Illinois Route 75 Explained

State:IL
Type:IL
Maint:IDOT
Route:75
Alternate Name:Freeport Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:IL 75 highlighted in red
Length Mi:41.64
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Direction B:East
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Freeport
Junction: in Freeport
in South Beloit
in South Beloit
Terminus B: in South Beloit
Counties:Stephenson, Winnebago
Established:1924[2]
Previous Route:74
Previous Type:I
Next Route:76
Next Type:IL

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 41.64miles.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illinois Technology Transfer Center . T2 GIS Data . 2007-11-08 . 2006.
  2. Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2006.