Illinois Route 5 (IL 5) is a four-lane road in
Rock Island County, Illinois
Rock Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, bounded on the west by the Mississippi River. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 147,546. Its county seat is Rock Island; its largest city is neighboring ...
, United States, that runs from
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues ...
(US 67) in
Rock Island to the interchange of
Interstate 80 (I-80) and the toll-free portion of
I-88
Interstate 88 may refer to either of two United States Interstate highways:
* Interstate 88 (Illinois)
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, a distance of .
also continues eastbound on I-88.
Route description
IL 5 is the main road on the north bank of the
Rock River, serving the cities of Rock Island,
Moline,
Silvis, and
Carbon Cliff.
IL 5 begins from US 67 (11th Street) in Rock Island, traveling eastward towards the Milan Beltway. At this point, it travels along the limited-access road and becomes John Deere Road. Continuing eastward in Moline, it then meets I-74/US 6 at a cloverleaf interchange. After leaving Moline, it serves the
Black Hawk College
Black Hawk College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Moline and Galva.
History
Black Hawk College is a community college with campuses located in Moline and in Kewanee ( south of Kewanee). Founded in 1946 as Moline ...
and the
John Deere World Headquarters
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. After this, the route begins to curve northward, and is known as John Deere Expressway for the rest of the route (although most signage along the rest of the route reads Illinois 5). In Carbon Cliff, the route meets IL 84 and IL 92 at a
parclo
A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange.
The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also bee ...
. At this point, IL 92 follows along the rest of IL 5. Also, the road curves northeastward, and then eastward. Continuing east, they then meet I-80/IL 110 at a cloverleaf interchange. At this point, IL 5 transitions into I-88, effectively ending IL 5, while IL 92/IL 110 travels along I-88.
History
SBI Route 5 originally ran from
East Dubuque to
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, mostly along the current
US 20. The portion that ran from
Belvidere through
Rockford is now known as Charles Street in Rockford, and was superseded by what is now the expressway extension of the US 20 Rockford Bypass to Belvidere.
In 1972, IL 5 was applied on former IL 190 (part of
US 30 Toll before 1965). By 1975, IL 5 was extended to Rock Falls. By 1977, it extended towards IL 2 in Hillsdale. By 1979, IL 5 was extended all the way to US 67 in Rock Island, replacing part of
IL 2 west of Sterling in the process. By 1989, the freeway/tollway portion of IL 5 was changed to I-88, while the rest of IL 5 in the Quad Cities remained.
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Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Rock Island County, Illinois
U.S. Route 20