Interstate 74

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Interstate 74
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 428.81 mi (690.10 km)
West end: I-80 in Davenport, IA
Major
junctions:		 I-80 near Colona, IL
I-55 in Bloomington, IL
I-70 in Indianapolis, IN
I-65 in Indianapolis, IN
I-75 in Cincinnati, OH

I-77 near Mount Airy, NC
East end: US 52 in Mount Airy, NC

Interstate 74 (abbreviated I-74) is an interstate highway in the Midwestern and southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It also exists as several other disconnected sections of highways in North Carolina (see details); also see List of gaps in Interstate Highways.

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[edit] Route description

Miles km state
5.36 8.63 Iowa
220.34 354.60 Illinois
171.54 276.07 Indiana
19.47 31.33 Ohio
40 64 North Carolina
457 735 Total[1]

[edit] Iowa

In the state of Iowa, Interstate 74 runs south from Interstate 80 for 5.36 miles (8.63 km) before crossing into Illinois on the I-74 Bridge. North of the Mississippi River, I-74 bisects Bettendorf and Davenport.

[edit] Illinois

Main article: Interstate 74 in Illinois

In the state of Illinois, Interstate 74 runs south from Iowa to Galesburg; from this point it runs southeast through Peoria to the Bloomington-Normal area and Interstate 55. I-74 continues southeast to the Champaign-Urbana area, intersecting with Interstate 57. The interstate then runs east past Danville at the Illinois-Indiana state line. U.S. Route 150 parallels Interstate 74 in Illinois for its entire length.

[edit] Indiana

Main article: Interstate 74 in Indiana

In the state of Indiana, Interstate 74 runs east from the Illinois state line to the Crawfordsville area before turning southeast. It then runs around the city center of Indianapolis along Interstate 465. It then enters Ohio near the metropolis of Cincinnati, Ohio.

[edit] Ohio

In the state of Ohio, Interstate 74 runs southeast from the Indiana border to the western segment's current eastern terminus at Interstate 75 just north of downtown Cincinnati. It is also signed with U.S. Route 52 for its entire length.

The unbuilt portion of Interstate 74 in Ohio is expected to be routed along Ohio State Route 32, U.S. Route 23, and U.S. Route 52 for most of its length. However, the routing for the segment through Cincinnati, connecting Interstate 75 to Ohio State Route 32, remains a matter of dispute.

[edit] West Virginia

See also: U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia

As of October 2006, Interstate 74 remains unbuilt in the state of West Virginia. It is to be routed mostly along the current path of US 52.

[edit] Virginia

Main article: Interstate 74 in Virginia

As of October 2006, Interstate 74 remains unbuilt in the state of Virginia north of Interstate 81 and unsigned along its designated path along Interstate 77 south of Wytheville to the North Carolina border.

[edit] North Carolina

Main article: Interstate 74 in North Carolina

In the state of North Carolina, as of October 2006 the western segment of Interstate 74 runs from Interstate 77 to US 52 just south of Mount Airy, and again with the southern segment of Interstate 73 and U.S. Route 220 from just north of Asheboro to south of Candor.

[edit] Major cities

The Interstate 74 Bridge over the Mississippi River. Part of the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, this bridge connects Bettendorf, Iowa with Moline, Illinois.
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The Interstate 74 Bridge over the Mississippi River. Part of the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, this bridge connects Bettendorf, Iowa with Moline, Illinois.

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

[edit] Intersections with other interstates

[edit] Auxiliary routes

[edit] Proposed Extensions

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[edit] Southeast Extension

Long-range plans call for I-74 to continue east and south of Cincinnati to North Carolina using OH 32 from Cincinnati to Piketon, Ohio and then the proposed I-73 from Portsmouth through West Virginia (along current U.S. Route 52) to I-77. It would then follow I-77 through Virginia into North Carolina where it would connect to highways already signed as I-74. In 1996 AASHTO approved the signing of highways as I-74 along its proposed path east (south) of I-81 in Wytheville, Virginia where those highways meet interstate standards. North Carolina started putting up I-74 signs along its roadways in 1997.

Two sections of I-74 in North Carolina are currently under construction. One is the U.S. 220 bypass of Ellerbe (with I-73), which is 14 miles long and is scheduled to be complete by the middle of 2007. The other is the U.S. Route 74 freeway under construction from the end of the Laurinburg-Maxton Bypass to Interstate 95 (19 miles) which is to be completed by the end of 2008. An extension of the U.S. 311 Bypass of High Point, North Carolina, which also will carry I-74 from Business Loop 85 to Interstate 85, is due to start construction in early 2007. Sections of I-74 east of I-95 are not currently proposed to be built perhaps for another 20 to 30 years. The proposed path is further along US 74 to NC 211 near Bolton to US 17 near the South Carolina border. Officials in Brunswick County support the use of tolls to get this section of I-74 built faster. [1]

On February 11, 2005, the North and South Carolina Departments of Transportation came to an agreement over where I-74 (and I-73) would cross the border between the two states. It was decided that I-74 would cross the line as a northern extension of the Carolina Bays Parkway (S.C. Highway 31). I-74 is then proposed to end south of Myrtle Beach at U.S. Route 17. Before ending, it is proposed to produce a spur into Myrtle Beach, called Interstate 174. Another spur route, which is expected to be called I-274, is proposed as the western half of the Northern Beltway loop around Winston-Salem, North Carolina (I-74 will run on the eastern half).

East of Rockingham, North Carolina, Future I-74 runs concurrent with US 74. When the highway is signed as Interstate 74, it will be the first time that a U.S. and Interstate highway with the same number would be designated on the same road. (In Wisconsin, part of U.S. Route 41 between Milwaukee and Green Bay has been proposed as Future Interstate 41.)

[edit] Midwest extension

There is still some dispute over which routes will connect the existing stretches of I-74. Ohio has proposed that the stretch should run through the city of Cincinnati and from there either along State Route 32 or U.S. Route 52; while Kentucky officials want the road to begin in the west as part of a greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky bypass, then running along the AA Highway from near Brooksville, Kentucky until it joins I-64 near Ashland, Kentucky.[citation needed]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2002-10-31). Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
 Auxiliary routes of Interstate 74
I-474 Illinois
past/
future		 I-174: South Carolina - I-274: North Carolina


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Main Interstate Highways (multiples of 5 in pink)		 Interstate Highway marker
4 5 8 10 12 15 16 17 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 29 30
35 37 39 40 43 44 45 49 55 57 59 64 65 66 66 (W) 68
69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 (W) 76 (E) 77 78 79 80 81 82
83 84 (W) 84 (E) 85 86 (W) 86 (E) 87 88 (W) 88 (E) 89 90
91 93 94 95 96 97 99 (238) H-1 H-2 H-3
Unsigned  A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 PRI-1 PRI-2 PRI-3
Lists  Main - Auxiliary - Suffixed - Business - Proposed - Unsigned
Gaps - Intrastate - Interstate standards - Replaced
Browse numbered routes
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