U.S. Route 150

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.

U.S. Route 150
US 150 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 50
Length	571 mi[citation needed] (919 km)
Existed	1926[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
Country	United States
States	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided

Route description

Illinois

Main article: U.S. Route 150 in Illinois

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

Main article: U.S. Route 150 in Indiana

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

Main article: U.S. Route 150 in Kentucky

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

Illinois

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

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

U.S. Route 168
Location	Louisville–Mount Vernon
Existed	1926–1934

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

State	County	Location	mi[11][12]	km	Destinations	Notes
Illinois	Rock Island	Moline	0.0	0.0	US 6 to I-74 / I-280 – Moline, Rock Island, Geneseo
	Henry	​	13.4	21.6	IL 81 east / CR 7 to I-74 – Andover, Cambridge, Kewanee, Sherrard
		Alpha	19.9	32.0	IL 17 west – New Windsor, Aledo	Western end of IL 17 overlap
			21.4	34.4	IL 17 east to I-74 – Galva	Eastern end of IL 17 overlap
	Knox	Galesburg	35.3	56.8	US 34 / IL 110 (CKC) to I-74 – Kewanee, Monmouth	Interchange
			37.9	61.0	To US 34 west / West Main Street
			39.5	63.6	To I-74 / East Main Street
		​	46.0	74.0	IL 97 south – Havana, Maquon
		​	46.4	74.7	I-74 – Galesburg, Peoria	I-74 exit 54
	Peoria	​	59.2	95.3	IL 180 north – Williamsfield
		​	63.7	102.5	IL 78 north – Kewanee	Western end of IL 78 overlap
		​	66.7	107.3	IL 78 south – Elmwood, Canton	Eastern end of IL 78 overlap
		​	67.0	107.8	CR R18 south to I-74 – Peoria, Galesburg
		Brimfield	70.5	113.5	CR R25 (Maher Road) to I-74 – Oak Hill
		Kickapoo	77.6	124.9	CR R40 south (Kickapoo Edwards Road) to I-74 – Wildlife Prairie Park
		Peoria	81.8	131.6	IL 91 north – Dunlap
			82.1	132.1	IL 6 to I-74 / I-474 – Chillicothe	IL 6 exit 2
			85.7	137.9	I-74 – Bloomington, Galesburg	I-74 exit 89; no direct access from US 150 east to I-74 west or I-74 east to US 150 west
			87.5	140.8	IL 40 (Knoxville Avenue) – Sterling
			89.7	144.4	IL 29 (Adams Street) – Chillicothe	Interchange
	Illinois River		89.9– 90.6	144.7– 145.8	McClugage Bridge
	Tazewell	East Peoria	91.1	146.6	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
			95.0	152.9	I-74 / IL 29 north – Bloomington, Peoria	I-74 exit 95A; western end of IL 29 overlap
			95.2	153.2	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
			95.6	153.9	I-74 west – Peoria	I-74 exit 95B; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
			96.1	154.7	IL 8 east (East Washington Street) – Washington	Eastern end of IL 8 overlap
	Woodford	Goodfield	112.8	181.5	IL 117 to I-74 – Eureka
	McLean	​	127.7	205.5	I-74 – Champaign, Peoria	I-74 exit 125
		Bloomington	131.4	211.5	IL 9 west – Pekin	Western end of IL 9 overlap
			133.0	214.0	I-55 / I-74 / US 51 – Springfield, Champaign, Decatur, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford	I-55 exit 160
			134.9	217.1	US 51 Bus. south (Center Street) / Historic US 66 – Decatur
					US 51 Bus. north (Main Street) / Historic US 66 – Peru, Wesleyan University
			135.4	217.9	IL 9 east (Locust Street) – Gibson City	Eastern end of IL 9 overlap
			137.6	221.4	I-55 BL / Historic US 66 (Veterans Parkway)	Alternate route of Historic US 66
		​	155.8	250.7	US 136 – Rantoul, Heyworth
	DeWitt	Farmer City	161.9	260.6	IL 54 – Gibson City, Clinton
	Piatt	No major junctions
	Champaign	Mahomet	174.2	280.3	IL 47 south (Division Street) to I-72	Western end of IL 47 overlap
