Interstate 80 in Illinois
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Length | 163.52 mi[1] (263.16 km) | |||
Existed | 1967–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-80 at East Moline | |||
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East end | I-80 / I-94 / US 6 at Lansing | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Rock Island, Henry, Bureau, LaSalle, Grundy, Kendall, Will, Cook | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 80 (I-80) is a part of the
In the 1920s, two state highways followed the general alignment that I-80 takes. In 1932, US Route 6 (US 6) was extended through Illinois, paralleling the alignment that I-80 in Illinois takes today. Construction started in 1957, and I-80 was completed in 1968. In the early 1990s, Illinois wanted to reroute I-80 in the Quad Cities area. At the same time, the section of I-80 that is concurrent with I-294 was reconstructed. The portion of I-80 that is concurrent with the Kingery Expressway was rebuilt in the mid-2000s.
Route description
I-80 extends from west to east across the northern portion of the state through the population centers of the Quad Cities and south Chicago suburbs. The freeway is mostly maintained by the
Iowa to Interstate 39
I-80 enters Illinois on the
After crossing over the railroad tracks, the Interstate has an interchange with
Interstate 39 to Indiana
After the interchange with I-39, I-80 leaves LaSalle, heading toward the east and passing through rural farmland. Between 12th road and 14th Road the Interstate passes the AASHO Road Test site, one of old test loops used for testing different types of road surfaces in the 1950s. The Interstate enters Ottawa and has an interchange with IL 23, near many commercial businesses. After IL 23, the freeway leaves Ottawa and crosses over the Fox River, before having an interchange with IL 71. The road passes through rural farmland, having a few rural interchanges before entering Morris. In Morris the roadway curves toward the northeast, having an interchange with IL 47, near many commercial properties. The highway leaves Morris, passing through farmland and having a rural interchange with a county road. Both directions of I-80 have a rest area before entering Minooka. In Minooka, the Interstate curves the east, before turning back toward the northeast and leaving the village. The road enters Will County by curving toward the northeast. The Interstate curves towards the east, before having an interchange with I-55.[4]
After I-55, I-80 enters
After the preserve, the Interstate has an interchange with
Services
The IDOT operates five rest areas and ISTHA operates one Oasis in 164 miles (264 km) of Interstate Highway. Along I-80, there are three locations that have facilities for each direction of traffic. Parking areas are divided so passenger automobiles are separated from
The Oasis is the Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis, located in South Holland. Like most of the other Oasises, this location has several
History
In 1917, there were many sections of named highways which made up the route that current I-80 takes through Illinois. The first was the Blue Line. It was routed between Rock Island and Princeton. The second section was named Sunset Trail, and it traveled between Princeton and Ottawa, passing through LaSalle. Illinois Valley Trail went from Ottawa to Orland Park. From Orland Park to the Indiana state line, no named highway was available.
Construction of a test track for the Interstate Highway System between Utica and Ottawa began in 1952. The test track had six different segments of roadway, with different types of surfaces. One of the old test tracks can still be seen from I-80.[17] The first section of I-80 to open was the section that is known as the Kingery Expressway, this section open in 1957, as US 6.[18][19] In October 1958, the test track west of Ottawa opens to testing. The section of I-80 that is concurrent with the Tri-State Tollway was opened in 1958.[19][20] In November 1960, the testing at the test track was completed.[17] The Interstate opened between IL 71, near Ottawa, and I-55, near Joliet, in 1960.[21][22] The segment of roadway between IL 23 and IL 71, near Ottawa, open in 1961.[21][22] In 1962, the highway was extended west to IL 89, near LaSalle, replacing and paralleling the test track most of the way to Utica. Also in 1962, another section of road open between US 67 and IL 78.[22][23] During 1964 and 1965, the gap between IL 78 and IL 89 was completed and opened to traffic.[24][25][26][27] The north–south section of I-80 in Illinois was open in 1967.[27][28] The last section of I-80 to open was the section between I-55 and the Tri-State Tollway, with it opening 1968.[28][29]
In 1990 and 1991, IDOT proposed rerouting I-80 onto present day I-280, with current I-80 becoming I-74. IDOT listed safety concerns and cost savings as reasons to reroute I-80. Iowa officials challenged the reroute of I-80 and the routes of I-74 and I-80 never changed.[30] Between 1991 and 1992, the section of I-80 that is concurrent with the Tri-State Tollway was reconstructed and widened to eight-lanes.[31] Between 2003 and 2007, construction to widen the Kingery Expressway was done and the project cost $460 million (equivalent to $651 million in 2023[32]). This was the first major project on the Kingey Expressway since it was opened in the 1950s.[33] In early 2011, IDOT began construction to widen a section of freeway to six-lanes between US 30 and US 45. This project had an opening ceremony on October 24, 2012, with the project costing $26 million (equivalent to $34.1 million in 2023[32]).[34][35]
