U.S. Route 67 in Illinois
In the U.S. state of Illinois, U.S. Route 67 (US 67) is a north–south highway through the western portions of the state. It runs from the Clark Bridge in Alton north to the Rock Island Centennial Bridge in Rock Island. It is the most direct route between St. Louis and the Quad Cities. This is a distance of 213.99 miles (344.38 km).[1]
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 US 67 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 213.99 mi[1] (344.38 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | US 67 in Alton | |||
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| North end | US 67 in Rock Island | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Madison, Jersey, Greene, Scott, Morgan, Cass, Schuyler, McDonough, Warren, Mercer, Rock Island | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
US 67 enters Illinois from Iowa by way of the Centennial Bridge that crosses the Mississippi River. It is mostly two-lane highway from Rock Island to Monmouth where 67 intersects US 34. From Monmouth, US 67 is interplexed with US 34 until US 34 exits to run west toward Burlington, Iowa. From Monmouth to Macomb, US 67 is mostly a 65 mph (105 km/h), four-lane expressway. The Roseville Bypass was one of the last bypasses for this section and was completed in 2002. There is a section at Good Hope where the highway runs through town as a three-lane undivided street with a center turn lane, traffic signals and an at-grade rail crossing.
In Macomb, US 67 runs through town as a four-lane arterial road which has an at-grade railroad crossing and several signals. Exiting Macomb, US 67 is a two-lane highway until it reaches just west of Chapin. From west of Chapin to just north of Roodhouse, US 67 is a 65 mph (105 km/h), four-lane expressway. The portion that passes to the west of Jacksonville is limited access. The limited access section runs for approximately 7 mi (11 km). From where the four-lane highway ends north of Roodhouse to 7 mi (11 km) south of Jerseyville (just south of the future Delhi Bypass) US 67 is a two-lane highway.
Construction of a new partial-access, divided four-lane expressway route for US 67 between Jacksonville and Alton will follow the US 67 corridor through White Hall, Carrollton, and Jerseyville.[3] Once complete, the new US 67 expressway will end in the north St. Louis suburb of Godfrey and travel on as IL 255, with US 67 leaving the roadway via an exit and flyover ramp—constructed during the final segment of IL 255 in 2014—and proceeding south on Godfrey Road to reach Clark Bridge via the current US 67 alignment (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) through Alton. The first segment of the four-lane expressway north of IL 255—5.2 miles from south of the Delhi Bypass to IL 255—was completed in 2013 at a cost of $45.6 million.[4] The Illinois Department of Transportation’s 2019-2024 multi-year program (MYP) contains $24.4 million to construct the next 3.2 miles of four-lane expressway, including the Delhi Bypass.[5]
US 67 is an urban roadway through Godfrey and Alton, shifting between two and four lanes, until it exits Illinois by way of the Clark Bridge across the Mississippi River into St. Charles County, Missouri.
History
In 2001, IDOT rerouted US-67 back onto the original (1940) routing (western route) north of Alton to Murrayville and IL-267 was put onto the newer alignment (eastern route) from near Murrayville through Greenfield to Medora. South of Medora to Godfrey the road retained only IL-111, a second number on this section. The rerouting was to accommodate a future "Corridor 67" expressway that will be built within the next decade or so. IDOT construction began in 2004 near Jacksonville. The new expressway is supposed to follow the corridor through White Hall, Carrollton, and Jerseyville and will end in Godfrey.
Major intersections
All exits are unnumbered.
