Interstate 74 Quad Cities

Guide signs for 53rd Street on I-74 east were replaced during the 2010-12 expansion project for Exit 1. 05/23/08

Guide signs for 53rd Street on I-74 east were replaced during the 2010-12 expansion project for Exit 1. 05/23/08

The Lincoln Road overpass was replaced as part of road work upgrading I-74 in Iowa ahead of the Mississippi River bridge replacement project. The new span was completed by 2010, with overheads using Clearview font installed in May of that year. 05/24/08

I-74/U.S. 6 descend toward the Mississippi River and the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. 03/28/16

I-74/U.S. 6 on the north approach to the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. 03/28/16

Construction to reconfigure the U.S. 67 couplet of Grant and State Streets west of I-74 in Bettendorf. 03/28/16

The State Street on-ramp joins I-74/U.S. 6 east. 03/28/16

Rising onto the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge on I-74 east. 01/01/07

The speed limit on the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge was 50 miles per hour. 09/04/05

Sign changes made by 2009 included a new panel for Moline's entertainment venues. 03/28/16

Crossing the Mississippi River on the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge southbound. 03/28/16

Crossing the Mississippi River on the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge southbound. 03/28/16

Crossing the Mississippi River on the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge southbound. 03/28/16

Crossing the Mississippi River on the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge southbound. 03/28/16

Two exits join the south end of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge with Downtown Moline. 03/28/16

The pony truss portion of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge crosses over eastern reaches of Rock Island. 03/28/16

Exit 1 is a sweeping ramp linking I-74 with River Drive. 03/28/16

I-74/U.S. 6 pass by Downtown Moline north toward the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. 09/04/05

I-74/U.S. 6 west on the south approach of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. 03/28/16

I-74/U.S. 6 west on the south approach of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. 03/28/16

Crossing the south banks of the Mississippi River on I-74 west from Moline, Illinois. 03/28/16

Exit 4 forms the northbound beginning of 14th Street. Construction for the new I-74 bridge across the Mississippi River included the realignment of 14th Street and adjacent 13th Street. 03/23/16

U.S. 67 was realigned away from State Street onto an expanded Grant Street with two-way traffic between 10th and 17th Streets. 09/04/05

River Drive carries U.S. 67 west from Bettendorf along the Mississippi River to the Centennial Bridge in Davenport. 09/04/05

During periods of heavy rain or river flooding, River Drive west into Davenport is often closed. 05/28/11

Taking Exit 2 from I-74 west prior to the demolition of The Lodge hotel and conference center. 03/25/16

Westbound I-74 reassurance shield formerly preceding Exit 1 to 53rd Street. 09/04/05

Exit 1 leaves I-74 west for 53rd Street. 53rd Street west leads to Hamilton Technical College and Northwest Boulevard (former Iowa 130) in Davenport. 53rd Street concludes as 53rd Avenue in residential areas of northeast Bettendorf. 05/07/10

The initial guide sign for Interstate 80 was posted by the 53rd Street overpass. Construction at Exit 1 displaced this sign, with a replacement added a half mile further north. 09/04/05

The I-80 Emergency Detour west from Henry and Rock Island Counties, Illinois concluded where Interstate 74 meets I-80. 04/13/13

The 67th Street overpass above I-74 preceded ramps to Interstate 80. 67th Street was replaced with Veterans Memorial Parkway. 04/13/13

53rd Street west at Interstate 74 before the interchange was upgraded. 05/30/11

The westbound entrance ramp to Interstate 74 from 53rd Street west. 05/30/11

53rd Street prior to six-lane expansion at the I-74 on-ramp to the Bettendorf Riverfront. 05/06/10

Looking at 53rd Street with just four lanes as it intersected I-74 on-ramp to the Bettendorf Riverfront. 05/06/10

The 53rd Street bridge across I-74 was expanded from four to six overall lanes during 2010-12 construction. 05/23/08

Eastbound 53rd Street at the former left turn onto Interstate 74 west to I-80. 05/29/11

Southward view of I-74 bridge construction at Moline, Illinois. 05/27/18

Work on the north bridge supports for the New I-74 Bridge by the Bettendorf riverfront. 05/27/18

Future bridge approach for I-74 westbound in Bettendorf. 05/27/18