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Winnebago County Highway Department Jurisdiction of Roads Winnebago County Highway Department Jurisdiction of Roads Road From To Alworth Road Edwardsville Road Kelley Road Anderson Road Rock Grove Road State Line Road Argyle Road Harlem Road Belvidere Road Auburn Road Winnebago Road Springfield Avenue Baker Road Center Road Wheeler Road Bauer Pkwy/Harlem Road N. Main Street (Illinois Route 2) N 2ND Street (Illinois Route 251) Baxter Road 11TH Street (Illinois Route 251) Mulford Road Bell School Road 395 feet south of Lucky Lane Olde Creek/Spring Creek Road Belt Line Road Illinois Route 2 Airport/Kishwaukee Road Belt Line Road Kishwaukee Road 11TH Street (Illinois Route 251) Belvidere Road N 2ND Street (Illinois Route 251) West Lane Road (Illinois Route 173) Best Road Freeport Road (Illinois Route 75) State Line Road Boswell Road Shirland Road State Line Road Brick School Road Pecatonica Road Judd Road Center Road Durand village limit State Line Road Central Avenue Bridge over Kent Creek Riverside Boulevard Charles Street Alpine Road Perryville Road The south abutment of bridge over Otter Crowley Road Durand Township limit Creek Cunningham Road Pecatonica Road Central Avenue Durand Road Best Road Patterson Road Edwardsville Road Klinger Road Meridian Road Elevator Road N 2ND Street (Illinois Route 251) County Line Road Elmwood Road Owen Center Road North Main Street (Illinois Route 2) Forest Hills Road Landstrom Road Riverside Boulevard Fritz/South Street Center Road (Illinois Route 70) Wheeler Road Gleasman Road Owen Center Road Roscoe Road Guilford Road Mulford Road Bell School Road Harlem/Bauer Pkwy N. Main Street (Illinois Route 2) N 2ND Street (Illinois Route 251) Harlem Road McFarland Road Argyle Road Harrison Avenue Mulford Road Perryville Road Hoisington Road Edwardsville Road Saunders Road Hononegah Road Valley Forge Trail N 2ND Street (Illinois Route 251) Judd Road Brick School Road Trask Bridge (Illinois Route 70) Kelley Road Alworth Road Winnebago Road Kennedy Hill Ogle County Line Montague Road Kishwaukee Road Meridian Road Belt Line Road/Airport Rd Klinger Road Edwardsville Road West State Street (U.S. 20) Latham Road Meridian Road The west abutment of bridge over Rock River Leech Road Trask Bridge (Illinois Route 70) Freeport Road (Illinois Route 75) Linden Road Alpine Road Cherry Valley Township Limit Lindenwood Road Edson Road Baxter Road McCurry Road Hononegah Road White School Road Meridian Road Illinois Route 2 Shirland Road Moate Road Trask Bridge (Illinois Route 70) Freeport Road (Illinois Route 75) Montague Road One-fourth mile west of Spielman Road Conger Road Montague Road Tower Road Osborne Road Montague Road Osborne Road Springfield Avenue Mulford Road Edson Road Baxter Road Mulford Road Linden Road Harrison Avenue Mulford Road Riverside Boulevard Perryville Road Newburg Road Mulford Road Perryville Road Old River/Russell Street Latham Road Freeport Road (Illinois Route 75) Olde Creek Road Perryville Road Bell School Road Osborne Road Montague Road Edwardsville Road Owen Center Road Riverside Boulevard Freeport Road (Illinois Route 75) Paladin Pkwy Riverside Boulevard Orth Road Pecatonica Road Montague Road 12TH Street (Pecatonica Village) The south abutment of bridge over Pecatonica Pecatonica Road Illinois Route 75 River Perryville Road The south abutment of bridge over US 20 Swanson Road Prairie Hill Road Illinois Route 2 County Line Road Ralston Road The west abutment of bridge over Rock River Illinois Route 251 Riverside Boulevard Material Avenue The west abutment of bridge over I-90 Rock Grove Road Stephenson County line Center Road Rockton Road Shirland Road Rockton Village limit (west) Rockton Road Illinois Route 251 east ramp White School Road Roscoe Road Owen Center Road Illinois Route 251 Saunders Road Telegraph Road Winnebago Road Shirland Road Harrison Road/ Mitchell Street Rockton Road Spring Creek Road Mulford Road Perryville Road Springfield Avenue Main Street/Illinois Route 2 Auburn Street State Line Road Best Road Anderson Road Steward Road Meridian Road Owen Center Road Swanson Road Illinois Route 251 Belvidere Road Telegraph Road Pecatonica Road Trask Bridge (Illinois Route 70) Trask Bridge Road Goeke Road Trask Bridge (Illinois Route 70) Wheeler Road Freeport Road (Illinois Route 75) State Line White School Road McCurry Road Prairie Hill Road Winnebago Road Kelley Road Cunningham Road Winnebago Road West State Street (U.S. 20) Trask Bridge (Illinois Route 70) Yale Bridge Road Anderson Road South Bluff Road This information can change with jurisdictional transfers and corrections. If the road you are looking for is not listed, please check to see if it is maintained by one of the many townships or municipalities (cities / villages) inside the Winnebago County limits. If you find you have questions or corrections to this information, please email us at [email protected] or call us at 815‐319‐4000. Municipalities Townships Rockford – 815-987-5763 Burritt – 815-335-7001 Loves Park – 815-654-5040 Cherry Valley – 815-874-8100 Machesney Park – 815-877-5432 Durand – 815-248-2222 Cherry Valley – 815-332-3441 Harlem – 815-633-2671 South Beloit – 815-389-4448 Harrison – 815-509-5984 Roscoe – 815-623-2829 Laona – 815-978-2284 Rockton – 815-624-7600 Owen – 815-540-7961 Winnebago – 815-335-2020 Pecatonica – 815-239-1112 Pecatonica – 815-239-2310 Rockford – 815-962-7313 Durand – 815-248-2606 Rockton – 815-624-7177 New Milford – 815-874-7271 Roscoe – 815-623-7323 Seward – 815-247-8830 Shirland – 815-222-0245 Winnebago – 815-335-2401 State of Illinois (IDOT) – 815-284-5395 Illinois Tollway – 1-800-865-5394 .
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