| County | Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 67 south – St. Louis | Continuation into Missouri | ||||
| Clark Bridge; Illinois–Missouri state line | ||||||||
| Madison | Alton | 0.6 | 0.97 |     IL 143 / Great River Road south (Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route south) to IL 140 – Wood River | Southern end of Great River Road overlap | |||
| 1.4 | 2.3 |  IL 100 / Great River Road north (Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route north) | Northern end of Great River Road overlap | |||||
| Godfrey | 5.0 | 8.0 |   IL 111 south to IL 3 – Bethalto | Southern end of IL 111 overlap | ||||
| 7.4 | 11.9 |   IL 111 / IL 267 north (Lars Hoffman Crossing) to IL 255 – Brighton | Northern end of IL 111 overlap; IL 255 exit 20 | |||||
| 7.9 | 12.7 |   IL 255 begin to I-270 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||||
| Jersey | Jerseyville | 20.0 | 32.2 |  IL 109 south (McClusky Road) | ||||
| 20.2 | 32.5 |  IL 16 (Carpenter Street) | ||||||
| Greene | Carrollton | 34.0 | 54.7 |  IL 108 (Main Street) | ||||
| White Hall | 44.0 | 70.8 |  IL 106 north | |||||
| Scott |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Morgan | | 62.4 | 100.4 |   I-72 / US 36 – Springfield, Quincy  I-72 BL begins | South end of freeway; southern end of I-72 Bus. overlap; I-72 exit 60 | |||
| Jacksonville | 65.1 | 104.8 | I-72 BL east (Morton Avenue) | Northern end of I-72 Bus. overlap; former US 36 | ||||
| 67.1 | 108.0 |   IL 104 east to IL 78 north – Jacksonville | North end of freeway; southern end of IL 104 overlap | |||||
| | 71.5 | 115.1 | Concord, Arenzville | Diamond interchange | ||||
| | 79.8 | 128.4 | IL 100 south / Illinois River Road south | Southern end of IL 100/Illinois River Road overlap | ||||
| | 80.7 | 129.9 | IL 104 west | Northern end of IL 104 overlap | ||||
| Cass | Beardstown | 94.1 | 151.4 |  IL 125 east | ||||
| 94.6 | 152.2 |  Lincoln Heritage Trail (Western Branch) / 6th Street West | Southern end of Lincoln Heritage Trail overlap | |||||
| Illinois River | 95.0 | 152.9 | Beardstown Bridge | |||||
| Schuyler | | 96.1 | 154.7 |  IL 100 north / IL 103 west / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Western Branch) / Illinois River Road north | Northern end of IL 100/Lincoln Heritage Trail/Illinois River Road overlap | |||
| Rushville | 105.0 | 169.0 |  US 24 (Clinton Street) | |||||
| | 113.3 | 182.3 |  IL 101 west | |||||
| McDonough | | 129.4 | 208.2 |  US 136 east – Adair, Havana | Southern end of US 136 overlap | |||
| Macomb | 132.4 | 213.1 |  US 136 west to IL 336 – Carthage | Northern end of US 136 overlap | ||||
| | IL 336 south / IL 110 (CKC) west – Carthage | Future interchange; southern end of IL 110 (CKC) overlap | ||||||
| Good Hope | 138.6 | 223.1 |  IL 9 | |||||
| Warren | | 149.9 | 241.2 |  US 67 Bus. north | ||||
| Roseville | 151.4 | 243.7 |  IL 116 | |||||
| | 153.8 | 247.5 | US 67 Bus. south | |||||
| | 162.8 | 262.0 |  US 34 west / S. Main Street – Burlington | Southern end of US 34 overlap | ||||
| Monmouth | 164.3 | 264.4 |  IL 164 west (Broadway) | Southern end of IL 164 overlap | ||||
| 165.8 | 266.8 |   US 34 / IL 110 (CKC) / IL 164 east – Galesburg | Northern end of US 34/IL 110 (CKC)/IL 164 overlaps | |||||
| Warren–Mercer county line | | 175.8 | 282.9 |  IL 135 west | Southern end of IL 135 overlap | |||
| Mercer | | 177.5 | 285.7 | IL 135 east | Northern end of IL 135 overlap | |||
| Viola | 187.0 | 300.9 |  IL 17 (17th Avenue) | |||||
| Rock Island | Coyne Center | 200.3 | 322.4 |  IL 94 west | ||||
| Milan | Milan Beltway (CR 78) | Clockwise terminus of Milan Bltwy. | ||||||
| 204.6 | 329.3 |  Airport Road to I-280 – Quad City Airport | ||||||
| Rock Island | 206.0 | 331.5 |    IL 5 east / Great River Road Spur east – Blackhawk Historic Site, The District, Whitewater Junction | Southern end of Great River Road Spur overlap | ||||
| Great River Road Spur west (31st Avenue) | Northern end of Great River Road Spur overlap | |||||||
| 213.8 | 344.1 |  IL 92 | Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit includes direct exit ramp onto 2nd Street west; northbound access via 2nd Street east | |||||
| Mississippi River | 213.99 | 344.38 | Rock Island Centennial Bridge; Illinois–Iowa state line | |||||
| US 67 north – Davenport | Continuation into Iowa | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- Illinois Secretary of State (1931). Official Illinois Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- "US 67 Corridor". www.idot.illinois.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- "Rail developers join push to complete U.S. 67". www.ibjonline.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- "2019-2024 IDOT Multi-Year Plan" (PDF). Illinois Department of Transportation. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- Google (March 21, 2017). "Overview Map of US 67" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
