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Interstate 90 in Illinois

Interstate 90 (I-90) in the US state of Illinois runs roughly northwest-to-southeast through the northern part of the state. From the Wisconsin state line at South Beloit, it heads south to Rockford before heading east-southeast to the Indiana state line at Chicago. I-90 traverses 124 miles (200 km) through a variety of settings, from farmland west of the Fox River Valley through the medium-density suburbs west of O'Hare International Airport, through Downtown Chicago, and through the heart of the industrial southeast side of Chicago before entering Indiana.

Interstate 90

I-90 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ISTHA, IDOT, and SCC
Length123.89 mi[1] (199.38 km)
Major junctions
West end I-39 / I-90 at Wisconsin state line
Major intersections
East end
I-90 Toll / Indiana Toll Road at Indiana state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesWinnebago, Boone, McHenry, Kane, Cook
Highway system
IL 89 IL 90

I-90 comprises several named highways. The Interstate runs along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (previously called the Northwest Tollway) from South Beloit to O'Hare Airport, the Kennedy Expressway from O'Hare to the Chicago Loop, the Dan Ryan Expressway from the Loop to the Chicago Skyway, and the Skyway to the Indiana state line. The Jane Addams and Chicago Skyway are toll roads maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA) and the Skyway Concession Company (SCC), respectively. The remainder of the highway is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

Route description

I-90 enters from Beloit, Wisconsin, with I-39. US Route 51 (US 51) joins at exit 1. At the Rockton Road exit, I-39/I-90/US 51 becomes the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. The two Interstates and the US Route run concurrently south to Cherry Valley, passing by Rock Cut State Park. At Cherry Valley, I-39/US 51 continues as a freeway south to BloomingtonNormal. I-90 makes a 90-degree turn and continues east and crosses the Kishwaukee River before entering Boone County.[citation needed]

I-90 heads east and then turns southeast and crosses under US 20 and then turns east.

The Jane Addams Memorial Tollway features an Illinois Tollway oasis in Belvidere, an over-highway oasis. This unique rest stop provides several vendors and allows tollway travelers to rest, refuel, and eat without having to exit the tollway. Another oasis was previously sited in Des Plaines near O'Hare, but it was closed and demolished in 2014 to make room for the widening of I-90 and the O'Hare West Bypass.[2]

After the oasis, I-90 has an interchange with Genoa Road and turns southeast toward McHenry County. I-90 does not have another interchange until Illinois Route 23 (IL 23). This interchange gap is 11 miles (18 km) long.[citation needed]

I-90 has a short segment in McHenry County but does have an interchange at IL 23. The route heads southeast in the entire county passing by farms. I-90 heads toward Kane County in this direction.[citation needed]

I-90 heads southeast and has an interchange with US 20, then it continues southeast toward the Elgin Toll Plaza. It widens to eight lanes and enters the Chicago suburbs at Randall Road and turns due east for 9.2 miles (14.8 km). I-90 crosses the Fox River before entering Cook County.[citation needed]

I-90 enters heading due east and passes by housing areas and shopping centers. It then passes north of a forest preserve with active traffic management gantries appearing after crossing under Barrington Road. I-90 then turns southeast toward O'Hare International Airport. In Schaumburg, I-90 meets the western end of I-290, the only loop from I-90 in Illinois. I-90 then turns slightly to the south after the interchange and widens to five lanes in each direction after I-290. At Elmhurst Road, I-90 narrows down to four lanes in each direction and turns slightly to the northeast. It then goes through the areas north of O'Hare International toward Rosemont and I-190/I-294.[citation needed]

 
I-90 and I-94 approaching I-55

After the I-190/I-294 interchange, I-90 becomes a freeway called the Kennedy Expressway heading due east. It then turns southeast and meets I-94. I-90/I-94 then turns south and meets the east end of I-290 and the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway. After the interchange, the Kennedy Expressway becomes the Dan Ryan Expressway and meets I-55. I-90 splits from I-94 at Englewood and becomes the Chicago Skyway with three lanes in each direction, turning southeast. It then crosses the Calumet River and continues into Indiana.[citation needed]

History

 
The Jane Addams Tollway in Schaumburg prior to the 2015–2016 rebuild and widening

Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

The 76-mile (122 km) Northwest Tollway portion of I-90 opened on August 20, 1958.[3] Prior to the opening, the first vehicle to officially travel the new roadway was a covered wagon navigated by local resident John Madsen who took five days to make the journey.[4]

On September 7, 2007, highway officials responding to an effort by state lawmakers renamed the Northwest Tollway to Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, after Jane Addams, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Settlement House movement in the US.[5][6]

The Illinois Tollway's 2005–2012 Congestion-Relief Program provided $644.1 million (equivalent to $871 million in 2021[7]) in improvements to the I-90 corridor.[8] Projects included rebuilding and widening of the tollway between I-39 and Rockton Road, including a reconfiguration of the I-90/I-39 interchange to improve traffic flow. This construction started in 2008 and was completed by the end of 2009.[9]

