Illinois Route 6

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Illinois Route 6

Illinois Route 6
IL 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length10.11 mi [1] [2]  (16.27 km)
ExistedAfter 1971 [3] –present
Major junctions
South endI-74.svgI-474.svg I-74  / I-474 in Peoria
Major intersectionsUS 150.svg US 150 in Peoria
North endIllinois 29.svg IL 29 in Mossville
Location
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties Peoria
Highway system
US 6.svg US 6 Illinois 7.svg IL 7

Illinois Route 6 is a 4-lane freeway entirely in Peoria County in central Illinois. It begins as a northern extension of Interstate 474 at Interstate 74 west of Peoria, and ends at Illinois Route 29 at the 9th Mile in Mossville, south of Chillicothe. The freeway currently has a total length of 10.11 miles (16.27 km), including the connector ramp to Illinois 29. [1]

Contents

Route description

Although fairly short, Illinois 6 draws more traffic than a rural highway because it passes through the developing north and northwest edge of Peoria. A one-mile (1.6 km) stretch of road around the U.S. Route 150 (War Memorial Drive) exit has become a major commercial development area that now includes a major mall and a nearby strip mall with over 30 movie screens between them. In addition, new development is occurring rapidly around the other interchanges of Allen Road (old Illinois Route 174), Knoxville Avenue (Illinois Route 40), and Illinois Route 29. [2]

History

SBI Route 6 initially ran from Fulton to Chicago. It roughly followed present-day US 30, Illinois Route 38, and Roosevelt Road. [4] In 1935, IL 6 was decommissioned and was replaced with a portion of US 330 (now IL 38/Roosevelt Road) and US 30. [5]

The Illinois Route 6 designation remained decommissioned until the early 1980s when the present freeway north of Peoria was finished. [6] By 1988, the freeway was extended to Illinois Route 29 near Mossville. [7]

Future

Several plans have been considered for continuing the Illinois 6 corridor. One is extending Illinois 6 into a loop by building a bridge over the Illinois River and running the highway south to Interstates 74 and 474 near Interstate 155 in Morton. [8] [9] Another is to build north or northeast from the current terminus to a new interchange in Chillicothe, connecting with a proposed Illinois 29 expressway that would connect to Interstate 180.[ citation needed ]

In 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proposed a $12.3 billion road plan that earmarked funds for engineering work and corridor studies, renewing interest in connecting Route 6 with I-74. [10]

Exit list

The entire route is in Peoria County.

Locationmi [1] [2] kmExit [11] DestinationsNotes
0.000.00East plate blue.svg
I-474.svg
Airport Sign.svg I-474 east Bloomington
Continuation beyond I-74; serves Peoria International Airport
0I-74.svg I-74  Galesburg, Peoria I-74 exit 87B; southern terminus & signed as exits 0A (west) & 0B (east)
Peoria 2.323.732US 150.svg US 150 (War Memorial Drive) Kickapoo
5.518.875Allen Road
6.5410.536Illinois 40.svg IL 40 (Knoxville Avenue) Bradford
Mossville 9.1814.779Illinois 29.svg IL 29  Chillicothe Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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