Illinois Route 104

Illinois Route 104
Illinois Route 104
	IL 104 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	125.91 mi (202.63 km)
Existed	1924–present
Major junctions
West end	US 24 / IL 57 in Quincy
	; I-172 / IL 110 (CKC) in Quincy; US 67 / IL 100 in Meredosia; US 67 in Jacksonville; I-55 in Pawnee
East end	IL 29 in Taylorville
Location
Counties	Adams, Pike, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian
Highway system
	Illinois State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Tollways;

Illinois Route 104 is a state highway in central and western Illinois. It extends from Illinois Route 29 near Taylorville, west over the Illinois River at Meredosia to its western terminus in downtown Quincy. This is a distance of 125.91 miles (202.63 km).^[2]

Route description[]

IL 104 after IL 107

Illinois 104 crosses Interstate 55 at Exit 82 near Pawnee, and crosses Interstate 172 at Exit 14 near Quincy. The road also crosses Interstate 72 near Jacksonville, but there is no interchange at this crossing.

Illinois 104 doubles as the primary east–west street within the municipality of Quincy, Illinois. Called Broadway Street, the highway carries traffic up and down the Mississippi River bluffs that divide the city.

In Jacksonville, Illinois 104 intersects the new U.S. Route 67 Jacksonville Bypass and follows portions of the new Business U.S. 67 through the city. Northwest of the city, Illinois 104 and U.S. 67 are concurrent for 13 miles (21 km).

Points of interest[]

Points of interest along the road include:

Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill., one of the oldest colleges in Illinois (1829) [1].
Quincy National Cemetery, Quincy, Ill. (1870); 582 interments, including 221 Union soldiers buried before 1882 [2].

History[]

Prior to 1937, Illinois 104 had run from Mount Sterling on what is now Illinois Route 99 to Taylorville on modern Illinois 104. After 1937, the route took its current routing.^[3]

Major Intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Adams	Quincy	0.0	0.0	US 24 west / IL 57 south – Missouri	One-way pair
		0.1	0.16	US 24 east	One-way pair
		1.8	2.9	IL 96
		4.6	7.4	I-172 / IL 110 (CKC) – Carthage, Macomb, Hannibal	I-172 exit 14
Pike		40.1	64.5	IL 107 – Mt. Sterling, Perry, Griggsville
Pike		49.1	79.0	IL 99 north – Mt. Sterling
Morgan		53.1	85.5	US 67 north / IL 100 north – Beardstown	West end of US 67/IL 100 concurrency
		54.0	86.9	IL 100 south	East end of IL 100 concurrency
		66.7	107.3	US 67 south / – Springfield, Alton	East end of US 67 concurrency; west end of US 67 Business concurrency
		67.8	109.1	IL 78 north – Jacksonville, Virginia
	Jacksonville	69.9	112.5	I-72 BL west	West end of I-72 Business concurrency
		72.3	116.4	south / IL 267 south	East end of US 67 Business concurrency
		73.7	118.6	I-72 BL east	East end of I-72 Business concurrency
	Waverly	90.7	146.0	IL 111 south – Alton
Sangamon	Auburn	101.5	163.3	IL 4 – Springfield, Virden
		107.2	172.5	Historic US 66 east – East St. Louis
		107.5	173.0	I-55 / Historic US 66 west – Springfield, East St. Louis	I-55 exit 82, eastern end of Historic US 66 concurrency
Christian	Taylorville	125.91	202.63	IL 29 – Springfield, Taylorville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References[]

Route map:

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^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2006.
^ ^a ^b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
^ Foust, Hal (March 28, 1937). "24 Highways Renumbered as Tourist Aid". The Chicago Tribune. p. 54. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Google (February 27, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 104" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[n9jig-1] Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 101 thru 120. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2006.

[t2-2] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[3] 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-4] Google (February 27, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 104" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

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