Lake Shore Drive

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Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive
Typical Summer Afternoon on Lake Shore Drive.jpg
View of Lake Shore Drive taken from the Rubloff building, near the Lake Michigan shoreline
Lake Shore Drive
Original portion of Lake Shore Drive in red
2013 extension in dark green
Part ofUS 41.svgLake Michigan Circle Tour.svg US 41  / LMCT
Length15.83 mi (25.48 km) [1]
(Original 1937 section only; not including the 2013 extension)
South endMarquette Drive and Jeffery Drive (6600 South)
North endHollywood Avenue (5700 North)
Construction
Completion1937
Inauguration1946;78 years ago (1946)

Lake Shore Drive (officially Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive, [2] [3] and called DuSable Lake Shore Drive, [4] The Outer Drive, [5] The Drive, LSD or DLSD) is an expressway that runs alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan, and adjacent to parkland and beaches, in Chicago. Except for the portion north of Foster Avenue (5200 North), Lake Shore Drive is designated as part of U.S. Highway 41. A portion of the expressway on the Outer Drive Bridge and its bridge approaches is multilevel.

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Previously, from the Chicago River south to 57th Street, it was named Leif Ericson Drive in 1927, for Norse explorer Leif Ericson. [6] The roadway was also nicknamed Field Boulevard. The entire road was renamed Lake Shore Drive in 1946, and its scenic views of the waterfront, beaches, parks, towers and high-rises have become symbolic of Chicago.

On June 25, 2021, the Chicago City Council approved a compromise ordinance renaming the outer portion of Lake Shore Drive for the city's first non-indigenous settler, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable. [7] [8]

The Lakefront Trail, an 18-mile (29 km) multi-use trail, parallels Lake Shore Drive on the east side for most of its length. Pedestrians can access the lake at several points along Lake Shore Drive through underpasses and overpasses that connect the lake with the rest of the city.

Route description

The Chicago Half Marathon is an annual Chicago Marathon tune up that takes place along Lake Shore Drive on the South Side 20070909 Chicago Half Marathon.JPG
The Chicago Half Marathon is an annual Chicago Marathon tune up that takes place along Lake Shore Drive on the South Side

The southern portion of Lake Shore Drive begins at the intersection of Ewing Avenue (US 41), Harbor Avenue, and Mackinaw Avenue. Lake Shore Drive runs through the former South Works steel plant as a four-lane divided highway, effectively bypassing the built-up area in South Chicago. Lake Shore Drive ends at the intersection of 79th Street and South Shore Drive; US 41 continues north through South Shore via South Shore Drive. [9]

The main section of Lake Shore Drive begins at the intersection of Jeffery Drive and Marquette Drive. After 57th Street, Lake Shore Drive becomes an expressway. Exits to Hyde Park Boulevard and 53rd Street are only accessible for southbound traffic. The interchange design at 47th Street is unusual as traffic would exit or enter on the left side of northbound Lake Shore Drive instead of on the right side. South of McCormick Place, Lake Shore Drive meets I-55 at a Y-interchange, where I-55 begins/ends. There was once an inverted SPUI north of I-55; however, the overpass became pedestrianized and became part of McCormick Place in the mid-1990s, leading to the closure of this interchange. That same year, northbound traffic on Lake Shore Drive shifted west onto its current configuration west of Soldier Field and Museum Campus. [10] [11] [12]

The controlled-access portion ceases between Waldron Drive and Monroe Drive and again at Chicago Avenue. Lake Shore Drive briefly becomes double-decked between Randolph Street and Grand Avenue. The upper deck facilitates expressway-like traffic, while the lower deck facilitates local traffic. After intersecting with Chicago Avenue, Lake Shore Drive travels in a sharp reverse curve at Oak Street Beach before returning to controlled-access once again. In Uptown, three diamond interchanges are spaced 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) apart. US 41 leaves Lake Shore Drive at an interchange with Foster Avenue. The expressway continues north, serving Bryn Mawr Avenue, before ending at Hollywood Avenue/Sheridan Road in the Edgewater neighborhood. [12]

