U.S. Route 52 in Illinois
{{Short description|US Highway section within the state of Illinois}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{highway detail hatnote|U.S. Route 52}}
{{Infobox road
|state=IL
|type=US
|route=52
|alternate_name=
|map={{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 52 in Illinois.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=US 52 highlighted in red
|length_mi=215.78
|established=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=IA|US|52|IA|64}} at Savanna
|junction={{plainlist|1=
- {{Jct|state=IL|US|30}} near Amboy
- {{Jct|state=IL|US|34}} in Mendota
- {{Jct|state=IL|I|39|US|51}} in Troy Grove
- {{Jct|state=IL|I|55}} in Shorewood
- {{Jct|state=IL|US|6|IL|53}} in Joliet
- {{Jct|state=IL|I|80}} in Joliet
- {{Jct|state=IL|US|45}} near Andres
- {{Jct|state=IL|US|45|IL|49}} near L'Erable
- {{Jct|state=IL|IL|1}} near Martinton
- {{Jct|state=IL|US|24}} in Sheldon }}
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=IN|US|24|US|52}} east of Sheldon
|counties=Carroll, Ogle, Lee, LaSalle, Kendall, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois
|previous_type=US
|previous_route=51
|next_type=IL
|next_route=53
|browse=
{{il browse|previous_type=IL|previous_route=26|route=IL 27|next_type=IL|next_route=28}}
{{il browse|previous_type=IL|previous_route=43|route=IL 44|next_type=US|next_route=45}}
{{il browse|previous_type=IL|previous_route=68|route=IL 69|next_type=I|next_route=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 {{convert|215.78|mi|km|2}}.
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.{{Illinois road map|year=1935}}{{Illinois road map|year=1936}} Between 1936 and 1940, US 52 originally bypassed Joliet via parts of present-day IL 47 and IL 113.{{Illinois road map|year=1939}} In 1940, US 52 was rerouted through Joliet to Kankakee. Subsequently, IL 44 and IL 69 were entirely decommissioned.{{Illinois road map|year=1940}}
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Major intersections
{{Jctint
|river=Mississippi River
|lspan=2
|mile=0.00
|mspan=2
|road={{Jct|state=IA|US|52|dir1=north|IA|64|dir2=west|city1=Sabula}}
|notes=Continuation into Iowa
}}
{{Jctbridge
|mile=none
|bridge=Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge
}}
{{ILint
|county=Carroll
|cspan=5
|location=Savanna
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=0.13
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|84|dir1=north|GRR|National|dir2=north|name2=Main Street|city1=Galena}}
|notes=Western ends of IL 84 and Great River Road overlaps
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=2.19
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|84|dir1=south|GRR|National|dir2=South|name2=Viaduct Road|city1=East Moline}}
|notes=Eastern ends of IL 84 and Great River Road overlaps
}}
{{ILint
|location=Mount Carroll
|mile=11.09
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|78|name1=Clay Street|to2=y|IL|40|city1=Morrison}}
}}
{{ILint
|location=Lanark
|mile=18.69
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|73|name1=Broad Street|dir1=north|city1=Pearl City|city2=Lena}}
}}
{{ILint
|location=Rock Creek–Lima Township
|ctdab=Carroll
|type=concur
|mile=28.62
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|64|dir1=east|city1=Dixon}}
|notes=Eastern end of IL 64 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|county=Ogle
|location=Buffalo Township
|ctdab=Ogle
|type=concur
|mile=35.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|26|dir1=north|city1=Forreston}}
|notes=Western end of IL 26 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|county=Lee
|cspan=5
|location=Dixon
|lspan=4
|type=concur
|mile=49.3
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|2|name1=Everett Street|dir1=south|Lincoln||city1=Sterling}}
|notes=Western end of IL 2 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=49.8
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|2|name1=2nd Street|dir1=north|city1=Rockford}}
|notes=Eastern end of IL 2 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=50.1
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|26|name1=Galena Avenue|dir1=south|to2=y|I-Toll|88|CKC|city1=Princeton|location2=Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home}}
|notes=Eastern end of IL 26 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|mile=50.5
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|38|dir1=east|Lincoln||name1=Franklin Grove Road|city1=Rochelle}}
}}
{{ILint
|township1=Franklin Grove
|township2=Amboy
|ctdab=Lee
|mile=60.1
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|30|to2=y|I|39|city1=Rock Falls|city2=Aurora}}
}}
{{ILint
|county=LaSalle
|cspan=7
|location=Mendota
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=78.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|251|name1=East 2nd Road, 13th Avenue|dir1=north|city1=Rochelle}}
