Illinois Route 40

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox road Illinois Route 40 (IL 40) is a Template:Convert north–south route in central portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from Interstate 74 (I-74) in East Peoria north to IL 78 at Mt. Carroll, just south of U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and IL 64.<ref name=t2 />

Route description

Illinois 40 is known as Knoxville Avenue in the Peoria area, generally south of Illinois Route 6. Route 40 crosses over Interstate 74 north of downtown, and then grows complex in the downtown area, as there are three turns in a one-block length. Illinois 40 then emerges onto William Kumpf Boulevard and crosses over the Illinois River using the Bob Michel Bridge. On the other side of the river, Illinois 40 is briefly called Washington Street. It then is routed onto an onramp to Interstate 74, where there is an exit to Camp Street before terminating at I-74.

• Bob Michel Bridge carrying IL 40 over the Illinois River
  Bob Michel Bridge carrying IL 40 over the Illinois River
• IL 40 in Peoria County, north of IL 90
  IL 40 in Peoria County, north of IL 90

History

Template:Redirect-confuse Originally, SBI Route 40 ran from Sterling to Stockton.<ref>Template:Illinois road map</ref> In 1935, IL 40 got cut back to Mount Carroll in favor of IL 78.<ref>Template:Illinois road map</ref> By 1938, Illinois Route 88 entirely acquired IL 40 north of Sterling.<ref>Template:Illinois road map</ref> In 1987, Illinois Route 5, a four-lane freeway, was designated Interstate 88 east of I-80,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> leading to two identically-numbered routes intersecting each other at an interchange.<ref>Template:Illinois road map</ref><ref>Template:Illinois road map</ref> By 1995, IDOT redesignated IL 88 as IL 40 to prevent confusion.<ref>Template:Illinois road map</ref><ref>Template:Illinois road map</ref> Although the new number is also the number of a Federal Highway that passes through Illinois (U.S. Route 40), a great enough distance exists between them that the possibility of confusing one for the other is negligible.

Prior to 2003, the Illinois 40 exit on I-74 southeast of Peoria was called "Industrial Spur". As part of the Upgrade 74 Project, the exit was renamed by the Illinois Department of Transportation to Riverfront Drive.