Illinois Route 203
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| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length: | 9.51 mi[2] (15.30 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1964[1] – present | |||
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| South end: | Collinsville Road in Fairmont City | |||
   I-55 / I-70 / US 40 in Fairmont City |
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| North end: |  I-270 in Granite City |
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| Counties: | St. Clair, Madison | |||
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Illinois state highway system
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→"Illinois 203 " redirects here. For other uses, see Illinois 203 (disambiguation).
Illinois Route 203 is a north–south state road in southwestern Illinois. It runs from just south of I-55, I-70, and U.S. 40 around Gateway International Raceway at Collinsville Road (former U.S. 40) in Fairmont City, north to I-270 near Pontoon Beach. This is a distance of 9.51 miles (15.30 km).[2] Illinois 203 is a former segment of U.S. Highway 66.
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Route description [edit]
Illinois 203 is a major north–south artery through the eastern metropolitan St. Louis area.
History [edit]
Illinois 203 replaced an older alignment of Illinois Route 3 in 1964. It originally ran to Hartford, but this was later trimmed back to I-270.[1]
Major intersections [edit]
| County | Location | Mile[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| St. Clair |
Fairmont City | 0.0 | 0.0 | Collinsville Road | ||||
| 0.3 | 0.5 | I-55 / I-70 (US 40) – Chicago, St. Louis |
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| Madison |
Granite City | 5.0 | 8.0 |  IL 162 east (Edwardsville Road) |
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| Mitchell | 9.5 | 15.3 | I-270 – Effingham, St. Charles |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References [edit]
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich (2005-04-15). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 203 thru end]". Retrieved 2006-06-27.
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ Google Inc. Google Maps – Illinois Route 203 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Collinsville+Rd&daddr=IL-203+N+to:Edwardsville+Rd+to:IL-203+N%2FNameoki+Rd&hl=en&sll=38.759509,-90.093818&sspn=0.002146,0.004619&geocode=FZKgTQIdqsSg-g%3BFR2uTQId07-g-g%3BFfl9TgIdK9ig-g%3BFfxrTwIdIUah-g&mra=mi&mrsp=3&sz=18&t=m&z=18. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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