U.S. Route 34 in Illinois

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 34 in Illinois. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 34.

U.S. Route 34 marker

U.S. Route 34
Walter Payton Memorial Highway[1]
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 211.37 mi[2] (340.17 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 34 in Gladstone
 
East end: IL 43 in Berwyn
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System
← IL 33IL 34 →
← IL 27IL 28IL 29 →

U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west highway In the state of Illinois that runs from the Iowa state line at Gulfport, west of Galesburg, to Illinois Route 43 (IL 43) and Historic U.S. Route 66 at Harlem Avenue in Berwyn. The entire highway in Illinois is named the Walter Payton Memorial Highway after Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton, who wore #34 for the Chicago Bears. The highway is 211.37 miles (340.17 km) long within the state.[2]

The bridge into Iowa over the Mississippi River is called the Great River Bridge. Between Monmouth and Galesburg, the highway is up to Interstate Highway standards with exits at Main Street, Henderson Street, and Seminary Street in Galesburg.

History

The former alignment of US 34 near IL 164 in Warren County

In 1934, US 34 absorbed what had been the last remaining section of US 32.[3]

US 34 formerly overlapped US 66 all the way to its endpoint in downtown Chicago, but was truncated to its intersection with US 66 and IL 43 in Berwyn in 1970. When US 66 was subsequently eliminated, the endpoint of US 34 was left at that location—the intersection of Ogden and Harlem Avenues in Berwyn. Due to the elimination of US 66, it is one of the few US Numbered Highways that ends at a state highway.[4] With the re-signing of much of Historic US 66, the history of US 34's eastern endpoint is becoming much more clear.[5]

Proposals

The now cancelled Prairie Parkway limited-access highway would have had an interchange with US 34, between Needham Road and Waubonsee Drive in the city of Plano.

A bypass of the town of Biggsville is currently under construction. It will create a diamond interchange between US 34 and IL 94/IL 116 as well as bypass West Central High School. It is expected to be completed by the fall of 2014.[6][7]

US 34 west of Oneida in the western portion of Illinois with BNSF tracks to the left

Major intersections

All exits are unnumbered.

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Des MoinesBurlington US 34 west / Iowa 163 westContinuation into Iowa
Mississippi River0.000.00Great River Bridge
HendersonGulfportGulfport
​ Great River Road south (Carmen Road)West end of Great River Road overlap; east end of freeway section
Gladstone IL 164 east / Great River Road northEast end of Great River Road overlap
​ IL 94 south / IL 116 eastWest end of IL 94 overlap
​ IL 94 / IL 116 east
Biggsville IL 94 northEast end of IL 94 overlap
Warren​
US 67 south / IL 110 (CKC) west / 180th Avenue – Macomb		West end of US 67/IL 110 overlap
Monmouth IL 164 west (Broadway)West end of IL 164 overlap
US 67 north (Main Street)East end of US 67 overlap
​ IL 164 eastEast end of IL 164 overlap
​Cameron RoadWest end of freeway section
KnoxGalesburg IL 41 south / IL 164 west (Main Street)
US 150 (Henderson Street) – Alpha
Seminary Street
​
I-74 / IL 110 (CKC) east – Moline, Rock Island, Peoria		East end of IL 110 overlap; east end of freeway section
Wataga IL 167 east (County Road 2200 North)
Henry​ IL 17 west (County Road 090 North)West end of IL 17 overlap
Galva IL 17 east (Center Avenue)East end of IL 17 overlap
​ IL 78 south (East 2650th North Street)West end of IL 78 overlap
​ IL 91 east (North 200th Avenue)
Kewanee IL 78 north (Main Street)East end of IL 78 overlap
Bureau​ US 6 west (County Road 1480 North)West end of US 6 overlap
​ IL 40 (County Road 900 East)
Princeton US 6 east / IL 26 south (Peru Street)West end of IL 26 overlap; east end of US 6 overlap
IL 26 north (Main Street)East end of IL 26 overlap
La Moille IL 89 south (Main Street)
IL 92 west
LaSalleMendota US 52 / IL 251 (13th Avenue)
​ I-39 / US 51 – Rockford, LaSalle, Peru
​ IL 23 south (East 18th Road)West end of IL 23 overlap
​ IL 23 north (East 22nd Road)East end of IL 23 overlap
KendallYorkville IL 47 (Bridge Street)
Oswego IL 31 north
IL 25 north (Madison Street)
IL 71 west
Montgomery US 30 westWest end of US 30 overlap
US 30 east (Lincoln Highway)East end of US 30 overlap
Kane
 No major junctions
DuPageAurora–Naperville
city line		 IL 59
Lisle IL 53 (Lincoln Avenue)
Lisle–Downers Grove
village line
I-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) / I-88 west (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) / IL 110 (CKC) – Joliet, Aurora, Northwest Suburbs
Westmont–Hinsdale
village line		 IL 83 (Kingery Highway)
CookWestern Springs I-294 (Tri-State Tollway) – Wisconsin, Indiana
La Grange US 12 / US 20 / US 45 (La Grange Road)
Lyons IL 171 (1st Avenue)
Berwyn211.37340.17 Historic US 66 west / IL 43 (Harlem Avenue)National eastern terminus
Historic US 66 east (Ogden Avenue)Continuation beyond IL 43
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ↑ State of Illinois (April 15, 2000). "91st General Assembly Summary of HJR0071". Retrieved November 26, 2006.
  2. 1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  3. ↑ End of US highway 32. usends.com.
  4. ↑ End of US highway 34. usends.com.
  5. ↑ East end of US highway 34 in Berwyn IL. usends.com.
  6. ↑ "Construction of four-lane section of US-34 approved". WQAD-TV. June 21, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "New Biggsville Bypass Promotes Safety Initiative". KWQC-TV. June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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