Interstate 280 Quad Cities

Passing by West Lake County Park, I-280 east & U.S. 61 south split in one mile at a diamond interchange with West River Drive. Signs for Exit 6 were amended to show U.S. 61 south only in 2011. 05/09/10

U.S. 61 rejoins its expressway leading west to Blue Grass and Muscatine while U.S. 61 Business follows the old alignment through to Downtown Davenport. 05/09/10

A new sign bridge was installed at Exit 11A for Illinois 92 west by 2013. This view looks at the replaced assembly. 05/09/10

Illinois 92 spurs northeast 4.3 miles along the Centennial Expressway from I-280 to the Centennial Bridge across the Mississippi River. 09/05/05

All signs for Exit 15 were replaced with Clearview-font based signage by 2010. 09/05/05

Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 15) with Airport Road on I-280 east at Milan. A loop ramp from Airport Road east onto I-280 east was removed when this exit was redesigned. 09/05/05

All guide signs for the cloverleaf interchange with I-74 west and U.S. 6 along I-280 east were replaced by October 2008. 05/25/08

U.S. 6 an overlap with I-74 for its original alignment east from MLI Airport to U.S. 150 and Colona. 05/25/08

The passenger terminal for Quad City International Airport (MLI) lies just west of 27th Street. An access road to the facility ties into the U.S. 6 just south of Exit 18A. 05/25/08

27th Street (former U.S. 6) passes over I-280 as Exit 18A leaves for U.S. 6 east. 05/25/08

I-74 & U.S. 6 west lead north to Downtown Moline and Downtown Bettendorf. I-74 ends in ten miles. 05/25/08

I-74 & U.S. 6 west lead north to Downtown Moline and Downtown Bettendorf. I-74 ends in ten miles. 12/20/09

Clearview based signs replaced all Interstate 74 & 280 westbound panels by late 2009. 09/04/05

Interstates 74 & 280 cross into Rock Island County and approach their split by Quad City International Airport (MLI). 09/04/05

The Rock River comes into view beyond this replaced sign for U.S. 150. U.S. 150 concludes a 571-mile route from Mount Vernon, Kentucky at U.S. 6 just east of Exits 5A/B. 09/04/05

I-74 & 280 remain rural through to the full cloverleaf interchange (Exits 5A/B) with U.S. 6 north from MLI Airport. 09/04/05

Exit 5A, which should be Exit 5B based upon the westbound heading of I-74, departs next in one half mile for the continuation of Interstate 74 north to the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. 09/04/05

Signs separate traffic bound for Rock Island to remain on I-280 west to Illinois 92 (Centennial Expressway) north.<br /> Signs here were basically carbon copied as Next Right for Exit 5B was not replaced with one quarter mile. 09/04/05

I-280 west at the loop ramp for U.S. 6 east to MLI Airport. 09/04/05

Construction at the time of this photo was underway to build Rock Island-Milan Parkway, a controlled access expressway encircling the village of Milan east from U.S. 67 to Illinois 5. Exit 15 with Airport Road connects the beltway with I-280 in one half mile. 09/04/05

The half mile sign for Exit 15 was replaced by 2018 and now displays a U.S. 67 shield. 04/08/13

Signs for Exit 15 were carbon copied and continue to display TO US 67 in text versus with a shield. 09/04/05

I-280 cross Mill Creek near this replaced mileage sign posted three miles ahead of Exit 11 with IL 92. 09/04/05

This scene looks at I-280 west ahead of the full cloverleaf interchange with Illinois 92 (Centennial Expressway) before Jumer's Casino was built. 09/04/05

This overhead for Illinois 92 west to Andalusia was replaced with a Clearview-font based sign. 09/04/05

I-280 angles northwest from Big Island to the Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge across the Mississippi River. 09/04/05

The I-280 Bridge was painted yellow and blue from 1973 until 2008. The tied-arch bridge is now painted blue alone. 09/04/05

The I-280 Bridge was painted yellow and blue from 1973 until 2008. The tied-arch bridge is now painted blue alone. 09/04/05

0.75 miles south of Exit 6 with U.S. 61 (West River Drive) in Davenport. U.S. 61 formerly traveled east to Downtown Davenport and north to I-80. It was realigned in 2010 to bypass the city on I-280 and I-80. Signs were amended with greenouts to show just U.S. 61 south at Exit 6. 09/04/05

U.S. 61 Business takes the place of the former U.S. 61 mainline along West River Drive into Davenport now. 09/04/05

Interstate 280 Iowa reassurance marker that was posted between Exits 6 and 4. 09/04/05

I-280 west &amp; U.S. 61 north combine with U.S. 6 west at Kimberly Road and Exit 1. I-280 ends one mile north of there, and signs for I-80 were greened out to reference U.S. 61 north. 09/04/05

Exit 1 leaves I-280 west, 0.75 miles south of Interstate 80, where U.S. 61 turns east to its freeway north to DeWitt. 09/04/05

Sign changes at the Kimberly Road overpass show U.S. 61 north along I-80 east for their 5.5-mile long overlap. 09/04/05

Interstate 280 ends as U.S. 6 west joins I-80 west and U.S. 61 north joins I-80 east. 09/04/05