Interstate 39

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Interstate 39
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

323 mi (520 km)

South end:

I-55 in Normal, IL

Major
junctions:

I-80 near La Salle, IL

I-88 near Rochelle, IL

I-90 near Rockford, IL

I-94 near Madison, WI

I-90/I-94 near Portage, WI

North end:

WIS 29 near Wausau, WI

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.

1 Route description
- 1.1 Illinois
- 1.2 Wisconsin
2 Intersections with other interstates
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Route description


Miles	km	state
141	227	Illinois
182	293	Wisconsin

323	520	Total

Major cities
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois La Salle-Peru, Illinois Rockford, Illinois Beloit, Wisconsin Janesville, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin

[edit] Illinois

Main article: Interstate 39 in Illinois

In the state of Illinois, Interstate 39 runs north from Interstate 55 north of the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area, joins I-90 near Rockford, and continues north to the Wisconsin state line near South Beloit, Illinois.

[edit] Wisconsin

Main article: 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 interstate highway triplex 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.

[edit] Intersections with other interstates

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.

[edit] External links

Illinois Highway Ends: Interstate 39
Interstate 39 at Larry's Phat Page

[edit] References

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