Interstate 280

Interstate 280 encircles the Quad Cities to the west and south from I-80/U.S. 6-61 in northwest Davenport to the Big X Interchange joining I-74/80 near Colona, Illinois. The Iowa portion of the beltway measures 9.86 miles in length entirely within or along the Davenport city line. I-280 extends another 8.21 miles east in Illinois across Rock Island to I-74/U.S. 6 in south Moline.
Interstate 280 Quad Cities Guides

East - Iowa - 29 photos

East - Illinois - 35 photos

West - Illinois - 36 photos

West - Iowa - 22 photos
U.S. 61 was relocated from West River Drive, Brady Street, Harrison Street and Welcome Way through Davenport to bypass the city along a combination of Interstate 280 on the west side and Interstate 80 on the north side in 2010. Sign changes were implemented by September 2011, which established a new business route for U.S. 61 along the former surface route through Davenport. I-280 and U.S. 61 combine between Exit 6 (West River Drive) and Interstate 80. U.S. 6 also uses a portion of I-280 between I-80 and Exit 1 (West Kimberly Road).

A three-wye interchange joins the west end of Interstate 280 with I-80 in this scene north of the U.S. 6 / CR F58 overpass. - 01/01/2015

CR F65 (160th Street) meets I-280/U.S. 61 at a diamond interchange on the west side of Davenport.
06/21/22
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 06/21/22
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Page Updated Friday December 08, 2023.