Chicago Skyway
Length:	7.8 mi[1] (13 km)
Formed:	April 1958
West end:	I-90/94 at the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago
Major junctions:	US 12/US 20/US 41 at the Illinois-Indiana state line.
East end:	I-90/Indiana Toll Road at the Illinois-Indiana state line.

The Chicago Skyway also known as Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge System is a 7.8 mile (12.5 km) long tollway bridging Interstate 90 at the Dan Ryan Expressway on the west end, and the Indiana Toll Road on the east end. Image File history File links Chicago_Skyway_logo. ... Image File history File links I-90. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Jan. ... Image File history File links I-90. ... Image File history File links I-94. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is the northernmost east-west interstate highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. ... The Dan Ryan Expressway in 1970. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links US_12. ... Image File history File links US_20. ... Image File history File links US_41. ... U.S. Route 12, or US 12, is an east-west United States highway running from downtown Detroit almost 2500 miles (4000 km) to Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean in the state of Washington. ... U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ... Image File history File links I-90. ... Image File history File links Indiana_Toll_Road_logo_1968. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... Indiana Toll Road Length: 156. ... Paying toll on passing a bridge. ... A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... The Dan Ryan Expressway in 1970. ... Indiana Toll Road Length: 156. ...

The main feature of the Skyway is a 1/2-mile (800 m) long steel truss bridge, known as the "High Bridge". The bridge spans the Calumet River and Calumet Harbor, a major harbor for industrial ships. The main span is 650 feet (197 m) long, provides for 125 feet (37.9 m) of vertical clearance, and is the highest road in Chicago. Between 2001 and 2004 authorities spent $250 million (USD) to rebuild much of the Skyway. The Calumet River refers to a system of heavily industrialized rivers in the region around South Chicago and Gary, Indiana. ...

The toll is $3.00 for passenger cars and other two axle vehicles, with higher rates for vehicles with multiple axles. A discount is given during the overnight hours for vehicles with three or more axles.

The bridge is heavily documented by the Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record Survey number HAER IL-145. The survey consists of nearly 30 data pages and 21 black and white images. Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, from July 8, 1888 to May 15, 1894. ... The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) is an office of the National Park Service. ...

History

Eastbound view on the Chicago Skyway bridge

The Chicago Skyway was originally known as the Calumet Skyway. It cost $101 million to construct and took about 34 months to build. Nearly eight miles of elevated roadway, it was originally built as a shortcut to Indiana and the steel mills from the southeast side of Chicago; there are only two eastbound exits east of the toll barrier, whereas there are four westbound exits west of the toll barrier. It opened April 16, 1958.^[2] For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ...

In the 1960s, the newly constructed Dan Ryan Expressway and neighboring Calumet Expressway, Kingery Expressway and Borman Expressway provided free alternatives to the tollway, and the Skyway became much less used. As a result, from the 1970s through the early 1990s, the Skyway was unable to repay revenue bonds used in its construction.^[3] Numerous proposals were floated in the 1980s and 1990s to tear down the Skyway because of low traffic counts. The Dan Ryan Expressway in 1970. ... The Bishop Ford Freeway, formerly known as the Calumet Expressway, is a portion of Interstate 94 in northeastern Illinois, south of downtown Chicago. ... The Robert Kingery Expressway, formerly called the Tri-State Highway, is a three-mile-long (5 km), six-lane expressway in northeastern Illinois. ... The Frank Borman Expressway is an east-west highway in northwest Indiana, carrying Interstate 80, Interstate 94, and U.S. Highway 6, as well as a short section of U.S. Highway 41. ...

Traffic volumes have rebounded in recent years, (to 47,700 vehicles per day)^[4] partially because of the construction of casinos in Northwest Indiana, and the City of Chicago claims a record number of motorists used the skyway in 2002. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ...

In 2003 and 2004, the city of Chicago initiated a $250 million project to rehabilitate and widen the Skyway. The project involved extensive work on the cantilever span and its approaches that included replacing the bridge's structural steel and rebuilding the piers that support the structure, and reconstructing the bridge deck. Because the City of Chicago required the Skyway to remain open during construction, engineers had to construct temporary bridge piers that would bear the load of the bridge and its traffic while new piers were built. Once ready, the bridge was lifted up onto the temporary piers using 600 ton hydraulic jacks, the old piers were removed, and new ones were built. Crews also devised innovative methods for replacing the bridge's structural steel, replacing steel members one at a time. This process involved installing hydraulic chords around the component to be replaced. The bridge load was then transferred to the hydraulic chord, the steel member was removed and a new steel member was then installed.^[5]

