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