Illinois Route 33
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IL 33 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 97.17 mi[1] (156.38 km) | |||
Existed | November 5, 1918[3]–present | |||
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Counties | Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Lawrence | |||
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Illinois Route 33 (IL 33) is a multidirectional highway in southeastern Illinois, with its western terminus at Illinois Route 128 on the Fayette–Effingham county line near Beecher City and its southern terminus at U.S. Route 50 east of Lawrenceville. It also overlaps Illinois Route 32 from Shumway to Effingham. The east–west portion of the highway is roughly 75 miles (121 km) long, and the north–south portion is about 22 miles (35 km) in length. This makes for a total distance of 97.17 miles (156.38 km).[1]
Route description[]
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Illinois 33 is a largely rural state highway. It runs east from near Beecher City to meet Illinois Route 32 in Shumway. Through Effingham it is Fayette Avenue and Willow Street. Continuing to the southeast, it runs through the small towns of Dieterich and Wheeler. It then travel through Newton and joins with Illinois Route 130 and goes north. Two miles north of Newton it branches off and travels east through Oblong and then to Robinson. In Palestine, the road runs along Washington and Franklin Streets before turning south on Jackson Street and leaving the city.
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Illinois 33 continues south, parallel to the Wabash River and beneath U.S. Route 50. There is no intersection at this point.[2] Illinois 33 then travels west (along the old alignment of U.S. 50) and then back north to meet its terminus at a full interchange with U.S. 50.
History[]
SBI Route 33 originally was Effingham to Gordon (near Robinson). In 1937,[4] 1941 and 1948, extensions were made east to Palestine, west to Beecher City, and then south to U.S. 50 to complete the route.[3]
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Fayette–Effingham county line | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Western terminus |
Effingham | | 10.4 | 16.7 | ![]() | West end of IL 32 overlap |
Effingham | 14.1 | 22.7 | ![]() ![]() | I-57 exit 160 | |
15.2 | 24.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of IL 32 overlap; West end of US 40 overlap; Southern terminus of IL 32 | ||
15.8 | 25.4 | ![]() | West end of US 45 overlap | ||
16.0 | 25.7 | ![]() | East end of US 45 overlap | ||
16.2 | 26.1 | ![]() | East end of US 40 overlap | ||
Jasper | Newton | 39.3 | 63.2 | ![]() | West end of IL 130 overlap |
| 41.4 | 66.6 | ![]() | East end of IL 130 overlap | |
| 47.8 | 76.9 | ![]() | Southern terminus of IL 49 | |
Crawford | Gordon | 66.1 | 106.4 | ![]() | |
Palestine | ![]() | North end of Lincoln Heritage Trail overlap | |||
Lawrence | | ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of Lincoln Heritage Trail overlap; eastern terminus of Lincoln Heritage Trail Eastern Branch | ||
| ![]() | South end of Lincoln Heritage Trail Eastern Branch overlap | |||
| 97.17 | 156.38 | ![]() | Southern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[]
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Burmaster, Bill. "Illinois Route 33". Retrieved 2006-04-03.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
- ^ "State Highway Markings to be Changed". The Daily Journal-Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. March 29, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Google Maps, [1]
External links[]
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- State highways in Illinois
- Transportation in Effingham County, Illinois
- Transportation in Jasper County, Illinois
- Transportation in Crawford County, Illinois
- Transportation in Lawrence County, Illinois