Interstate 94 in Illinois

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Interstate 94
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

77 mi (124 km)

West end:

Wisconsin border near Waukegan

Major
junctions:

I-294 in Northbrook

I-55 in Chicago, IL

I-90 in Chicago, IL

I-80 near Lansing, IL

East end:

Indiana Border at Lansing

Illinois state highway system
< ILL 93		ILL 94 >

In the U.S. state of Illinois, Interstate 94 (normally called I-94) runs north-south through northeastern portion of the state, particularly through Chicagoland. It is marked East-West for its entire length in Illinois, however.

In Illinois, I-94 follows each of the following expressways - in order from North to South:

1 Lane configurations
2 Notes
3 Exit list
4 References

[edit] Lane configurations

Interstate 94 runs through downtown Chicago, resulting in some odd lane configurations:

From north to south:

Wisconsin state line to Edens Spur -- 6 lanes (3 lanes in each direction) -- 8 by 2008/2010
Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) to Edens Expressway (U.S. Highway 41), also known as the Edens Spur -- 4 lanes (2 lanes each way)
Edens Spur Ramp to/from Edens Expressway -- 2 lanes each way
Edens Expressway to Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90) -- 6 lanes (3x2)
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.
Chicago Skyway to Interstate 57 -- 8 lanes (4 lanes each way)

The following sections have no expansion plans:

Ramps to/from Bishop Ford Freeway -- 4 lanes (2 lanes each way), with 6 lanes (3 lanes each way) between Michigan Avenue and Cottage Grove Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue to Tri-State Tollway and Interstate 80 -- 6 lanes (3 lanes each way)

The following sections are being expanded as of 2005 to widen ramps and through lanes, primarily for the Tri-State Tollway:

Ramps to/from Kingery Expressway -- 4 lanes (2 lanes each way)
Bishop Ford Freeway to Indiana state line -- 6 lanes (3 lanes each way), expanding to 8 by 2006.

[edit] Notes

Some parts of I-94 in Illinois are still signed North and South, especially along the Tri-State Tollway. This is because Interstate 94's alignment between Milwaukee and Chicago is north-south. Most signs on the mainline have been replaced with East-West signage in recent years, as of 2005. Mileposts along the portion of I-94 that are part of the Tri-State Tollway reflect the distance from the southeastern (Indiana-border) terminus of the tollway, leading to a counterintuitive increase in the mile numbers as one proceeds "west".
I-94 passes next to Six Flags Great America theme park.
Interstate 494 (and later Interstate 694) was originally planned to serve as a loop in Chicago and follow Lake Shore Drive along Lake Michigan. After local opposition prevented I-494 and I-694 from being completed, both numbers were completely dropped. Portions of the old I-494/I-694 exist as US 41/Lake Shore Drive. In addition, I-494 was also planned at one point to be a western bypass of Chicago, but that project was cancelled as well.

[edit] Exit list

[edit] Tri-State Tollway

See Tri-State Tollway for exits on the Tri-State Tollway.

[edit] Edens Expressway

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Glencoe	29	U.S. Route 41 North — Skokie Highway	I-94 continues west onto the Tri-State Tollway. SB U.S. 41 joins I-94 traveling eastbound.
	Glencoe	30A-B	Illinois Route 68 West — Dundee Road	Eastern terminus of Illinois 68. Westbound exits, eastbound entrances.
	Northfield	31	Tower Road	Westbound entrance, eastbound exit.
		33A-B	Willow Road	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
		34A	U.S. Route 41 South — Skokie Road	Westbound entrance, eastbound exit.
	Skokie	34B-C	Lake Avenue	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
		35	Old Orchard Road	Access to Old Orchard Mall
		37A-B	Illinois Route 58 — Dempster Street
		39A-B	Touhy Avenue	Westbound exit to Touhy Avenue actually utilizes Illinois Route 50 — Cicero Avenue
	Chicago	41A-B	U.S. Route 14 — Peterson Avenue / Caldwell Avenue
		42	Foster Avenue	Full westbound access only. Access to Interstate 90 West.
		43A (WB)	Interstate 90 East (Kennedy Expressway) — Chicago Loop	Also known as The Junction. EB I-94 joins I-90 traveling eastbound. Exits to eastbound express and local lanes. No access to westbound I-90 traveling eastbound.

[edit] Kennedy Expressway

See Interstate 90 in Illinois for exits on the Kennedy Expressway.

[edit] Dan Ryan Expressway

See Interstate 90 in Illinois for exits on the Dan Ryan Expressway that are also on I-90.

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago	59A	Interstate 90 East (Chicago Skyway) — To Indiana Toll Road	Exit from local lanes only. Westbound entrance, eastbound exit.
		59A-B	Marquette Road (6700 South)	Exit from local lanes only. Westbound access to Interstate 90 East (Chicago Skyway).
		60A-B	75th Street (7500 South)
		60C	79th Street (7900 South)
		61A	83rd Street (8300 South)	Westbound entrance, eastbound exit.
		61B	87th Street (8700 South)
		62	U.S. Routes 12/20 — 95th Street (9500 South)	Westbound entrance, eastbound exit.
		63	Interstate 57 South — Memphis, Tennessee	Southern terminus of the Dan Ryan Expressway. Older maps show Dan Ryan West Leg proceeding south on I-57. EB I-94 turns east onto the Bishop Ford Freeway.

[edit] Bishop Ford Freeway

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Chicago	63	Interstate 57 South — Memphis, Tennessee	Left exit on Bishop Ford Freeway. Northern terminus of Bishop Ford Freeway. Northern terminus of I-57. I-94 continues north onto the Dan Ryan Expressway.
		65	Stony Island Avenue, 103rd Street	Marked as "To U.S. Route 41 — Lake Shore Drive".
		66A	111th Street
		66B	115th Street
		68A-B	130th Street	Exit to Illinois International Port.
		69	Beaubien Forest Preserve	Eastbound exit, westbound entrance. Access to 131st Street.
	Dolton	70A-B	Dolton Avenue
	Dolton	71A-B	Illinois Route 83 — Sibley Boulevard
	South Holland	73A-B	U.S. Route 6 — 163rd Street
		74A	Interstates 80 West/294 North (Tri-State Tollway) — Iowa, Wisconsin
		74B	Illinois Route 394 South — Danville	Southern terminus of Bishop Ford Freeway. Southern terminus of Tri-State Tollway and I-294. I-94 continues eastbound with I-80 onto the Kingery Expressway.

[edit] Kingery Expressway

See Interstate 80 in Illinois for exits on the Kingery Expressway.

[edit] References

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