IL 3 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 187.44 mi[1] (301.66 km) | |||
Existed | November 5, 1918[2]–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Alexander, Union, Jackson, Randolph, Monroe, St. Clair, Madison, Jersey | |||
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Illinois Route 3 (IL 3) is a 187.44-mile-long (301.66 km) major north–south arterial state highway in southwestern Illinois. It has its southern terminus at Cairo Junction (about four miles (6.4 km) north of Cairo) at the intersection of U.S. Route 51 (US 51) and Illinois Route 37, and its northern terminus in Grafton at IL 100.