Illinois Route 173
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| Illinois Route 173 | |||||||||
| Length: | 66.20 mi[1] (106.54 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1924[2] | ||||||||
| West end: |  Illinois Route 251/Winnebago CR 17 in Machesney Park |
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| East end: |  Illinois Route 137/Lake CR 67 in Zion |
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| Counties: | Lake, McHenry, Boone, Winnebago | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Zion, Antioch, Richmond, Harvard, Poplar Grove | ||||||||
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>Illinois Route 173 is an east-west state road that runs from Illinois Route 251 in Machesney Park east to Illinois Route 137 (Sheridan Road) in Zion near the Illinois-Wisconsin border. This is a distance of 66.20 miles (106.54 km).[1] On Interstate 94 (Tri-State Tollway) traveling south from Wisconsin, it is the second road seen which has an interchange at that location.
[edit] Route description
Illinois 173 travels across relatively hilly northern Illinois from the Rockford area to Zion. This area is more densely populated than other portions of rural Illinois. Illinois 173 is known as Rosecrans Road for a portion of the road.
In July 2007, a new interchange was constructed at Illinois 173 and Interstates 39/90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway).
[edit] History
SBI Route 173 originally ran from Machesney Park to Zion, and remains so to this day. From 1972 to 1994 it also assumed a portion of what is now Illinois Route 137 north to the Wisconsin border.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b Carlson, Rich (2005-04-15). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 161 thru 180". http://www.n9jig.com/161-180.html. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
