U.S. Route 52 in Illinois

US Highway section within the state of Illinois

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 52 in Illinois. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 52.

U.S. Route 52

US 52 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length| 215.78 mi[1] (347.26 km)
Major junctions
West end|  US 52 / Iowa 64 at Savanna
Major intersections|

* US 30 near Amboy
* US 34 in Mendota
* I-39 / US 51 in Troy Grove
* I-55 in Shorewood
* US 6 / IL 53 in Joliet
* I-80 in Joliet
* US 45 near Andres
* US 45 / IL 49 near L'Erable
* IL 1 near Martinton
* US 24 in Sheldon

East end|  US 24 / US 52 east of Sheldon
Location
Country| United States
State| Illinois
Counties| Carroll, Ogle, Lee, LaSalle, Kendall, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois
Highway system

* United States Numbered Highway System

* List
* Special
* Divided

* Illinois State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Tollways
* Scenic

| ←  US 51| | →  IL 53

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| ←  IL 26| IL 27| →  IL 28

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←  IL 43| IL 44| →  US 45
←  IL 68| IL 69| →  I-70

U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in the state of Illinois is a surface road that traverses the north central and eastern portions of the state. It runs from the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River between Sabula, Iowa, and Savanna with Illinois Route 64 (IL 64) southeast to the Indiana state line near Sheldon with US 24. This is a distance of 215.78 miles (347.26 km).

## Route description

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US 52 near the split with US 6 in Joliet

US 52 travels southeast from the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge at the terminus of Iowa Highway 64 (Iowa 64) and IL 64 in Savanna, going through the cities of Dixon, Amboy and Mendota.

US 52 then turns due south and then east, crossing Interstate 39 (I-39) and US 51 near Troy Grove. It continues east, traveling through Shorewood and then through the southern portion of Joliet, where it is a major thoroughfare in the city of Joliet (Jefferson Street), avoiding the city of Chicago proper. It joins with US 45 through Kankakee, and then travels concurrently with US 24, east of Watseka to the Indiana state line.

## History

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In 1936, much of IL 27, IL 44, and IL 69 were replaced by current US 52 as well as portions of IL 2 south of Dixon, IL 49 south of Kankakee, and IL 116 east of L'Erable.[2][3] Between 1936 and 1940, US 52 originally bypassed Joliet via parts of present-day IL 47 and IL 113.[4] In 1940, US 52 was rerouted through Joliet to Kankakee. Subsequently, IL 44 and IL 69 were entirely decommissioned.[5]

## Major intersections

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County| Location| mi[6]| km| Destinations| Notes

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Mississippi River| 0.00| 0.00|

US 52 north / Iowa 64 west – Sabula| Continuation into Iowa
Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge
Carroll| Savanna| 0.13| 0.21|

IL 84 north / Great River Road (National Route) north (Main Street) – Galena| Western ends of IL 84 and Great River Road overlaps
2.19| 3.52|

IL 84 south / Great River Road (National Route) south (Viaduct Road) – East Moline| Eastern ends of IL 84 and Great River Road overlaps
Mount Carroll| 11.09| 17.85|
IL 78 (Clay Street) to IL 40 – Morrison|
Lanark| 18.69| 30.08|
IL 73 north (Broad Street) – Pearl City, Lena|
Rock Creek–Lima Township| 28.62| 46.06|
IL 64 east – Dixon| Eastern end of IL 64 overlap
Ogle| Buffalo Township| 35.0| 56.3|
IL 26 north – Forreston| Western end of IL 26 overlap
Lee| Dixon| 49.3| 79.3|
IL 2 south (Everett Street) / Lincoln Highway – Sterling| Western end of IL 2 overlap
49.8| 80.1|
IL 2 north (2nd Street) – Rockford| Eastern end of IL 2 overlap
50.1| 80.6|

IL 26 south (Galena Avenue) to I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) – Princeton, Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home| Eastern end of IL 26 overlap
50.5| 81.3|
IL 38 east (Franklin Grove Road) / Lincoln Highway – Rochelle|
Franklin Grove–Amboy
township line| 60.1| 96.7|
US 30 to I-39 – Rock Falls, Aurora|
LaSalle| Mendota| 78.0| 125.5|
IL 251 north (East 2nd Road, 13th Avenue) – Rochelle| Northern end of IL 251 overlap
79.0| 127.1|  US 34 (Washington Street) – La Moille, Earlville|
Troy Grove Township| 84.4| 135.8|
IL 251 south (East 2nd Road) – Peru| Southern end of IL 251 overlap
Troy Grove–Ophir
township line| 88.5| 142.4|  I-39 / US 51 – LaSalle, Peru, Rockford|
Freedom Township| 99.4| 160.0|
IL 23 south (E. 17th Road) – Ottawa| Western end of IL 23 overlap
Freedom–Serena
township line| 101.6| 163.5|
IL 23 north (E. 18th Road) – DeKalb| Eastern end of IL 23 overlap
Mission Township| 110.3| 177.5|  IL 71|
Kendall| Lisbon Township| 122.2| 196.7|  IL 47 – Morris, Yorkville|
Will| Shorewood| 134.7| 216.8|  IL 59 / Historic US 66 (Will Rogers Highway)| Alternate route of Historic US 66
135.2| 217.6|  I-55 – Chicago, Bloomington, Normal|
Joliet| 138.5| 222.9|  IL 7 (Larkin Avenue)|
140.7| 226.4|
US 6 west (Railroad Street)| Western end of US 6 overlap
141.2| 227.2|

US 6 east / IL 53 north / Historic US 66| Eastern end of US 6 overlap; northern end of IL 53 overlap
141.6| 227.9|  I-80 – Gary, Indiana, Moline, Rock Island|
142.0| 228.5|
IL 53 south / Historic US 66 – Wilmington| Southern end of IL 53 overlap
Peotone Township| 159.4| 256.5|
US 45 north – Frankfort| Northern end of US 45 overlap
Kankakee| Bourbonnais| 173.1| 278.6|
IL 102 west (Main Street NW) – Wilmington|
Kankakee| 175.5| 282.4|
IL 17 west (Court Street) – Dwight| Western end of IL 17 overlap
175.9| 283.1|
IL 17 east (Court Street)| Eastern end of IL 17 overlap
176.5| 284.0|
IL 115 south (McCullin Drive)|
177.2| 285.2|
IL 50 north (Schuyler Avenue)|
179.1| 288.2|  I-57 – Chicago, Champaign|
Iroquois| Ashkum Township| 192.2| 309.3|

US 45 south / IL 49 south – Ashkum, Crescent City| Southern end of US 45 overlap
Martinton Township| 199.3| 320.7|  IL 1 – Martinton, Watseka|
Sheldon| 213.8| 344.1|
US 24 west – Watseka| Western end of US 24 overlap
Sheldon Township| 215.78| 347.26|

US 24 east / US 52 east – Kentland| Continuation into Indiana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Concurrency terminus

## References

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1. ^ Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved November 8, 2007.
2. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; H.M. Gousha (1935). Official Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State - via Illinois Digital Archives.
3. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1936). Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State - via Illinois Digital Archives.
4. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1939). Illinois Road Map (Map) (1939–1940 ed.). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State - via Illinois Digital Archives.
5. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1940). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State - via Illinois Digital Archives.
6. ^ "Overview Map of US 52" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

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