Illinois Route 6 is a 4-lane
freeway
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entirely in
Peoria County
Peoria County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2020 United States Census listed its population at 181,830. Its county seat is Peoria. Peoria County is part of the Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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in central
Illinois
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. It begins as a northern extension of
Interstate 474
Interstate 474 (I-474) is an Interstate Highway loop route that provides a southwestern bypass around the north-central Illinois city of Peoria. I-474's parent Interstate is I-74. As the first digit of the Interstate's number is even, it f ...
at
Interstate 74
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west of Peoria, and ends at
Illinois Route 29
Illinois Route 29 (IL 29) is a two to four lane state road that runs south from U.S. Route 6/ Illinois Route 89 at Spring Valley to U.S. Route 51/ Illinois Route 16 at Pana, running through Pekin, Peoria and Springfield. The nearest major n ...
at the 9th Mile in
Mossville, south of
Chillicothe. The freeway currently has a total length of , including the connector ramp to Illinois 29.
Route description
Although fairly short, Illinois 6 draws more traffic than a rural highway because it passes through the developing north and northwest edge of Peoria. A stretch of road around the
U.S. Route 150 (War Memorial Drive) exit has become a major commercial development area that now includes a major mall and a nearby strip mall with over 30 movie screens between them. In addition, new development is occurring rapidly around the other interchanges of Allen Road (old
Illinois Route 174
Illinois Route 174 (IL 174) was a state highway in Illinois from 1924 to 1983. The route connected IL 88 (now IL 40) and IL 91 through the community of Alta. IL 174 was established in 1924 as part of the later series of Sta ...
), Knoxville Avenue (
Illinois Route 40
Illinois Route 40 (IL 40) is a north–south route in central portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from Interstate 74 (I-74) in East Peoria north to IL 78 at Mt. Carroll, just south of U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and IL 64.
Route ...
), and
Illinois Route 29
Illinois Route 29 (IL 29) is a two to four lane state road that runs south from U.S. Route 6/ Illinois Route 89 at Spring Valley to U.S. Route 51/ Illinois Route 16 at Pana, running through Pekin, Peoria and Springfield. The nearest major n ...
.
History
SBI Route 6 initially ran from
Fulton
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* Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer
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to
Chicago
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. It roughly followed present-day
US 30,
Illinois Route 38
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, and
Roosevelt Road. In 1935, IL 6 was decommissioned and was replaced with a portion of US 330 (now IL 38/Roosevelt Road) and US 30.
The Illinois Route 6 designation remained decommissioned until the early 1980s when the present freeway north of Peoria was finished. By 1988, the freeway was extended to
Illinois Route 29
Illinois Route 29 (IL 29) is a two to four lane state road that runs south from U.S. Route 6/ Illinois Route 89 at Spring Valley to U.S. Route 51/ Illinois Route 16 at Pana, running through Pekin, Peoria and Springfield. The nearest major n ...
near
Mossville.
Future
Several plans have been considered for continuing the Illinois 6 corridor. One is extending Illinois 6 into a loop by building a bridge over the
Illinois River and running the highway south to Interstates 74 and 474 near
Interstate 155 in
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People
* Morton (surname)
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.
In 2013, Illinois Governor
Pat Quinn proposed a $12.3 billion road plan that
earmarked funds for engineering work and corridor studies, renewing interest in connecting Route 6 with I-74.
Exit list
References
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Freeways in the United States
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Transportation in Peoria County, Illinois
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U.S. Route 30