Illinois Route 99
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| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length: | 32.08 mi[1] (51.63 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1936[2] – present | |||
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| South end: |
 IL 104 in Chambersburg | |||
 US 24 in Mt. Sterling | ||||
| North end: |
 IL 101 in Huntsville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Scott, Brown, Schuyler | |||
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Illinois Route 99 is a north–south state road in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 104 across the Illinois River and Meredosia, north to Illinois Route 101 in Brooklyn (Schuyler County). This is a distance of 32.08 miles (51.63 km).[1]
Route description
Illinois 99 runs northwest from Meredosia to Mount Sterling. It enters the Mount Sterling area on Pittsfield Road north of Illinois Route 107. It then overlaps U.S. Route 24 and runs west on Main Street. After about a half mile (.8 km), Illinois 99 then turns north on Cross Street, west on Washington Street, and then back north on Camden Road en route to Camden and Brooklyn.
History
SBI Route 99 had been a route from West Point to Tennessee on local roads, IL 91, IL 61, and US 136. In 1935, IL 99 was dropped from those routes. The next year, it replaced IL 104 on its current route; in March 1941, it was announced that IL 99 was extended north to Brooklyn.[3]
References
- 1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ↑ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 thru 100. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
- ↑ "New State Road Map Completed". Edwardsville Intelligencer. March 22, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved November 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
