U.S. Routes
| U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 20 |
The two Routes enter through the southeastern part of the city from Indiana with U.S. Route 41, underneath the bridge linking the Chicago Skyway and the Indiana Toll Road. At 95th Street they head west to an intersection with U.S. Route 45 west of the city. There they go north on LaGrange Road to Lake Street, where U.S. 20 turns northwest through Elgin to Iowa. U.S. 12 and 45 continue north past O'Hare airport to Des Plaines, where U.S. 12 turns on Rand Road and goes northwest then north to Wisconsin. | |
| U.S. Route 14 | The Route splits off from U.S. Route 41 at Bryn Mawr Avenue by Lake Michigan on the north side of the city. U.S. 14 then recrosses U.S. 41 and eventually exits the city as Caldwell Avenue. | |
| U.S. Route 34 | The Route originally began downtown and ran west on Odgen Avenue and through the suburbs, continuing through Aurora and on to Iowa. In 1970 the beginning was moved west to Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43), where it intersected with U.S. 66. | |
| U.S. Route 41 | The Route enters through the southeastern part of the city from Indiana with U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 20, underneath the bridge linking the Chicago Skyway and the Indiana Toll Road. At 95th Street, when U.S. 12 and 20 turn west, it continues north until it becomes South Shore Drive, and eventually Lake Shore Drive. U.S. 41 then departs from Lake Shore Drive at Foster Avenue. From Foster Avenue, U.S. 41 continues northwest on Lincoln Avenue, finally exiting Chicago at Devon Avenue into the suburb of Lincolnwood. | |
| U.S. Route 45 | The Route comes north from Kentucky and intersects U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 20 at 95th Street west of Chicago. The three routes go north on LaGrange Road, then U.S. 12 and 45 continue north on Mannheim Road past O'Hare airport and into Des Plaines. Separating from U.S. 12 it follows the Des Plaines River as Des Plaines River Road, then continues north on Milwaukee Avenue toward Wisconson. | |
| U.S. Route 66 | The Route started downtown and followed Ogden Avenue west out of the city, then southwest to Joliet and on to St Louis. Replaced and often displaced by Interstate 55, the Route was discontinued in 1979. Some remnants are signed as historic. |
Gallery
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Interstates in Chicago
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The Eisenhower Expressway at the Ashland Avenue Overpass looking east towards downtown. The 'Ike' as it is known locally, runs parallel to the CTA's Blue Line. Both connect the city to the western suburbs.
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South Lake Shore Drive, looking north towards downtown.
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