Outer Drive and Inner Drive

Outer Drive, signed as DuSable Lake Shore Drive, is a limited-access road that runs north from Marquette Drive in Jackson Park to Hollywood Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood. The outer drive limits the ability of pedestrians to access the lake directly from the street grid. Trucks are prohibited on Outer Drive except for a section between I-55 and 31st Street. [13]

The original Inner Drive, signed as Lake Shore Drive, is used for slower local traffic and is connected to the street grid. The local drive runs from downtown in Streeterville to LaSalle Drive, (becoming Cannon Drive). Then the inner drive reappears just south of Diversey Parkway, continuing north to Irving Park Road. The portion from Belmont to just south of Irving Park was previously named Sheridan Road (which can still be seen carved in stone in at least one vintage high-rise).

The Outer Drive Bridge from Lake Michigan. Lake Shore Drive crossing the Chicago River.jpg
The Outer Drive Bridge from Lake Michigan.

The Outer Drive Bridge, also known as the Link Bridge, is the official name of the bridge carrying the Lake Shore Drive portion of US 41 over the main branch of the Chicago River. It is designed as a bascule bridge, and is one of only two in the city to have an upper and lower deck, both dedicated to automobile traffic (the other being on Michigan Avenue). Wells Street Bridge also has two levels, but the upper level is for elevated train traffic into the Loop.

The Link Bridge was constructed in 1937. At the time of its construction, it was considered to be both the widest and longest bascule bridge in the world. [14]

History

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The double-decker Link Bridge across the Chicago River
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The S-Curve and Link Bridge, 1970
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Looking northeast at triple-decker Wacker Drive and the Link Bridge at Lakeshore East. The road to the west is older; only the middle level continues east.
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The Palmer Mansion fronted the drive and spurred development of the "Gold Coast"

Early history

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Lake Shore Drive circa 1920

Lake Shore Drive's origins date back to Potter Palmer, who coerced the city to build the street adjacent to his lakefront property to enhance its value. Palmer built his "castle" at 1350 N. Lake Shore Drive in 1882. The drive was originally intended for leisurely strolls for the wealthy in their carriages, but as the auto age dawned it took on a different role completely.

In 1937, the double-decker Link Bridge (officially the Outer Drive Bridge) over the Chicago River opened, along with viaducts over rail yards and other industrial areas connecting to both ends of it. The lower level was intended for a railroad connection, but it was never used until LSD was rebuilt in 1986. At the time the bridge was built, it was the longest and widest bascule bridge in the world. The Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive) and Link Bridge Photograph Album, c1937, documents the bridge's construction. The album is held by the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago.

North of the river, LSD intersected Ohio Street at grade, and then passed over Grand Avenue and Illinois Street on its way to the bridge South of the river. LSD came from the south on its current alignment, but continued straight at the curve north of Monroe Street, rising onto a viaduct. It intersected Randolph Street at grade and then continued north above the Illinois Central Railroad's yard. At the river, it made a sharp turn to the right, and another sharp turn to the left onto the bridge. This reverse curve (actually a pair of 90-degree turns) was known locally as the "S-Curve" or the "S-Turn" and was a bottleneck to drivers for many years until the 1980s reconstruction.

The Historic Edgewater Beach Apartments mark the northern end of the Drive Edgewater Beach, Chicago.jpg
The Historic Edgewater Beach Apartments mark the northern end of the Drive

Lake Shore Drive was extended from Belmont Avenue (3200n) north to Foster Avenue (5200n) in 1933, where it terminated until the 1950s when it was extended — first briefly to Bryn Mawr (5600n) and then in 1957 to its present terminus at Hollywood Avenue (5700n). The landfill used for the 1930s extension was mostly dirt, but the 1950s extension included rubble and debris from the destruction of homes razed for the construction of the Congress Expressway (now the Eisenhower Expressway). Portions of the drive between Irving Park Road and Foster Avenue still contain the original concrete from the 1930s but have been paved over in 2009.

