INTERSTATE 39

'Interstate 39' (abbreviated 'I-39') is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. It runs from Normal, Illinois at Interstate 55 to Highway 29 in Rothschild, Wisconsin, approximately six miles south of Wausau, Wisconsin.
Interstate 39 is primarily used as a long-distance bypass for commercial vehicles around Chicago and was built in the 1980s and 1990s. Industries in Minneapolis, Eau Claire and other northern-tier cities may exchange goods with more southerly cities such as Cincinnati, Louisville and Indianapolis (via Interstate 74) without routing traffic through congestion-plagued Chicago.
As of 2007, Interstate 39 has no spur routes, nor are any planned.

Contents

Route description

Illinois

Wisconsin

Major intersections

References

External link

Route description

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Major cities> 'Bolded cities' are officially-designated control cities for signs
★ 'Bloomington-Normal, Illinois' ★ La Salle-Peru, Illinois ★ 'Rockford, Illinois' ★ Beloit, Wisconsin ★ 'Janesville, Wisconsin' ★ 'Madison, Wisconsin' ★ 'Wausau, Wisconsin'

Illinois

Main articles: Interstate 39 in Illinois

In the state of Illinois, Interstate 39 runs from Interstate 55 north of the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area alongside of Illinois 251. Interstate 39 joins I-90 near Rockford in the town of Cherry Valley and continues north to the Wisconsin state line as part of the Northwest Tollway. The only toll booth is located at South Beloit where $1.00 is collected from every automobile. ($.50 for those with I-Pass transponders).

Wisconsin

Main articles: Interstate 39 in Wisconsin

I-39 enters Wisconsin with I-90 near Beloit and heads north. At Madison, I-39/90 is joined by I-94. I-39/90/94 from Madison to just south of Portage is the longest three-Interstate concurrency in the United States. I-39 departs at Portage heading north, almost entirely with U.S. Highway 51 and ends just south of Wausau, with the U.S. 51 freeway continuing north.

Major intersections

★ Interstate 55 in Normal, Illinois

★ Interstate 80 in La Salle, Illinois

★ Interstate 88 in Rochelle, Illinois

★ Interstate 90 in Rockford, Illinois. They stay joined until Portage, Wisconsin

★ Interstate 43 in Beloit, Wisconsin

★ Interstate 94 in Madison, Wisconsin. They stay joined for 30 miles.

References

External link

★ Illinois Highway Ends: Interstate 39