Illinois Route 155

{{Short description|State highway in Randolph County, Illinois, US}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

| state=IL

| type=IL

| maint=IDOT

| route = 155

| 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 155}}}}

| map_custom = yes

| map_notes = IL 155 highlighted in red

| length_mi = 10.81

| 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=2007}}

| direction_b = East

|direction_a=West

| terminus_a = Fort de Chartres State Historical Site in Prairie du Rocher

| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=IL|IL|3}} in Ruma

| counties = Randolph

| established = 1924Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/141-160.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 141 thru 160]. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2006.

| previous_route = 155

| previous_type=I

| next_route = 156

| next_type=IL

}}

Illinois Route 155 is an east–west state highway in southwestern Illinois. It runs from Fort de Chartres – outside of Prairie du Rocher – to Illinois Route 3 in Ruma. This is a distance of approximately {{convert|10.81|mi|km|2}}.

Route description

File:IL 155 at Fort de Chartres.jpg

Illinois 155 serves as a spur from Illinois Route 3 through Prairie du Rocher and on to Fort de Chartres. It is recognized as a spur of the Great River Road. It is also part of the Lincoln Heritage Trail.Burmaster, Bill. [https://www.angelfire.com/rnb/bill1/il155.html Illinois State Route 155] Retrieved April 1, 2006. Illinois 155 is a two-lane road from Fort de Chartres all the way to Illinois 3.

History

Illinois Route 155 was established in 1924 with the second batch of SBI routes. Its route has not changed since 1924.

Major intersections

File:Prairie du Rocher dyke gate, seen from without.jpg

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{{ILint|mile=0.00|location=none|road=Fort de Chartres State Historical Site}}

{{ILint|mile=10.81|location=Ruma|road={{jct|state=IL|IL|3|GRR}}}}

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References

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