Prior to the extension to Hollywood, traffic was funneled onto Foster, then north onto Sheridan Road, which still remains a wide 4-lane street to this day, though most traffic doesn't rejoin Sheridan until LSD ends at Hollywood Avenue now. Sheridan Road south of Foster narrows to 2 lanes of traffic with street parking on each side as well.

Interstate 494

I-494 (IL 1961).svg

Interstate 494

Location Chicago, Illinois
Existed1950s–1966

In the 1950s and 1960s, Illinois and Cook County presented plans for an Interstate 494 to run along part of LSD. [15] I-494 was initially planned to run from the Chicago Skyway at Stony Island Avenue to the Kennedy Expressway at the Ohio Street feeder ramp. The freeway would travel along Stony Island Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, and Ohio Street, bisecting Jackson Park in the process. Later, it was planned to connect south towards the currently-named Bishop Ford Freeway. The extension of a proposed freeway would have continued south along Stony Island Avenue, including the present-day feeder ramp, connecting to present-day Bishop Ford Freeway. [16] [17] [18] [19] An I-494 proposal was also considered around the same time for the Crosstown Expressway. In 1966, the I-494 designation was relocated to the Crosstown Expressway. At the same time, further extensions and upgrades on the freeway were canceled. [20]

Later history

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Traffic near Harbor Point Tower
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Cars on LSD in 1973

When Wacker Drive was extended east to LSD in the 1970s, its upper level ended at LSD at the west curve (the lower level dead-ended underneath). A new development at the northeast corner of the Randolph Street intersection resulted in an extension of Randolph across LSD.

Construction began in 1982 on a realignment of LSD south of the river (along with a reconstruction north of the river). A whole new alignment was built, greatly smoothing the S-curve. The northbound side opened in October 1985, and the southbound side opened in November 1986. [21] A new lower level was built, using the lower level of the bridge, and providing access to the new Wacker Drive and the roads on the north side of the river.

The old road south of Randolph became a Cancer Survivors Plaza; the east–west part was reconstructed as part of Wacker Drive (which was being rebuilt at the time). The rest, between Randolph and Wacker, was kept for several years as Field Boulevard but was demolished in 1994. Only some old street lighting, sidewalks & fire hydrants remain, marking the former route. Current plans are for new upper-level streets in the area as part of the Lakeshore East development.

2009 view from Lake Shore Drive of Chicago River, the south border (right) of the Near North Side and Streeterville and north border (left) of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center (with Trump International Hotel and Tower at jog in the river in the center) 20090524 Buildings along Chicago River line the south border of the Near North Side and Streeterville and the north border of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center.jpg
2009 view from Lake Shore Drive of Chicago River, the south border (right) of the Near North Side and Streeterville and north border (left) of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center (with Trump International Hotel and Tower at jog in the river in the center)

On November 10, 1996, new northbound lanes opened next to the original southbound lanes at Soldier Field, eliminating the original wide median from 1943. [21] Prior to this 1996 reconstruction, the northbound lane ran on the east side of Soldier Field while the southbound lane ran on the west side.

On March 20, 2003, some 15,000 anti-war protesters marched along Lake Shore Drive the day after the United States invasion of Iraq, stopping all traffic for several hours. The spontaneous direct action occurred after the original protest route through downtown Chicago, as planned by the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism, was blocked by law enforcement. Approximately 900 marchers were arrested and a City Council investigation was held before all charges were dropped.

Cars snowed in on Lake Shore Drive during the Groundhog Day Blizzard in 2011 Cars stuck on Lake shore drive Chicago Feb 2 2011 storm.JPG
Cars snowed in on Lake Shore Drive during the Groundhog Day Blizzard in 2011

During the Groundhog Day Blizzard, Lake Shore Drive had to be closed because of the large amount of snow present on the roadway. The city estimated 900 vehicles became stuck on Lake Shore Drive, with the Associated Press reporting approximately 1,500 vehicles stuck. Hundreds of motorists had become stranded on Lake Shore Drive, some for as long as 12 hours. Crews worked around the clock to remove the vehicles and clear the roadway, and Lake Shore Drive was reopened just before dawn on February 3, 2011. [22]

A thirty-year development plan estimated to cost $4 billion was approved by Chicago in September 2010, for the former site of the US Steel plant in South Chicago, which operated along the neighborhood's shoreline from 1880 to 1992, [23] and which has undergone extensive demolition and environmental remediation since; included in the plan was an extension of Lake Shore Drive through the property. This extension opened at 9 am October 27, 2013. [24]

Renaming in honor of du Sable

As early as 1993, a proposal to rename Lake Shore Drive in honor of du Sable was backed by former Aldermen Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward) and Madeline Haithcock (2nd Ward). However, this plan was rejected by former Mayor Richard M. Daley, citing high cost.

