Interstate 39
I-39 highlighted in red | |||||||
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Maintained byIDOT,ISTHAandWisDOT | |||||||
Length | 306.14 mi[1](492.68 km) | ||||||
Existed | 1986–present | ||||||
NHS | Entire route | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
States | Illinois,Wisconsin | ||||||
Counties | IL:McLean,Woodford,Marshall,LaSalle,Lee,Ogle,Winnebago WI:Rock,Dane,Columbia,Marquette,Waushara,Portage,Marathon | ||||||
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Interstate 39(I-39) is a highway in theMidwestern United States.I-39 runs fromNormal, Illinois,atI-55toState Trunk Highway 29(WIS 29) in the town ofRib Mountain, Wisconsin,which is approximately six miles (9.7 km) south ofWausau.[2]I-39 was designed to replaceU.S. Route 51(US 51), which, in the early 1980s, was one of the busiest two-lane highways in the United States.[citation needed]I-39 was built in the 1980s and 1990s.
In Illinois, the route has a total length of 140.82 miles (226.63 km).[3]In Wisconsin, I-39 has a distance of 182 miles (293 km). FromRockford, Illinois,to Portage, Wisconsin, I-39runs concurrentlywithI-90.In Wisconsin,I-94joins the pair inMadisonuntil Portage. At 29 miles (47 km) in length, this concurrency of three Interstates is the longest in the country. From Portage northward,US 51is cosigned with the Interstate and has exit numbers based on its mileage.
Route description[edit]
Illinois[edit]
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In Illinois, I-39 begins atI-55,north ofBloomington–Normal, Illinois.I-39's southern terminus is less than one mile (1.6 km) fromI-74as I-74 runs around the city ofNormal.From the city, I-39 runs north largely through rural areas, intersectingIllinois Route 251(IL 251) at exit 8. About 55 miles (89 km) north of the city, I-39 crosses theIllinois Riverover theAbraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge,which is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long.[4]Just north of the Illinois River, I-39 runs east of the cities ofLaSalleandPerubefore intersectingI-80at exit 59. North of I-80, the wind turbines of theMendota Hills Wind Farmcan be seen from milepost 72 atMendotanorth to nearPaw Paw.I-39 intersectsI-88at exit 97 inRochelle.Further north, I-39 crosses theKishwaukee Riverbefore meetingUS 20on the southside ofRockford.I-39 then runs east concurrently with US 20 to where the Interstate joins theJane Addams Memorial TollwayandI-90nearCherry Valley.While concurrent, I-39/I-90 follows I-90's exit numbering. I-39/I-90 heads north toSouth Beloit.There is a toll plaza just south of Rockton Road. US 51 leaves I-39/I-90 atIL 75at exit 1 in South Beloit, while I-39/I-90 continues north into Wisconsin.
For all but one mile (1.6 km) that I-39 is in Illinois, it is designated concurrently with US 51.
