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Illinois Route 72

Illinois Route 72 marker
Illinois Route 72
Map
IL 72 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT and CDOT
Length110.71 mi[1] (178.17 km)
Existed1924[2]–present
Major junctions
West end IL 73 in Lanark
Major intersections
East end I-90 / IL 43 in Chicago
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesCarroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Kane, Cook
Highway system
← I-72→ IL 73

Illinois Route 72 is an east–west state highway in northern Illinois. It runs from the intersection with Illinois Route 73 north of Lanark east to Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Chicago. This is a distance of 110.71 miles (178.2 km).[1]

Route description

Looking east at Illinois Route 72 just west of Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue). Due to a lack of right-of-way, the western lanes are routed onto a two-lane bridge over the eastbound exit ramp from Interstate 90 (Kennedy Expressway) to Harlem Avenue.

Illinois 72 is called Higgins Road for most of its length in the Chicago area, and has been redirected in parts of the area to accommodate for new features. Near Rosemont, the road has been shifted to make way for O'Hare International Airport — further east, parts of the road have been moved to make room for the Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90). The road serves as a major six-lane thoroughfare for several western suburbs, including Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, and Hoffman Estates.

Illinois 72 runs concurrently for one block with Illinois Route 83 in Elk Grove Township, and Illinois Route 47 and U.S. Highway 20 by Starks, an unincorporated village approximately 60 miles (97 km) from Chicago. The latter is a Wrong-way concurrency, where one can be driving both west on Illinois 72 and east on U.S. 20 at the same time. West from Chicago, Illinois 72 largely parallels Interstate 90 until Starks, crossing over and under the highway six times without an intersection. On a larger scale, it is the main east–west artery to Chicago between Interstate 90 and Illinois Route 64.

It serves the towns and cities of, from west to east, Lanark, Shannon, Forreston, Leaf River, Byron, Stillman Valley, Kirkland, Kingston, Genoa, Hampshire, Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow, West Dundee, East Dundee, South Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Des Plaines, Rosemont, and Chicago. Higgins Road/Higgins Avenue continues east-southeast from Harlem Avenue in Chicago to Milwaukee Avenue near Lawrence Avenue.

Route 72 is one of seven state roads to enter the city of Chicago. It was once part of the Galena-Chicago Stagecoach Trail.

History

SBI Route 72 originally ran from Lanark to Starks. It was extended east in 1937 and 1938 to East Dundee, and then to Chicago. In 1968, the designation of IL 72 was truncated back to IL 43 (Harlem Avenue), lopping off 10.5 miles (16.9 km).[3] In 1982, it was shortened again, this time to Illinois Route 73.[2]

The crash site of American Airlines Flight 191 is located along the road as Touhy Avenue, just north of the road and north of O'Hare International Airport near a trailer park.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
CarrollLanark0.000.00 IL 73 – Lanark, Pearl CityWestern terminus of IL 72
OgleForreston10.016.1
 IL 26 north – Freeport		West end of IL 26 concurrency
13.922.4
 IL 26 south (First Avenue) – Dixon		East end of IL 26 concurrency
Byron29.647.6
 IL 2 south – Oregon, Dixon		West end of IL 2 concurrency
30.949.7
 IL 2 north (East Blackhawk Drive) – Rockford		East end of IL 2 concurrency
Davis Junction40.865.7 IL 251 – Rochelle, Rockford
Monroe Center43.570.0 I-39 / US 51 – LaSalle, Peru, RockfordExit 111 (I-39)
DeKalbGenoa61.799.3
 IL 23 south (Sycamore Road) – Sycamore		West end of IL 23 concurrency
63.6102.4
 IL 23 north – Marengo		East end of IL 23 concurrency
Kane​69.8112.3 CR 46 (Walker Road)
Hampshire71.0114.3
 CR 11 south (French Road)
Pingree Grove73.7118.6

 US 20 east (Grant Highway) / IL 47 south – Elgin, Elburn		West end of US 20 / IL 47 concurrency
Starks74.2119.4

 US 20 west (Grant Highway) / IL 47 north – Marengo, Huntley		East end of US 20 / IL 47 concurrency
Gilberts77.1124.1 CR 21 (Big Timber Road)
79.4127.8 CR 59 (Tyrrell Road)
West Dundee80.7129.9 CR 34 (Randall Road) – St. Charles, Crystal Lake
83.2133.9 IL 31 (8th Street) – Elgin, Algonquin
East Dundee84.1135.3
 IL 68 east (Penny Avenue)		Western terminus of IL 68
84.8136.5

 IL 25 (Dundee Avenue) to I-90 Toll
CookSutton88.6142.6

 IL 59 (Sutton Road) to I-90 Toll
Hoffman Estates–Schaumburg
village line		93.8151.0 IL 58 (Golf Road)
Schaumburg97.2156.4




 I-290 / IL 53 to I-90 Toll / I-355 Toll / IL 58 – Chicago		Exit 1 (I-290)
Elk Grove Village101.2162.9
 IL 83 south (Busse Road)		West end of IL 83 concurrency
101.2162.9
 IL 83 north (West Oakton Street)		East end of IL 83 concurrency
Des Plaines
 I-490 Toll (Western O'Hare Beltway)		Future Interchange
105.2169.3

 I-90 Toll east (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) – Chicago		Exit 76 (I-90); no access to I-90 west or from I-90 east
106.0170.6 US 12 / US 45 (Mannheim Road)
106.6171.6

 I-90 Toll west (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) – Rockford		Access only
Chicago108.7174.9
 IL 171 south (Cumberland Avenue) – River Grove		Northern terminus of IL 171
109.4176.1
 I-90 east (Kennedy Expressway) – Rockford		Exit 80 (I-90)
110.5177.8
 I-90 east (Kennedy Expressway) – Chicago		Exi 81A (I-90)
110.71178.17 IL 43 (Harlem Avenue) – Forest Park, NilesEastern terminus of IL 72
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
  3. ^ "Irving Park Road Gets Route Change". The Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1968. p. N3.
  4. ^ "Overview Map of IL 72" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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