Interstate 39 in Illinois

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Interstate 39
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

141 mi (227 km)

South end:

I-55 in Normal, IL

Major
junctions:

I-80 in Peru, IL

I-88 in Rochelle, IL

I-90 in Rockford, IL

North end:

Wisconsin border near South Beloit, IL

Illinois state highway system
< ILL 38		US 40 >

The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge over the Illinois River south of La Salle, Illinois.

In the state of Illinois, Interstate 39 is a north-south expressway that runs from its southern terminus at Interstate 55 in Normal to South Beloit. This is a length of 141 miles (227 km). For the main article, see Interstate 39.

As of 2007, there are no plans to extend Interstate 39 south of the Bloomington-Normal area. IDOT also has no plans to upgrade U.S. Route 51 to a freeway south of Bloomington-Normal.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Exit list
4 References

[edit] Route description

For all but one mile (1.6 km) that Interstate 39 is in Illinois, it is designated concurrently with U.S. Route 51. The southern terminus of I-39 is less than a mile (1.6 km) from Interstate 74 as it runs around Normal.

[edit] History

Interstate 39 was considered at one point for the unbuilt Peoria-to-Chicago Highway.

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
McLean	Normal	0.0	N/A	Interstate 55 — St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago U.S. Route 51 south — Decatur, Illinois	U.S. 51 northbound joins with I-39 northbound. Southern terminus of I-39.
	Normal		2	(Bus. US 51)
	Hudson		5	County 12
	Hudson		8	County 8
Woodford	El Paso		14	U.S. Route 24 — El Paso, Peoria
	Woodford		22	Illinois Route 116 — Metamora, Flanagan
	Minonk		27	Minonk — County 2
Marshall	Wenona		35	Illinois Route 17 — Lacon, Wenona
LaSalle	Lostant		41	Illinois Route 18 — Henry, Streator
	Tonica		48	Tonica
	Oglesby		51	Illinois Route 71 — Hennepin, Oglesby
			52	Illinois Route 251 — Peru
			54	Oglesby — County 23
	La Salle		57	U.S. Route 6 — LaSalle, Ottawa
	La Salle		59	Interstate 80 — Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago
	Troy Grove		66	US 52
	Mendota		72	US 34
Lee	Paw Paw		82	County 10
	Paw Paw		87	US 30
	Steward		93	County 2
Ogle	Rochelle		97	Interstate 88
			99	IL 38
			104	IL 64
	Monroe Center		111	IL 72
Winnebago	Rockford		115	Baxter Rd.
	Rockford			U.S. Route 20 west	U.S. 20 eastbound joins with I-39 northbound.
	Cherry Valley		122A-B	U.S. Route 20 east	U.S. 20 westbound joins with I-39 southbound.
		Begin Northwest Tollway (Northbound) - mileposts belong to tollway and increase from here.
		61		I-90 - Rockford, Chicago	follow West
	Rockford	63		US 20 Business - State St.
		64		Riverside Blvd	Westbound Exit - Eastbound Entrance tolled
		~67		ILL 173 — Laine Rd	Exit scheduled to open summer of 2007. Tolls on westbound exit, eastbound entrance ramps.
	Rockton	75	South Beloit Toll Plaza
	Rockton	76	3	Rockton Rd
	South Beloit	Begin Northwest Tollway (Southbound) - mileposts belong to tollway and decrease from here.
			1	ILL 75 west - South Beloit	Eastbound POV
			1	US 51 north ILL 75 west - South Beloit	Westbound POV