Illinois Route 164
Encyclopedia
Illinois Route 164 is a state road in rural western Illinois
. It runs from U.S. Route 34
in Gladstone
to U.S. Route 34
and Illinois Route 41
in Galesburg
. This distance is 35.7 miles (57.45 km).
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In 1937, IL-164 was assigned to the road that had been IL-94A from Monmouth to Gladstone.
This route still exists today in Warren and Henderson Counties. The route was extended in the late 1990s along the old U.S. 34 alignment between Monmouth and Galesburg, after completion of the 4-lane freeway upgrade of U.S. 34 in this section. The current eastern terminus is U.S. 150 at corner of Henderson and Main Streets in Galesburg. This was the historic northern terminus of Illinois Route 41
.
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. It runs from U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 1,122 miles from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches 12,183 ft , making it the highest paved through highway in...
in Gladstone
Gladstone, Illinois
Gladstone is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 284 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Gladstone is located at ....
to U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 1,122 miles from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches 12,183 ft , making it the highest paved through highway in...
and Illinois Route 41
Illinois Route 41
Illinois Route 41 is a north–south highway in rural west-central Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 136 near Macomb north to U.S. Route 34 and Illinois Route 164 in Galesburg, a distance of . Illinois 41 is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation.-Route description:Illinois 41...
in Galesburg
Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....
. This distance is 35.7 miles (57.45 km).
Route description
Illinois 164 is the main access road from Monmouth (the county seat of Warren county) to Oquawka (the county seat of Henderson county). It is a rural, two-lane road for its entire length. From Gladstone to Oquawka the route runs north–south; at Oquawka Illinois 164 turns east.History
In 1924, SBI Route 164 was originally the route from Pekin to west of Bloomington, now part of Illinois Route 9Illinois Route 9
Illinois Route 9 is a cross-state, east–west rural state highway in central Illinois. It runs from the Fort Madison Toll Bridge over the Mississippi River to Iowa in Niota east to State Road 26 at the Indiana border. This is a distance of ....
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In 1937, IL-164 was assigned to the road that had been IL-94A from Monmouth to Gladstone.
This route still exists today in Warren and Henderson Counties. The route was extended in the late 1990s along the old U.S. 34 alignment between Monmouth and Galesburg, after completion of the 4-lane freeway upgrade of U.S. 34 in this section. The current eastern terminus is U.S. 150 at corner of Henderson and Main Streets in Galesburg. This was the historic northern terminus of Illinois Route 41
Illinois Route 41
Illinois Route 41 is a north–south highway in rural west-central Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 136 near Macomb north to U.S. Route 34 and Illinois Route 164 in Galesburg, a distance of . Illinois 41 is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation.-Route description:Illinois 41...
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