Illinois Route 70

Infobox Illinois state route
article_route = 70
length_mi = 19.01
length_round = 2
length_ref = cite web |author=Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url=http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title=T2 GIS Data |accessdate=2007-11-08 |date=2006]
direction_b = East|direction_a=West
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus =
counties = Winnebago
cities = Rockford
established = 1924Carlson, Rich. [http://www.n9jig.com/61-80.html Illinois Highways Page: Routes 61 thru 80] . Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2006.]
prev_route = 70
prev_type = Interstate
next_route = 71
see_also =

Illinois Route 70 is a state road in far north-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 75 in Durand to Business U.S. Route 20 in Rockford. This is a distance of convert|19.01|mi|km|2.

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.

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