Illinois Route 143
IL 143 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length	47.96 mi [1] (77.18 km)
Existed	1937 [2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 67 in Alton
Major intersections	I-55 in Edwardsville I-70 in Marine US 40 in Highland
East end	IL 127 in Tamalco
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Madison, Bond
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 142 → IL 145

Illinois Route 143 is an east–west state highway in southwestern Illinois. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 67 (very near, but not at the termini of Illinois Route 100 and Illinois Route 140) in Alton. Its eastern terminus at Illinois Route 127 at a rural intersection west of Tamalco. This is a distance of 47.96 miles (77.18 km). ^[1]

Route description

Illinois 143 overlaps Illinois Route 157 and Illinois Route 159 in Edwardsville, and Illinois Route 160 and U.S. Route 40 in Highland. It has 4 lanes from IL 140 to just east of Illinois Route 255, a portion from around Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to Edwardsville, and briefly around Interstate 55 in Edwardsville. The rest of the road is generally rural and has 2 lanes.

History

SBI Route 143 ran from Benton to Harrisburg; this was replaced by Illinois Route 34 when it was extended north in 1937. That same year, IL 143 was applied to a former lettered route, Illinois Route 127A from Highland to Illinois 127. ^[3] In 1950, it was extended west to Edwardsville. In 1964, it was extended west again to Alton, replacing Illinois Route 159. There have been no changes since. ^[2]

In 1987, the alignments of Illinois Route 3, Illinois Route 100, and Illinois Route 143 were switched to their current routes in the Alton area with the opening of the extension of the Homer M. Adams Parkway and the construction of Madison Avenue in Wood River. IL 143 was put on the new Madison Avenue alignment and routed on the Berm Highway, while IL 3 was put back on an older alignment through East Alton and the Homer Adams Parkway (later taking over the old IL 100 alignment north of Godfrey to Grafton), and IL 100 was put on then-unmarked River Road from Alton to Grafton. The old alignment of IL 143 (Alton-Edwardsville Road) became unmarked.

Major Intersections

County	Location	mi [4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Madison	Alton	0.0	0.0	US 67 / Great River Road north – Godfrey, St. Louis	Western terminus of IL 143; west end of Great River Road concurrency
		0.1	0.16	IL 140 east (Broadway Connector) – Bethalto	Western terminus of IL 140
	Wood River	4.2	6.8	IL 3 (Lewis and Clark Blvd) / Great River Road south – Granite City, East Alton	East end of Great River Road concurrency
		5.8	9.3	IL 111 (Central Ave)
	Roxana	7.5	12.1	IL 255 – Alton, To I-270	IL 255 exit 6
	Edwardsville	12.2	19.6	IL 159 north – Bunker Hill	West end of IL 159 concurrency
		13.5	21.7	IL 157 south (Vandalia St) / IL 159 south (Main St)	East end of IL 159 concurrency; west end of IL 157 concurrency
		14.0	22.5	IL 157 north	East end of IL 157 concurrency
		17.3	27.8	I-55 – Springfield, East St. Louis	I-55 exit 23
	​	22.5	36.2	IL 4 – Staunton, Lebanon
	​	25.8	41.5	I-70 – Effingham, East St. Louis	I-70 exit 24
	Highland	30.0	48.3	US 40 west – East St. Louis	West end of US 40 concurrency
		30.5	49.1	IL 160 north	West end of IL& 160 concurrency
		31.1	50.1	IL 160 south (Sycamore St) – Trenton	East end of IL 160 concurrency
	​	33.6	54.1	US 40 east – Vandalia, St. Louis	East end of US 40 concurrency
Bond	​	47.96	77.18	IL 127 – Greenville, Carlyle	Eastern terminus of IL 143
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• Media related to Illinois Route 143 at Wikimedia Commons