 13 west (Harrisburg Bypass west) | North end of IL 13 overlap | |||||
| Franklin | Thompsonville | 51.6 | 83.0 |  IL 149 west | ||||
| Benton | 61.74 | 99.36 |   IL 14 / IL 37 (Public Square) to I-57 | Roundabout; northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2006.
- ^ Foust, Hal (March 28, 1937). "24 Highways Renumbered as Tourist Aid". The Chicago Tribune. p. 54. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Google Maps, [1]
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