Western Avenue (Chicago)
Western Avenue is the longest continuous street within the city of Chicago at 23.5 miles (37.82 km) in length. Western Avenue extends south as a continuous road to the Dixie Highway at Sibley Boulevard (Illinois Route 83) in Dixmoor, giving the road a total length of 27.38 miles (44.06 km). However, Western Avenue extends intermittently through the Southland to the Will / Kankakee county border in unincorporated Will Township. Within Chicago's grid street system, Western Avenue is 2400 West.
Western Avenue becomes Asbury Avenue at Howard Street at the Chicago/Evanston border and continues intermittently north to Isabella Street on the Evanston/Wilmette border. Unlike Pulaski Road (Chicago) which was originally Crawford Avenue in both the city and suburbs, Western was always the name in the city. Asbury is only used in Evanston.
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