|notes=Northern end of IL 251 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|mile=79.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|34|name1=Washington Street|city1=La Moille|city2=Earlville}}
}}
{{ILint
|township=Troy Grove
|ctdab=LaSalle
|type=concur
|mile=84.4
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|251|name1=East 2nd Road|dir1=south|city1=Peru}}
|notes=Southern end of IL 251 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|township1=Troy Grove
|township2=Ophir
|ctdab=LaSalle
|mile=88.5
|road={{Jct|state=IL|I|39|US|51|location1=LaSalle–Peru|city2=Rockford}}
}}
{{ILint
|township=Freedom
|ctdab=LaSalle
|type=concur
|mile=99.4
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|23|dir1=south|name1=E. 17th Road|city1=Ottawa}}
|notes=Western end of IL 23 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|township1=Freedom
|township2=Serena
|ctdab=LaSalle
|type=concur
|mile=101.6
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|23|dir1=north|name1=E. 18th Road|city1=DeKalb}}
|notes=Eastern end of IL 23 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|township=Mission
|ctdab=LaSalle
|mile=110.3
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|71}}
}}
{{ILint
|county=Kendall
|township=Lisbon
|ctdab=Kendall
|mile=122.2
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|47|city1=Morris|city2=Yorkville}}
}}
{{ILint
|county=Will
|cspan=8
|location=Shorewood
|lspan=2
|mile=134.7
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|59|US-Hist|66|name2=Will Rogers Highway}}
|notes=Alternate route of Historic US 66}}
{{ILint
|mile=135.2
|road={{Jct|state=IL|I|55|city1=Chicago|location2=Bloomington–Normal}}
}}
{{ILint
|location=Joliet
|lspan=5
|mile=138.5
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|7|name1=Larkin Avenue}}
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=140.7
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|6|dir1=west|name1=Railroad Street}}
|notes=Western end of US 6 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=141.2
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|6|dir1=east|IL|53|dir2=north|US-Hist|66}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 6 overlap; northern end of IL 53 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|mile=141.6
|road={{Jct|state=IL|I|80|location1=Gary|location2=Moline–Rock Island}}
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=142.0
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|53|dir1=south|US-Hist|66|location1=Wilmington}}
|notes=Southern end of IL 53 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|township=Peotone
|ctdab=Will
|type=concur
|mile=159.4
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|45|dir1=north|city1=Frankfort}}
|notes=Northern end of US 45 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|county=Kankakee
|cspan=6
|location=Bourbonnais
|mile=173.1
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|102|dir1=west|name1=Main Street NW|location1=Wilmington}}
}}
{{ILint
|location=Kankakee
|lspan=5
|type=concur
|mile=175.5
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|17|dir1=west|name1=Court Street|city1=Dwight}}
|notes=Western end of IL 17 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|type=concur
|mile=175.9
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|17|dir1=east|name1=Court Street}}
|notes=Eastern end of IL 17 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|mile=176.5
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|115|dir1=south|name1=McCullin Drive}}
}}
{{ILint
|mile=177.2
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|50|dir1=north|name1=Schuyler Avenue}}
}}
{{ILint
|mile=179.1
|road={{Jct|state=IL|I|57|city1=Chicago|city2=Champaign}}
}}
{{ILint
|county=Iroquois
|cspan=4
|township=Ashkum
|ctdab=Iroquois
|type=concur
|mile=192.2
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|45|dir1=south|IL|49|dir2=south|city1=Ashkum|city2=Crescent City}}
|notes=Southern end of US 45 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|township=Martinton
|ctdab=Iroquois
|mile=199.3
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|1|city1=Martinton|city2=Watseka}}
}}
{{ILint
|location=Sheldon
|type=concur
|mile=213.8
|road={{Jct|state=IL|US|24|dir1=west|city1=Watseka}}
|notes=Western end of US 24 overlap
}}
{{ILint
|township=Sheldon
|ctdab=Iroquois
|mile=215.78
|road={{Jct|state=IN|US|24|dir1=east|US|52|dir2=east|city1=Kentland}}
|notes=Continuation into Indiana
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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Category:Transportation in Carroll County, Illinois
Category:Transportation in Ogle County, Illinois
Category:Transportation in Lee County, Illinois
Category:Transportation in LaSalle County, Illinois
Category:Transportation in Kendall County, Illinois
Category:Transportation in Will County, Illinois