Interstate 74 in Illinois
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This article is about the section of Interstate 74 in Illinois. For the entire route, see Interstate 74.
Interstate 74 (I-74) in the US state of Illinois is a major northwest–southeast Interstate Highway that runs across the central portion of the state. It runs from the Iowa state line at the Mississippi River near the city of Rock Island and runs southeast to the Indiana state line east of Danville, a distance of 220.34 miles (354.60 km).[2] The highway runs through the major cities of Champaign, Bloomington, Peoria, and Moline.
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Everett McKinley Dirksen Memorial Highway[1] | ||||
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Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length | 220.34 mi[2] (354.60 km) | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-74 / US 6 at Moline | |||
Major intersections | ||||
East end | I-74 at Danville | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Illinois | |||
Counties | Rock Island, Henry, Knox, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, McLean, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion | |||
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The highway is officially named after Everett McKinley Dirksen, a Republican senator and representative from Pekin from 1933 to his death in 1969.[1]