Illinois Route 70

Illinois Route 70
Illinois Route 70
Trask Bridge Road
	IL 70 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	19.01 mi (30.59 km)
Existed	1924–present
Major junctions
South end	; US 20 Bus. in Rockford
	IL 75 in Durand
North end	West Howard Street/Oak Street in Durand
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Winnebago
Highway system
	Illinois State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Tollways; Scenic;

Illinois Route 70 is a state road in far north-central Illinois. It runs from West Howard Street/Oak Street in Durand to Business U.S. Route 20 in Rockford. This is a distance of 19.01 miles (30.59 km).^[1]

Route description

Illinois 70 is the main route northwest of Rockford, and is called Kilburn Avenue and Trask Bridge Road in this area. The route serves mainly rural areas and consists of two-lane undivided surface street for its entire length.

History

SBI Route 70 ran from Durand to Rockford to Mendota, located about 60 miles (97 km) south of Rockford. In 1940, U.S. Route 51 replaced Illinois 70 from Mendota to Rockford, and Illinois 70 was pulled back to its current intersection with what was then U.S. 20.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Winnebago County.

Location	mi^[1]^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Rockford	0.00	0.00	US 20 Bus.	Southern terminus
	17.9	28.8	IL 75 (Freeport Road)
Durand	19.01	30.59	West Howard Street/Oak Street	Northern terminus^[4]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Overview map of Illinois Route 70" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Carlson, Rich (March 15, 2005). "Routes 61 thru 80". Illinois Highways Page. Retrieved April 12, 2006.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Street view of the northern terminus of IL 70" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[t2-1] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 8, 2007.

[GoogleMaps-2] "Overview map of Illinois Route 70" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[n9jig-3] Carlson, Rich (March 15, 2005). "Routes 61 thru 80". Illinois Highways Page. Retrieved April 12, 2006.^{[self-published source]}

[4] "Street view of the northern terminus of IL 70" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

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