Illinois Route 107 is a north–south state highway in western

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. It runs from the northern terminus of

U.S. Route 54 U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific an ...

between Pittsfield and Griggsville north to Illinois Route 99 in Mt. Sterling. This is a distance of .

Route description

Illinois 107 begins at an interchange with

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, U.S. Route 36, and

in Pike County; this interchange also serves as US 54's northern terminus. Illinois 107 heads northeast from the interchange and passes through Griggsville. The route heads north from Griggsville before turning northwest and passing

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. After a junction with Illinois Route 104 north of Perry, Illinois 107 enters Brown County and heads north toward Mt. Sterling. The road terminates at a junction with Illinois 99 in southern Mt. Sterling. Illinois 107 is a rural two-lane surface road for its entire length.

History

SBI Route 107 originally ran from Pike Station (located at what is now

and the

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) to Griggsville. In 1935, all of the routes south of Pittsfield was changed to U.S. 54, leaving the portion between Pittsfield and Griggsville as Illinois 107. In 1964 the northern extension to Mount Sterling was added. In 1992, U.S. 54 replaced Illinois 107 north to the new U.S. Route 36 freeway, which then became

. As a result, Illinois 107 and U.S. 54 now terminate at the same interchange.

Major intersections

References

External links

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U.S. Route 54 Transportation in Pike County, Illinois Transportation in Brown County, Illinois