Interstate 90 in Illinois

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Interstate 90
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

123.89 mi (199 km)

West end:

Wisconsin border near South Beloit

Major
junctions:

I-39 in Rockford

I-290 (IL) in Schaumburg

I-294 in Rosemont

I-94 in Chicago

I-55 in Chicago

East end:

Indiana Border in Chicago

Illinois state highway system
< ILL 89		ILL 90 >

In the U.S. state of Illinois, Interstate 90 (normally called I-90) runs roughly northwest through the northern end of the state, from the Indiana border to Wisconsin. I-90 traverses a variety of settings, from farmland west of the Fox River Valley to medium-density suburban west of O'Hare International Airport, to the heart of the industrial southeast side of Chicago before entering Indiana. This is a distance of 123.89 miles (199.38 km).^[1]

1 Route description
2 Lane configuration
3 Spur routes
4 Exit list
5 References

[edit] Route description

Interstate 90 enters from Wisconsin with Interstate 39. At the U.S. Route 51 exit, I-39/90 becomes the Northwest Tollway. The two Interstates run south to Rockford, where I-39 continues south (as a freeway) to La Salle/Peru. I-90 continues southeast along the tollway through the Chicago area. In Schaumburg, I-90 meets the western end of Interstate 290, the only loop from I-90 in Illinois.

I-90 passes O'Hare International Airport, where Interstate 190, the only spur of I-90 in Illinois, branches west to the airport terminals. I-90 continues southeast as the Kennedy Expressway (a freeway) and is later joined with eastbound Interstate 94 - westbound I-94 runs on the Edens Expressway. I-90/94 then passes through the city, intersecting the eastern end of I-290 just west of the Chicago Loop. South of I-290, the highway is given the name of the Dan Ryan Expressway.

In Chicago's South Side, I-90 splits off from I-94 and becomes the Chicago Skyway, again becoming a toll road. I-90 then runs directly southeast to the Indiana state line, and becomes the Indiana Toll Road at the state line.

There is some dispute as to whether the Chicago Skyway is an official part of the Interstate highway system. The city of Chicago replaced many I-90 shields to "TO I-90" when it determined that the city may have never applied for Interstate designation for the skyway. However, the Federal Highway Administration considers the Skyway as being part of I-90, and the Illinois DOT has always and continues to report it as such.^[2] See List of gaps in Interstate Highways for more information.

[edit] Lane configuration

Interstate 90 runs through downtown Chicago, resulting in some odd lane configurations:

From north to south:

Wisconsin state line to Elgin -- 4 lanes (2 lanes in each direction)
Elgin to Tri-State Tollway (I-294) -- 6 lanes (3 lanes each way) - 8 lanes around the I-290 Interchange and I-294 Interchange
Tri-State Tollway to Edens Expressway (I-94) -- 6 lanes (4 lanes each way)
Kennedy Expressway at the Junction to Ohio Street -- 10 lanes (2 reversible, 4 westbound, 4 eastbound)
Ohio Street to Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290) -- 10 lanes (5 westbound, 5 eastbound)
At the Eisenhower Expressway -- 6 lanes (3 westbound, 3 eastbound)
From the Eisenhower Expressway to the Stevenson Expressway (Interstate 55) -- 10 lanes (5 eastbound, 5 westbound)

The following sections are being expanded as of 2005 to make ramps safer and to have consistent amounts of lanes:

From the Stevenson Expressway to the 47th Avenue Slip -- 14 lanes (express: 4 lanes each way, local: 3 lanes each way)
Between the 47th Avenue and 51st Avenue Slip Ramps -- 14 lanes (express: 3 lanes each way, local: 4 lanes each way)
51st Avenue to the Chicago Skyway (Interstate 90) -- 12 lanes (express: 4 lanes each way, local: 2 lanes each way), expanding to 14 by 2007.
Entire stretch of Chicago Skyway to Indiana -- 6 lanes (3 lanes each way)

[edit] Spur routes

I-190 - a spur in to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
I-290 - a southwest dogleg left route accessing the west suburbs and heading east into downtown Chicago. Also known as the Eisenhower Expressway.

[edit] Exit list

For exits solely on I-94 in the Chicago area, see Interstate 94 in Illinois.

