Mannheim Road, also known as La Grange Road from
Cermak Road
Cermak Road, also known as 22nd Street, is a 19-mile, major east–west street on Chicago's near south and west sides and the city's western suburbs. In Chicago's street numbering system, Cermak is 2200 south, or twenty-two blocks south of the ...
to
U.S. Route 30
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(US 30;
Lincoln Highway
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), is a north–south major street in the near-western suburbs of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. It carries
US 12 from Des Plaines to 95th St near
Hickory Hills,
US 45 between
Des Plaines
Des Plaines is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 60,675. The city is a suburb of Chicago and is located just north of O'Hare International Airport. It is situated on and is named after the ...
on southwards past
Frankfort, Illinois
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and carries
US 20 between Lake Street in
Stone Park, Illinois
Stone Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,946 at the 2010 census. Incorporated in 1939, the town was named for insurance magnate Clement Stone, who bought most of the land when it was still corn fields.
...
and 95th St. near
Hickory Hills.
The road is named after a former town called Mannheim that was founded by German farmers in what is now
Franklin Park. From Cermak Road on the
Westchester–
La Grange Park
La Grange Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 13,475.
Geography
La Grange Park is located at (41.829831, -87.869233).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, La Grange Park ha ...
border and points to the south, it is known as La Grange Road. On some small intersections on the part named La Grange Road, the street signs still call the road Mannheim or Manheim.
Mannheim Road skirts the eastern edge of
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport , sometimes referred to as, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Chicago Loop, ...
; numerous airport hotels and
rental car
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services are located on the street near the airport. One major landmark of Mannheim Road is the
Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and Interstate 90, adjacent to the city limits of Chicago and O'Hare International Airport. The facility opened i ...
at the intersection of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue in
Rosemont.
There is also a
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines. I ...
station on the
Milwaukee West Line at Mannheim Road; in addition, Metra's
BNSF Railway Line
The BNSF Line (also known informally as the "Racetrack") is a Metra commuter rail line operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its western suburbs. In 2010, the BNSF Line continued to have the highest weekday ridership (average 64,600) of t ...
has a
stop
Stop may refer to:
Places
* Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Facilities
* Bus stop
* Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck d ...
on La Grange Road in La Grange. Also, there is an overpass that carries Mannheim Rd over
Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
's Proviso rail yard. There is another overpass that carries the street over
Canadian Pacific
The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...
's Bensenville railroad yard. At the descent of that overpass the road goes under the
Tri-State Tollway The Tri-State Tollway is a toll highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It follows:
*Interstate 80 from I-94/I-294/IL 394 in South Holland to I-294 in Hazel Crest;
* Interstate 294 from I-80/I-94/IL 394 in South Hol ...
.
There's also a school district on the left side of the street named Mannheim School District 83 on the intersection of Grand Avenue and Mannheim Road itself in Franklin Park.
North Avenue also dips under Mannheim Road in
Melrose Park.
References
Streets in Illinois
U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 45
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