North Avenue is a major east–west street in
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Illinois
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, and its western suburbs. Starting at
St. Charles's eastern border with
West Chicago
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, its name changes from Main Street to North Avenue, just east of the
Kane/
DuPage county line. From there, it travels straight east, carrying
Illinois Route 64
Illinois Route 64 (IL 64, Illinois 64) is an east–west state highway in Northern Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Iowa state line, connecting with U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and Iowa Highway 64 via the Dale Gardner Veterans Memo ...
until
LaSalle Drive in Chicago.
Illinois Route 64
Illinois Route 64 (IL 64, Illinois 64) is an east–west state highway in Northern Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Iowa state line, connecting with U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and Iowa Highway 64 via the Dale Gardner Veterans Memo ...
then continues north onto LaSalle Drive for a very short distance until ending at
U.S. Route 41
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Lake Shore Drive
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), while North Avenue continues east for less than one-half mile, changing its name to North Boulevard at
Clark Street, and then continuing until its termination in a
cul-de-sac
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at 200 East, just west of
Lake Shore Drive
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. From
Illinois Route 43
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Harlem Avenue
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) to its east end, North Avenue is within the city limits of
Chicago
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Route description
North Avenue, signed as
Illinois Route 64
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, travels east from Main Street at the
St. Charles/
West Chicago
West Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,086 at the 2010 census. It was formerly named Junction and later Turner, after its founder, John B. Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroa ...
border. Continuing east (while still in West Chicago), North Avenue intersects
Illinois Route 59
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. The road then continues through suburbs such as
Carol Stream and
Glendale Heights. In Glendale Heights, North Avenue intersects
Interstate 355
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Veterans Memorial Tollway). Just east of this interchange, the road intersects
Illinois Route 53
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. North Avenue continues through
Lombard and
Addison
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...
. In
Elmhurst, the street intersects
Illinois Route 83
Illinois Route 83 (IL 83) is a major north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Route 30 (US 30, Lincoln Highway) by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana, north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Wisconsin High ...
(
Kingery Highway). Just west of the
DuPage/
Cook
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county line (while still in Elmhurst), the street intersects
U.S. Route 20
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and
Interstate 290 (
Eisenhower Expressway
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). At this interchange, North Avenue picks up U.S. Route 20. Together, the two highways cross the county line and then continue into
Northlake (named after North Avenue and Lake Street). Just after this, the highways intersect
Interstate 294
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(
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 ...
). At the eastern end of this interchange, U.S. Route 20 continues east onto
Lake Street. Just east of Northlake, the road intersects
U.S. Route 12
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U.S. Route 45
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Mannheim Road
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). In the next suburb,
Melrose Park, North Avenue intersects
Illinois Route 171
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(
1st Avenue). One and one-half miles further east, North Avenue intersects
Illinois Route 43
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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 ...
) at the borders between
River Forest (southwest),
Elmwood Park (northwest),
Oak Park (southeast), and
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(northeast). The route continues as a border between Oak Park (south) and Chicago (north) until reaching Austin Boulevard. East of this point, the rest of the route is within the city of
Chicago
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. One and one-half miles further east, North Avenue intersects
Illinois Route 50
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Cicero Avenue
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). North Avenue continues to intersect major streets, such as
Pulaski Road,
Kedzie Avenue
Kedzie Avenue is a major north–south street in Chicago, Illinois.
Both Kedzie streets in Chicago and suburban Evanston are named after John H. Kedzie, an early Chicago real-estate developer. Kedzie Avenue extends more than from the southern ...
,
Western Avenue, and
Milwaukee Avenue. East of Milwaukee Avenue, North Avenue has an interchange with
Interstate 90
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Interstate 94
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Kennedy Expressway
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). Next, the road intersects
Elston Avenue
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, crosses the
North Avenue Bridge
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and then intersects Clybourn Avenue and
Halsted Street
Halsted Street is a major north-south street in the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois.
Location
In Chicago's grid system, Halsted Street marks 800 West, west of State Street, from Grace Street (3800 N) in Lakeview south to the city limits at t ...
, where the
North/Clybourn CTA station is located. After
Wells Street
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,
Illinois Route 64
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branches off of North Avenue at
LaSalle Drive, continuing north, then shortly thereafter, it turns east until ending at
U.S. Route 41
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Lake Shore Drive
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). North Avenue continues east, intersecting
Clark Street. East of Clark Street, it becomes North Boulevard, and crosses
State Street and Astor Street. North Boulevard finally ends in a
cul-de-sac
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, around east of Astor Street.
History
As its name suggests, it was the northern boundary of the City of Chicago west of LaSalle Street to Wood Street upon its incorporation on March 4th, 1837. (East of LaSalle,
Armitage Avenue, then called Center Street, was the northern boundary.) The portion west to
Western Avenue was annexed on February 14th, 1851, and that west to Pulaski on the southern side February 27th, 1869. On the northern side all of the Street in the City west of Kedzie was annexed with the
Town of Jefferson effective June 29th, 1889.
North Avenue, a new road in DuPage County in the late 1920s, was put through in 1928, the first forty-foot highway through the county.
Transportation
The road is mainly serviced by 72 North from
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 ...
to
Clark Street. The N9 Ashland Owl serves the same segment the 72 does during the day east of
Ashland Avenue.
The following CTA Lines service North Avenue:
*
Brown Line and
Purple Line Express at
Sedgwick Street
*
Red Line at
Clybourn Avenue.
*
Blue Line at
Damen and Milwaukee Avenues (auxiliary exit on North Avenue)
References
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