U.S. 6 West

Westbound confirming marker for U.S. 6 posted after the south end of IL 84 and East 400th Street.

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Motorists driving west along U.S. 6 from IL 84 will reach U.S. 150 in six miles and Moline in 11 miles. U.S. 6 passes through northern reaches of the Coal Valley village limits next.

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U.S. 6 spans Briar Bluff Road and a BNSF Railroad line before switching sides with Interstates 74 & 280.

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A Grand Army of the Republic trailblazer stands just beyond the U.S. 6 bridge over Mosquito Creek.

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County Road overlays East 200th Street south 6.1 miles from U.S. 6 to U.S. 150 near the village of Orion.

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Continuing west from CR 12 (East 200th Street) on U.S. 6.

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The village of Coal Valley extends across two counties, spreading north across U.S. 6 to I-74/280 at Glenwood Road.

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The adjacent I-74/280 appears as U.S. 6 crosses into Rock Island County.

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Niabi Zoo Road (County Road Z) ties into U.S. 6 a short distance northwest from Niabi Zoo.

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U.S. 6 reenters Coal Valley west from Niabi Zoo Road (CR Z).

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1st Street stems south from a traffic light with U.S. 6 to the Coal Valley village hall and commercialized intersection with U.S. 150.

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Crossing into the Moline city limits, U.S. 6 approaches the western terminus of U.S. 150.

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U.S. 150 enters the Quad Cities area from Orion and south Coal Valley to run along the east side of Quad City International Airport (MLI) to U.S. 6.

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Prior to 1977, U.S. 150 overlapped with U.S. 6 to IL 92 west from Downtown Moline to Downtown Rock Island and the Centennial Bridge (U.S. 67).

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Like U.S. 6 along the I-80 corridor, U.S. 150 generally serves local traffic as it parallels the I-74 corridor south from the Quad Cities to Galesbug and Peoria.

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U.S. 6 expands to a four lane arterial from U.S. 150 west to Quad City International Airport (MLI) and the freeway to I-74/280.

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Approaching the northward turn of U.S. 6 onto the freeway connecting with I-74. 69th Street constitutes east and westbound side frontage roads nearby.

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27th Street curves northwest from U.S. 6 to Airport Road and a bridge across the Mississippi River. The main access road to the Quad City International Airport (MLI) passenger terminal ties in from the south.

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I-74/I-280 combine for 9.39 miles from the cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 6 east to Colona and I-80.

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Until 1975 when they shifted onto the Interstate 74 freeway, U.S. 6/150 followed 27th Street north from MLI Airport into Moline.¹

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U.S. 6 west connects Quad City International Airport (MLI) with Interstates 74 and 280 to the immediate north of 27th Street. Leaving first is the eastbound ramp to Galesburg, Peoria and Chicago (via I-80).

03/28/16

U.S. 6 joins I-74 westbound to Spruce Hills Drive (Exit 2) in Bettendorf, Iowa. The two routes overlap northward across the Mississippi River on the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. The suspension bridge opened on November 18, 1935 as just U.S. 6.¹

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06/21/22

Reconnecting with I-80/U.S. 6 in northwest Davenport, Interstate 280 encircles the west side of the Quad Cities for 18 miles from I-74/U.S. 6.

06/21/22