Illinois Route 75

Illinois Route 75
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
Major intersections	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
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← I-74 → IL 76

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
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       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
2. Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
3. "Overview Map of IL 75" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

External links

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• Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 75