Interstate 80 Illinois – West

Des Moines based traffic can use either I-80 or I-280 west around the Quad Cities. 09/04/05

Two miles ahead of the bump between I-74 west and I-80 west at Interstate 280. 09/04/05

A new sign bridge was erected in place of this assembly for Interstates 74 and 280 by 2011. 09/04/05

All signs for the forthcoming cloverlef interchange with I-74 east, I-74 & 280 west and I-80 east were carbon copied to use Clearview font. 09/04/05

All signs for the forthcoming cloverlef interchange with I-74 east, I-74 & 280 west and I-80 east were carbon copied to use Clearview font. 09/04/05

All signs for the forthcoming cloverlef interchange with I-74 east, I-74 & 280 west and I-80 east were carbon copied to use Clearview font. 09/04/05

The I-80 westbound mainline defaults onto I-74 & I-280 west at south Colona. These signs posted within the cloverleaf interchange were replaced by October 2008. 09/04/05

Interstate 80 turns north at I-74 and I-280 through the city of Colona. The freeway quickly crosses paths with U.S. 6 at Exit 9. This sign was replaced by 2007 with a sign using Clearview font. The overhead was taken down in September 2011 and restored by 2013. The replacement omits the exit only placard. 09/04/05

A lane drop occurs at Exit 9 for U.S. 6 at Colona. 09/04/05

Heading north through Colona, westbound drivers on Interstate 80 next meet Cleveland Road at Exit 7. 09/04/05

Older guide signs for Exit 7 along I-80 west at Colona saw the exit number left justified. 09/04/05

Westbound at the Exit 7 loop ramp to Cleveland Road at the city of Colona. 09/04/05

Sign changes made for Exit 4B by 2008 replaced Silvis with East Moline for the extension of IL 92 west from I-88. 09/04/05

Interstate 80 west crosses over a BNSF Railroad line one mile ahead of Exits 4A/B for I-88 east, IL-5 west, and IL-92. 09/04/05

The half mile sign for Exit 4B to I-88 & IL-92 east was carbon copied to retain both a centered exit tab with right justification. Sterling and Rock Falls lie 45 miles to the northeast as secondary control cities. 09/04/05

Des Moines remains the control city of I-80 west at I-88 despite Bettendorf and Davenport still ahead. 09/04/05

Exit 4A loops onto the beginning of IL-5 west as it overlaps with IL-92 west through East Moline to Silvis. IL-5 was the original number of the East West Tollway. 09/04/05

A new sign at Exit 4A added an exit only placard for the ending I-88 west to IL 5. 04/08/13

These signs posted 1.25 miles south of IL-84 at Rapids City were carbon copied in 2008. 09/04/05

This ground level sign for Exit 1 was moved to an overhead when an extra lane was added to I-80 west between the weigh station on-ramp and IL-84. 09/05/04

This ground level sign for Exit 1 was moved to an overhead when an extra lane was added to I-80 west between the weigh station on-ramp and IL-84. 10/03/08

Ground level signs formerly posted at the Exit 1 off-ramp replaced by an overhead when I-80 was expanded in 2009. Historically Illinois 84 was numbered as Illinois 80, forming a multi-state route with Wisconsin 80 to the north of Galena. 09/04/05

Ground level signs formerly posted at the Exit 1 off-ramp replaced by an overhead when I-80 was expanded in 2009. Historically Illinois 84 was numbered as Illinois 80, forming a multi-state route with Wisconsin 80 to the north of Galena. 10/03/08

The Iowa welcome center for I-80 west referenced at Exit 1 was closed at the end of 2011. It was situated off of U.S. 67 via Eagle Ridge Road adjacent to Exit 306. 09/04/05

Interstate 80 prepares to cross the Mississippi River and enter Scott County, Iowa ahead of Exit 306 with U.S. 67. 09/04/05

This Iowa Welcome Center sign was removed and the auxiliary sign for U.S. 67 north to Clinton (U.S. 30) replaced. 09/04/05