Interstate 80 East - Quad Cities to Annawan

Interstate 80 lowers from the Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge into Rock Island County, Illinois just west of the village of Rapids City. The nondescript bridge over the Mississippi opened to traffic on October 27, 1966. Future road work replaces the crossing with dual bridges.¹

05/24/18

Exit 1 loops away from Interstate 80 east to IL 84. IL 84 follows the Mississippi River southwest to East Moline, Carbon Hill and Colona and north to Fulton and Savanna. 95 miles in length, IL 84 extends ten miles north from Galena to Wis 80 at the Wisconsin state line.

06/23/22

IL 84 is part of the Great River Road system as it follows the Mississippi southwest to Hampton and East Moline and north to Rapids City and Port Byron.

03/31/16

The Illinois welcome center lies just south of IL 84 along Interstate 80 east. The advance sign for the tourist information center includes a dynamic message board indicating whether the facility is open or closed.

06/23/22

The welcome center off-ramp loops northward from Interstate 80 east to form an access road to a bluff offering views of the Mississippi River. Semi trucks over 40 feet in length are prohibited from using the rest area.

06/23/22

Interstate 80 east travels two miles south to the west end of I-88 and IL 110 (CKC) from the RIRO ramps for the Mississippi Rapids Rest Area. Interstate 88 stretches 143 miles across northern Illinois, from the Quad Cities east to Dixon, De Kalb, Aurora and the western Chicago suburbs.

06/23/22

The Illinois welcome sign stands by the RIRO ramps for the Mississippi Rapids Welcome Center.

12/25/19

Weigh stations line both sides of Interstate 80, one mile north of the cloverleaf interchange (Exits 4 B/A) with Interstate 88/IL 110 (CKC) east, IL 5 west, and IL 92.

06/23/22

The preferred alternative in the I-80 Mississippi River Bridge study, Alternative B rebuilds the exchange joining I-80/88 with a directional ramp from I-80 east to I-88 east and wider ramps at the remainder of the cloverleaf.¹

06/23/22

Overlapping with IL 92 west 3.9 miles to IL 84 at Carbon Hill, IL 5 begins as Interstate 88 ends beyond Exit 4 A.

06/23/22

Once at Carbon Hill, IL 92 turns west from IL 5 to Silvis and East Moline while IL 5 encircles Silvis and Moline along John Deere Road.

05/24/18

Designated in July 1987, Interstate 88 replaced IL 5 from the Quad Cities eastward to Chicago. This includes all of the East-West Tollway from Sterling to I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway). IL 110 (Chicago Kansas City Expressway) was added to all of I-88 in 2010 as the eastern leg of a multi state route between I-35 and U.S. 36 in Missouri.

06/23/22

Exit 4 A leaves I-80 east for IL 5/92 west to Carbon Hill, Silvis and East Moline. IL 5 travels 15.73 miles from I-80 west to U.S. 67 at Rock Island. IL 92 is part of a multi state highway from U.S. 34 near La Moline west to Muscatine, Iowa and across Nebraska to Torrington, Wyoming.

06/23/22

Interstate 88/IL 92-110 travel from Exit 4 B, 5.6 miles to Joslin, where MSR 92 branches east. I-88/IL 110 curve northeast paralleling the Rock River 41 miles to Sterling and 44 miles to the beginning of the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway.

06/23/22

An IL 110 / CKC reassurance marker was added to Interstate 80 east by 2011. The Chicago Kansas City Expressway follows I-80 south onto Interstate 74 east.

06/21/22

A guide sign took the place of the reassurance shield for I-80 east after Exit 4 to direct travelers from I-88 west to I-74/280.

06/21/22

The city of Colona lies four miles south at the succeeding exit from Interstate 80 east. The Big X Interchange with I-74/280 follows in six miles. Chicago, which is more directly linked from the QCA via I-88, is 166 miles via I-80 and its connections.

06/21/22

South of the Barstow Road (CR 4) underpass near the unincorporated community of Barstow, I-80/IL 110 span the Rock River. A 299 mile tributary of the Mississippi flowing, the Rock River flows southwest from Theresa Marsh in southeast Wisconsin.

06/21/22

The Rock River separates Rock Island and Henry Counties across I-80/IL 110. Formed in 1826, Henry County is named after Founding Father, Patrick Henry.²

06/21/22

Cleveland Road and I-80/IL 110 come together at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 7) by northeastern reaches of the Colona city limits in one mile.

06/21/22

Cleveland Road leads 1.07 miles west from Exit 7 to IL 84 (Colona Drive) in Colona. IL 84 enters Colona from Carbon Cliff, west of the Rock River, and turns south to end at U.S. 6.

06/21/22

1.44 miles East from Exit 7, Cleveland Road meets County Route 2 (Wolf Road) where the local road turns north to Broadway Street in the village of Cleveland.

06/21/22

Interstate 80 and IL 110 (CKC) shield markers posted at the crossing over Green River.

06/21/22

U.S. 6, which previously overlapped with Interstate 80 east into Davenport, Iowa, leaves the Quad Cities at south Colona. I-80 and U.S. 6 converge at a diamond interchange (Exit 9) one mile ahead of the I-80 eastern turn at I-74/280.

