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 35.70 miles (57.45 km).[1]
 Illinois Route 164 | ||||
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 IL 164 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length | 35.70 mi[1] (57.45 km) | |||
| Existed | 1937[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 34 in Gladstone | |||
   US 34 / US 67 / IL 110 (CKC) in Monmouth | ||||
| East end |  US 34 / IL 41 / IL 110 (CKC) in Galesburg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Henderson, Warren, Knox | |||
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Route description
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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
editIn 1924, SBI Route 164 was originally the route from Pekin to west of Bloomington, now part of Illinois Route 9.
In 1937, IL 164 was assigned to the road that had been IL 94A from Monmouth to Gladstone.[3]
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 US 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 IL 41.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Henderson | Gladstone | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 34 / Great River Road south | West end of Great River Road overlap |
| Oquawka | 6.9 | 11.1 |  Great River Road north | East end of Great River Road overlap | |
| | 10.6 | 17.1 |  IL 94 | ||
| Warren | | 16.7 | 26.9 |   IL 135 north | |
| Monmouth | 21.1 | 34.0 |   US 34 west / US 67 south / IL 110 (CKC) west | West end of US 34/US 67/IL 110 overlap | |
| 22.6 | 36.4 | US 67 north (Main Street) | East end of US 67 overlap | ||
| | 24.8 | 39.9 |  US 34 / IL 110 (CKC) east | East end of US 34/IL 110 overlap | |
| Knox | Galesburg | 35.8 | 57.6 | US 34 / IL 110 (CKC) – Kewanee, Monmouth | |
| IL 41 south (Main Street) | Continuation beyond US 34 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ Carlson, Rick (2006-03-15). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 161 to 180". Retrieved 2006-03-28.
- ^ Foust, Hal (March 28, 1937). "24 Highways Renumbered as Tourist Aid". The Chicago Tribune. p. 54. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Overview Map of IL 164" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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