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Encyclopedia > Edens Expressway
Edens Expressway
Length: 14-15 miles (22-24 km)
Formed: Early 1950s
Direction: North-south
From: Edens Spur or Skokie Highway/Lake-Cook Road
To: Kennedy Expressway
Major cities: Northbrook, IL, Deerfield, IL, Wilmette, IL, Skokie, IL, Chicago, IL
System: Interstate Highway system
Illinois Tollway system

Edens Expressway (also known as the Edens Parkway and the Edens Superhighway) is the main major expressway north from the city of Chicago. It was the first expressway in Chicago and was opened on December 20, 1951. It is three lanes in each direction. The original name of the expressway was the Edens Parkway, named after William G. Edens, a banker and early advocate for paved roads. He was a sponsor of Illinois' first highway bond issue in 1918. Image File history File links I-94. ... Image File history File links US_41. ... the first thing that was invented was the automatic DILDO. Education grew explosively because of a very strong demand for high school and college education. ... Image File history File links I-94. ... The Edens Spur is a 5 mile (8 km) cutover from the Tri-State Tollway to the Edens Expressway. ... Image File history File links US_41. ... Image File history File links I-90. ... Image File history File links I-94. ... The Kennedy Expressway is a 16 mile (26 km) long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago loop to OHare Airport. ... Incorporated Village in 1901. ... For the film of the same name, see Skokie (Movie). ... 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. ... Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ... The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is an instrumentality and administrative agency of the State of Illinois. ... A typical expressway in Santa Clara County, California. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top Look up North in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Going north, the expressway goes from the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago north to the Edens Spur of the Tri-State Tollway in Northbrook. Interstate 94 diverges at that point onto the spur, while U.S. Highway 41 remains on the mainline, which becomes the Skokie Highway. The Kennedy Expressway is a 16 mile (26 km) long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago loop to OHare Airport. ... The Edens Spur is a 5 mile (8 km) cutover from the Tri-State Tollway to the Edens Expressway. ... The Tri-State Tollway is a U.S. toll road maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in northeastern Illinois. ... Incorporated Village in 1901. ... Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is the northernmost east-west interstate highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. ... U.S. Highway 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ... The Skokie Highway is a major arterial highway running north of Chicago through the far northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. ...


Southbound, U.S. 41 exits the Edens Expressway at Skokie Boulevard. Interstate 94 continues south to the junction of the Edens with the Kennedy Expressway and Interstate 90 in Chicago. The Kennedy Expressway is a 16 mile (26 km) long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago loop to OHare Airport. ... 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 Edens was last rehabilitated from 1978 through 1980.[1] Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...


Exits

For an exit list, see Interstate 94 in Illinois In the U.S. state of Illinois, Interstate 94 (normally called I-94) generally runs north-south through the northeastern portion of the state, in Lake and Cook Counties. ...


External links

  • Illinois Highways
  • Historic, Current & Average Travel Times For The Edens Expressway

References

  1. ^ Hilkevitch, John. Buckle up, it looks like a long ride. Chicago Tribune. Published March 26, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2006.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Edens Expressway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (238 words)
Edens Expressway (also known as the Edens Parkway and the Edens Superhighway) is the main major expressway north from the city of Chicago.
The original name of the expressway was the Edens Parkway, named after William Edens, a banker and major proponent of paved roads.
Interstate 94 continues south to the junction of the Edens with the Kennedy Expressway and Interstate 90 in Chicago.
Expressways (990 words)
Expressways have reshaped the Chicago region perhaps more than any other twentieth-century force, creating new business centers and dramatically expanding residential settlement.
Mike Royko's 1971 biography of Mayor Richard J. Daley, Boss, claims that the Dan Ryan Expressway route was shifted to reinforce the border between Daley's native Bridgeport and the Black Belt to the east.
The Crosstown Expressway (I-494), planned to extend west from the Dan Ryan Expressway along 75th Street, then north along Cicero Avenue to the Kennedy Expressway, was never built, however.
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