Illinois Route 75
Illinois Route 75 | ||||
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Freeport Road | ||||
![]() IL 75 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 41.64 mi[1] (67.01 km) | |||
Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Stephenson, Winnebago | |||
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Illinois Route 75 (IL 75) is an east–west state highway in north-central Illinois. It runs from downtown Freeport at Illinois Route 26 to WIS 67 at the Wisconsin state line southeast of Beloit, Wisconsin. This is a distance of 41.64 miles (67.01 km).[1]
Route description
Illinois 75 is the main route between Freeport and Beloit, and serves numerous rural areas along this alignment. It has two lanes and is an undivided surface street for its entire length, except at the interchange with U.S. Route 20 and the section east of Illinois Route 2.
History
SBI Route 75 originally ran from Freeport to Rockton. It was extended in 1960 along Illinois Route 2 to U.S. Route 51 in South Beloit.[2]
IL 75 was recently extended east past the former eastern terminus at I-39/I-90 (Jane Addams Tollway) to the Wisconsin state line and Wisconsin Highway 67.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Stephenson | Freeport | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Western terminus of IL 75. |
0.5 | 0.80 | ![]() ![]() | |||
3.7 | 6.0 | ![]() | |||
Winnebago | | 17.9 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Durand | 18.9 | 30.4 | ![]() ![]() | ||
20.4 | 32.8 | ![]() | |||
21.9 | 35.2 | ![]() ![]() | |||
22.9 | 36.9 | ![]() ![]() | Begin/end concurrency with CR 23. | ||
23.5 | 37.8 | ![]() ![]() | Begin/end concurrency with CR 23. | ||
Rockton | 28.8 | 46.3 | ![]() | ||
31.9 | 51.3 | ![]() ![]() | |||
34.5 | 55.5 | ![]() ![]() | |||
South Beloit | 36.1 | 58.1 | ![]() ![]() | Begin/end concurrency with IL 2. | |
36.5 | 58.7 | ![]() | |||
38.4 | 61.8 | ![]() ![]() | Begin/end concurrency with IL 2. | ||
39.3 | 63.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Begin/end concurrency with US 51; northern terminus of IL 251. | ||
40.6 | 65.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Begin/end concurrency with US 51; exit 1 (I-90). | ||
41.64 | 67.01 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of IL 75; Wisconsin state line. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
- ^ "Overview Map of IL 75" (Map). Google Maps. Google. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
External links
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- Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 75