Illinois Route 94 is a north–south state highway in western Illinois

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 24

U.S. Route 24

U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...

 just east of Camp Point

Camp Point, Illinois

Camp Point is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,244 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.Journalist and historian Allan Nevins was born in Camp Point on 20 May 1890....

 to U.S. Route 67

U.S. Route 67

U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern...

 just south of Oak Grove

Oak Grove, Illinois

Oak Grove is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Grove is located at ....

, just south of the Quad Cities

Quad Cities

The Quad Cities is a group of five cities straddling the Mississippi River on the Iowa–Illinois boundary. These cities, Davenport and Bettendorf and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline , are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which, as of 2010, had an estimated population of...

 area. This is a distance of 128.76 miles (207.22 km).

Route description

Illinois 94 follows a complicated route north from Camp Point on its way to the Quad Cities area, making no fewer than eighteen 90-degree turns along the length of the route. It overlaps Illinois Route 61

Illinois Route 61

Illinois Route 61 is a rural state road in western Illinois that runs north and east from Illinois Route 96 in Ursa to the intersection of U.S. Route 136 west of Tennessee. Illinois route 61 is long.-Route description:...

, Illinois Route 336

Illinois Route 336

Illinois Route 336 is a four-lane freeway/expressway combination that serves western Illinois. It is also used to refer to the name of a future project to connect the cities of Quincy and Peoria via underserved Macomb....

, U.S. Route 136

U.S. Route 136

U.S. Highway 136 is a spur of U.S. Highway 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles .-Nebraska:...

, Illinois Route 9

Illinois 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 ....

, 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...

, Illinois Route 135

Illinois Route 135

Illinois Route 135 is an L-shaped state road in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 164 west of Monmouth to Main Street in Alexis, at the base of the town's water tower. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

 and Illinois Route 17

Illinois Route 17

Illinois Route 17 is a rural, arterial east–west state road that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi River to State Road 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. It is long.- Route description :...

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History

SBI Route 94 ran from Taylor Ridge

Taylor Ridge, Illinois

Taylor Ridge is an unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Taylor Ridge is located at the junction of Illinois Route 94 and Illinois Route 192 north of Reynolds. Taylor Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 61284....

, west of U.S. 67, to La Harpe

La Harpe, Illinois

La Harpe is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,385 at the 2000 census.-Geography:La Harpe is located at , along the South Branch La Moine River....

, at Illinois 9. There was also a spur to Alexis

Alexis, Illinois

Alexis is a village in Mercer and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 863 at the 2000 census.The Warren County portion of Alexis is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Mercer County portion is part of the Davenport–Moline–Rock...

, northwest of 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....

. In 1937 that spur was changed to Illinois Route 135

Illinois Route 135

Illinois Route 135 is an L-shaped state road in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 164 west of Monmouth to Main Street in Alexis, at the base of the town's water tower. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

, and the main route extended south to Bowen

Bowen, Illinois

Bowen is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 535 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bowen is located at ....

, replacing Illinois Route 94A, parts of Illinois Route 96

Illinois Route 96

Illinois Route 96 is a north–south state road in far western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to Illinois Route 94 north of Terre Haute. This is a distance of ....

 and Illinois Route 36. In 1955 it was extended further south to its current terminus, partially replacing Illinois Route 102

Illinois Route 102

Illinois Route 102 is a state route in northeast Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 53 in Wilmington to the concurrency of U.S. Route 45 and U.S. Route 52 in Bradley, just north of Kankakee. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

. It was also extended north to U.S. 67.

Illinois 36 also ran on portions of Illinois Route 61

Illinois Route 61

Illinois Route 61 is a rural state road in western Illinois that runs north and east from Illinois Route 96 in Ursa to the intersection of U.S. Route 136 west of Tennessee. Illinois route 61 is long.-Route description:...

 and U.S. Route 36

U.S. Route 36

U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...

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