 U.S. Route 136 | |
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 US 136 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Auxiliary route ofUS 36 | |
| Length | 804 mi[citation needed] (1,294 km) |
| Existed | 1951[citation needed]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |   US 6 /US 34 inEdison, NE |
| Major intersections | |
| East end |   I-74 /I-465 inSpeedway, IN |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | |
| Highway system | |
U.S. Route 136 is an east-westU.S. highway that is a spur route ofU.S. Route 36. It runs fromEdison, Nebraska, atUS 6 andUS 34 to theI-74/I-465 interchange inSpeedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles (1,294 km). Due to the removal of almost every numbered route inIndianapolis, US 136 never meets its parent, US 36; however, it does come within two miles of it at its interchange with I-465/I-74 at its eastern terminus.
U.S. 136 closely parallelsNebraska's southern border from its western terminus nearEdison to theMissouri River. It passes throughBeatrice and exits the state atBrownville via theBrownville Bridge. It is designated the Heritage Highway throughout Nebraska.
US 136 enters Missouri on the west just east of Brownville, Nebraska, over theMissouri River. It leaves the state atAlexandria on the east, running concurrently withUS 61. During its journey, it enters every county seat in the nine counties it traverses. The distance across Missouri is approximately 257 miles (414 km).[1] US 136 is two lanes over its entire course through Missouri.
US 136 in Iowa consists of a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km) route which travels across the south-easternmost tip ofLee County. It crosses theDes Moines River from Missouri withUS 61, overlapping for just over 1 mile (1.6 km). East of the US 61 split, US 136 is overlapped byUS 61 Bus. throughKeokuk. US 136 enters Keokuk along 7th Street, which takes a turn to the northeast towards downtown. At the intersection with Main Street, which is the southern end ofUS 218, it turns to the southeast towards theMississippi River. US 136 travels another2⁄3 mile (1.1 km) before crossing the Mississippi intoHamilton,Illinois via theKeokuk–Hamilton Bridge.[2]
US 136 spends 225.95 miles (363.63 km) within the state ofIllinois.[3] It crosses theMississippi River into Illinois from Iowa just pastKeokuk. It passes through historicCarthage; site of the death ofJoseph Smith, founder of theLatter Day Saint movement and home of the Kibbe biological museum, thenMacomb, whereWestern Illinois University is located. It continues as an east–west route intersecting withI-155 andI-55 south ofBloomington-Normal and north ofLincoln inCentral Illinois. It later intersects withI-74, and thenI-57 just outsideRantoul, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north ofChampaign-Urbana. US 136 then travels concurrently withIllinois Route 1 in far east central Illinois before enteringDanville. At Danville, it turns east as it passes intoIndiana.
Through most of its duration inIndiana, US 136 is parallel to the newerI-74. WithinIndianapolis, the highway is also called Crawfordsville Road, and US 136 ends in the town ofSpeedway, at the I-74/I-465 interchange, where Crawfordsville Road continues without numbered designation. As part of Indiana's Accelerate 465 project, the I-74/I-465 interchange was reworked to eliminate tight spiral ramps and to add a full interchange for US 136 with I-465.[4] It was completed in December 2012.[4] The entire portion of US 136 in Indiana is part of theDixie Highway.
InIllinois, the designation of US 136 in 1951 replacedIL 10 from theIowa state line inKeokuk toIL 119 inHavana, The route then followed IL 119 to an intersection withIL 1, where it traveled south to IL 10, heading east toDanville and theIndiana state line.[5]
InMissouri, most of US 136 was designated asRoute 4 in 1922. This highway began atSt. Joseph and followed presentUS 169 toStanberry, turning east there to theIowa state line along US 136. The rest of US 136 was initiallyRoute 1A (Nebraska toRock Port), part ofRoute 1, andRoute 18 (Tarkio to Stanberry). The east end was truncated toWayland in 1926, whenUS 61 was designated over the part east to Iowa, and in 1927 Route 4 absorbed the formerRoute 52 from St. Joseph southwest toAtchison, Kansas. In 1932, Route 4 was rerouted west of Stanberry, absorbing Route 18 and Route 102 (the latter a ca. 1930 renumbering of Route 1A); the portion from Stanberry to St. Joseph was deleted in favor of US 169 and the portion from St. Joseph to Kansas became Route 18 (which became part of US 59 in 1934). US 136 replaced Route 4 east of Stanberry in 1951 and the rest in 1960.