Installed signage in line with the 2021 name change: DuSable Lake Shore Drive DuSable Lake Shore Drive sign.jpg
Installed signage in line with the 2021 name change: DuSable Lake Shore Drive

Then, in October 2019, a 1993 proposal was reintroduced by 4th Ward Alderman David Moore and co-sponsored by ten others. This time, the plan gained traction in response to a changed political landscape, including the murder of George Floyd. [25] In December 2020, a hearing was established but the vote was delayed to April 2021 as then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot sought alternatives to honor du Sable. Also, the plan was amended to reduce the price tag, only renaming outer Lake Shore Drive from Hollywood Avenue to 67th Street. [26] [27] In late April 2021, the amended plan was approved by the City Council Committee. [28] The vote was expected to take place in late May but was delayed again to late June due to the mayor's opposition. [29] In late June, the proposal was passed by the City Council, voting 33-15 in favor of it. [30] A majority of non-white residents were in favor of the renaming plan, as were a majority of non-white aldermen voting on the name change. In contrast, a majority of white residents were opposed to the plan, and two-thirds of the aldermen who voted against the renaming ordinance identified as non-Hispanic white. [31] [32]

Future

Lake Shore Drive traffic in April 2022.

By contrast to the 2010s southern extension, the extension of Lake Shore Drive to the north has been the subject of controversy in recent years. In 2004, a private foundation solicited plans, and the Chicago Park District considered a feasibility study, to extend Lake Shore Drive farther north through Rogers Park and into Evanston. [33] Residents protested against cutting neighborhoods off from the lake, and Rogers Park and Edgewater voters rejected the extension in a referendum placed on the ballot by citizen initiative in November 2004. [34] However, in spring 2005, the Chicago Park District spent $350,000 on plans for new marinas along Lake Shore Drive, including one at Devon-Granville, [35] and in July 2005, Cong. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) obtained federal funding reported variously as $800,000 and $1 million for a study of the possible extension of the Chicago North lakefront path; [36] both of these developments fueled residents' suspicion of a secret city plan to extend the Drive. The controversy remained an issue through the 2007 aldermanic election in the 49th Ward. In 2008, proposals by Friends of the Parks to extend the lakefront park system north, possibly through offshore manmade islands linked by bike paths, [37] met with similar resident opposition. Despite statements by FOP that no extension of the Drive was contemplated, activists contended that the Park District "has plans already drawn up that clearly show Lake Shore Drive immediately east of" Edgewater and Rogers Park. [38]

Throughout the 2010s and the 2020s, IDOT, CDOT, and the Chicago Park District worked on a project (dubbed "Redefine the Drive") to reconstruct a portion of Lake Shore Drive north of downtown, [39] citing traffic congestion, deteriorating infrastructure, and safety issues. The project also sought to expand the lakefront as well as adding amenities to the lakefront (including the Lakefront Trail) and straightening the S-curve near Oak Street Beach. Organizations like Active Transportation Alliance emphasized the need to make the lakefront more welcoming to pedestrians and cyclists, suggesting that Lake Shore Drive be downsized. [40] [41] One proposal put forward in 2017 was to place the straightened S‑curve underground. [42] In the fall of 2020, planners narrowed the lane configuration options down to 5: keep the existing lanes except for the addition of queue jump lane, add a bus lane (the "Addition"), turn the left lane into a bus lane (the "Exchange"), turn the left lane into toll lane (the "Flex"), and turn two left lanes into toll lanes (the "Double Flex"). [43] [44]

Streeterville portion of Lake Shore Drive
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from south during Bike The Drive
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from south
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Gold Coast from Streeterville

Major intersections

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Viewed from Near North Side looking north

The Drive connects the following Chicago community areas from South to North: South Shore; Woodlawn; Hyde Park; Kenwood; Oakland; Douglas; Near South Side; The Loop; Near North Side; Lincoln Park; Lake View; Uptown; and Edgewater.

