IL 100 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 159.09 mi[1] (256.03 km) | |||
Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Madison, Jersey, Greene, Calhoun, Pike, Scott, Morgan, Cass, Schuyler, Fulton | |||
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Illinois Route 100 (IL-100) is a 159.09-mile-long (256.03 km) state highway in the southwest Illinois. It generally parallels the Illinois River. Starting in downtown Alton, it trends northward to Buckheart Township near Canton. It makes up much of the Illinois River Road, a U.S. National Scenic Byway.[1]