U.S. Route 150

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U.S. Route 150 marker

U.S. Route 150

Map
US 150 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 50
Length571 mi[citation needed] (919 km)
Existed1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end US 6 in Moline, IL
Major intersections I-55 in Bloomington, IL
I-57 in Champaign, IL
I-74 in Danville, IL
I-70 in Terre Haute, IN
I-69 in Washington, IN
I-64 / SR 62 in New Albany, IN
I-264 in Louisville, KY
I-65 in Louisville, KY
I-264 near Wellington, KY
I-265 in Fern Creek (Louisville), KY
East end US 25 / KY 1249 in Mount Vernon, KY
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesIllinois, Indiana, Kentucky
Highway system

U.S. Route 150 (US 150) is a 571-mile (919 km) long northwest–southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky.

Route description[edit]

Illinois[edit]

US 150 through downtown Galesburg

In the state of Illinois, U.S. 150 runs from the Quad City International Airport at U.S. Route 6 southeast to near Vermilion. U.S. 150 in Illinois is 267.47 miles (430.45 km) long.[1]

Between Moline and Danville, Route 150 closely parallels Interstate 74.

Indiana[edit]

In the state of Indiana, U.S. 150 runs south with U.S. Route 41 from Terre Haute. It is then concurrent with its parent, U.S. Route 50 from Vincennes to Shoals. It then runs east to New Albany before overlapping Interstate 64 into Kentucky. Between Vincennes and New Albany the road follows the original route of the Buffalo Trace.

Kentucky[edit]

U.S. 150 runs concurrently with I-64 as it enters Kentucky from Indiana, crossing the Ohio River into Louisville on the Sherman Minton Bridge and exiting the I-64 freeway at North 22nd Street in the Portland neighborhood. From there, U.S. 150 runs south to West Broadway (westbound U.S. 150 follows Dr. W. J. Hodges Street from West Broadway to West Main Street, then runs along the 22nd Street Connector to its merge with North 22nd near Garfield Avenue); U.S. 150 follows Broadway across downtown to Baxter Avenue; after a brief run along Baxter, It then follows Bardstown Road, a major radial artery running southeasterly from downtown, with interchanges at Interstates 264 and 265.

Between West Main and West Broadway in Louisville, U.S. 150 is concurrent with U.S. Route 31W; from East Broadway and Baxter to Bardstown, Kentucky, it is concurrent with U.S. Route 31E. The route along Baxter Avenue and Bardstown Road follows the former Louisville and Bardstown Turnpike through the Highlands district of Louisville and past the historic Farmington plantation at the interchange with the Watterson Expressway (I-264).

U.S. routes 150 and 31E separate at Bardstown near the Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway. U.S. 150 then continues southeast, around the city of Danville before terminating at Mount Vernon.

History[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Before 1936, Illinois Route 39 ran from Bloomington to Champaign on the current routing of U.S. 150.[2][3] In 1936, US 150 extended due northwest from Shoals, Indiana to the Quad Cities. As a result, IL 39 and IL 91 were decommissioned. Not only that, IL 16, IL 80, and IL 121 were truncated.[4] In 1954, a portion of US 150 in Peoria moved from the Franklin Street Bridge to the McClugage Bridge. As a result, US 150 City, later US 150 Bus., appeared in Peoria from 1954 to 1964.[5][6] In 1971, the decision to remove a portion of US 150 from US 67 in Rock Island to I-74 in Danville failed.[7] However, in 1976, the decision to truncate US 150 from US 67 in Rock Island to US 6 near the Quad City Airport was approved.[8][9]

Indiana[edit]

Initially, US 150 ran from Shoals, Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky.[10] In 1936, US 150 extended due northwest from Shoals to the Quad Cities in Illinois. This caused IN 46 to cut back from the Illinois state line to Terre Haute.[4]

Kentucky[edit]

U.S. Route 168 marker

U.S. Route 168

LocationLouisvilleMount Vernon
Existed1926–1934

U.S. Route 168 was created in 1926 from Louisville to Mount Vernon, Kentucky, overlapping US 68 between Bardstown and Perryville. In 1934, US 150 absorbed US 168.

