U.S. Route 41 in Illinois

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U.S. Route 41

Length:

64.81 mi^[1] (104.30 km)

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

Illinois state highway system
< IL 40		IL 41 >
United States Numbered Highways
List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

In the U.S. state of Illinois, U.S. Route 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 with Interstate 94. It is the only north-south U.S. Route to travel through a significant portion of the city of Chicago, carrying Lake Shore Drive through the central portion of the city along the lakefront. U.S. 41 in Illinois 64.81 miles (104.30 km) in length.^[1]

[edit] Route description

U.S. 41 enters Illinois concurrent 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 a limited access highway except for five signalized intersections 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. Between Lake Shore Drive and Lincolnwood, U.S. 41 intersects U.S. Route 14 twice; once at its terminus at Foster Avenue and Broadway, and once again at the intersection of Peterson Avenue and Lincoln Avenue.

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] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[2]	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago		I-90 west (Chicago Skyway)	Interchange
			US 12 west / US 20 west (95th Street)	North end of US 12/US 20 overlap
		6.4	Jeffery Drive, Marquette Drive
		See Lake Shore Drive
		21.5	Lake Shore Drive north	Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
			US 14 west (Broadway Street)
			US 14 (Peterson Avenue)
	Skokie		IL 50 (Cicero Avenue)
	Skokie		IL 58 (Dempster Street)
	Wilmette		I-94 east (Edens Expressway)	South end of I-94 overlap; interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	See I-94
	Northbrook		I-94 west (Tri-State Tollway) – Milwaukee	North end of I-94 overlap; interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Northbrook	37.8	Lake Cook Road	Interchange
Lake	Highland Park	37.8	Lake Cook Road	Interchange
		38.4	Clavey Road, Skokie Valley Road	Interchange
		38.8	Chantilly Road	Northbound exit and entrance
		40.0	Central Avenue, Deerfield Road – Highland Park	Interchange
		North end of freeway
		40.7	Park Avenue West