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Encyclopedia > Amstutz Expressway
Amstutz Expressway
Length: 2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Formed: 1972
Direction: North-South
From: Sheridan Road in Waukegan
To: Greenwood Avenue in Waukegan
Major cities: Waukegan
System: Illinois State Highway System

The Amstutz Expressway is a short, limited-access road located in Waukegan. It was built in the 1970s to ease traffic in Waukegan’s downtown area, but it is now known as “the road that leads nowhere” by locals.[1] The 2.9-mile, four-lane highway was intended to be a connecting route for the downtown area, but a critical link through the neighboring village of North Chicago was never built, and the factories that the expressway was designed to serve have since closed. Today, the thoroughfare carries less than 15,000 vehicles per day.[2][1] Because it is used so little, this short stretch of highway has been the setting for filming such movies as Groundhog Day, The Blues Brothers,[3] The Ice Harvest, and Batman Begins.[4] Image File history File links Illinois_137. ... Sheridan Road is a major north-south thoroughfare that leads from Diversey Parkway[1] in Chicago, Illinois, north to the Illinois-Wisconsin border and beyond. ... Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... The organized system of Illinois Routes (typically abbreviated as ILL), the state highway system for the U.S. state of Illinois, was created in 1918 with the first State Bond Issue (SBI) Routes, 1 thru 46. ... A limited-access road or controlled-access road is a road to which access from adjacent properties is limited in some way. ... Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... North Chicago is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Groundhog Day is a 1993 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. ... The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a Saturday Night Live musical sketch. ... Starring John Cusack as Charlie Arglist, Billy Bob Thornton as Vic, Connie Nielsen as Renata, Randy Quaid as Bill Guerrard, Oliver Platt as Pete Van Heuten And Ned Bellamy as Sidney The Ice Harvest Directed By Harold Ramis November 23, 2005 From: Focus Features Category: Film stubs ... Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. ...


In the early 2000s, proposals were made to remove the expressway, thus narrowing the space needed for roadway, and then moving the nearby railroad right-of-way to the unused expressway land as part of a revitalization project for the lakefront area.[5] Illinois Route 137 follows the entire length of the expressway, and received this designation in 1994 when Illinois 137 was extended north to the Wisconsin state line.[6] See also U.S. 136 Illinois State Route 137 is a state highway in northeast Illinois. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked...


The Amstutz Expressway was named after Mel Amstutz, a former Lake County Highway Superintendent.[7]


Exit list

Illinois 137 has one exit at Grand Avenue and Mathon Drive.


References

  1. ^ a b Waukegan Lakefront Development Corporation, January 5, 2004
  2. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (2006). Getting Around Illinois. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
  3. ^ Ground Hog Day Trivia
  4. ^ Cinema Review. Batman Begins Production Notes.
  5. ^ Campaign for Sensible Growth, March 20, 2002
  6. ^ Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
  7. ^ Plummer, Andy (2006). Stratton's Tollway.

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