Illinois Route 73

Illinois Route 73
Illinois Route 73
	Illinois Route 73 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	29.32 mi (47.19 km)
Existed	1924–present
Major junctions
South end	US 52 / IL 64 in Lanark
	US 20 in Lena
North end	CTH M in Winslow
Location
Counties	Carroll, Stephenson
Highway system
	Illinois State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Tollways;

Illinois Route 73 is a north–south state highway in northwest Illinois. It runs from the U.S. Route 52/Illinois Route 64 concurrency south of Lanark north to the Wisconsin border north of Winslow. This is a distance of 29.32 miles (47.19 km).^[2]

Route description[]

Illinois 73 is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. At its northern terminus, Illinois 73 becomes County Highway M in Green County, Wisconsin. This is the only state highway that does not either continue as another state highway, or end at a ferry crossing (current or former).^[1]

History[]

SBI Route 73 existed from Illinois Route 72 north of Lanark to Winslow. Around 1982, it replaced Illinois 72 from north of Lanark south to U.S. Route 52.^[1]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Carroll	Lanark	0.00	0.00	US 52 / IL 64 – Mount Carroll, Brookville	Southern terminus of IL 73
Carroll	Lanark	4.2	6.8	IL 72 – Shannon	Western terminus of IL 72
Stephenson	Lena	18.1	29.1	US 20 – Stockton, Freeport
Stephenson	Winslow	29.32	47.19	CTH-M – Martintown	Continuation into Wisconsin
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links[]

Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 73

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 through 80. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2006.
^ ^a ^b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
^ Google (February 22, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 73" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[n9jig-1] Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 through 80. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2006.

[t2-2] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[Google_Maps-3] Google (February 22, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 73" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

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