The entire route is in Chicago, Cook County. All exits are unnumbered.

mi [45] kmDestinationsNotes
2.13.4South plate.svg
US 41.svg US 41 south (Ewing Avenue) / Mackinaw Avenue, Harbor Avenue		Southern terminus [46]
2.54.089th Street
2.84.587th Street
3.04.885th Street
3.35.383rd Street
3.86.1Farragut DriveAccess to Rainbow Beach
4.06.4South Brandon AvenueSouthbound exit and entrance only
4.06.4North plate.svg
US 41.svg US 41 north (South Shore Drive) / East 79th Street		Northern terminus
Gap in route
6.410.3South plate.svg
US 41.svg US 41 south (South Shore Drive) / Marquette Drive, Jeffery Drive		Southern terminus
6.710.8Hayes Drive (6300 South)
7.512.1Science Drive (5700 South)Access to the Museum of Science and Industry
7.612.257th Drive (5700 South)
8.213.253rd StreetSouthbound exit only
8.613.8Hyde Park Boulevard (5100 South)Southbound exit only
9.114.647th Street (4700 South)Interchange
10.216.4Oakwood Boulevard (3900 South)Interchange
11.318.231st Street (3100 South)Interchange
12.019.3South plate blue.svg
I-55.svg I-55 south (Stevenson Expressway) – St. Louis 		Interchange; northern terminus of I-55
12.720.418th Drive – Museum CampusInterchange
12.920.8Waldron Drive (1500 South) At-grade intersection; northbound exit and entrance only
13.121.1To plate blue.svg
I-290.svg Columbus Drive to I-290 		At-grade intersection; northbound exit and southbound entrance only
13.221.2McFetridge Drive (1400 South)At-grade intersection; northbound exit and entrance only
13.421.6To plate blue.svg
I-90.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-94.svg Roosevelt Road (1200 South) to I-90  / I-94
13.822.2Balbo Drive (700 South)
14.222.9Jackson Drive (300 South)
US 66 (IL historic).svg Historic US 66 		Eastern terminus of Historic US 66
14.323.0Monroe Drive (100 South)
14.623.5 Randolph Street (150 North)
14.623.5To plate blue.svg
I-290.svg Wacker Drive to I-290 		Interchange
Northbound exit via Randolph Street; southbound exit via Grand Avenue
14.9–
15.0		24.0–
24.1		 Outer Drive Bridge
15.124.3Illinois Street (500 North), Grand Avenue (530 North)Interchange
15.424.8Ontario StreetSouthbound exit only
15.524.9 Chicago Avenue (800 North) At-grade intersection; no southbound exit [note 1]
15.725.3Chestnut Street (860 North)Southbound exit only
16.125.9 Michigan Avenue/Oak Street Southbound exit and northbound entrance
16.827.0Illinois 64.svg IL 64 (LaSalle Drive) to North Avenue Interchange; eastern terminus of IL 64
17.828.6 Fullerton Parkway (2400 North)Interchange
18.930.4 Belmont Avenue (3200 North)Interchange
19.531.4Recreation DriveNorthbound exit only
19.932.0Illinois 19.svg IL 19 (Irving Park Road)Interchange; eastern terminus of IL 19
20.533.0Montrose Avenue (4400 North)Interchange
20.733.3Wilson Avenue (4600 North)Interchange
21.033.8Lawrence Avenue (4800 North)Interchange
21.534.6North plate.svg
US 41.svg US 41 north (Foster Avenue)		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
North end of US-41 concurrency
Bryn Mawr Avenue (5600 North)Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Hollywood Avenue/Sheridan Road At-grade intersection; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notable places

Locations

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View from John Hancock Center
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A typical summer afternoon on Lake Shore Drive

Neighborhoods

Parks

Much of Chicago's shoreline is given over to public parks. The Drive, running through or alongside these parks, gives travelers views and access to these parks and their many amenities. In addition, the Chicago Lakefront Trail (abbreviated as LFT) is an 18-mile multi-use path that often runs in the parks near the Drive. It is popular with cyclists and joggers. From north to south, the parks are Lincoln Park, Grant Park, Burnham Park and Jackson Park.