Major intersections[edit]

StateCountyLocationmi[11][12]kmDestinationsNotes
IllinoisRock IslandMoline0.00.0

US 6 to I-74 / I-280 – Moline, Rock Island, Geneseo
Henry13.421.6

IL 81 east / CR 7 to I-74 – Andover, Cambridge, Kewanee, Sherrard
Alpha19.932.0
IL 17 west – New Windsor, Aledo
Western end of IL 17 overlap
21.434.4

IL 17 east to I-74 – Galva
Eastern end of IL 17 overlap
KnoxGalesburg35.356.8

US 34 / IL 110 (CKC) to I-74 – Kewanee, Monmouth
Interchange
37.961.0

To US 34 west / West Main Street
39.563.6
To I-74 / East Main Street
46.074.0
IL 97 south – Havana, Maquon
46.474.7 I-74 – Galesburg, PeoriaI-74 exit 54
Peoria59.295.3
IL 180 north – Williamsfield
63.7102.5
IL 78 north – Kewanee
Western end of IL 78 overlap
66.7107.3
IL 78 south – Elmwood, Canton
Eastern end of IL 78 overlap
67.0107.8

CR R18 south to I-74 – Peoria, Galesburg
Brimfield70.5113.5
CR R25 (Maher Road) to I-74 – Oak Hill
Kickapoo77.6124.9

CR R40 south (Kickapoo Edwards Road) to I-74 – Wildlife Prairie Park
Peoria81.8131.6
IL 91 north – Dunlap
82.1132.1

IL 6 to I-74 / I-474 – Chillicothe
IL 6 exit 2
85.7137.9 I-74 – Bloomington, GalesburgI-74 exit 89; no direct access from US 150 east to I-74 west or I-74 east to US 150 west
87.5140.8 IL 40 (Knoxville Avenue) – Sterling
89.7144.4 IL 29 (Adams Street) – ChillicotheInterchange
Illinois River89.9–
90.6
144.7–
145.8
McClugage Bridge
TazewellEast Peoria91.1146.6

US 24 east / IL 116 east – Washington, Metamora, Illinois Central College
Interchange; western end of US 24 / IL 116 overlap; US 150 and US 24 switch carriageways
95.0152.9
I-74 / IL 29 north – Bloomington, Peoria
I-74 exit 95A; western end of IL 29 overlap
95.2153.2



US 24 west / IL 8 west / IL 29 south / IL 116 west (North Main Street)
Eastern end of US 24 / IL 29 / IL 116 overlap; western end of IL 8 overlap
95.6153.9
I-74 west – Peoria
I-74 exit 95B; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
96.1154.7
IL 8 east (East Washington Street) – Washington
Eastern end of IL 8 overlap
WoodfordGoodfield112.8181.5
IL 117 to I-74 – Eureka
McLean127.7205.5 I-74 – Champaign, PeoriaI-74 exit 125
Bloomington131.4211.5
IL 9 west – Pekin
Western end of IL 9 overlap
133.0214.0 I-55 / I-74 / US 51 – Springfield, Champaign, Decatur, Joliet, Peoria, RockfordI-55 exit 160
134.9217.1

US 51 Bus. south (Center Street) / Historic US 66 – Decatur


US 51 Bus. north (Main Street) / Historic US 66 – Peru, Wesleyan University
135.4217.9
IL 9 east (Locust Street) – Gibson City
Eastern end of IL 9 overlap
137.6221.4 I-55 BL / Historic US 66 (Veterans Parkway)Alternate route of Historic US 66
155.8250.7 US 136 – Rantoul, Heyworth
DeWittFarmer City161.9260.6 IL 54 – Gibson City, Clinton
Piatt
No major junctions
ChampaignMahomet174.2280.3

IL 47 south (Division Street) to I-72
Western end of IL 47 overlap
174.6281.0

IL 47 north (Lombard Street) to I-74 – Gibson City, Early American Museum
Eastern end of IL 47 overlap
Champaign184.8297.4


IL 10 west (Springfield Avenue) to I-57 / I-72 – Bondville
185.5298.5
US 45 south (Neil Street) – Pesotum, Business District
Western end of US 45 overlap
Urbana187.8302.2
US 45 north (Cunningham Avenue) / Vine Street – Rantoul, Urbana Business District
Eastern end of US 45 overlap
188.9304.0

