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U.S. Route 52 in Illinois

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U.S. Route 52 marker
U.S. Route 52
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US 52 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length215.78 mi[1] (347.26 km)
Major junctions
West end US 52 / Iowa 64 at Savanna
Major intersections
East end US 24 / US 52 east of Sheldon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesCarroll, Ogle, Lee, LaSalle, Kendall, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois
Highway system
← US 51→ IL 53
← IL 26IL 27→ IL 28
← IL 43IL 44→ US 45
← IL 68IL 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 westbound past IL 7 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 1935, US 52 was extended northwest from Fowler, Indiana to an international border crossing at Portal, North Dakota.[2] Subsequently in Illinois, the entirety of Illinois Route 27, which ran between Savanna and Polo, was replaced by US 52. Portions of the following routes were also replaced:[3][4]

In 1940, US 52 was rerouted to directly serve Joliet, having previously bypassed the city via the aforementioned routes. Subsequently, the rest of IL 69 and the entirety of Illinois Route 44 were decommissioned.[5][6]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[7]kmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.000.00

 US 52 north / Iowa 64 west – Sabula		Continuation into Iowa
Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge
CarrollSavanna0.130.21


 IL 84 north / Great River Road (National Route) north (Main Street) – Galena		Western ends of IL 84 and Great River Road overlaps
2.193.52


 IL 84 south / Great River Road (National Route) south (Viaduct Road) – East Moline		Eastern ends of IL 84 and Great River Road overlaps
Mount Carroll11.0917.85
 IL 78 (Clay Street) to IL 40 – Morrison
Lanark18.6930.08
 IL 73 north (Broad Street) – Pearl City, Lena
Rock Creek–Lima Township28.6246.06
 IL 64 east – Dixon		Eastern end of IL 64 overlap
OgleBuffalo Township35.056.3
 IL 26 north – Forreston		Western end of IL 26 overlap
LeeDixon49.379.3
 IL 2 south (Everett Street) / Lincoln Highway – Sterling		Western end of IL 2 overlap
49.880.1
 IL 2 north (2nd Street) – Rockford		Eastern end of IL 2 overlap
50.180.6




 IL 26 south (Galena Avenue) to I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) – Princeton, Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home		Eastern end of IL 26 overlap
50.581.3
 IL 38 east (Franklin Grove Road) / Lincoln Highway – Rochelle
Franklin Grove–Amboy
township line		60.196.7
 US 30 to I-39 – Rock Falls, Aurora
LaSalleMendota78.0125.5
 IL 251 north (East 2nd Road, 13th Avenue) – Rochelle		Northern end of IL 251 overlap
79.0127.1 US 34 (Washington Street) – La Moille, Earlville
Troy Grove Township84.4135.8
 IL 251 south (East 2nd Road) – Peru		Southern end of IL 251 overlap
Troy Grove–Ophir
township line		88.5142.4 I-39 / US 51 – LaSalle–Peru, RockfordExit 66 on I-39
Freedom Township99.4160.0
 IL 23 south (E. 17th Road) – Ottawa		Western end of IL 23 overlap
Freedom–Serena
township line		101.6163.5
 IL 23 north (E. 18th Road) – DeKalb		Eastern end of IL 23 overlap
Mission Township110.3177.5 IL 71
KendallLisbon Township122.2196.7 IL 47 – Morris, Yorkville
WillShorewood134.7216.8 IL 59 / Historic US 66 (Will Rogers Highway)Alternate route of Historic US 66
135.2217.6 I-55 – Chicago, Bloomington–NormalExit 253 on I-55
Joliet138.5222.9 IL 7 (Larkin Avenue)
140.7226.4
 US 6 west (Railroad Street)		Western end of US 6 overlap
141.2227.2

 US 6 east / IL 53 north / Historic US 66		Eastern end of US 6 overlap; northern end of IL 53 overlap
141.6227.9 I-80 – Gary, Moline–Rock IslandExit 132 on I-80
142.0228.5
 IL 53 south / Historic US 66 – Wilmington		Southern end of IL 53 overlap
Peotone Township159.4256.5
 US 45 north – Frankfort		Northern end of US 45 overlap
KankakeeBourbonnais173.1278.6
 IL 102 west (Main Street NW) – Wilmington
Kankakee175.5282.4
 IL 17 west (Court Street) – Dwight		Western end of IL 17 overlap
175.9283.1
 IL 17 east (Court Street)		Eastern end of IL 17 overlap
176.5284.0
 IL 115 south (McCullin Drive)
177.2285.2
 IL 50 north (Schuyler Avenue)
179.1288.2 I-57 – Chicago, ChampaignExit 308 on I-57
IroquoisAshkum Township192.2309.3

 US 45 south / IL 49 south – Ashkum, Crescent City		Southern end of US 45 overlap
Martinton Township199.3320.7 IL 1 – Martinton, Watseka
Sheldon213.8344.1
 US 24 west – Watseka		Western end of US 24 overlap
Sheldon Township215.78347.26

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

References

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  1. ↑ Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  2. ↑ Weingroff, Richard F. "U.S. 52 Charleston, South Carolina, to Portal, North Dakota". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1940). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  7. ↑ "Overview Map of US 52" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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