Fullerton Avenue, known as Fullerton Parkway from its intersection with

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and Lincoln Avenue to its east end, is a major east–west street in

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and its western suburbs. Its west end is at Gary Avenue in Carol Stream. The road is split in many locations, usually because of freeways or railroads. Its east end is located at

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) in

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Route description

Gary Avenue to Harlem Avenue

Fullerton Avenue begins at Gary Avenue in Carol Stream. It continues east for , until turning south as Liberty Drive in Glendale Heights. The second segment of the road, located in Lombard, begins at Swift Road, continuing east for until turning south as Helen Street. The third segment of Fullerton Avenue begins as a continuation of Collins Avenue. The road switch occurs under

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(

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). All of this segment is located in

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. The road continues east from under the Veterans Memorial Tollway, intersecting

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(Rohlwing Road) just east of the tollway, until ending at Central Avenue. The next segment of the road is a minor road from Church Road to Oaklawn Avenue in Elmhurst. The fifth segment of Fullerton Avenue runs for , also in Elmhurst. It begins at York Road and ends at Parker Street. The sixth segment of the road is located in Melrose Park and Franklin Park. It runs from King Arthur Drive and Jerome Drive in Melrose Park to a

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east of 25th Avenue. On this segment, Fullerton Avenue intersects

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/ U.S. Route 45 (

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). The

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splits the sixth and seventh segments. The seventh segment begins at a

in Franklin Park. It runs for en route to its terminus at Des Plaines River Road in

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. The eighth segment of Fullerton Avenue runs from Maple Street in River Grove, intersecting Illinois Route 171 ( 1st Avenue) on its way to its east end at

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(

Harlem Avenue Harlem Avenue is a major north–south street located in Chicago and its west, southwest, and northwest suburbs. It stretches from Glenview Road in Glenview to the intersection of East South Street and South Drecksler Road in Peotone, where i ...

) in Elmwood Park. This section of Fullerton Avenue is long.

Grand Avenue to Lake Shore Drive

The ninth and final segment is the longest section of Fullerton Avenue, being long. At

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's western border, the straight road at 2400N (which otherwise would be Fullerton) is instead signed as Grand Avenue, which runs from the city border at Harlem eastward to just west of Natchez Avenue, where it breaks the grid and becomes diagonal. Therefore, Fullerton's longest segment begins where Grand Avenue turns south. Fullerton, restored, continues due east, intersecting major streets, such as

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( Cicero Avenue), Pulaski Road, Kedzie Avenue, Milwaukee Avenue, and Western Avenue. Just east of Western Avenue, Fullerton Avenue intersects Interstates 90 and 94 (

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). East of the expressway, the road intersects Elston Avenue and then crosses the

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. Further east, Fullerton Avenue intersects

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. Continuing east, the road intersects

and Lincoln Avenue at the same point. Next, the road intersects Clark Street. Finally, Fullerton Avenue (known as Fullerton Parkway from Halsted/Lincoln to its east end), ends at

(

) in

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Transportation

The 74 Fullerton bus services the street from

to Grand Avenue. The Red Line, Brown Line and Purple Line Express has a station at

Route description

Gary Avenue to Harlem Avenue

Grand Avenue to Lake Shore Drive

Transportation

References

See also