U.S. Route 52 in Illinois

U.S. Route 52
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	215.78 mi (347.26 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US 52 / Iowa 64 at Savanna
	US 30 near Amboy US 34 in Mendota I-39 / US 51 in Troy Grove I-55 in Shorewood US 6 / IL 53 in Joliet I-80 in Joliet US 45 near Andres US 45 / IL 49 near L'Erable US 24 in Sheldon
East end:	US 24 / US 52 east of Sheldon
Location
Counties:	Carroll, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Will
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced Illinois State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Tollways ← US 51 IL 53 →

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 Savanna-Sabula 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).

US 52 travels southeast from the Savanna–Sabula 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-29) 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.

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