IL 130 north to I-74 – Danville, Bloomington
Western end of IL 130 overlap
190.1305.9
IL 130 south (High Cross Road) – Charleston
Eastern end of IL 130 overlap
Ogden201.0323.5

IL 49 south to I-74 – Casey
Western end of IL 49 overlap
VermilionDeLong204.0328.3
IL 49 north – Kankakee
Eastern end of IL 49 overlap
215.0346.0 I-74 – Champaign, IndianapolisI-74 exit 210
Danville219.0352.4
US 136 / IL 1 north – Chicago, Business District
Western end of IL 1 overlap
Tilton220.4354.7 I-74 – Indianapolis, ChampaignI-74 exit 215
Edgar242.3389.9 US 36 – Indianapolis, Decatur
Paris255.5411.2


IL 1 south (Central Street) / IL 16 west / IL 133 west (Jasper Street) – Marshall, Charleston, Arcola
Eastern end of IL 1 overlap
 264.3
0.000
425.3
0.000
Illinois–Indiana state line
IndianaVigoWest Terre Haute13.04620.996


Historic National Road west (National Avenue) to I-70 west
Former US 40 west
Terre Haute14.85423.905


US 41 north (3rd Street) / Historic National Road east (Wabash Avenue) to Ohio Street east / I-70 – Swope Art Museum
Western end of US 41 overlap; former US 40 east
see US 41 and US 50
MartinShoals112.817181.561
US 50 east – Bedford
Eastern end of US 50 overlap
Lacy115.309185.572
SR 550 west – Hindostan Falls
OrangeProspect126.342203.328
SR 56 west
Western end of SR 56 overlap
Paoli135.093217.411
SR 37 south (Southwest 1st Street) – English, Tell City
Western end of SR 37 overlap
135.144217.493
SR 37 north (North Gospel Street)
Eastern end of SR 37 overlap; traffic circle around Orange County Courthouse
135.436217.963
SR 56 east (Northeast Main Street) – Salem
Eastern end of SR 56 overlap
WashingtonFayetteville149.044239.863
SR 66 west – Milltown, Marengo
HarrisonPalmyra157.899254.114 SR 135 (Greene Street) – Salem, Corydon
FloydGreenville164.065264.037
SR 335 north – Martinsburg
172.923278.293

I-64 west / SR 62 west – St. Louis
Western end of I-64 / SR 62 overlap; US 150 west follows exit 119
174.801281.315


I-265 east / SR 62 east to I-65
Eastern end of SR 62 overlap; I-64 exit 121; I-265 exit 0
New Albany176.208283.579New AlbanyI-64 exit 123
Ohio River177.165–
0.000
285.119–
0.000
Sherman Minton Bridge; Indiana–Kentucky state line
KentuckyJeffersonLouisville
I-264 east – Shively
I-64 exit 1; I-264 exit 0

I-64 east – Lexington
Eastern end of I-64 overlap; US 150 east follows exit 3
KY 3064 west (Portland Avenue)Eastern terminus of unsigned KY 3064; one-way westbound only
KY 3082 (Bank Street)Eastern terminus of unsigned KY 3082; KY 3082 is one-way eastbound onto US 150 only


US 31W north / US 60 east (West Market Street)
Western end of US 31W / US 60 overlap


US 31W south / US 60 west (South 22nd Street)
Eastern end of US 31W / US 60 overlap

KY 1020 south (South Third Street)

KY 1020 north (South Second Street)

KY 61 south (South Preston Street)

KY 61 north (South Jackson Street)

KY 864 south (South Shelby Street)

KY 864 north (South Campbell Street)

US 31E north (Baxter Avenue)
Western end of US 31E overlap
see US 31E
NelsonBardstown



US 31E south / US 62 west (West Stephen Foster Avenue) to Bluegrass Parkway west – Airport
Eastern end of US 31E overlap; western end of US 62 overlap; traffic circle around Old Courthouse Building

US 62 east (Bloomfield Road) – Bloomfield
Eastern end of US 62 overlap

KY 49 south – Loretto





KY 245 north / US 31E Truck north / US 150 Truck west
Western end of US 31E Truck overlap


Bluegrass Parkway / US 31E Truck south – Lexington, Elizabethtown
Bluegrass Parkway exit 25; eastern end of US 31E Truck overlap

