Driving Directions
To Peoria Civic Center Unloading Zone
The unloading zone is to be accessed from Jefferson Street. The directions below will bring you to the correct place to line up.
Please note: When arriving on Monday 3/25, you MUST use the Jefferson Ave entrance. If you attempt to enter from William Kumpf Blvd you will be instructed to go around the block to the Jefferson entrance.
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From the East
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- I-74 west to exit 93 (Adams St / Jefferson Ave).
- Turn left onto NE Jefferson Street (2nd traffic light).
- After passing through the intersection with Fulton Street, continue on Jefferson but move into the "right turn only" lane. This lane will take you into the Civic Center driveway. Show committee personnel will direct you from there.
(FYI: NE Jefferson Street turns into SW Jefferson Avenue at Main Street, but the I-74 exit 93 exit sign shows it as Jefferson Ave)
From the South
- I-155 to I-74 west. Then follow the "from the east" directions above.
From the West
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- I-74 east to exit 92B (Glen Oak Ave / Downtown Peoria)
- Move to the right lane after exiting. Bear right onto NE Glendale Ave (traffic light is there). Glendale will turn into William Kumpf Blvd.
- Turn left onto SW Monroe Street.
- Turn right at the first intersection onto Fulton Street.
- Turn right onto Jefferson Ave and move immediately into the "right turn only" lane. This lane will take you into the Civic Center driveway. Show committee personnel will direct you from there.
From the North
- I-39 south exit 14 (US-24 west). Turn left at the bottom of the exit to head west on US-24.
- US-24 joins US-150 west after approximately 27 miles. Continue over the bridge.
- Take the next exit for IL-29 south/Adams Street. Turn right onto IL-29/Adams.
Adams Street becomes Jefferson Street when the street splits into 2 one-way streets. - After passing through the intersection with Fulton Street, continue on Jefferson but move into the "right turn only" lane. This lane will take you into the Civic Center driveway. Show committee personnel will direct you from there.
From the Host Hotel Parking Garage
- Exit the parking garage onto Fulton Street (this is the entrance across from the side of the Civic Center where the skywalk is).
- Turn left onto Fulton Street.
- Turn right onto SW Jefferson Ave and move immediately into the "right turn only" lane.
This lane will take you into the Civic Center driveway. Show committee personnel will direct you from there.
After you have unloaded:
- Turn right out of the Civic Center driveway or loading dock onto William Kumpf Blvd.
- Turn right at the next traffic light onto SW Monroe St. Then:
- If going to Civic Center Fulton parking lot, turn left at the next light into the parking lot.
- If going to the host hotels parking garage, turn right at the next light (Fulton St) then turn left into the parking garage ramp.
- If going to the host hotels to check in, turn right at the 2nd light onto Main Street. The hotel entrances are on the right - the Courtyard first, and then the Pere Marquette.
- If going to one of the other hotels listed on our website, continue on William Kumpf Blvd. Follow directions below to get to I-74 West.