Highways
Low-congestion routes link the Sterling area to key industrial/commerical hubs.
Interstate 88 (East/West)
A key east/west route
Sterling’s location in the center of I-88 provides rapid access to the region’s busiest interstates
• I-39
• I-80
• I-74
Convenient drive times to area population centers
• 90 minute access to western suburbs of Chicago; two-hour access to industrial/research areas
• 50-minute access to Quad Cities
80,000 lbs. load limit for six-axle vehicles
Illinois Route 40 (North/South)
Less than 90 minutes to Peoria; three hours to Milwaukee
Class 2 Route to the south
• Two lanes
• Improved shoulders
• 80,000 lbs. load limit
Class 3 Route to the north
• Two lanes
• Narrower shoulders
• 80,000 lbs. load limit