KY 605 north
Western end of KY 605 overlap
Botland
KY 605 south
Eastern end of KY 605 overlap
WashingtonFredericktown KY 1872 (Fredricktown Road)
KY 1030 (Bearwallow Road)
KY 1724 (Cartwright Road)


US 150 Bus. east – St. Catharine, Springfield
KY 55 – Bloomfield
KY 528 – Springfield, Lincoln Homestead State Park
Springfield
KY 555 to Bluegrass Parkway – Springfield, Lebanon
KY 1584
KY 152 – Mackville, Springfield


US 150 Bus. west – Springfield
Rineltown KY 2758 (Simmstown Road)
KY 1195 (Short Line Road)

KY 442 north
BoylePerryville
KY 1920 west (Jackson Street) – Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site


US 68 west / KY 52 west
Western end of US 68 / KY 52 overlap


US 68 east / KY 1856 south (Bragg Street)
Eastern end of US 68 overlap

KY 1822 north (Quirks Run Road)
Western end of KY 1822 overlap
Needmore
KY 1822 south (Parksville Cross Pike)
Eastern end of KY 1822 overlap
Danville
KY 3366 north (Bluegrass Pike)



US 127 Byp. / US 150 Byp. east

KY 34 west (Lebanon Road)
Western end of KY 34 overlap

US 127 north (Maple Avenue)
Western end of US 127 overlap

US 127 south (South 4th Street)
Eastern end of US 127 south overlap (eastbound)

KY 33 north (North 3rd Street)
Eastern end of US 127 north overlap (westbound)

KY 34 east (Old Wilderness Road)
Eastern end of KY 34 overlap

KY 52 east (Lancaster Road)
Eastern end of KY 52 overlap


US 150 Byp. west

KY 1273 east (Chrisman Lane)
Western end of KY 1273 overlap

KY 1273 west (Airport Road)
Eastern end of KY 1273 overlap
Lincoln KY 3248 – Hubble
Stanford KY 300
US 27 – Lancaster, Stanford
KY 78 – Stanford
KY 1770 (Old US 150)
KY 1369 – William Whitley House State Historic Site
KY 2750 – Crab Orchard
KY 643
KY 39 – Crab Orchard
KY 2750 (Copper Creek Road)Western end of KY 2750 overlap
KY 2750Eastern end of KY 2750 overlap
RockcastleFort Harrod WayFormer KY 2750
KY 2250 (West Main Street) – Brodhead
KY 2250 (East Main Street) / KY 3245 – Brodhead
KY 1229 (Dug Hill Road)

KY 70 west
KY 1250 (Spiro Road)
Maretburg KY 2108 (Maretburg Road)

KY 461 to I-75 – Renfro Valley, Berea, Somerset
KY 2549 (White Rock Road)
Mount Vernon US 25 / KY 1249 – London, Berea
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes[edit]

Springfield business loop[edit]

Business plate.svg

U.S. Route 150 Business marker

U.S. Route 150 Business

LocationSpringfield

U.S. Route 150 Business (US 150 Bus.) is a special U.S. Route in Springfield, Kentucky. The route runs through downtown Springfield while US 150 bypasses the town to the northeast. It intersects Kentucky state highways 152, 555, 528, 1584, and 1404.

Danville bypass[edit]

By-pass plate.svg

U.S. Route 150 Bypass marker

U.S. Route 150 Bypass

LocationDanville

U.S. Route 150 Bypass (US 150 Byp.) is a special U.S. Route in Danville, Kentucky. The route bypasses Danville to the southwest while US 150 runs through downtown. The route is overlapped by US 127 Byp. for approximately the first half of its length. It intersects US 127, along with Kentucky state routes 34 and 37.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ Carlson, Rich (2007-02-03). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 21 thru 40". Retrieved 2007-02-23.
  3. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; H.M. Gousha (1935). Official Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  4. ^ a b Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1936). Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  5. ^ Illinois Division of Highways (1954). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:805,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  6. ^ Illinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1964). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:757,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  7. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (December 3, 1971). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2020 – via Wikisource.
  8. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1977). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  9. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 12, 1976). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  10. ^ "1932 Indiana Highway Map" (PDF). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Google (August 20, 2022). "Overview Map of US 150 in Illinois" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "INDOT Reference Post Book" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

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