Wisconsin[edit]
I-39 enters from Illinois along with I-90, passing under County Trunk Highway P (CTH-P, Stateline Road), and bypasses Beloit to the east. East of the town, the route has an interchange at exit 185 that serves as the terminus for bothWIS 81,which heads westward into Beloit, andI-43,which provides access toMilwaukee.[5]The last interchange serving Beloit is CTH-S (Shopiere Road) at exit 183. The I-39/I-90 concurrency continues to the north and is joined byWIS 11about seven miles (11 km) north of the I-43 interchange. WIS 11 leaves I-39/I-90 at exit 175, heading east. The highway bypassesJanesvilleto the east, although interchanges withUS 14andWIS 26(Milton Avenue) provide access to the town. The highway continues generally to the north, crossing theRock Riverbefore an interchange withWIS 59that provides access toEdgertonto the west andMiltonto the southeast.[5]Subsequently, the highway entersDane Countyas it passes west ofLake Koshkonong.It is joined at exit 160 by US 51 from Edgerton and serves as the southern terminus ofWIS 73.US 51 leaves the route four miles (6.4 km) to the north and heads west throughStoughton.The Interstate gradually turns westward aroundUticato an interchange with CTH-N, providing access to Stoughton andCottage Grove.It then turns gradually back to the north and meetsUS 12andUS 18in Madison. I-39/I-90 bypasses Madison to the east, and I-94 joins the concurrency at the eastern terminus ofWIS 30,an interchange known as the Badger Interchange.[6]About two miles (3.2 km) to the north, the highway crossesUS 151,which includes a south side access to High Crossing Boulevard. The last two Madison area interchanges are US 51 three miles (4.8 km) northwest of the US 151 interchange andWIS 19another one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the US 51 interchange. Access is provided to CTH-V (West North Street) via exit 126 just west ofDeForestfour miles (6.4 km) further north. I-39/I-90/I-94 enterColumbia Countyfour miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of CTH-V.[5]
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The Interstate crossesWIS 60at an interchange three miles (4.8 km) north of the county line east ofLodiand CTH-CS at another interchange four miles (6.4 km) further north nearPoynette.The highway crosses theWisconsin Riverfour miles (6.4 km) north of CTH-CS. At three miles (4.8 km) further along the route from the river, I-39 leaves the concurrency with I-90/I-94 at exit 108 and turns northward while the other two Interstates turn northwesterly.WIS 78terminates at this interchange and heads southwest. This is the starting point of the segment of freeway that carries the I-39 route alone. The Interstate crossesWIS 33,the first of three interchanges accessing Portage, two miles (3.2 km) north of I-90/I-94. After crossing the Wisconsin River again, I-39 crosses the second interchange—this one withWIS 16—and turns northeasterly to an interchange with US 51. The U.S. Highway joins the Interstate, and both turn north once again and leave the Portage area and, after four miles (6.4 km), enterMarquette County.[5]
WIS 23joins I-39/US 51 northbound, four miles (6.4 km) from the county line. The highway passes along Buffalo Lake and encounter a southside half interchange with CTH-D in the town ofPackwaukee.WIS 23 leaves the concurrency to the east heading towardMontelloatWIS 82nearOxford,and the freeway takes a due north route to passWestfield.I-39/US 51 entersWaushara Countysix miles (9.7 km) north of Westfield.[5]Four miles (6.4 km) north of the county line, I-39/US 51 junctions withWIS 21inColoma.I-39/US 51 meets an interchange inHancockwith CTH-V five miles (8.0 km) further north, and WIS 73 crosses inPlainfieldafter another five miles (8.0 km). This is two miles (3.2 km) south of thePortage Countyline.[5]In Portage County, I-39/US 51 take a due north trajectory, which provides access to CTH-D, CTH-W, andWIS 54(alsoBusiness U.S. Highway 51(Bus. US 51)) over 12 miles (19 km). The WIS 54 interchange and the CTH-B interchange 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of it provide access forPlover.The next four interchanges—CTH-HH,US 10eastbound/WIS 66westbound, Stanley Street, and Bus. US 51—provide access toStevens Point.Among these interchanges, the freeway turns northwestward, bypassing the city to the east and north. I-39/US 51 crosses two more interchanges while in Portage County: Casimir Road four miles (6.4 km) northwest of Stevens Point,[7]and westbound US 10 two miles (3.2 km) north of Casimir Road. The freeway then parallels the Wisconsin River for six miles (9.7 km) to an interchange with CTH-DB east of Lake DuBay and one mile (1.6 km) south of theMarathon Countyline.[5]