Use in culture

As political moniker

In the 20th century, the tiny neighborhoods near Lake Shore Drive came to be occupied by exclusive high-rise apartments, condominiums and co-op buildings. To the political columnist Mike Royko, Lake Shore Drive was goo-goo territory, a land occupied by Chicago's wealthy "good-government" types. Royko sometimes used Lake Shore Drive as a political moniker. Though he often agreed with the reformers, he looked upon them with the same cynical eye as his fictional Chicago everyman, Slats Grobnik.

In motorsport

A part of the Chicago Street Course uses Lakeshore Drive as a part of the track. [47]

Both vintage and modern upscale condominiums along Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East stand side by side, overshadowing the historic Jewish Temple Sholom. Gerald Farinas Lakeview Chicago Condos.jpg
Both vintage and modern upscale condominiums along Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East stand side by side, overshadowing the historic Jewish Temple Sholom.
Lake Shore Drive is gateway to many marinas like Belmont Harbor, one of the largest in Chicago. Gerald Farinas Belmont Harbor Chicago.jpg
Lake Shore Drive is gateway to many marinas like Belmont Harbor, one of the largest in Chicago.

Many films based in Chicago feature scenes on Lake Shore Drive, including Cheaper by the Dozen , Ferris Bueller's Day Off , The Blues Brothers , The Break-Up , Risky Business , Love Jones , My Best Friend's Wedding , Somewhere in Time and National Lampoon's Vacation . In When Harry Met Sally... , the title characters are seen taking Lake Shore Drive in the opposite compass direction to that which their origin point and destination would require.

In television, Lake Shore Drive is seen in AT&T's/"The New Cingular's" "Weight" ad with the ad's protagonist driving south along Lake Shore Drive towards the John Hancock Building. The opening credits of the late 1980s and early 1990s sitcom Married... with Children features a flyover of Lake Shore Drive. Also, the medical drama ER has shot scenes at or near Lake Shore Drive over the show's 15 season run.

The 1971 song "Lake Shore Drive" by Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah is a reference to the road. Styx mentions the road in their 1979 song "Borrowed Time" as well as "Back to Chicago" from 1990. The road is also mentioned in the 2005 Kanye West songs "Drive Slow" and "Grammy Family", as well as in his verse in the Boost Mobile promotional single "Whole City Behind Us." The song "Lake Shore Drive" by Art Porter Jr. is also about the famous road. It is also mentioned in Fall Out Boy's song, "Lake Effect Kid": "joke us, joke us 'till Lake Shore Drive comes back into focus."

Lake Shore Drive is also featured in the 1999 Microsoft game Midtown Madness .

In the Electronic Arts NASCAR video game series, 2005: Chase for the Cup, 06: Total Team Control, 07, 08, and 09 all include a fictional street course that uses part of the real-life Lake Shore Drive, along with a few side streets. In Chase for the Cup, it is referred to as Lakeshore Drive, and must be unlocked by using a cheat code. In the latter four games, it goes by Wal-Mart Raceway, and is available from the start.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ This intersection is closed to traffic entering and exiting the drive from either direction from 6:45am–9:30am Monday through Friday (traffic light on the drive remains solid green and cones block the turning lanes and exit point; Chestnut Street southbound exit is unaffected)

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U.S. Route 12 (US 12) in the U.S. state of Illinois is an arterial highway that runs northwest to southeast through the Chicago metropolitan area. It enters Illinois at the Wisconsin border north of Richmond, and exits into Hammond, Indiana, from Chicago near the foot of the onramp to the Indiana Toll Road ; as it exits Illinois, the route is also concurrent with US 20 and US 41. Within Illinois, US 12 runs for a distance of 85.14 miles (137.02 km).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheridan Road</span> Road in Illinois and Wisconsin

