I-39 southbound/I-90 eastbound - Janesville - safety rest area 17

Location

  • North of Janesville, Rock County
  • Mile marker 168
  • GPS coordinates: N 42° 46.470' W 89° 00.295'

Janesville rest area
Janesville safety rest area
Janesville rest area

Amenities

  • 83 car and 78 truck parking stalls
  • Men's and women's restrooms
  • Family/assisted restroom
  • Handicapped accessible
  • Diaper changing facilities
  • Drinking water
  • Vending machines
  • Travel/weather info
  • Telephones plus TTY
  • Wooded picnic area and tables
  • Prairie demonstration plot
  • Pet exercise area
  • Recycling areas

Features

  • Original safety rest area opened in 1962.
  • Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS)
  • New building/enlarged site opened in 1995.
  • Old "Original" style building was located in the picnic area.
  • Companion safety rest area 18 in northbound direction was closed and demolished in 1996.
  • "Rock River Industry" Historical Marker located on site.
  • Pilot study of ParkUnload truck parking app.