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]
 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 | ||||
| West end |  IL 26 in Freeport | |||
 US 20 in Freeport  US 51 / IL 251 in South Beloit  I-39 / I-90 / US 51 in South Beloit | ||||
| East end |  WIS 67 in South Beloit | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Stephenson, Winnebago | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editIllinois 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
editSBI 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
edit| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Stephenson | Freeport | 0.00 | 0.00 | IL 26 (North West Avenue) – Forreston, Cedarville | Western terminus of IL 75. |
| 0.5 | 0.80 |  US 20 Bus. (Galena Avenue) | |||
| 3.7 | 6.0 | US 20 (Freeport Bypass) – Eleroy, Rockford | |||
| Winnebago | | 17.9 | 28.8 |  CR 56 (Best Road) | |
| Durand | 18.9 | 30.4 |   CR 18 south (Pecatonica Road) | ||
| 20.4 | 32.8 |  IL 70 (Center Road) – Rockford, Durand | |||
| 21.9 | 35.2 |  CR 47 south (Leech Road) | |||
| 22.9 | 36.9 |   CR 23 north (Wheeler Road) | Begin/end concurrency with CR 23. | ||
| 23.5 | 37.8 | CR 23 south (Moate Road) | Begin/end concurrency with CR 23. | ||
| Rockton | 28.8 | 46.3 |  CR 24 (Meridian Road) | ||
| 31.9 | 51.3 |  CR 13 south (Owen Center Road) | |||
| 34.5 | 55.5 |  CR 64 south (Russell Street) | |||
| South Beloit | 36.1 | 58.1 |   IL 2 south – Rockford | Begin/end concurrency with IL 2. | |
| 36.5 | 58.7 |  CR 76 (Prairie Hill Road) | |||
| 38.4 | 61.8 |  IL 2 north (Blackhawk Boulevard) | Begin/end concurrency with IL 2. | ||
| 39.3 | 63.2 | US 51 north (Dearborn Avenue) / IL 251 south (North 2nd Street) – Roscoe | Begin/end concurrency with US 51; northern terminus of IL 251. | ||
| 40.6 | 65.3 | I-39 / I-90 / US 51 south – Chicago, Rockford, Madison | Begin/end concurrency with US 51; exit 1 (I-90). | ||
| 41.64 | 67.01 | WIS 67 north – Sharon | 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
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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