Route 92 West - Rock Island
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IL 92 (6th Avenue) west expands to four lanes beyond 46th Street. Back to back signals follow at 45th and 44th Streets in Rock Island.
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Trailblazers precede the northward turn taking IL 92 west from 6th Avenue onto 5th Avenue at 38th Street.
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6th Avenue partitions from the left side of IL 92 west for 38th Street south to Augustana College.
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Two lanes shift northward to join 5th Avenue west alongside the Iowa Interstate Railroad.
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Five lanes of IL 92 (5th Avenue) travel north of Augustana College to 30th Street south near Webber Park.
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Yet another roadway split takes IL 92 west onto 4th Avenue while eastbound remains on 5th Avenue.
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IL 92 trailblazer posted on the S-curve between 27th and 25th Streets by Quad City Botanical Center and the QCCA Expo Center.
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The one way couplet of 4th and 5th Avenues quickly ends as IL 92 turns northward onto 24th Street to bypass Downtown Rock Island.
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24th Street elevates with a planter median to the intersection with the 24th Street bridge to Rock Island Arsenal.
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The 24th Street bridge spans Sylvan Slough onto the 946 acre Rock Island along the Mississippi River. The island is home to Rock Island Arsenal, a US Army facility, a museum, a visitors center and a Confederate Cemetery.
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The Mississippi River and Downtown Davenport come into view as IL 92 curves west onto 1st Avenue above the adjacent IAIS Railroad line.
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The Centennial Bridge (U.S. 67) appears along the western horizon as IL 92 lowers into the Rock Island Riverfront area.
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A Great River Road shield appears besides Schwiebert Riverfront Park.
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18th Street provides two access points to Schwiebert Riverfront Park from the Rock Island central business district.
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An Interstate 280 trailblazer posted after 18th Street directs motorists to remain along IL 92 west to the Centennial Expressway.
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17th Street leads due south from the Mississippi River through Downtown Rock Island. Subsequent streets to the west angle northwest, perpendicular to the course of the river.
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A folded diamond interchange joins the south end of the Centennial Bridge (U.S. 67) with IL 92 (1st Avenue) at 16th Street. A loop ramp joins U.S. 67 north to Davenport while 16th Street south to 3rd Avenue west connects IL 92 with U.S. 67 (15th Street) south.
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A concrete median separates traffic along 1st Avenue ahead of the IL 92 westbound transition to the Centennial Expressway.
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The Centennial Bridge spans IL 92 and an adjacent IAIS Railroad yard northward to the Davenport Riverfront and U.S. 61 Business. The steel arch bridge opened to traffic in 1940 and was tolled until 2003.
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A signalized intersection connects the on-ramp from U.S. 67 south with IL 92 west as the Centennial Expressway begins.
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A wye interchange with 11th Street south and 1st Avenue west ensues beyond the IL 92 freeway beginning.
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11th Street stems south from the Centennial Expressway to become a part of U.S. 67 from 4th Avenue to the Rock River bridge into Milan.
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IL 92 curves southwest, mirroring the course of the Mississippi River to Big Island.
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The Centennial Expressway runs southwest wholly within the city limits of Rock Island. Three diamond interchanges serve the city west side over the next two miles.
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7th Avenue extends west from Downtown Rock Island to meet IL 92 opposite 6th Avenue and an industrial area along the IAIS Railroad and Mississippi River.
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18th Avenue crosses paths with IL 92 (Centennial Expressway) in one half mile near Sunset Park.
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South at the 18th Avenue off-ramp on IL 92 west. 18th Avenue west ends at a boat ramp on Lake Potter within Sunset Park. The avenue east crosses the Rock Island to become 19th Avenue through Moline.
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IL 92 (Centennial Expressway) curves southwest by Sunset Park to the 31st Avenue off-ramp.
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Sunset Lane, a Great River Road Spur, extends north from 31st Avenue to Lake Potter within Sunset Park. 31st Avenue east connects with U.S. 67 (11th Street) south to IL 5 (Blackhawk Road) east for Black Hawk State Historic Site.
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Drivers bound for 31st Avenue east and Sunset Lane north depart IL 92. A cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 280 lies 1.5 miles ahead.
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IL 92 and the Great River Road cross the Rock River over a pair of bridges built in 1963.
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Interstate 280 provides a long distance bypass around the west and south sides of the Quad Cities for I-80 between Des Moines, Iowa and the Chicago area.
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I-280 angles northwest from IL 92 (Centennial Expressway) to next cross the Mississippi River into southwest Davenport.
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A loop ramp joins Interstate 280 east to south Moline and the exchange between I-80 east to Peru and Joliet and I-74 southeast to Galesburg and Peoria.
A traffic light was added to the end of the I-280 off-ramp for IL 92 west when Jumer's Casino opened in December 1, 2008. A second signal follows with Jumers Lane.
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IL 92 and the Great River Road turn west from the Centennial Expressway onto Andalusia Road in Southwest Rock Island.
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Centennial Expressway continues south as a locally maintained route to circle east as 92nd Avenue to U.S. 67 and the Rock Island-Milan Beltway.
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IL 92 follows Andalusia Road west and reaches the village of Andalusia in five miles. Andalusia Road east to U.S. 67 in Milan was a part of IL 92 until 1980.
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IL 92 arcs northwest beyond Fourth Slough and the pre-1972 alignment of the state route west to 102nd Avenue West.
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102nd Avenue West intersects IL 92 just ahead of the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge. Doubling as a Great River Road Spur, 102nd Avenue runs along the east (south) banks of the Mississippi to Lock and Dam Number 16.
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IL 92 rises onto the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge, a 3,018 feet long steel truss through deck span across the Mississippi River.1
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Crossing the state line just ahead of the Beckey Bridge superstructure, IL 92 becomes Iowa 92. With a 32 foot deck, the bridge peaks at 65 feet above the Mississippi River navigation channel.1
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References:
- Norbert F. Beckey Bridge. John A. Weeks III.
Photo Credits:
- ABRoads: 05/29/11
- Alex Nitzman, Bill Gatchel: 03/25/16
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Page Updated Friday May 18, 2018.