In Nebraska, US 136 was previously "Route 3." US 136 replaced Route 3 in 1960.
US 136 was originally proposed to use I-465 in Indiana to theUS 36 interchange so US 136 could meet its parent, US 36.
US 6 /US 34 north-northwest ofEdison
US 183 north-northwest ofAlma. The highways travel concurrently to Alma.
US 281 inRed Cloud
US 81 south-southeast ofHebron
US 77 inBeatrice
US 75 inAuburn
I-29 inRock Port
US 275 northwest of Rock Port
US 59 south-southwest ofTarkio. The highways travel concurrently to Tarkio.
US 71 east-southeast ofBurlington Junction. The highways travel concurrently toMaryville.
US 169 inStanberry. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest ofDarlington.
US 69 southwest ofBethany. The highways travel concurrently to Bethany.
I-35 in Bethany
US 65 inPrinceton. The highways travel concurrently through Princeton.
US 63 south-southeast ofGlenwood. The highways travel concurrently toLancaster.
US 61 west-northwest ofAlexandria. The highways travel concurrently toKeokuk, Iowa.
US 218 inKeokuk
US 67 inMacomb. The highways travel concurrently to east of Macomb.
US 24 inDuncan Mills. The highways travel concurrently to south of Duncan Mills.
I-155 east-northeast ofEmden
I-55 inMcLean
US 51 inHeyworthI-74 south-southeast ofLe Roy
US 150 southeast of Le Roy
I-57 inRantoul
US 45 in RantoulUS 150 inDanville
US 41 inVeedersburg. The highways travel concurrently through Veedersburg.
US 231 inCrawfordsvilleI-74 /I-465 on theIndianapolis–Speedway line. U.S. Route 136 Business | |
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| Location | Gentry County,Missouri |
| Length | 1.7 mi[7] (2.7 km) |
| Existed | 2006[8][9]–present |
U.S. Route 136 Business (US 136 Bus.) is a business loop of US 136 that runs through the city ofAlbany,Missouri.[7]
US 136 Bus. begins at aT intersection with US 136, immediately west of Albany. From its western terminus it proceeds east to promptly enter Albany and run along West Jackson Street. After about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) US 136 Bus. reaches its western junction withMissouri Route 85 (Route 85) at a T intersection at Hundley Street. US 136 Bus. turns north to runconcurrent with Route 85 along North Hundley Street. (Route 85 heads south along South Hundley Street towardEvona.) After proceeding north for one-half of a mile (0.80 km) US 136 Bus. reaches it eastern junction at US 136. (Route 85 ends at that intersection, but the roadway continues north asMissouri Route C.)
The entire route is inGentry County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations[7] | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 136 east –Albany,US 136 Bus. US 136 west –Stanberry,Maryville,Rock Port | Western terminus; T intersection | |
| Albany | 1.2 | 1.9 |   Route 85 south (South Hundley St) | T intersection; eastern end of Route 85 concurrency | |
| 1.7 | 2.7 | US 136 east –Albany,New Hampton,Bethany,PrincetonUS 136 west –US 136 Bus.Route 85 end | Northern terminus; northern end of Route 85 concurrency | ||
  Route C north –Pinhook,Allendale | Continuation north from eastern terminus; southern end of Route C | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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← N-133 | NE | → N-137 | ||
← Route 135 | MO | → Route 137 | ||
← Iowa 130 | IA | → Iowa 136 | ||
← IL 135 | IL | → IL 136 | ||
← SR 135 | IN | → SR 140 | ||