Route 242
Illinois Route 242 constitutes a 19 mile long highwya joining the Hamilton County seat of McLeansboro with Wayne City in southwest Wayne County. The rural route connects with Interstate 64 at an interchange by Mayberry.
North
11.2 miles after it starts in McLeansboro, IL 242 crosses the Wayne County line near the village of Belle Prairie City.
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Indiana 242 bends northwest from County Road 900 East and meets Interstate 64 at a rural diamond interchange (Exit 100).
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Interstate 64 ventures east 30 miles from Indiana 242 to span the Wabash River. Evansville is 65 mile drive away.
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Spanning Interstate 64 along Indiana 242 north. The freeway was completed by 1972 along this stretch.
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Interstate 64 continues west 20 miles to merge with Interstate 57 north outside Mt. Vernon. Wayne City is another seven miles northwest along Indiana 242.
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South
IL 242 separates to accommodate a grassy median at the diamond interchange with Interstate 64. Pictured here is the I-64 under crossing and approach to the eastbound on-ramp.
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A Clearview-based guide sign directs motorists onto Interstate 64 east toward Evansville from Indiana 242 south. Only three exits of I-64 east remain before the highway spans the Wabash River into Indiana.
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Indiana 242 curves southward and overtakes County Road 900 East on the 12 mile trip to McLeansboro. Traffic counts are quite low with only 1,400 vpd recorded in 2011.
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A half mile further south, Indiana 242 crosses into Hamilton County.
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- ABRoads: 05/27/11
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Page Updated Tuesday March 27, 2012.