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 to Lake Michigan. From Chicago, it passes through Chicago's wealthy lakeside North Shore suburbs, and then Waukegan and Zion, until it reaches the Illinois-Wisconsin state line in Winthrop Harbor. In Wisconsin, the road leads north through Pleasant Prairie and Kenosha, until it ends on the south side of Racine, in Mount Pleasant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Interstate 94 in Illinois</span> Section of Interstate Highway in Illinois, United States

Interstate 94 (I-94) generally runs north–south through the northeastern portion of the US state of Illinois, in Lake and Cook counties. It is signed east–west in Illinois in accordance with its general alignment across the country, with west signage aligned with northbound travel and vice versa. I-94 in Illinois is 61.53 miles (99.02 km) long.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Avenue (Chicago)</span>

North Avenue is a major east–west street in Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. Starting at St. Charles's eastern border with West Chicago, 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 until LaSalle Drive in Chicago. Illinois Route 64 then continues north onto LaSalle Drive for a very short distance until ending at U.S. Route 41, 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 at 200 East, just west of Lake Shore Drive. From Illinois Route 43 to its east end, North Avenue is within the city limits of Chicago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 41 in Illinois</span> U.S. Highway in Illinois

U.S. Route 41 (US 41) in the U.S. state of Illinois runs north from the Indiana border beneath the Chicago Skyway on Indianapolis Boulevard to the Wisconsin border north of the northern terminus of the Tri-State Tollway with Interstate 94. It is the only north–south U.S. Route to travel through a significant portion of the city of Chicago, carrying Lake Shore Drive through the central portion of the city along the lakefront. US 41 in Illinois is 64.81 miles (104.30 km) in length.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Interstate 55 in Illinois</span> Section of Interstate Highway in Illinois, United States

Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the US state of Illinois that connects St. Louis, Missouri, to the Chicago metropolitan area. It enters the state from Missouri near East St. Louis, Illinois, and runs to U.S. Route 41 near Downtown Chicago, where the highway ends, a distance of 294.38 miles (473.76 km). The road also runs through the Illinois cities of Springfield, Bloomington, and Joliet. The section in Cook County is officially named the Stevenson Expressway, and in DuPage County its officially named the Joliet Freeway or the Will Rogers Freeway. The section from the south suburbs of Chicago to the area near Pontiac is officially named the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway after the 44th President, Barack Obama, who launched his political career from Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foster Avenue</span> Street in Chicago, Illinois

Foster Avenue is a major east-west street on the North Side of Chicago as well as the northwestern suburbs. Foster Avenue separates the Chicago lakefront neighborhoods of Edgewater to the north and Uptown to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chicago Lakefront Trail</span> Shared-use path in Chicago, Illinois, US

The Chicago Lakefront Trail (LFT) is a 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the western shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The trail passes through and connects Chicago's four major lakefront parks along with various beaches and recreational amenities. It also serves as a route for bicycle, skateboard and personal transporter commuters. On busy summer days 70,000 people use the trail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outer Drive Bridge</span> Bascule bridge in Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Outer Drive Bridge, also known as the Link Bridge, is a double-deck bascule bridge carrying Lake Shore Drive across the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Construction was started in 1929 and was completed in 1937 as one of the Public Works Administration's infrastructure projects in Chicago. The bridge is officially named the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge in 1982 to honor the centennial anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was planned by the Chicago Plan Commission, using Hugh E. Young as the consulting engineer, was designed by the Strauss Engineering Company, built by the American Bridge Company, and erected by Ketler and Elliot Company. It crosses near the mouth of the Chicago River.

Highway revolts have occurred in cities and regions across the United States. In many cities, there remain unused highways, abruptly terminating freeway alignments, and short stretches of freeway in the middle of nowhere, all of which are evidence of larger projects which were never completed. In some instances, freeway revolts have led to the eventual removal or relocation of freeways that had been built.

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