Illinois Route 43

Illinois Route 43 marker

Illinois Route 43
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 60.30 mi[1] (97.04 km)
Existed: 1967[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: US 30 in Frankfort
  I-80 in Tinley Park
US 6 in Orland Park
US 12 / US 20 in Bridgeview
I-55 in Summit
US 34 in Berwyn

I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) in Oak Park
I-90 in Chicago
US 14 / IL 58 in Niles
I-94 in Northbrook
North end: US 41 in Park City
Location
Counties: Will, Cook, Lake
Highway system
IL 41US 45

Illinois Route 43 is a major northsouth state road in the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 30 in Frankfort north to the large intersection of Illinois Route 120 (Belvidere Road) and U.S. Route 41 (Skokie Highway) in Waukegan.

Route description

Illinois Route 43 in Bridgeview, looking north.

Illinois 43 is called Waukegan Road for the first 20 miles (32 km) until its intersection with Oakton Street in Niles; it then follows that road west one block until it turns back south and remains Harlem Avenue for the duration. It enters, exits, and runs parallel to Chicago limits several times, passing through or parallel to Edison Park, Norwood Park, Dunning, Montclare, and Austin on the Northwest Side then Garfield Ridge and Clearing on the Southwest Side. It's listed as 7200 West in the Chicago address system. It is one of seven state roads that travel through the city of Chicago.

History

Illinois Route 42A originally ran on Waukegan Road and Harlem Avenue along modern-day Illinois 43. It was extended north to Highland Park in 1937 before being dropped for Illinois 43 in 1967.[2]

The original Illinois 43 is a current section of Illinois Route 4 from Marine to Murphysboro.

In Deerfield, Route 43 is designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WillCookFrankfort US 30 / Lincoln HighwayHarlem Avenue continues south
Tinley Park0.000.00 I-80 Joliet, Gary
CookOrland ParkTinley Park US 6 (159th Street)
Palos Heights IL 83 (119th Street)
Worth IL 7 (Southwest Highway)
Bridgeview US 12 / US 20 (95th Street)
Forest View I-55 (Stevenson Expressway)
Lyons Historic US 66 west (Joliet Road)Southern end of Historic US 66 concurrency
Riverside US 34 west / Historic US 66 east (Ogden Avenue)Northern end of Historic US 66 concurrency
Forest Park
I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) (Eisenhower Expressway)
River Forest IL 64 (North Avenue)
Chicago IL 19 (Irving Park Road)
IL 72 west (Higgins Avenue)
I-90 (Kennedy Expressway)
Niles IL 21 north (Milwaukee Avenue)
Morton Grove US 14 east (Caldwell Avenue, Ronald Reagan Highway)Southern end of US 14 concurrency
US 14 west (Ronald Reagan Highway) / IL 58 east (Dempster Street)Northern end of US 14 concurrency / Southern end of IL 58 concurrency
IL 58 west (Golf Road)Northern end of IL 58 concurrency
Northbrook IL 68 (Dundee Road)
I-94 west (Edens Spur)
LakeBannockburn IL 22 (Half Day Road)
Lake Forest IL 60 (Kennedy Road)
Lake Bluff IL 176 (Rockland Road)
North Chicago IL 137 (Buckley Road)
Park City IL 120 west (Belvidere Road) GrayslakeSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
US 41 north (Skokie Highway)Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

References

  1. Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. 1 2 Carlson, Rick. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 41 thru 60. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2006.
  3. Blue Star Memorial Highway plaque located at intersection of Waukegan Road and Hazel Avenue
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