# U.S. Route 52 in Illinois

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

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

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. Between 1936 and 1940, US 52 originally bypassed Joliet via parts of present-day IL 47 and IL 113. In 1940, US 52 was rerouted through Joliet to Kankakee. Subsequently, IL 44 and IL 69 were entirely decommissioned.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Mississippi River | 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 |
| Carroll | Savanna | 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 |
| Carroll | Mount Carroll | 11.09 | 17.85 | IL 78 (Clay Street) to IL 40 – Morrison | |
| Carroll | Lanark | 18.69 | 30.08 | IL 73 north (Broad Street) – Pearl City, Lena | |
| Carroll | 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 |
| Lee | Dixon | 49.8 | 80.1 | IL 2 north (2nd Street) – Rockford | Eastern end of IL 2 overlap |
| Lee | Dixon | 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 |
| Lee | Dixon | 50.5 | 81.3 | IL 38 east (Franklin Grove Road) / Lincoln Highway – Rochelle | |
| Lee | 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 |
| LaSalle | Mendota | 79.0 | 127.1 | US 34 (Washington Street) – La Moille, Earlville | |
| LaSalle | Troy Grove Township | 84.4 | 135.8 | IL 251 south (East 2nd Road) – Peru | Southern end of IL 251 overlap |
| LaSalle | Troy Grove–Ophir township line | 88.5 | 142.4 | I-39 / US 51 – LaSalle–Peru, Rockford | |
| LaSalle | Freedom Township | 99.4 | 160.0 | IL 23 south (E. 17th Road) – Ottawa | Western end of IL 23 overlap |
| LaSalle | Freedom–Serena township line | 101.6 | 163.5 | IL 23 north (E. 18th Road) – DeKalb | Eastern end of IL 23 overlap |
| LaSalle | 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 |
| Will | Shorewood | 135.2 | 217.6 | I-55 – Chicago, Bloomington–Normal | |
| Will | Joliet | 138.5 | 222.9 | IL 7 (Larkin Avenue) | |
| Will | Joliet | 140.7 | 226.4 | US 6 west (Railroad Street) | Western end of US 6 overlap |
| Will | Joliet | 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 |
| Will | Joliet | 141.6 | 227.9 | I-80 – Gary, Moline–Rock Island | |
| Will | Joliet | 142.0 | 228.5 | IL 53 south / Historic US 66 – Wilmington | Southern end of IL 53 overlap |
| Will | 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 | Kankakee | 175.5 | 282.4 | IL 17 west (Court Street) – Dwight | Western end of IL 17 overlap |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 175.9 | 283.1 | IL 17 east (Court Street) | Eastern end of IL 17 overlap |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 176.5 | 284.0 | IL 115 south (McCullin Drive) | |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 177.2 | 285.2 | IL 50 north (Schuyler Avenue) | |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 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 |
| Iroquois | Martinton Township | 199.3 | 320.7 | IL 1 – Martinton, Watseka | |
| Iroquois | Sheldon | 213.8 | 344.1 | US 24 west – Watseka | Western end of US 24 overlap |
| Iroquois | 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 ||||||