Western Avenue (Chicago)

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Western Avenue
Direction:	North-south
From:	Will/Kankakee county line at County Line Road
To:	Asbury Street at Howard Street at the Chicago/Evanston city limits
Major cities:	Posen, Blue Island, Chicago

In the city of Chicago, Western Avenue, is the longest continuous street within the city limits of Chicago. Within the city of Chicago, Western Avenue is 23.5 miles (37.8 km) in length. Some sources claim that Western is the longest street in the worldABC Local News. It runs north to south, starting as Asbury Street in Evanston. It continues south past Howard Street as Western, extending into the extreme south suburbs, past Interstate 80, ending at County Line Road, which divides Will and Kankakee counties. However, it often is considered to start at Howard and end at 119th Street (its boundaries within Chicago). It is located 3 miles west of State Street, Chicago's east-west dividing line, marked as 2400 West.

Western Avenue is serviced by many Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains. It is bisected by the Brown Line, the Orange Line, and three times by the Blue Line, on the O'Hare, 54/Cermak, and Forest Park branches. The Western Avenue Buses (#49, 49A, 49B, and x49) run along Western Avenue, from Howard Street in the north to 135th Street in Blue Island. It is also served by the #349 Pace bus in the southern suburbs.