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WIS 34terminates at an interchange with I-39/US 51 inKnowltonthree miles (4.8 km) northwest of the freeway's entry into Marathon County; the freeway turns due north from this interchange.WIS 153crosses the freeway four miles (6.4 km) further north inMosinee.Maple Ridge Road crosses after another two miles (3.2 km) as the freeway turns northeastward intoKronenwetter.[8]An interchange withBus. US 51is just south of the Wisconsin River crossing after four miles (6.4 km) from Maple Ridge Road. I-39 ends two miles (3.2 km) further north at the interchange withWIS 29east just southwest of Wausau. US 51 continues north on the freeway after WIS 29 towardMerrill.[5]
History[edit]
Illinois[edit]
When theInterstate Highway Systemwas first being planned, Illinois made a request for a north–south highway fromSouth BeloittoSalem.The project was deemed a low priority and was shelved. US 51, which ran mostly down the middle of the state, became a heavily traveled two-lanearterial road,experiencing many crashes and earning the nickname "Killer 51".[9]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a major supplemental freeway system plan was proposed, with the goal of providing Illinois residents access to freeways within 30 minutes or less. One of the proposed routes, FAP 412, was a route that would extend from US 20 inRockfordto I-57 just north of Salem, similar to the earlier requested route. Due to traffic counts, only the portion between Rockford andDecaturwas prioritized.[10]
Over the course of the 1970s, planning for the US 51 supplemental freeway took place in earnest. However, debate ensued over what type of highway should be built. TheIllinois Department of Transportation(IDOT) wanted the entire highway built toInterstate Highway standards,but a transportation committee established to review the proposed supplemental freeway system recommended only Interstate construction between Rockford andI-80.[11]The highway fromOglesbysouth to Decatur was recommended to be an at-grade expressway, utilizing the existing road where possible. After a decade of lobbying by interest groups, it was announced in 1986 that US 51 would be rebuilt to Interstate standards from Oglesby toNormal.[12]However, due to funding concerns and local opposition, it was decided that theBloomingtonto Decatur segment would not be built to Interstate standards; this segment was made a four-lane expressway.[13]
The first segment of the freeway opened 1984 fromIL 5(nowI-88) inRochelle,to US 20 in Rockford.[14]When the freeway was completed south from IL 5 to I-80 in 1986, IDOT officially requested an Interstate designation for the new highway, and I-39 was officially designated.[15]By December 1987, construction on the section of I-39 between I-80 andIL 251was finished. The next section, between IL 251 andI-55in Bloomington–Normal, was completed by 1992, although this stretch of the highway was opened in several phases as completed.[16]In December 1989, the section from Bloomington–Normal to Hudson opened, a distance of about 4.4 miles (7.1 km).[17]In early September 1992, another segment opened from IL 116 north to IL 17.[18]
Wisconsin[edit]
