Route information | ||||
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Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 55.06 mi[1] (88.61 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Calhoun Street in Equality | |||
US 45 in Eldorado | ||||
North end | IL 37 / IL 148 in Mt. Vernon | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Jefferson, Hamilton, Saline, Gallatin | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 142 is a major arterial road in southeastern Illinois. It runs from near the town center of Equality at Calhoun Street, a local road, north to Illinois Route 37 and the northern terminus of Illinois Route 148 in Mount Vernon. This is a distance of 55.06 miles (88.61 km).[1]