Garfield Boulevard

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Garfield Boulevard (55th Street)
James A. Garfield Memorial Boulevard
5500 South
Garfield Boulevard at Rock Island District.jpg
Garfield Boulevard, looking west on Metra's Rock Island District line
Part ofCR 35 jct.svg CR 35
Length9.09 miles (14.63 km) (western segment)
10.29 miles (16.56 km) (eastern segment)
19.38 miles (31.19 km) (total)
Location Chicago
West endMaple Avenue in Downers Grove
East endSouth Shore Drive in Chicago
Other
Known for James A. Garfield

Garfield Boulevard is an east-west street on the south side of Chicago and its immediate western suburbs. Its western segment, entirely known as 55th Street, runs east from Maple Avenue in Downers Grove until it becomes Joliet Road in Countryside. Its eastern segment, known only as Garfield Boulevard from Western Avenue in Gage Park to Elsworth Drive in Washington Park, runs east from Archer Avenue and Narragansett Avenue to South Shore Drive, just west of U.S. Route 41 (Lake Shore Drive). All of the eastern segment of 55th Street lies within the city limits of Chicago.

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Route description

55th Street begins at Maple Avenue in Downers Grove. In Clarendon Hills, the street intersects Illinois Route 83 (Kingery Highway). As the road continues east into Hinsdale, 55th Street crosses from DuPage County to Cook County at County Line Road. Just east of the county line, the road passes over Interstate 294 (Tri-State Tollway). In Countryside, 55th Street intersects U.S. Route 12/U.S. Route 20/U.S. Route 45 (LaGrange Road). The western segment ends about one mile further east when the road becomes Joliet Road.

The two segments of 55th Street are split because Interstate 55 (Stevenson Expressway) runs in its path if it were to continue in either direction.

55th Street at the University of Chicago campus Parking-protected bike lane on 55th Street (38633830956).jpg
55th Street at the University of Chicago campus

55th Street resumes at Archer Avenue and Narragansett Avenue near the western city limits of Chicago. From Central Avenue to Illinois Route 50 (Cicero Avenue), 55th Street serves as the northern boundary for Midway Airport. The next three roads that intersect 55th Street are Pulaski Road, Kedzie Avenue, and Western Avenue. At Western Avenue, 55th Street officially becomes Garfield Boulevard. Garfield Boulevard continues east, intersecting Halsted Street. About three-fourths of a mile further east, Garfield Boulevard intersects Interstate 90/Interstate 94 (Dan Ryan Expressway). After this intersection, the road intersects State Street and Michigan Avenue. At Elsworth Drive in Washington Park, Garfield Boulevard is redesignated as 55th Street, intersecting Cottage Grove Avenue shortly east of this point. From Cottage Grove Avenue to University Avenue, 55th Street forms the northern boundary of the University of Chicago campus. 55th Street finally intersects South Shore Drive, where the street continues east until a cul-de-sac just west of U.S. Route 41 (Lake Shore Drive).

History

The section of the street renamed Garfield Boulevard was named to honor the twentieth president, James A. Garfield after his assassination in 1881. The same was the case with the naming of Garfield Park.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] [2] [3] kmDestinationsNotes
DuPage Downers Grove 0.00.0Begin plate county.svg
CR 35 jct.svg
End plate county.svg
CR 17 jct.svg
CR 35 begins (Maple Avenue) / CR 17 ends (Dunham Road)
Western terminus
0.60.97South plate county.svg
CR 9 jct.svg
CR 9 south (Main Street)
1.62.6South plate county.svg
CR 25 jct.svg
CR 25 south (Fairview Avenue)
Westmont 2.23.5South plate county.svg
CR 15 jct.svg
CR 15 south (Cass Avenue)
Clarendon HillsHinsdale line3.76.0Illinois 83.svg IL 83 (Kingery Highway)
Hinsdale 4.26.8South plate county.svg
CR 8 jct.svg
CR 8 south (Madison Street)
DuPageCook
county line
5.28.4End plate county.svg
CR 35 jct.svg
CR 35 ends / CR W19 south (County Line Road)
Cook Western SpringsLa Grange Highlands line6.210.0CR W22 jct.svg CR W22 (Wolf Road)
LaGrangeCountryside line7.211.6 CR W76 south (Brainard Avenue)
7.411.9 CR B37 (Plainfield Road)
Countryside 7.712.4US 12.svgUS 20.svgUS 45.svg US 12  / US 20  / US 45 (La Grange Road)
McCook 9.0914.63US 66 (IL historic).svg Historic US 66 (Joliet Road)
Gap in route
Chicago 9.0914.63South Archer Avenue / South Narragansett Avenue
11.117.9Illinois 50.svgAirport Sign.svg IL 50 (South Cicero Avenue)Access to Midway Airport
13.621.9 CR W94 north (California Avenue)
15.124.3 CR W48 (Ashland Avenue)
16.927.2I-90.svgI-94.svg I-90  / I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway)
19.3831.19South Shore DriveEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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