U.S. Route 41 in Illinois

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U.S. Highway 41

Formed:

1926

Direction:

North-south

From:

With

U.S. Routes 12/20 beneath the Chicago Skyway in Chicago at the Indiana state line

To:

With

I-94 at the Wisconsin state line near Zion

Major cities:

Waukegan, Skokie, Chicago

System:

U.S. Highway system

Illinois state highway system
< ILL 40		ILL 41 >

In the state of Illinois, U.S. 41 runs north from the Indiana border beneath the Chicago Skyway on Indianapolis Boulevard to the Wisconsin border north of the northern terminus of the Tri-State Tollway.

1 Route description
2 Exit list
3 References

[edit] Route description

U.S. 41 enters Illinois multiplexed with U.S. Routes 12 and 20 on the far southeast side of Chicago. They run together until the junction of 95th Street and Ewing Avenue. U.S. 41, now South Mackinaw Avenue, then zig-zags along other local South Chicago roads. From East 87th Street, South Burley Avenue, South Baker Avenue and South Shore Drive, U.S. 41 continues through South Shore Neighborhood's section of South Shore Drive before reaching the southern terminus of Lake Shore Drive.

The Lake Shore Drive section of U.S. 41 is a six-to-eight lane highway along the shores of Lake Michigan through Chicago's lakefront park system. It is basically a limited access highway except for five signalized intersecions near downtown Chicago.

Just short of the northern terminus of Lake Shore Drive, U.S. 41 exits at Foster Avenue. It follows Foster Avenue west for over two miles and then heads northwest on Lincoln Avenue into neighboring Lincolnwood.

U.S. 41 is named Skokie Boulevard through Skokie, then its name changes to Skokie Road north of Skokie. Traveling north, it joins Interstate 94 (Edens Expressway) westbound just north of the Old Orchard Shopping Center; they split a few miles north when U.S. 41 becomes the Skokie Highway. The highway serves as a major north-south arterial expressway for much of its routing through Chicago's northern suburbs, as well as an oft-used alternate for truckers avoiding the cost of tolls on the Tri-State Tollway. Before reaching the Wisconsin border, U.S. 41 rejoins Interstate 94 at the northern terminus of the Tri-State Tollway; these two roads continue, toll-free, north 1 mile (2 km) to the Wisconsin border.

[edit] Exit list

[edit] South Lake Shore Drive

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago	Marquette Drive	South terminus of Lake Shore Drive. U.S. Route 41 South continues south on South Shore Drive. U.S. 41 North joins Lake Shore Drive traveling north. At-grade intersection.
		Hayes Drive	At-grade intersection.
		57th Street	At-grade intersection. Location of Museum of Science and Industry. Southern terminus of freeway portion of South Lake Shore Drive.
		53rd Street	Southbound exit only.
		51st Street / Hyde Park Boulevard	Southbound exit only.
		47th Street	Northbound left exit.
		39th Street / Oakwood Boulevard
		31st Street	Access to Illinois Institute of Technology.
		Interstate 55 South — St. Louis, Missouri	Northern terminus of I-55.
		18th Drive
		McFetridge Drive	At-grade intersection. Northern terminus of freeway portion of South Lake Shore Drive. No signal changes except for events at Soldier Field.

[edit] North Lake Shore Drive

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago	Monroe Drive	At-grade intersection. Southern terminus of main freeway portion of North Lake Shore Drive.
		Randolph Street / Wacker Drive	Southbound left entrance, northbound exit.
		Illinois Street / Grand Avenue	Access to Navy Pier.
		Chicago Avenue (800 North)	At-grade intersection; no stops for northbound traffic. NB Lake Shore Drive traffic can turn left onto Chicago Avenue.
		Delaware Place	Southbound exit only.
		Michigan Avenue (200 East)	Southbound exit, northbound entrance.
		Illinois Route 64 West — LaSalle Drive (1700 North) / North Avenue (1600 North)	Eastern terminus of Illinois 64.
		Fullerton Parkway (2400 North)	Access to Lincoln Park Zoo.
		Belmont Avenue (3200 North)
		Recreation Drive	Access to Belmont Harbor.
		Illinois Route 19 West — Irving Park Road	Eastern terminus of Illinois 19.
		Montrose Avenue
		Wilson Avenue
		Lawrence Avenue / Wilson Drive
		U.S. Route 41 North — Foster Avenue	SB U.S. 41 joins Lake Shore Drive traveling southbound.
		Bryn Mawr Avenue	Southbound entrance, northbound exit.
		Hollywood Avenue	Northern terminus of Lake Shore Drive. Continues as Hollywood Avenue westbound and Sheridan Road north and southbound.