Exit list
County | Location | mi[36] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Mississippi River | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-80 west – Davenport, Des Moines | Continuation into Iowa | ||
Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge; Illinois–Iowa state line | ||||||
Rock Island | Hampton Township | 0.36 | 0.58 | 1 | IL 84 / Great River Road (2nd Avenue) – East Moline, Savanna | |
East Moline | 3.49 | 5.62 | 4A | IL 5 west / IL 92 west – Silvis, East Moline | Eastern terminus of IL 5 | |
4B | I-88 east / IL 92 east / IL 110 (CKC) east (Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway) – Sterling, Rock Falls | Western end of IL 110 (CKC) concurrency; I-88 exit 1; western terminus of I-88 | ||||
Henry | Colona | 6.60 | 10.62 | 7 | Colona | |
8.87 | 14.27 | 9 | US 6 (Grand Army of the Republic Highway) | |||
Big X; eastern end of IL 110 (CKC) concurrency; eastern terminus of I-280; no exit numbers | ||||||
Geneseo | 19.24 | 30.96 | 19 | IL 82 (Oakwood Avenue) – Cambridge, Geneseo | ||
Atkinson | 27.03 | 43.50 | 27 | Atkinson, Galva | ||
Annawan | 33.26 | 53.53 | 33 | IL 78 (Canal Street) – Prophetstown, Kewanee, Annawan | ||
Bureau | Concord Township | 44.85 | 72.18 | 45 | IL 40 – Sterling, Peoria | |
Princeton | 56.42 | 90.80 | 56 | IL 26 (Main Street) – Princeton, Dixon | ||
Selby Township | 60.90 | 98.01 | 61 | I-180 south – Hennepin | Northern terminus of I-180 | |
Ladd | 70.04 | 112.72 | 70 | IL 89 (Main Street) – Ladd, Spring Valley | ||
LaSalle | Peru | 73.53 | 118.34 | 73 | Plank Road | |
74.91 | 120.56 | 75 | IL 251 (East 2nd Road) – Peru, Mendota, LaSalle | |||
La Salle | 76.55 | 123.20 | 77 | IL 351 (St. Vincent Avenue) – LaSalle | ||
LaSalle–Dimmick township line | 78.54 | 126.40 | 79 | I-39 / US 51 – Normal, Bloomington, Rockford | I-39 exit 59; signed as exits 79A (south) & 79B (north). | |
Utica, LaSalle | Starved Rock State Park, Matthiessen State Park | |||||
Ottawa | 90.28 | 145.29 | 90 | IL 23 (Columbus Street) – DeKalb, Ottawa, Streator | ||
Rutland Township | 93.26 | 150.09 | 93 | IL 71 – Ottawa, Oswego, Yorkville | ||
Rutland–Miller township line | 97.03 | 156.15 | 97 | East 24th Road/Rutland St – Marseilles | ||
Grundy | Erienna Township | 104.78 | 168.63 | 105 | Seneca Road to US 6 – Seneca | |
Morris | 112.01 | 180.26 | 112 | IL 47 (Division Street) – Yorkville, Morris | ||
Saratoga–Aux Sable township line | 115.73 | 186.25 | 116 | Brisbin Road to US 6 | ||
Grundy–Kendall county line | Minooka | 121.63 | 195.74 | 122 | Ridge Road – Minooka | |
Will | Troy Township | 126.16 | 203.03 | 126 | I-55 (Barack Obama Presidential Expressway) – St. Louis, Chicago | I-55 exit 250; signed as exits 126A (south) & 126B (north) |
Joliet | 127.74 | 205.58 | 127 | Houbolt Road | Hollywood Casino; currently being rebuilt from a diamond interchange to a diverging-diamond interchange (DDI) | |
130.54 | 210.08 | 130 | IL 7 (Larkin Avenue) – Rockdale | Signed as exits 130A (south) & 130B (north) | ||
131.92 | 212.30 | 131 | Center Street, Meadow Avenue – Rockdale | Center Street becomes Meadow Avenue immediately south of interchange; no eastbound exit to or westbound entrance from Meadow Avenue; to US 6 | ||
Des Plaines River Bridge | ||||||
Harrah's Casino, Chicagoland Speedway | ||||||
133.25 | 214.45 | 133 | Richards Street | |||
Joliet Township | 134.82 | 216.97 | 134 | Briggs Street – Manhattan | ||
Lincoln Highway (Maple Street) – Joliet | ||||||
140.00 | 225.31 | 140 | I-355 Toll north (Veterans Memorial Tollway) to US 6 (Southwest Highway) – Rockford | I-355 exit 0 | ||
La Grange Road ) | ||||||
Will–Cook county line | Tinley Park | 148.84 | 239.53 | 148 | IL 43 (Harlem Avenue) | Signed as exits 148A (south) & 148B (north) |
Signed as exits 151A (south) & 151B (north); I-57 exit 345 | ||||||
Hazel Crest | 154.26 | 248.26 | 154 | Kedzie Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; last free exit eastbound | |
Western end of Toll Road | ||||||
154.95 | 249.37 | 155 | I-294 Toll north (Tri-State Tollway north) – Wisconsin | Western end of I-294 concurrency; I-294 exit 5; tollway concurrency uses the I-294's exit numbers | ||
Tri State Tollway Barrier | ||||||
East Hazel Crest | 156.11 | 251.23 | 4 | Dixie Highway | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
157.58 | 253.60 | 2 | IL 1 (Halsted Street) | Signed exits 2A (north) & 2B (south); toll on northound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Oasis | ||||||
South Holland–Thornton Township line | 160.40 | 258.14 | 0 | I-94 west (Bishop Ford Freeway) – Chicago IL 394 south (Calumet Expressway) – Danville | Southern terminus of Tri-State Tollway; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-94 east exit 74A | |
Torrence Avenue ) | Western end of US 6 concurrency; last free exit westbound | |||||
162.51 | 261.53 | 160 | I-94 west (Bishop Ford Freeway) – Chicago IL 394 south (Calumet Expressway) – Danville I-294 Toll ends | Western end of I-94 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern end of I-294 concurrency; southern terminus of I-294; western end of Kingery Expressway | ||
163.41 | 262.98 | I-80 east / I-94 east / US 6 east (Borman Expressway) – Toledo, Detroit | Continuation into Indiana; eastern end of Kingery Expressway | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Illinois portal
- Chicago portal
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