Illinois Route 174 (IL 174) was a
state highway in
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
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 State Bond Issue (SBI) Routes. It was decommissioned in 1983.
Route description
IL 174 began in
Peoria at the intersection of N. Knoxville Avenue, which carried
IL 88, and W. Pioneer Parkway. IL 174 headed west on W. Pioneer Parkway to the south of
Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport. It turned north onto Allen Road and headed towards
Alta. Near an abandoned
Rock Island Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
line, the highway turned to the northwest and into Alta. Northwest of the town, the highway straightened to the west. It ended at a
T intersection with
IL 91.
Major intersections
References
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1924 establishments in Illinois
1983 disestablishments
Transportation in Peoria County, Illinois
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