Interstate 74 in Illinois
 Interstate 74 | ||||
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| Everett McKinley Dirksen Memorial Highway[1] | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 220.34 mi[2] (354.60 km) | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-74 at Moline | |||
 I-80 near Colona I-55 at Normal/Bloomington I-57 at Champaign | ||||
| East end | I-74 east of Danville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
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In the U.S. state of Illinois, Interstate 74 is a major northwest-southeast Interstate highway that runs across the northern portion of the state. It runs from the Iowa state line at the Mississippi River southeast to the Indiana state line east of Danville, Illinois. This is a distance of 220.34 miles (354.60 km).[2] The highway is officially named after Everett McKinley Dirksen, a Republican Senator and U.S. Congressman from Pekin from 1933 to his death in 1969.[1]
Route description
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In November 2006 major work was completed on the Upgrade 74 project for the portion of I-74 in the Midwest. This multi-year project, begun in April 2002, saw the complete renovation of I-74 through East Peoria, Illinois and Peoria, Illinois. Most notably the interstate was widened to three lanes through the cities, many blind or hairpin exits and entrances to the highway were removed or corrected, and many bridges crossing the highway were replaced. The biggest part of this project was work on the Murray Baker Bridge, over which I-74 crosses the Illinois River. The bridge was completely closed to traffic while being partially dismantled and reconstructed from April 2, 2005 to October 15, 2005. During this time I-74 was disconnected between Peoria and East Peoria.[3]
Fans of the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals joke that I-74 marks the "Demilitarized Zone" between Cubs and Cardinals "territories", the baseball rivalry equivalent of the 38th parallel between North and South Korea.
Exit list
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| County | Location | Mile | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Rock Island | Moline | I-74 Bridge over the Mississippi River | |||
| 1 | River Drive | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 2 | 7th Avenue | ||||
| 3 | Avenue of the Cities | ||||
| 4 |  IL 5 (John Deere Road)
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Signed as exits 4A (west) and 4B (east) | |||
| 5A |   I-280 west – Des Moines
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West end of I-280 overlap; no exit number westbound | |||
| 5B |   US 6 east – Quad City Airport
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East end of US 6 overlap; no exit number eastbound | |||
| Henry | I-80 – Chicago, Davenport, Des Moines
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East end of I-280 overlap | |||
| 24 |  IL 81 – Kewanee, Cambridge
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| Woodhull | 32 |  IL 17 – Woodhull, Alpha Galva,Aledo
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| Knox | Galesburg | 46 |  US 34 – Kewanee, Monmouth
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Signed as exits 46A (west) and 46B (east) | |
| 48 | Galesburg, East Galesburg | Signed as exits 48A (west) and 48B (east) westbound | |||
| Knoxville | 51 | Knoxville | |||
| 54 |   US 150 / IL 97 – Lewistown
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| Peoria | 71 |   To IL 78 – Canton, Elmwood, Kewanee
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| Brimfield | 75 | Brimfield, Oak Hill | |||
| 82 | Kickapoo, Edwards | ||||
| 87A |   I-474 east – Indianapolis
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| Peoria | 87B |   IL 6 north – Chillicothe
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| 88 | Sterling Avenue | ||||
| 89 | US 150 (War Memorial Drive)
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Eastbound exit for US 150 west is via exit 88 | |||
| 90 | Gale Avenue | ||||
| 91 | University Street | ||||
| 92A |  IL 40 north (Knoxville Avenue)
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| 92B |  IL 40 south – Downtown Peoria
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| 93 |   US 24 / IL 29 (Jefferson Street, Adams Street, Washington Street) – Downtown Peoria
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| Murray Baker Bridge over the Illinois River | |||||
| Tazewell | East Peoria | ||||
| 94 | IL 40 north – Downtown Peoria
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| 95A |   US 150 west / IL 116 (North Main Street)
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Signed as exit 95 westbound | |||
| 95B |  US 150 east / IL 8 east (Camp Street)
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 96 | US 150 east (East Washington Street) to IL 8
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| 98 | Pinecrest Drive | ||||
| 99 | I-474 west – Pekin, Moline, Rock Island
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| Morton | 101 |   I-155 south – Lincoln
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| 102 | Morton Avenue – Morton | Signed as exits 102A (south) and 102B (north) eastbound | |||
| Woodford | Goodfield | 112 |  IL 117 – Goodfield
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| McLean | Carlock | 120 | Carlock | ||
| 125 | US 150 (Mitsubishi Motorway, Diamond-Star Parkway)
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| 127 |     I-55 north / US 51 north to I-39 – Chicago
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West end of I-55/US 51 overlap; no exit number westbound | |||
| Bloomington | 160 |  US 150 / IL 9 (Market Street) – Pekin
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| 134A | I-55 south – St. Louis
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East end of I-55 overlap; no exit number eastbound | |||
| Bloomington | 134B |   I-55 BL north (Veterans Parkway)
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| 135 |  US 51 south (Main Street) / US 51 Bus. north – Decatur, Bloomington
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East end of US 51 overlap | |||
| Downs | 142 | Downs | |||
| Le Roy | 149 | Le Roy | |||
| 152 |  US 136 – Rantoul, Heyworth
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| De Witt | Farmer City | 159 |  IL 54 – Farmer City, Gibson City
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| Piatt | 166 | Mansfield | |||
| Champaign | Mahomet | 172 |  IL 47 – Gibson City, Mahomet
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| 174 | Prairieview Road | ||||
| Champaign | 179 |  I-57 to I-72 west – Memphis, Chicago, Decatur
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Signed as exits 179A (south) and 179B (north) | ||
| 181 | Prospect Avenue | ||||
| 182 | Neil Street | ||||
| 182 | Lincoln Avenue | ||||
| Urbana | 184 |  US 45 (Cunningham Avenue) – Rantoul
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| 185 |  IL 130 (University Avenue)
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| St. Joseph | 192 | St. Joseph | |||
| Ogden | 197 |  To IL 49 south – Royal, Ogden
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| Vermillion | 200 | IL 49 – Fithian, Rankin
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| 206 | Potomac, Oakwood | ||||
| 210 | US 150 (M.L. King Drive)
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| Danville | 214 | G Street | |||
| 215 |  US 150 / IL 1 (Georgetown Road, Gilbert Street)
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Signed as exits 215A (east/south) and 215B (west/north) | |||
| 216 | Bowman Avenue, Perrysville Road | ||||
| 220 | Lynch Road | ||||
References
- ^ a b State of Illinois (Unknown date). "605 ILCS 15 / Dirksen Memorial Highway Act". Illinois Compiled Statutes. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Federal Highway Administration (2002-10-31). "Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Retrieved 2006-09-29.
- ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (2007-01-04). "Upgrade 74". Retrieved 2006-11-26.
