Existed: 1924 – present Length 54.27 km Major cities Petersburg | East end: I-55 in Williamsville Constructed 1924 | |
West end: IL 125 in Pleasant Plains Counties Sangamon County, Illinois, Menard County, Illinois | ||
Illinois Route 123 (IL-123) is an east–west state highway in central Illinois, USA. 33.72 miles (54.27 km) long, it stretches from Interstate 55 exit #109 at Williamsville to Illinois Route 125 near Pleasant Plains.
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Map of IL-123, Illinois, USA
Route description
All of IL-123's route is contained within Sangamon and Menard counties. Major towns located on or adjacent to IL-123 include Athens, Petersburg, and Williamsville.
New Salem, the home of Abraham Lincoln in the 1830s, has been reconstructed as Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site near Petersburg on IL-123.
History
SBI Route 123 was what Illinois 123 is now, plus a road from Ashland south to Alexander at Interstate 72/U.S. Route 36. In 1999, Illinois 123 was truncated on its southern end to Illinois 125. In October 2003, Illinois 123 was extended east to Williamsville, replacing some of Illinois Route 124 in the process as well as all of Sangamon County Route 11.