Illinois Route 95

{{Short description|Highway in IllinoiEast-west state highway in Illinois, US}}

{{Infobox road

| state=IL

| type=IL

| route = 95

|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 95}}}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=IL 95 highlighted in red

| length_mi = 17.12

| 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 |year=2006}}

| direction_b = East

|direction_a=West

| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=IL|IL|41}} in Bardolph

| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=IL|IL|97}} in Cuba

| counties = McDonough, Fulton

| established =November 5, 1918Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/81-100.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 thru 100]. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2006.

| previous_route = 94

| previous_type=IL

| next_type=IL

| next_route = 96

}}

Illinois Route 95 is a minor east–west state route in west central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 41 just west of New Philadelphia east to Illinois Route 97 just south of Cuba. This is a distance of {{convert|17.12|mi|km|2}}.

Route description

File:IL 95 east of IL 41.jpg

Illinois 95 makes up part of direct highway between Macomb and Canton without touching either. It is an undivided, two-lane surface state route for its entire length. At its eastern terminus, Illinois 95 and Illinois 97 form a Y-intersection.

History

SBI Route 95 ran from Niota (at the Mississippi River by Fort Madison, Iowa) to U.S. Route 24 at Illinois Route 78 via Illinois Route 9, Illinois 41, Illinois 95, Illinois 97, and U.S. 24. In March 1937 this was changed to its modern alignment.{{cite news |title=Highways Get New Numbers in State Plan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40775464/il_changes_march_29_1937/ |accessdate=December 18, 2019 |work=The Rock Island Argus |date=March 29, 1937 |page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

The future route for Illinois Route 336 between Macomb and Peoria will likely parallel or replace IL Route 95.