In Wisconsin, the highway was officially designated in 1992.[19]In October 1993,AASHTOestablished part of I-39 in its northern section between Rockford andRib Mountain, Wisconsin,then designated I-39 along existing portions of I-90, I-94, and US 51. However, this part of the highway was not marked as I-39 for another four years, primarily because theWisconsin Department of Transportation(WisDOT) had to reconstruct the interchange connecting I-90 and I-94 withWIS 78nearPortage.[20]Signs denoting I-39 were placed along the highway in Wisconsin until 1996, when the section between Portage and Rib Mountain (near Wausau) received its signs.[19]This occurred after then–GovernorTommy Thompsondesignated the stretch between Portage and Wausau in 1996 after a five-year push to get the Interstate designation approved.[20]The remaining segment along I-90/I-94 was not signed for I-39 until late 1998.[19]The section between the I-90/I-94 interchange and US 51's interchange in Portage was previously a part of WIS 78. That route was truncated back to its current terminus when the Interstate's designation went into effect.[21]The designation of I-39 violated Wisconsin's rule of not having any state trunk highway number duplicated—Interstate, US, or state—asWIS 39already existed.[19]
Exit list[edit]
State | County | Location | mi[22] | km | Exit[23] | Destinations | Notes |
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Illinois | McLean | Normal | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of I-39; southern end of US 51 concurrency; I-55 exit 164;Central Illinois Regional Airport |
1.53 | 2.46 | 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Hudson | 4.67 | 7.52 | 5 | ![]() | |||
Hudson Township | 7.75 | 12.47 | 8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of IL 251 | ||
Woodford | El Paso | 14.35 | 23.09 | 14 | ![]() | ||
Woodford | 22.37 | 36.00 | 22 | ![]() | |||
Minonk | 26.94 | 43.36 | 27 | ![]() | |||
Marshall | Wenona | 35.02 | 56.36 | 35 | ![]() | ||
LaSalle | Lostant | 41.60 | 66.95 | 41 | ![]() | ||
Tonica | 48.67 | 78.33 | 48 | ![]() | |||
Eden Township | 51.70 | 83.20 | 51 | ![]() | |||
52.47 | 84.44 | 52 | ![]() | ||||
Oglesby | 53.79 | 86.57 | 54 | Walnut Street –Oglesby | |||
Illinois River | Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge | ||||||
La Salle | 56.75 | 91.33 | 57 | ![]() | |||
58.68– 59.46 | 94.44– 95.69 | 59 | ![]() | Signed as exits 59A (east) and 59B (west); I-80 exit 79 | |||
Troy Grove | 66.16 | 106.47 | 66 | ![]() | |||
Mendota | 72.09 | 116.02 | 72 | ![]() | |||
Lee | Paw Paw | 82.57 | 132.88 | 82 | ![]() | ||
Willow Creek Township | 87.34 | 140.56 | 87 | ![]() | |||
Steward | 93.34 | 150.22 | 93 | ![]() | |||
Ogle | Rochelle | 97.10– 97.79 | 156.27– 157.38 | 97 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 97A (east) and 97B (west); I-88 exit 78 | |
99.46 | 160.07 | 99 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Lynnville Township | 104.50 | 168.18 | 104 | ![]() | |||
Monroe Center | 110.98 | 178.60 | 111 | ![]() | |||
Winnebago | Rockford Township | 115.49 | 185.86 | 115 | ![]() | ||
Rockford | 119.05– 119.56 | 191.59– 192.41 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 20 concurrency;Chicago Rockford International Airport | ||
Cherry Valley | 122.17 | 196.61 | 122A | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 20 concurrency | ||
122B | Harrison Avenue | ||||||
122.90 | 197.79 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of I-90 concurrency; I-90 exit 17; I-39 uses I-90's exit numbers from here north | |||
Rockford | 124.45 | 200.28 | 15 | ![]() ![]() | Last free exit northbound | ||
127.77 | 205.63 | 12 | ![]() ![]() | Toll on northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
Machesney Park | 131.31 | 211.32 | 9 | ![]() | Toll on northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Rockton | 136.71 | 220.01 | South Beloit Toll Plaza 1 | ||||
South Beloit | 137.53 | 221.33 | 3 | ![]() | Last free exit southbound; northwestern end of Jane Addams Memorial Tollway | ||
139.93 | 225.20 | 1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 51 concurrency | |||
140.25 0.00 | 225.71 0.00 | Illinois–Wisconsin state line | |||||
Wisconsin | Rock | Town of Turtle | 2.48 | 3.99 | 185B | ![]() ![]() | I-43 exits 0A-B southbound; formercloverleaf interchange;undergoing conversion totri-stack interchange. |
2.46 | 3.96 | 185A | ![]() ![]() | Former cloverleaf interchange; undergoing conversion todiverging diamond interchangefor access to/from 43 via County route X. | |||
4.78 | 7.69 | 183 | ![]() | ||||
Town of La Prairie | 9.95 | 16.01 | 177 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of WIS 11 concurrency;Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport | ||
Janesville | 12.49 | 20.10 | 175 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of WIS 11 concurrency; formerBus. US 14 | ||
