Route description
Ridge Avenue, also called Ridge Boulevard from
Devon Avenue
Devon Avenue is a major east-west street in the Chicago metropolitan area. It begins at Chicago's Sheridan Road, which borders Lake Michigan, and it runs west until merging with Higgins Road near O'Hare International Airport. Devon continues on ...
and
Howard Street Howard Street may refer to:
* Howard Street (Baltimore), a major street in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
**Howard Street Tunnel fire, a disaster that struck the freight railroad tunnel under Baltimore's Howard Street in 2001
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is a street in
Chicago
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and
Evanston. It begins at
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
and Bryn Mawr Avenue in
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. From here, it carries
U.S. Route 14
U.S. Route 14 (abbreviated U.S. 14 or US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles (2,250 km), but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles (2,300 km). For ...
to Peterson Avenue. U.S. Route 14 continues south onto Broadway and west onto Peterson Avenue. Between the two intersections, the street also intersects with
Clark Street.
The next streets that intersect with Ridge Avenue (called Ridge Boulevard between the first and last streets in the upcoming list) are
Devon Avenue
Devon Avenue is a major east-west street in the Chicago metropolitan area. It begins at Chicago's Sheridan Road, which borders Lake Michigan, and it runs west until merging with Higgins Road near O'Hare International Airport. Devon continues on ...
,
Touhy Avenue
Touhy Avenue is a major street throughout northern Chicago, Illinois as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for Patrick L. Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Phillip Rogers, an early settler who h ...
, and
Howard Street Howard Street may refer to:
* Howard Street (Baltimore), a major street in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
**Howard Street Tunnel fire, a disaster that struck the freight railroad tunnel under Baltimore's Howard Street in 2001
*Howard Street (Sheffiel ...
. At Howard Street, Ridge Avenue leaves
Chicago
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and enters
Evanston. En route to its north end at
Sheridan Road
Sheridan Road is a major north-south street that leads from Diversey Parkway in Chicago, Illinois, north to the Illinois-Wisconsin border and beyond to Racine. Throughout most of its run, it is the easternmost north-south through street, closest ...
, it also intersects with
Dempster Street
Dempster Street is a major east-west street in the northern suburbs of Chicago. It is assigned 8800 North in the Chicago address system, being located north of Madison Street.
The road begins at Illinois Route 62 (Algonquin Road) in Mount Pr ...
.
The road is so named because it follows the ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan (formerly Lake Checaugou).
Major intersections
References
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Streets in Chicago
U.S. Route 14