[edit] Northwest Tollway

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Winnebago	South Beloit		1	ILL 75 west - South Beloit	Eastbound POV
	South Beloit		1	US 51 north ILL 75 west - South Beloit	Westbound POV
	Begin Northwest Tollway (Eastbound) - mileposts belong to tollway and decrease from here.
	Rockton	76	3	Rockton Rd
	Rockton	75	South Beloit Toll Plaza
	Rockford	~67		ILL 173 — West Lane Road	Exit scheduled to open summer of 2007. Tolls on westbound exit, eastbound entrance ramps.
		64		Riverside Blvd	Westbound Exit - Eastbound Entrance tolled
		63		US 20 Business - State St.
		61		Rockford	Eastbound POV
		61		Rockford	follow West - Westbound POV
	Belvidere	55	Belvidere Oasis
		56	Belvidere Toll Plaza Westbound traffic pays toll
		54		Genoa Rd, Belvidere
McHenry	Riley	40	Marengo-Hampshire Toll Plaza Eastbound traffic pays toll
Kane	Hampshire	37		US 20 - Marengo, Hampshire	nbsp;
	Gilberts	32		ILL 47 - Woodstock	Eastbound entrance only; Westbound exit only
	Udina	27		Randall Rd	Eastbound Exit tolled - Westbound Entrance tolled
	Elgin	25	Elgin Toll Plaza
		24		ILL 31	Westbound Exit - Eastbound Entrance tolled
Cook		23		ILL 25	Westbound Exit - Eastbound Entrance tolled
	Hoffman Estates	20		Beverly Rd	Westbound exit only; Eastbound Entrance only - Ramps tolled
		19		ILL 59	All ramps tolled
		17		Barrington Rd	Westbound exit only; Eastbound Entrance only - Ramps tolled
	Schaumburg	13		Roselle Rd	Westbound exit only; Eastbound Entrance only - Ramps tolled
	Schaumburg	11		I-290 east / ILL 53 - Chicago, West Suburbs, North Suburbs	Eastbound exit tolled. - to I-355 Joliet (IL)
	Arlington Heights	9		Arlington Heights Rd	Eastbound exit and Westbound Entrance tolled
	Des Plaines	5		ILL 83 - Elmhurst Rd	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance. Split ramps. Northbound Elmhurst Rd provides access to IL 83.
	Des Plaines	55	Des Plaines Oasis
	Rosemont	3		ILL 72 - Lee St	Westbound exit, Eastbound entrance. Access to Allstate Arena.
		2	Devon Ave Toll Plaza Westbound traffic pays toll
		1		I-294 I-190 (IL) west - Wisconsin, Indiana, O'Hare
		0.5	River Road Toll Plaza Eastbound traffic pays toll
		0	Begin Northwest Tollway (Westbound) - mileposts belong to tollway and increase from here.

[edit] Kennedy Expressway

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago	78	Merge onto Kennedy Expressway (Eastbound) - Resume I-90 mileposts.
			78	I-294, I-190 (IL) - Indiana, O'Hare
			78	I-190 (IL) west I-294 South - Indiana, O'Hare
			79A	ILL 171 south - Cumberland Ave
			79B	ILL 171 north - Cumberland Ave
			80	Canfield Rd	Eastbound exit only, Westbound Entrance only
			81A	ILL 43 north - Harlem Ave
			81B	Sayre Ave	Eastbound exit only, Westbound entrance only. Exit runs to Bryn Mawr Avenue.
			82A	Nagle Ave	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only. Exit runs to Gregory Street.
			82B	Bryn Mawr Avenue	Eastbound exit only, Westbound Entrance only
			82C	Auston Ave, To Foster Ave	Eastbound exit only. Exit runs to Avondale Avenue.
			83A	Foster Ave	Eastbound exit only,
			83B	Central Ave	Eastbound exit only, Westbound Entrance only. Exit to northbound Central Avenue only.
			84	Lawrence Ave
		85	43C	Interstate 90 west (Edens Expy — Milwaukee	The Junction Left exit. No access to westbound Interstate 94 (Edens Expressway) from eastbound I-90 at this point. Eastbound I-90 joins with I-94 traveling eastbound. Local Lanes continue on the Kennedy, Reversible Lanes follow the Edens (Access to I-94 from local lanes is available).
			43C	Montrose Avenue (4400 North)	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
			43D	Kostner Avenue (4600 West)	Westbound exit only. (I-90 traffic must slip from Reversible lane to local lane here)
			44A	ILL 19 (Irving Park Road / 4000 North), Keeler Avenue (4200 West)	Eastbound exit, westbound entrance.
			44B	ILL 19 (Irving Park Road / 4000 North), Pulaski Road (4000 West)	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
			45A	Addison Street (3600 West, 3600 North)	Full interchange, eastbound entrance via southbound Avondale
			45B	Kimball Avenue (3400 West, 3400 North)
			45C	Belmont Avenue (3200 North)	eastbound entrance only, westbound exit only. Also marked as "To Kedzie Avenue (3200 West)".
			45D	Sacramento Avenue (3000 West, 3000 North)	Partial interchange- Eastbound entrance Only.
			46A	California Avenue (2800 West)	Eastbound exit, westbound entrance. Also marked as "To Diversey Avenue (2800 North)".
		Diversey Slip — Inbound and outbound exits and entrances to/from express lanes.
			46B	Diversey Avenue (2800 North)	westbound exit only, eastbound entrance only. Also marked as "To California Avenue (2800 West)".
			47A	Fullerton Avenue (2400 North, 2300 West)	Also marked as "To Western Avenue (2400 West)".
			47B	Damen Avenue (2200 North, 2000 West)	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
			48A	Armitage Avenue (2000 North)	Also marked as "To Ashland Avenue (1600 West)".
			48B	ILL 64 — North Avenue (1600 North)
			49A	Division Street (1200 North)
			49B	Augusta Boulevard (to Milwaukee Avenue)	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
			49C	Ogden Avenue/Racine Avenue	Partial interchange- Eastbound exit to Ogden via southbound Racine, westbound entrance directly from Ogden. Unmarked exit for Chicago Avenue.
			50 A/B	Ohio Street (Ohio/Ontario Feeder Ramp)	Full Interchange, Access to all Directions of 90/94. Direct access to/exit from Express Lanes provided. Note: exit ramp is nearly one mile in length, termination to surface street at Orleans street.
			51A	Lake Street (300 North)	Westbound right-exit only
			51B	Randolph Street (200 North)	Right exits, left entrances
			51C	Washington Boulevard (100 North)	Right exits, no entrances
			51D	Madison Avenue (0 North/South)	Right exits, left entrances
			51E	Monroe Street (100 South)	Right exits, no entrances
			51F	Adams Street (200 South)	Right exits, left entrances
			51G	Jackson Boulevard (300 South)	Right exits, left westbound only entrance
			51H	Congress Parkway - Chicago Loop	Circle Interchange
			51I	Interstate 290 east (Eisenhower Expy) — West Suburbs	Circle Interchange
		51	Begin Kennedy Expressway (Westbound)