06/21/22

U.S. 6 parallels I-74/280 west to Coal Valley and Quad City International Airport (MLI), where the route turns north with I-74 through Moline to Bettendorf.

06/21/22

Exit 9 leaves I-80/IL 110 east for U.S. 6. U.S. 6 east parallels I-80 to Geneseo and Atkinson. The Big X cloverleaf Interchange lies ahead with I-74/280 west back to Moline and Rock Island.

06/21/22

I-74/280 combine 9.39 miles west to south Moline. I-280 continues from there to Milan, Rock Island and western reaches of Davenport, Iowa.

06/21/22

There are no exits along I-74/280 west until U.S. 6 by Quad City International Airport (MLI). The airport lies south of the freeway off of U.S. 6, 27th Street and Airport Road.

06/21/22

Travelers remaining on the I-80 freeway mainline default onto Interstate 74 east to Galesburg and Peoria.

06/21/22

IL 110 (Chicago Kansas City Expressway) accompanies Interstate 74 south to the freeway leading U.S. 34 west around Galesburg.

06/21/22

Unsigned Exit 10 A leaves I-80/IL 110 east for I-74/280 back to the Quad Cities.

06/21/22

Interstate 80 makes a TOTSO (turn off to stay on) movement to continue from the east end of I-280 to La Salle, Ottawa, Joliet and the south suburbs of Chicago.

06/21/22

Connecting the Quad Cities with Peoria, Bloomington and Champaign-Urbana, I-74 travels 220 miles overall in Illinois. I-74 south to I-155 at Morton leads travelers south to I-55 for Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri as well.

06/21/22

The Interstate 74 mainline takes over where I-80 east leaves.

06/21/22

An eastbound shield precedes the Osco Road underpass in this scene.

06/20/22

A 8.6 mile exit less stretch leads Interstate 80 to the city of Geneseo. Joliet, 128 miles to the east, debuts on I-80 distance signs as the location where the freeway converges with I-55.

06/20/22

Leaving the Quad Cities area, Interstate 80 bee lines east through open farm land and forested hills surrounding Mineral Creek. 19,900 vehicles per day (vpd) were recorded by IDOT on this stretch in 2011 and 20,200 vpd in 2017.

12/27/09

Interstate 80 turns along the south side of Geneseo ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 19) with IL 82 (Oakwood Avenue).

06/20/22

IL 82 travels 28.54 miles overall from IL 92, seven miles north of Geneseo, to IL 17 by Nekoma in southern Henry County.

06/20/22

IL 82 south from Exit 19 to CR 4 (570th Avenue) east and CR 39 (1670th Street) south leads motorists to the village of Bishop Hill. Bishop Hill was settled by Swedish immigrants in 1846 and is a National Landmark Village.

12/27/09

IL 82 follows Oakwood Avenue north 0.82 miles from Exit 19 to combine with U.S. 6 west to Main Street through the Geneseo street grid.

06/20/22

South from Exit 19, IL 82 is a rural highway continuing 9.12 miles to a 1.02 mile long overlap with IL 81 west into the village of Cambridge.

06/20/22

An eight mile exit less stretch takes Interstate 80 east from Geneseo to Atkinson. Chicago is 151 miles away.

06/20/15

Curving back to the east along Interstate 80 ahead of 1600th Street, southeast of Geneseo.

05/06/10

Interstate 80 crosses Spring Creek on the straight away toward Atkinson. U.S. 6 parallels one half mile to the north.

12/27/09

Henry County Route 5 (State Street) connects Interstate 80 with the town of Atkinson along the north side of the freeway at Exit 27.

06/20/15

South from Exit 27, County Route 5 heads 16.5 miles to the city limits of Galva.

06/20/15

The diamond interchange (Exit 27) with CR 5 and State Street lies 0.7 miles south of U.S. 6 (Henry Street) at Atkinson.

06/20/15

Interstate 80 traverses an area of wetlands to the southeast of Atkinson.

06/20/15

The final exit from I-80 east in Henry County is five miles ahead with IL 78. Joliet and Chicago follow at 111 and 143 miles respectively.

06/20/15

Emerging alongside Hennepin Canal ahead of IL 78 and Annawan, Interstate 80 shifts northward and switches places with U.S. 6.

05/06/10

A seemingly random sign indicates to eastbound motorists that the first conventional rest area for Interstate 80 in Illinois is 20 miles ahead near Wyanet.

12/27/09

IL 78 (Canal Street) connects with I-80 at a diamond interchange (Exit 33) in one mile at the village of Annawan.

06/20/15

Traveling 210 miles overall, IL 78 heads south from Exit 33 and Annawan to Kewanee, Canton and Jacksonville.

06/20/15

Exit 33 departs Interstate 80 east for IL 78 (Canal Street). IL 78 heads nine miles north to Hooppole and 20 miles to Prophetstown in Whiteside County. IL 78 forms a multimstate highway with Wis 78, which extends the trunk highway another 93 miles north to I-39/90/94 near Portage.

06/20/15

Interstate 80 continues southeast paralleling U.S. 6 to Mineral.

06/20/15

Located 11 miles ahead, IL 40 is the succeeding exit on I-80 as it advances east 105 miles to Joliet and I-55 north to Chicago.

06/20/15

Crossing into Bureau County along Interstate 80 east.

06/20/15