			174.6	281.0	IL 47 north (Lombard Street) to I-74 – Gibson City, Early American Museum	Eastern end of IL 47 overlap
		Champaign	184.8	297.4	IL 10 west (Springfield Avenue) to I-57 / I-72 – Bondville
			185.5	298.5	US 45 south (Neil Street) – Pesotum, Business District	Western end of US 45 overlap
		Urbana	187.8	302.2	US 45 north (Cunningham Avenue) / Vine Street – Rantoul, Urbana Business District	Eastern end of US 45 overlap
			188.9	304.0	IL 130 north to I-74 – Danville, Bloomington	Western end of IL 130 overlap
			190.1	305.9	IL 130 south (High Cross Road) – Charleston	Eastern end of IL 130 overlap
		Ogden	201.0	323.5	IL 49 south to I-74 – Casey	Western end of IL 49 overlap
	Vermilion	DeLong	204.0	328.3	IL 49 north – Kankakee	Eastern end of IL 49 overlap
		​	215.0	346.0	I-74 – Champaign, Indianapolis	I-74 exit 210
		Danville	219.0	352.4	US 136 / IL 1 north – Chicago, Business District	Western end of IL 1 overlap
		Tilton	220.4	354.7	I-74 – Indianapolis, Champaign	I-74 exit 215
	Edgar	​	242.3	389.9	US 36 – Indianapolis, Decatur
		Paris	255.5	411.2	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
Indiana	Vigo	West Terre Haute	13.046	20.996	Historic National Road west (National Avenue) to I-70 west	Former US 40 west
		Terre Haute	14.854	23.905	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
	Martin	Shoals	112.817	181.561	US 50 east – Bedford	Eastern end of US 50 overlap
		Lacy	115.309	185.572	SR 550 west – Hindostan Falls
	Orange	Prospect	126.342	203.328	SR 56 west	Western end of SR 56 overlap
		Paoli	135.093	217.411	SR 37 south (Southwest 1st Street) – English, Tell City	Western end of SR 37 overlap
			135.144	217.493	SR 37 north (North Gospel Street)	Eastern end of SR 37 overlap; traffic circle around Orange County Courthouse
			135.436	217.963	SR 56 east (Northeast Main Street) – Salem	Eastern end of SR 56 overlap
	Washington	Fayetteville	149.044	239.863	SR 66 west – Milltown, Marengo
	Harrison	Palmyra	157.899	254.114	SR 135 (Greene Street) – Salem, Corydon
	Floyd	Greenville	164.065	264.037	SR 335 north – Martinsburg
		​	172.923	278.293	I-64 west / SR 62 west – St. Louis	Western end of I-64 / SR 62 overlap; US 150 west follows exit 119
		​	174.801	281.315	I-265 east / SR 62 east to I-65	Eastern end of SR 62 overlap; I-64 exit 121; I-265 exit 0
		New Albany	176.208	283.579	New Albany	I-64 exit 123
Ohio River			177.165– 0.000	285.119– 0.000	Sherman Minton Bridge; Indiana–Kentucky state line
Kentucky	Jefferson	Louisville			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
	Nelson	Bardstown			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
	Washington	Fredericktown			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
	Boyle	Perryville			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 2750	Eastern end of KY 2750 overlap
	Rockcastle	​			Fort Harrod Way	Former 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       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Special routes

Springfield business loop

U.S. Route 150 Business
Location	Springfield

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

U.S. Route 150 Bypass
Location	Danville

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

• U.S. Route 50
• U.S. Route 250
• U.S. Route 350
• U.S. Route 450
• U.S. Route 550
• U.S. Route 650
• Roads in Louisville, Kentucky

References

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. 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. "Overview Map of US 150 in Illinois" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
12. "INDOT Reference Post Book" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

External links

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• Endpoints of US highway 150

Browse numbered routes
← IL 149	IL	→ IL 150
← KY 149	KY	→ KY 151