Illinois Route 203

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Illinois Route 203

Nameoki Road
Illinois Route 203
IL 203 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length9.51 mi [1]  (15.30 km)
Existed1964 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endCollinsville Road in Fairmont City
Major intersectionsI-55.svgI-70.svgUS 40.svg I-55  / I-70  / US 40 in Fairmont City
North endI-270.svg I-270 in Granite City
Location
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties St. Clair, Madison
Highway system
Illinois 192.svg IL 192 Illinois 242.svg IL 242

Illinois Route 203 (IL 203) is a 9.51-mile-long (15.30 km) north–south state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from just south of I-55/I-70/US 40 around Gateway International Raceway at Collinsville Road (former US 40) in Fairmont City, north to I-270 near Pontoon Beach. IL 203 is a former segment of US 66.

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Route description

Exit for IL 203 off of I-70 and I-55 Interstate 70 at Illinois 203 exit.jpg
Exit for IL 203 off of I-70 and I-55

IL 203 is a major north–south artery through the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.

History

By 1937, US 67 was signed on part of present-day IL 203. [3] From 1938 to 1955, US 66 City was signed on this particular route as well. [4] [5] By 1939, US 67 Alternate was signed after US 67 was rerouted away from East St. Louis. [6] Up until 1964, parts of IL 3, IL 162, and US 67 Alternate utilized present-day IL 203. [7] In 1964, IL 203 was signed; replacing these routes. It originally traveled to Hartford, but this was later trimmed back to I-270 as of 1989. [2] [8]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [9] kmDestinationsNotes
St. Clair Fairmont City 0.00.0Collinsville RoadSouthern terminus
0.30.48I-55.svgI-70.svg I-55  / I-70  / US 40  Chicago, St. Louis Exit 4 (I-70/I-55)
Madison Granite City 5.08.0East plate.svg
Illinois 162.svg
IL 162 east (Edwardsville Road)
Western terminus of IL 162
Mitchell 9.515.3I-270.svgUS 66 (IL historic).svg I-270  / Historic US 66  Effingham, St. Charles Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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