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U.S. Route 50 in Illinois
US Highway within the state of Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in the state of Illinois is an east–west highway across the southern portion of the state. It runs from the Jefferson Barracks Bridge, over the Mississippi River, to Missouri east, to the Red Skelton Memorial Bridge, over the Wabash River and to Indiana. This is a distance of 165.79 miles (266.81 km).[1]
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 50 in Illinois. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 50.
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Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 165.79 mi[1] (266.81 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Monroe, St. Clair, Clinton, Marion, Clay, Richland, Lawrence | |||
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