15.61– 15.66 | 25.12– 25.20 | 171B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Formerly split into exits 171B (west) and 171C (east) | |||
16.41 | 26.41 | 171A | ![]() | ||||
Town of Fulton | 24.62 | 39.62 | 163 | ![]() | |||
Dane | Town of Albion | 27.60 | 44.42 | 160 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 51 concurrency | |
Town of Christiana | 31.30 | 50.37 | 156 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 51 concurrency | ||
Town of Pleasant Springs | 40.40 | 65.02 | 147 | ![]() | |||
Town of Blooming Grove | 45.54 | 73.29 | 142 | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 142A (west) and 142B (east); US 12 exit 267 | ||
Madison | 49.39 | 79.49 | 138B | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Left exit and entrance northbound; servesDane County Airport;WIS 30 exit 3 eastbound and exit 240A westbound | ||
49.74 | 80.05 | 138A | ![]() ![]() | Left exit and entrance southbound; southern end of I-94 concurrency; I-94 exit 240 | |||
51.74 | 83.27 | 135C | High Crossing Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
51.96– 52.00 | 83.62– 83.69 | 135B | ![]() ![]() | Cloverleaf interchange | |||
135A | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Town of Burke | 55.20 | 88.84 | 132 | ![]() | |||
Community of Windsor | 56.68 | 91.22 | 131 | ![]() | |||
Town of Vienna | 60.93 | 98.06 | 126 | ![]() | |||
Columbia | Town of Arlington | 67.97 | 109.39 | 119 | ![]() | ||
Town of Dekorra | 71.99 | 115.86 | 115 | ![]() | |||
Town of Caledonia | 78.63 | 126.54 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of I-90/I-94 concurrency; I-90 exit 108B | ||
79.26 | 127.56 | 84 | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exit 108A northbound | |||
79.73 | 128.31 | 85 | Cascade Mountain Road | ||||
Portage | 81.73 | 131.53 | 87 | ![]() | |||
84.13 | 135.39 | 89 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 89A (east) and 89B (west) northbound | |||
Town of Fort Winnebago | 85.79 | 138.07 | 92 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 51 concurrency; exit numbers from here north based on US 51's mileposts | ||
Marquette | Town of Moundville | 94.43 | 151.97 | 100 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of WIS 23 concurrency | |
Town of Oxford | 98.61 | 158.70 | 104 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
100.77 | 162.17 | 106 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of WIS 23 concurrency | |||
Westfield | 107.32 | 172.71 | 113 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Waushara | Coloma | 118.29 | 190.37 | 124 | ![]() | ||
Town of Hancock | 125.35 | 201.73 | 131 | ![]() | |||
Town of Plainfield | 130.94 | 210.73 | 136 | ![]() | |||
Portage | Town of Pine Grove | 134.07 | 215.76 | 139 | ![]() | ||
137.56 | 221.38 | 143 | ![]() | ||||
Town of Plover | 145.91 | 234.82 | 151 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Village of Plover | 147.51 | 237.39 | 153 | ![]() | |||
150.53 | 242.25 | 156 | ![]() | ||||
Stevens Point | 152.71 | 245.76 | 158 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 10 concurrency; southern end of WI 66 concurrency; signed as exits 158A (east) and 158B (west) northbound | ||
153.94 | 247.74 | 159 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of WI 66 concurrency | |||
155.76 | 250.67 | 161 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Hull | 157.63 | 253.68 | 163 | Casimir Road | To CTH-X | ||
159.75 | 257.09 | 165 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 10 concurrency | |||
![]() | Former diamond interchange; removed for construction of US 10 exit | ||||||
Town of Dewey | 165.39 | 266.17 | 171 | ![]() | |||
Marathon | Town of Knowlton | 169.64 | 273.01 | 175 | ![]() | ||
Mosinee | 173.57 | 279.33 | 179 | ![]() ![]() | Central Wisconsin Airport | ||
Kronenwetter | 175.39 | 282.26 | 181 | Maple Ridge Road | |||
Rothschild | 179.52 | 288.91 | 185 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Town of Rib Mountain | 182.14 | 293.13 | 187 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus;[24]northern end of US 51 concurrency; freeway continues as US 51/WIS 29 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
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