Kewanee’s history and development is owed to transportation connections. Railroads brought the first businesses to the community and continue to serve our businesses today. Kewanee is situated at a multimodal crossroads with nearby highway interchanges and convenient access to airports and waterways that serve our businesses in this age of global connections.

Highways

Highways Servicing Kewanee Area:

• Interstates: I-74, I-80, and I-88
• Federal: US 6, 34, and 150
• State: IL 17, 78, 81, 82, and 91

I-80 is the second longest Interstate Highway in the United States and runs from San Francisco, CA on the west coast to Teaneck, NJ on the east coast. Kewanee is located 10 miles south of the I-80/IL Route 78 interchange at Annawan, Illinois. I-80 connects Kewanee to major Midwest and Northeast US markets, as well as to markets in the Great Plains, Mountain States, and the West Coast.

Kewanee is located 20 miles east of I-74. I-74 connects the Quad Cities, IL/IA and Peoria, IL Metro Areas and continues through several Midwestern States and services a number of Southeastern States. I-80 and I-74 converge 20 miles west of Kewanee.

Kewanee is 38 miles from the nearest interchange on I-88, an intrastate interstate that links Western Illinois to the Chicago Metro Area.

US 34, IL 78, IL 81 all converge in downtown Kewanee providing for the convenient flow of products through the area.

Motor Freight Service

The Kewanee area is served by over 100 motor freight carriers who operate warehousing facilities in the region.

Major Motor Freight and Contract Carriers in the region:

• ABF Freight System, Inc.
• Adrian Carriers
• Dohrn Transfer
• Environmental Services Inc.
• GTSC
• Iowa-Illinois Express
• Jacobson
• N & M Transfer Co.
• Roadway Express, Inc.
• Standard Forwarding Co., Inc.
• Straight Shot Express
• U.S. Freightways
• Yellow Freight System, Inc.

Source: Bi State Regional Planning Commission and Quad Cities First

Rail Transportation

Kewanee is served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad, a Class 1 railroad. Kewanee also has Amtrak – Northeast/Southwest passenger rail service and has a depot located in the heart of the downtown.

Waterways

Kewanee is located equidistantly from both the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. There are 50 barge terminals (26 served by rail and interstate) on the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities Metro Area. The Peoria Barge Terminal on the Illinois River is located in the Peoria Metro Area and is a multi-modal terminal with access to rail and the local interstate (I-474).

Airports

Kewanee Municipal Airport

3761 Midland Rd. Kewanee, IL 61443 (309) 853-8222

Kewanee is served by the Kewanee Municipal Airport (CODE: EZI) which is located 1 mile southeast of the City. The Kewanee Municipal Airport can accommodate your corporate aircraft needs:

Runways: 3,200 ft. and 4,500 ft.

Aiport Manager: Dale Lindstrom (309) 853-8222 4 GPS Instrument Approaches

Regional Airports Serving Kewanee

Quad Cities International Airport (CODE: MLI) - 45 miles

2200 69th Ave Moline, IL 61265 (309) 764-9621

Amenities

• On-site U.S. Customs Port of Entry, Civil Air Patrol, Foreign Trade Zone, and ground transportation services
• Fixed Base Operator: Elliott Aviation
• Airfield – fully instrumentized, three runway systems. Runway lengths: 10,000 ft., 7,000 ft., and 4,500 ft., all 150 ft. wide.

Major Air Passenger Carriers & Hubs

• Air Tran to Atlanta, GA and Orlando, FL
• American Eagle to Chicago O’Hare and Dallas Ft. Worth International Airports
• Delta to Atlanta, GA; Detroit, MI; Memphis, TN; and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
• United Express to Chicago-O’Hare and Denver, CO

Major Air Cargo Carriers

• BAX Global
• DHL/Danzas Air & Ocean
• UPS Supply Chain Solutions

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (CODE: PIA) - 49 miles

6100 W. Everett McKinley Dirksen Parkway Peoria, IL 61607 (309) 697-8272

Amenities

• On-site U.S. Customs Port of Entry, Foreign Trade Zone, and ground transportation services
• Fixed Base Operators: Byerly Aviation; Peoria Aviation
• Airfield – fully instrumentized, two runway systems. Runway lengths: 10,104 ft. and 8,003 ft., both 150 ft. wide

Major Air Passenger Carriers & Hubs

• Allegiant Air to Las Vegas, NV; Phoenix/Mesa, AZ; and Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
• American Eagle to Chicago O’Hare and Dallas Ft. Worth International Airports
• Delta to Detroit, MI and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
• United Express to Chicago-O’Hare and Denver, CO

Major Air Cargo Carriers

• Emery
• DHL
• Federal Express
• UPS

Transportation Connections