[edit] Dan Ryan Expressway

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago	51	Begin Dan Ryan Expressway (Eastbound)
			52A	Taylor St	Eastbound Exit only, Westbound entrance only
			52B	Roosevelt Rd	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only
			52C	18th St	Eastbound Exit only, Westbound entrance only
			53A	Canalport Ave, Cermak Rd	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only
			53B	I-55 (Stevenson Expy) - St. Louis, Lake Shore Drive	Westbound POV
			53A-B	I-55 (Stevenson Expy) - St. Louis, Lake Shore Drive	Eastbound POV - Ryan Expy Express Lanes begin/end here
			54	31st St
			55A	35th St
			56A	Pershing Rd
			56B	47th St	Eastbound exit only, Westbound entrance only
		47th St Slip - shifts to and from Express lanes to Local Lanes
			57A	51st St
		51st St Slip - shifts to and from Express lanes to Local Lanes
			57B	Garfield Blvd
			58A	59th St
			58B	63rd St	Eastbound exit only, Westbound entrance only
		Express Lanes Begin/End
			59A	(Chicago Skyway) - To Indiana Toll Rd	Eastbound exit only, Westbound entrance only
		101	Merge onto west - Dan Ryan Expressway (Westbound) , follows Exits are for I-94. Accesses Local Lanes only.

[edit] Chicago Skyway

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago	101	Begin Chicago Skyway (Eastbound) - Exits are not numbered - reference mileposts follow I-90.
		102		To East I-94 - State St	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only
		103		St Lawrence Ave	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only
		104		79th St	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only
		105		to US 41 - Stony Island Avenue	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only
		107		87th St	Eastbound entrance only, Westbound exit only
		108		92nd St	Eastbound exit only, Westbound entrance only
		110		US 12, US 20, US 41 - Indianapolis Blvd, 106th st	Eastbound exit only, Westbound entrance only

[edit] References

^ Federal Highway Administration (2002-10-31). Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
^ Toll Road News, Chicago Skyway.

edit Expressways in Chicagoland
	Stevenson Expressway	Interstate 57	Interstate 65
	Kingery Expressway \| Borman Expressway	Tri-State Tollway	Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway
	Northwest Tollway \| Chicago Skyway \| Indiana Toll Road	Dan Ryan Expressway	Interstate 190 \| Kennedy Expressway
	Edens Spur \| Edens Expressway \| Bishop Ford Freeway	Eisenhower Expressway	North-South Tollway
	Elgin Bypass	Lake Shore Drive \| Skokie Highway	Illinois Route 53
	Kingery Highway	Amstutz Expressway	Illinois Route 394
	Elgin-O'Hare Expressway	Cline Avenue
Former / Future Expressways
	Crosstown Expressway	Illiana Expressway	Prairie Parkway