Nebraska U.S. 136 closely parallels
Nebraska's southern border from its western terminus near
Edison to the
Missouri River. It passes through
Beatrice and exits the state at
Brownville via the
Brownville Bridge. It is designated the Heritage Highway throughout Nebraska.
Missouri US 136 enters Missouri on the west just east of Brownville, Nebraska, over the
Missouri River. It leaves the state at
Alexandria on the east, running concurrently with
US 61. During its journey, it enters every county seat in the nine counties it traverses. The distance across Missouri is approximately . US 136 is two lanes over its entire course through Missouri.
Iowa US 136 in Iowa consists of a route which travels across the south-easternmost tip of
Lee County. It crosses the
Des Moines River from Missouri with
US 61, overlapping for just over . East of the US 61 split, US 136 is overlapped by
US 61 Bus. through
Keokuk. 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 of
US 218, it turns to the southeast towards the
Mississippi River. US 136 travels another before crossing the Mississippi into
Hamilton,
Illinois via the
Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge.
Illinois US 136 spends within the state of
Illinois. It crosses the
Mississippi River into Illinois from Iowa just past
Keokuk. It passes through historic
Carthage; site of the death of
Joseph Smith, founder of the
Latter Day Saint movement and home of the Kibbe biological museum, then
Macomb, where
Western Illinois University is located. It continues as an east–west route intersecting with
I-155 and
I-55 south of
Bloomington-Normal and north of
Lincoln in
Central Illinois. It later intersects with
I-74, and then
I-57 just outside
Rantoul, approximately north of
Champaign-Urbana. US 136 then travels concurrently with
Illinois Route 1 in far east central Illinois before entering
Danville. At Danville, it turns east as it passes into
Indiana.
Indiana Through most of its duration in
Indiana, US 136 is parallel to the newer
I-74. Within
Indianapolis, the highway is also called Crawfordsville Road, and US 136 ends in the town of
Speedway, 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. It was completed in December 2012. The entire portion of US 136 in Indiana is part of the
Dixie Highway. ==History==