Chicago Skyway, Summer 1999

Recently, major construction on both the Kingery and Borman expressways has increased traffic on the Skyway, as well as the presence of riverboat casinos in Hammond and East Chicago, Indiana. In June 2005 the Skyway became compatible with electronic toll collection, with users now able to pay tolls using I-PASS or E-ZPass transponders. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x737, 159 KB) Summary This image was found at the Library of Congress HAER archive entry with the original caption: 22. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x737, 159 KB) Summary This image was found at the Library of Congress HAER archive entry with the original caption: 22. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: , Country State County Lake Incorporated 1884 Government  - Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. ... East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, opposite Chicago, Illinois. ... Many ETC systems use transponders like this one to electronically debit the accounts of registered cars without their stopping Transponder used in some Chilean expressways Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), an adaptation of military identification friend or foe technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. ... I-PASS is the electronic toll collection system used by the Illinois Tollway. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Chicago Skyway toll plaza

The Chicago Skyway was a part of the New York-Chicago Toll Road system. The City of Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation formerly maintained the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge System. A transaction that gave the City of Chicago a $1.83 billion dollar cash infusion leased the Skyway to the Skyway Concession Company (SCC), a joint-venture between the Australian Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Spanish Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte S.A., which assumed operations on the Skyway on a 99-year operating lease. SCC will be responsible for all operating and maintenance costs of the Skyway but has the right to all toll and concession revenue. The Triple-A bond insurer Financial Security Assurance Inc. (FSA) has guaranteed $1.4 billion of senior bonds to provide long-term funding for the privately operated Chicago Skyway. On June 30, 2006, this same joint-venture assumed responsibility for operating and maintaining the adjacent Indiana East-West Toll Road for $3.8 billion. The agreement between SCC and the City of Chicago marked the first time an existing toll road was moved from public to private ownership toll road in the United States.^[6] Download high resolution version (1024x768, 213 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 213 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The New York-Chicago Toll Road system consists of a nearly-unbroken series of toll roads, all relatively early expressways, nearly connecting Manhattan in the east and downtown Chicago in the west. ... Macquarie Bank Limited is an Australian merchant bank and financial services group, providing a broad range of services to businesses individuals. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Fernando Seara PSD Area 316. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Indiana Toll Road, officially the Indiana East-West Toll Road, is a tolled expressway running east-west across the northernmost part of Indiana; the furthest it gets from the Michigan state line or Lake Michigan is about 10 miles (15 km). ...

Historically, the Chicago Skyway was signed as and was widely considered to be part of I-90. However, around 1999, the City of Chicago realized they had never received official approval to designate the skyway as I-90. (In addition, it is not built to Interstate standards, although recently there have been substantial upgrades.) The city subsequently replaced most of the "I-90" signage with "TO I-90" signage. However, the Illinois DOT has always and continues to report the skyway as part of the Interstate system, and the Federal Highway Administration apparently still considers the Chicago Skyway an official part of I-90.^[7] Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) defines standards for Interstate Highways in their publication A Policy on Design Standards - Interstate System. ... The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. ...

The Skyway's official name, referring to it as a "toll bridge" rather than a "toll road", is the result of a legal quirk. At the time of its construction, the city charter of Chicago did not provide the authority to construct a toll road. However, the city could build toll bridges, and it was found that there was no limit to the length of the approaches to the bridge. Therefore, the Skyway is technically a toll bridge with a six-mile-long approach. This also is part of the reason that there are no exits available until after one has crossed the bridge and paid the toll.^{[citation needed]}

Exit list

The entire road is in Chicago, Cook County. This article is about the largest city of Illinois. ... Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...

Mile [citation needed]	Destinations	Notes
101	I-90 west / I-94 west (Dan Ryan Expressway) – Chicago Loop	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
102	State Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
103	St. Lawrence Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
104	73rd Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
105	Stony Island Avenue to Lake Shore Drive	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
107	87th Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Chicago Skyway toll plaza
108	Anthony Avenue, 92nd Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
110	US 12 / US 20 / US 41 (Indianapolis Boulevard)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	I-90 east (Indiana Toll Road) to I-80 / I-65 / I-94	Continuation into Indiana

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References

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External links

• Official website of the Chicago Skyway
• Chicago Skyway to Implement Electronic Toll Collection
• Chicago Department of Transportation
• Best of Transportation Page
• Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
• Illinois Highways
• Chicago Skyway Rehab

edit Expressways in Chicagoland
	Stevenson Expressway		Interstate 57		Interstate 65
	Kingery Expressway | Borman Expressway		Tri-State Tollway		Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway
	Jane Addams Memorial Tollway | Chicago Skyway | Indiana Toll Road		Dan Ryan Expressway		Interstate 190 | Kennedy Expressway
	Edens Spur | Edens Expressway | Bishop Ford Freeway		Eisenhower Expressway		Veterans Memorial Tollway
	Elgin Bypass		Lake Shore Drive | Skokie Highway		Illinois Route 53
	Kingery Highway		Amstutz Expressway		Illinois Route 394
	Elgin-O'Hare Expressway		Cline Avenue
Proposed Expressways
	Crosstown Expressway		Illiana Expressway		Prairie Parkway
	O'Hare Ring Road