U.S. Route 41 in Illinois

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 41 in Illinois. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 41.

U.S. Route 41 marker

U.S. Route 41
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 64.81 mi[1] (104.30 km)
Existed: November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) – present
Major junctions
South end: US 12 / US 20 / US 41 at Chicago
 
North end: I-41 / I-94 / US 41 near Zion
Highway system
I-41IL 41

U.S. Route 41 (US 41) in the U.S. state of Illinois 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. US 41 in Illinois is 64.81 miles (104.30 km) in length.[1]

Route description

US 41 southbound from the junction with the southern terminus of US 14 in Chicago

US 41 enters Illinois running concurrently with US 12 and US 20 on the far southeast side of Chicago. They run together until the junction of 95th Street and Ewing Avenue. US 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, US 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 US 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, US 41 exits at Foster Avenue. It follows Foster Avenue west for over two miles (3.2 km) and then heads northwest on Lincoln Avenue into neighboring Lincolnwood. Between Lake Shore Drive and Lincolnwood, US 41 intersects US 14 twice; once at its terminus at Foster Avenue and Broadway, and once again at the intersection of Peterson Avenue and Lincoln Avenue.

US 41 is named Skokie Boulevard through Skokie, then its name changes to Skokie Road north of Skokie. Traveling north, it joins I-94 (Edens Expressway) westbound just north of the Old Orchard Shopping Center; they split a few miles north when US 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, US 41 rejoins I-94 at the northern terminus of the Tri-State Tollway; these two roads continue, toll-free, north one mile (1.6 km) to the Wisconsin border.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1][2]kmExitDestinationsNotes
CookChicago0.000.00 US 12 east / US 20 east / US 41 southContinuation into Indiana
0.010.02 I-90 west (Chicago Skyway)Interchange
1.712.75 US 12 west / US 20 west (95th Street)Northern end of US 12/US 20 overlap
6.4110.32Jeffery Drive, Marquette Drive
6.710.8Hayes Drive (6300 South)
7.612.257th Drive
8.213.253rd StreetSouthbound exit only
8.613.8Hyde Park Boulevard (5100 South)Southbound exit only
9.114.647th Street
10.216.4Oakwood Boulevard (3940 South)
11.318.231st Street
12.019.3 I-55 south (Stevenson Expressway) St. LouisNorthern terminus of I-55
12.720.418th Drive – Museum Campus
Waldron Drive (1600 South)At-grade intersection; northbound exit and entrance only
To I-290 / Columbus Drive (300 East)Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
13.221.2McFetridge Drive (1326 South)Northbound exit and entrance only
To I-90 / I-94 / Roosevelt Road (1200 South)
Balbo Drive (700 South)
Historic US 66 / Jackson Drive (300 South)Eastern terminus of Historic US 66
14.323.0Monroe Drive (100 South)
14.623.5Randolph Street (150 North)
14.623.5 To I-290 / Wacker Drive (300 North)Northbound exit is via Randolph Street; southbound exit is via Grand Avenue
15.124.3Illinois Street (500 North), Grand Avenue (530 North)
Ontario Street (620 North)Southbound exit only
15.524.9Chicago Avenue (800 North)At-grade intersection; no southbound exit[lower-alpha 1]
15.725.3Chestnut Street (860 North)Southbound exit only
16.125.9Michigan Avenue/Oak Street (1000 North)Southbound exit and northbound entrance
16.827.0 IL 64 (LaSalle Drive, North Avenue (1600 North))Eastern terminus of IL 64
17.828.6Fullerton Parkway (2400 North)
18.930.4Belmont Avenue (3200 North)
19.531.4Recreation Drive (3400 North)Northbound exit only
19.932.0 IL 19 (Irving Park Road (4000 North))Eastern terminus of IL 19
20.533.0Montrose Avenue (4400 North)
20.733.3Wilson Avenue (4600 North)
21.033.8Lawrence Avenue (4800 North)
21.5134.62Lake Shore Drive northInterchange; northern end of Lake Shore Drive overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
22.0135.42 US 14 west (Broadway Street)
25.0140.25 US 14 (Peterson Avenue)
Skokie IL 50 (Cicero Avenue)
IL 58 (Dempster Street)
Wilmette I-94 east (Edens Expressway)Southern end of I-94 overlap; interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Northfield33Willow Road WinnetkaWestbound exit, eastbound entrance; signed as exits 33A (west) and 33B (east)
31Tower Road Winnetka, NorthfieldWestbound entrance, eastbound exit
Northbrook30 IL 68 west (Dundee Road) NorthbrookWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 30A (west) and 30B (east)
I-94 west (Tri-State Tollway) WisconsinNorthern end of I-94 overlap; interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
CookLake
county line
NorthbrookHighland Park city line37.860.8Lake–Cook RoadInterchange
LakeHighland Park38.461.8Clavey Road, Skokie Valley RoadInterchange
38.862.4Chantilly RoadNorthbound exit and entrance
40.064.4Central Avenue, Deerfield Road Highland ParkInterchange
Northern end of freeway
41.566.8 IL 22 (Half Day Road)Stoplight; separate ramps for traffic exiting onto IL-22
Lake Forest44.771.9 IL 60 (Kennedy Road)Stoplight
45.272.7Deerpath Road
Lake Bluff47.576.4 IL 176 (Rockland Road)Southbound traffic exits via Washington Avenue/Shagbark Road; northbound traffic exits via Skokie Valley Road
North Chicago49.679.8 IL 137 (Buckley Road)Stoplight
Waukegan51.683.0Northpoint BoulevardRamp; only accessible for southbound traffic
52.083.7Old Skokie HighwayRamp; only accessible for northbound traffic
52.484.3 IL 120 (Belvidere Road)Interchange
52.784.8 IL 43 (Waukegan Road)Northbound traffic from IL-43 merges onto northbound U.S. Route 41; southbound traffic from U.S. 41 to IL-43 South and IL-120 West use the same ramp
Gurnee53.285.6Washington StreetInterchange; Northbound ramp also goes to Old Skokie Highway
54.086.9 IL 132 (Grand Avenue)Northbound ramp also goes to Grandville Avenue
56.190.3 IL 21 (Riverside Drive)Stoplight; northern terminus of IL 21
Wadsworth59.0–
61.6
95.0–
99.1
IL 173 (Rosecrans Road)Stoplight
62.8101.1 I-41 north / I-94 west MilwaukeeSouthern end of I-41 and I-94 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; continues toll-free[3]
1ARussell RoadSigned as exit 1 northbound
I-41 north / I-94 west / US 41 north MilwaukeeContinuation into Wisconsin
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes

  1. This intersection is closed to traffic entering & exiting the drive from either direction from 6:45am–9:30am Monday thru Friday (traffic light on the drive remains solid green and cones block the turning lanes and exit point; Chestnut southbound exit is unaffected)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. Google Maps estimate
  3. GIS/Mapping Division, Lake County Department of Information Technology. "Lake County: Village of Wadsworth" (PDF). Retrieved 26 March 2012.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

U.S. Route 41
Previous state:
Indiana
Illinois Next state:
Wisconsin
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