Interstate 74 in Illinois

Interstate 74 marker
Interstate 74
Everett McKinley Dirksen Memorial Highway[1]
Map
I-74 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length220.34 mi[2] (354.60 km)
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-74 / US 6 at Moline
Major intersections
East end I-74 at Danville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesRock Island, Henry, Knox, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, McLean, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion
Highway system
IL 73 IL 75

Interstate 74 (I-74) in the US state of Illinois is a major northwest–southeast Interstate Highway that runs across the central portion of the state. It runs from the Iowa state line at the Mississippi River near the city of Rock Island and runs southeast to the Indiana state line east of Danville, a distance of 220.34 miles (354.60 km).[2] The highway runs through the major cities of Champaign, Bloomington, Peoria, and Moline.

The highway is officially named after Everett McKinley Dirksen, a Republican senator and representative from Pekin from 1933 to his death in 1969.[1]

  1. ^ a b State of Illinois (n.d.). "605 ILCS 15 / Dirksen Memorial Highway Act". Illinois Compiled Statutes. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 6, 2023.