Interstate 74 in Illinois

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Interstate 74 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Everett McKinley Dirksen Memorial Highway[1]
Length:	220.34 mi[2] (354.60 km)
West end:	I-74 at Moline
Major junctions:	I-80 near Colona I-55 at Normal/Bloomington I-57 at Champaign
East end:	I-74 east of Danville
Illinois state highway system < IL 73 IL 75 >

See also: U.S. Route 150 in Illinois

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]

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Exit list 4 References

[edit] Route description

Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs
Rock Island Galesburg Peoria Bloomington-Normal Champaign-Urbana

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.

[edit] History

In mid-2007, a major section of westbound I-74 east of Bloomington/Normal was shut down and rerouted more than 20 miles on U.S. Route 136 and U.S. Route 51 due to a diesel tanker overturning and igniting on a small bridge outside of the town of Downs. The reroute is recorded as one the longest detours in the interstate's history.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations[4]	Notes
Crossing the Mississippi River from Bettendorf, Iowa.
Rock Island	Moline		1	River Drive
			2	7th Avenue	i wireless Center, John Deere Pavilion, Riverfront
			3	Avenue of the Cities	Formerly 23rd Avenue
			4	IL 5 (John Deere Road)
			5	I-280 West / US 6 East – Des Moines Quad City Airport	End of overlap with US 6.
Henry	Colona			I-80 / I-280 West – Davenport, Chicago, Moline - Rock Island	I-280 ends at I-80.
	Andover		24	IL 81 – Kewanee, Cambridge
	Woodhull		32	IL 17 – Woodhull, Alpha
Knox	Galesburg		46	US 34 – Kewanee, Monmouth
			48	E. Main Street – Galesburg, East Galesburg
	Knoxville		51	Knoxville
			54	US 150 / IL 97 South – Lewistown
Peoria	Brimfield		71	To IL 78 – Canton, Kewanee
			75	Brimfield, Oak Hill
	Peoria		82	Kickapoo, Edwards
			87	I-474 East / IL 6 North – Indianapolis, Chillicothe	Signed as exits 87A eastbound and 87B westbound
			88	Sterling Avenue
			89	US 150 (War Memorial Drive)
			90	Gale Avenue
			91	University Street
			92A	IL 40 North (Knoxville Avenue)	To Peoria Medical Center
			92B	To IL 40 South (Glen Oak Avenue) – Downtown Peoria
			93	To US 24 / IL 29 (Washington Street/Adams Street) , Downtown Peoria	Eastbound exit to Washington, westbound to Adams
Murray Baker Bridge over the Illinois River
Tazewell	East Peoria		94	IL 40 North (Riverfront Drive)
			95A	US 150 West / IL 116 (N. Main Street)	Exits signed as exit 95A eastbound and exit 95 westbound.
			95B	US 150 East (Camp Street)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only.
			96	To IL 8 East (E. Washington Street)
	Unincorporated		98	Pinecrest Drive
			99	I-474 West – Moline - Rock Island, Pekin
	Morton		101	I-155 South – Lincoln
			102	Morton Avenue	Exit split as 102A-B eastbound.
Woodford	Goodfield		112	IL 117 North – Goodfield, Eureka	Southern terminus of Illinois 117.
McLean	Carlock		120	Carlock	Also an exit to US 150
	Yuton		125	US 150 (Mitsubishi Motorway)
	Normal		127	I-55 North / US 51 North – Chicago	Begin overlap of I-55 / US 51.
			160	US 150 / IL 9 (Market Street) – Pekin
	Bloomington		157A	I-74 East / US 51 South – Indianapolis, Decatur	End overlap of I-55. Exit 134 split as exits 134A/B
			134	I-55 South / I-55 Bus. North (Veterans Parkway) – St. Louis
			135	US 51 South / US 51 Bus. North – Decatur, Bloomington	End of overlap with US 51.
	Downs		142	Downs
	Le Roy		149	Le Roy
			152	US 136 – Rantoul, Heyworth
De Witt	Farmer City		159	IL 54 – Farmer City, Gibson City
Piatt	Mansfield		166	Mansfield
Champaign	Mahomet		172	IL 47 – Gibson City, Mahomet
			174	Prairieview Road
	Champaign		179	I-57 to I-72 West – Chicago, Memphis, Decatur	Exits signed as 179A southbound and 179B southbound
			181	Prospect Avenue
			182	Neil Street
			182	Lincoln Avenue
	Urbana		184	US 45 (Cunningham Avenue) – Rantoul
			185	IL 130 (University Avenue)
	St. Joseph		192	St. Joseph
	Ogden		197	To IL 49 South – Royal, Ogden
Vermillion	Fithian		200	IL 49 North – Fithian, Rankin
	Oakwood		206	Potomac, Oakwood
	Danville		210	US 150 (MLK Drive)
			214	G Street
			215	US 150 / IL 1 (Georgetown Road, Gilbert Street)
			216	Bowman Avenue, Perrysville Road
			220	Lynch Road
Indiana state line. See Interstate 74 in Indiana for exit list.

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