Illinois Route 75

Illinois Route 75
	Freeport Road
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
Counties	Stephenson, Winnebago
Highway system

Illinois Route 75 is an east–west state road 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	Durand	20.4	32.8	IL 70 south (Center Road) – Rockford	Northern terminus of IL 70.
	South Beloit	36.1	58.1	IL 2 south – Rockford	Begin/end concurrency with IL 2.
		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

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External links

Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 75

References

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

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[t2-1] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[n9jig-2] Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2006.

[Google_Maps-3] Google (February 22, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 75" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 22, 2017.