Illinois Route 108
{{Short description|State highway in western Illinois, US}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
| state=IL
| type=IL
| maint=IDOT
| route = 108
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=260|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Illinois Route 108}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = IL 108 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 54.06
| length_round = 2
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=IL|IL|100}} in Kampsville
| junction = {{Jct|state=IL|US|67}} in Carrollton
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=IL|I|55}} in Raymond
| counties = Calhoun, Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery
| established = 1924Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/101-120.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120]. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
| previous_route = 107
| previous_type=IL
| next_type=IL
| next_route = 109
}}
Illinois Route 108 is an east–west highway in western Illinois. Its western terminus is at Illinois Route 100 in Kampsville, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 55 in Zanesville Township near Raymond. This is a distance of {{convert|54.06|mi|km|2}}.
Route description
Illinois 108 is a two-lane undivided surface road for its entire length. In Kampsville, the Kampsville ferry operates across the Illinois River and connects the Kampsville segment of Illinois 108 with its remainder. The ferry is free and runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is one of two permanent ferries still operated by the Illinois Department of Transportation; the other is located in Grafton near the intersection of Illinois 100 and Illinois Route 3.Greene County, Illinois. [http://www.rklwebs.com/greenecounty/site/ferry.htm Kampsville Ferry]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
History
SBI Route 108 was established in 1924. Its routing has not changed since its establishment.
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Major intersections
{{ILint
|county=Calhoun
|location=Kampsville
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|100|GRR-Spur||IRR||IL|96|to4=yes|dir2=south|city1=Hardin|city2=Pearl}}
|notes=Western terminus of IL 108
}}
{{Jctbridge
|river=Illinois River
|mile=0.2
|bridge={{jct|extra=ferry}} Kampsville Ferry
{{Jct|state=IL|GRR-Spur||dir1=ends}}
}}
{{ILint
|county=Greene
|cspan=2
|location=Carrollton
|mile=11.4
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|67|name1=Fifth Street|city1=Jerseyville|city2=Jacksonville}}
|notes=
}}
{{ILint
|location=Rockbridge Township
|ctdab=Greene
|mile=22.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|267|city1=Medora|city2=Jacksonville}}
|notes=
}}
{{ILint
|county=Macoupin
|cspan=4
|location=Western Mound Township
|ctdab=Macoupin
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=31.1
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|111|dir1=north|city1=Hettick}}
|notes=Begin/end concurrency with IL 111
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=32.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|111|dir1=south|city1=Chesterfield}}
|notes=Begin/end concurrency with IL 111
}}
{{ILint
|location=Carlinville
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=41.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|4|dir1=north|city1=Springfield|name1=North Broad Street}}
|notes=Begin/end concurrency with IL 4
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=41.7
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|4|US-Hist|66|dir1=south|city1=Gillespie}}
|notes=Begin/end concurrency with IL 4, alternate Route of US 66
}}
{{ILint
|county=Montgomery
|cspan=2
|location=Zanesville Township
|ctdab=Montgomery
|lspan=2
|mile=53.76
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US-Hist|66}}
}}
{{ILint
|mile=54.06
|road={{Jct|state=IL|I|55|city1=East St. Louis|city2=Springfield}}
|notes=Exit 60 (I-55); eastern terminus of IL 108
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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External links
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{{commons category|Illinois Route 108}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121006150842/http://highwayexplorer.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=1108§ion=1 Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 108]
Category:Transportation in Calhoun County, Illinois
Category:Transportation in Greene County, Illinois