Transportation Opportunities
Morrison’s downtown is located at the junction of Illinois Route 78 and US Highway 30.

Its close proximity to Interstate 88, which lies 6 miles to the south on Route 78 and offers access to both east and west routes, provides easy accessibility to facilitate staff or employee commuting, raw materials, or to ship finished goods.

The Quad Cities of Illinois (Moline and Rock Island) and Iowa (Davenport and Bettendorf) lie 45 minutes to the west and Chicago lies 2 hours to the east along this route.

Interstate 80 is 40 miles to the south of Illinois Route 78.

A planned bypass will provide easy and quick access over the Union Pacific Railroad and will provide a more efficient connection from Route 30 to Route 78 to accommodate emergency vehicles and commercial traffic. Currently in its engineering phase, the anticipated completion date for the project is 2007.

Whiteside County Airport is located 15 miles to the east, just off Interstate 88.

The Mississippi River and related docking and warehouse facilities are located 11 miles to the west via Route 30 in Clinton, Iowa.

Chicago is located approximately 120 miles to the east on Interstate 88.

For more information on development opportunities, with complete confidentiality, contact:

Tim D. Long
City Administrator
City of Morrison
200 West Main Street
Morrison, Illinois 61270
(815) 772-7657