Mannheim Road, also known as La Grange Road from
Cermak Road
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to
U.S. Route 30 (US 30;
Lincoln Highway), is a north–south major street in the near-western suburbs of
Chicago
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. It carries
US 12 from Des Plaines to 95th St near
Hickory Hills,
US 45 between
Des Plaines on southwards past
Frankfort, Illinois and carries
US 20 between Lake Street in
Stone Park, Illinois 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
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La Grange Park 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
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; numerous airport hotels and
rental car 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 ...
at the intersection of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue in
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.
There is also a
Metra
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on the
Milwaukee West Line at Mannheim Road; in addition, Metra's
BNSF Railway Line has a
stop on La Grange Road in La Grange. Also, there is an overpass that carries Mannheim Rd over
Union Pacific
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's Proviso rail yard. There is another overpass that carries the street over
Canadian Pacific's Bensenville railroad yard. At the descent of that overpass the road goes under the
Tri-State Tollway.
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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