From 2013 to 2016, over $2 billion (equivalent to $2.33 billion in 2021[7]) was spent on rebuilding and widening the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway from I-39 to the Kennedy Expressway. The inside shoulders were widened for future transit opportunities, and active traffic management was incorporated into the corridor from IL 59 to the eastern end.[10][11] In addition, almost all of the crossroad bridges were rebuilt and several interchanges were reconfigured/expanded.[12] In 2019, a $33.4-million (equivalent to $35.2 million in 2021[7]) interchange with IL 23 was added near Marengo to provide the first I-90 interchange in McHenry County.[13]

Until 1978, I-90 was routed on the Congress Street Expressway (later named the Eisenhower Expressway) which was extended from the Loop to the interchange of the Northwest Tollway and IL 53. The Kennedy Expressway was signed only as I-94, and the portion of present-day I-90 between the Edens Expressway and IL 53 was not signed as an Interstate Highway. This provided a non-toll section of I-90 between Downtown Chicago and IL 53. The route designations were changed to their present form when I-90 was moved to follow the entire length of the Kennedy Expressway and the Jane Addams Tollway, and the original route was designated I-290.

In 2018, ISTHA raised the speed limit on I-90 from 65 to 70 mph (105 to 113 km/h) from the I-39 split to Randall Road. They also raised it from 55 to 70 mph (89 to 113 km/h) from Randall Road to Mount Prospect Road and raised it from 55 to 60 mph (89 to 97 km/h) from Mount Prospect Road to the Kennedy. The speed limit for buses is 65 mph (105 km/h), and the speed limit for trucks is 60 mph (97 km/h).[14]

Chicago Skyway

 
 
The Chicago Skyway toll plaza in 1999 and 2013
 
Chicago Skyway in 1999

The Chicago Skyway was originally known as the Calumet Skyway.[15] It cost $101 million (equivalent to $739 million in 2021[7]) to construct and took about 34 months (nearly three years) to build. Nearly eight miles (13 km) of elevated roadway, the Chicago Skyway was originally built as a shortcut from State Street, a major north–south street on Chicago's South Side that serves the Loop, to the steel mills on the Southeast to the Indiana state line where the Indiana Toll Road begins. Later, when the Dan Ryan Expressway opened, the Chicago Skyway was extended west to connect to it. There are only two eastbound exits east of the toll barrier, whereas there are four westbound exits west of the toll barrier (so that no exits are available until one has crossed the bridge and paid the toll). The Chicago Skyway opened to traffic on April 16, 1958.[15][16]

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 spanning the Calumet River with a six-mile-long (9.7 km) 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.[17]

Historically, the Chicago Skyway was signed as, and was widely considered to be part of, I-90 from the mid-1960s forward (after I-90 in this area had been swapped with I-94). However, around 1999, the City of Chicago realized they had never received official approval to designate the Skyway as I-90. The city subsequently replaced most of the "I-90" signage with "TO I-90/I-94" signage. However, IDOT has always reported and continues to report the Skyway as part of the Interstate Highway System, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) also considers the Chicago Skyway an official part of I-90.[18] As of 2022, the Skyway is signed as part of I-90.

In the 1960s, the newly constructed Dan Ryan Expressway and the neighboring Calumet, Kingery, and Borman expressways 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.[19] Traffic volumes rebounded from the late 1990s onward, partially because of the construction of casinos in Northwest Indiana, along with reconstruction of the Dan Ryan, Kingery, and Borman expressways.[20] 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.[21]

Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation formerly maintained the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge System. A 2004 transaction that gave the city a $1.83-billion (equivalent to $2.55 billion in 2021[7]) cash infusion leased the Skyway to the Skyway Concession Company, a joint-venture between the Australian Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Spanish Cintra, which assumed operations on the Skyway on a 99-year operating lease. The agreement between the Skyway Concession Company and the City of Chicago marked the first time an existing toll road was moved from public to private operation in the US.[22]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[23]kmExitDestinationsNotes
WinnebagoSouth Beloit0.000.00 
 
 
 
I-39 north / I-90 west – Madison
Continuation into Wisconsin
0.290.471 
 
  US 51 north / IL 75 – South Beloit
Western end of US 51 overlap
Rockton2.714.363  CR 9 (Rockton Road)Northwestern end of Jane Addams Memorial Tollway
3.605.79South Beloit Toll Plaza 1
Rockford8.9414.398  IL 173 (West Lane Road) – Machesney ParkToll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps
12.4720.0712 
 
CR 55 west (East Riverside Boulevard)
Toll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps
15.7625.3615 
 
US 20 Bus. (State Street)
Cherry Valley17.4028.0017 
 
 
 
 
 
  I-39 south / US 51 south to US 20 – Bloomington
Eastern end of I-39/US 51 overlap; to Chicago Rockford International Airport via US 20 west
BooneBelvidere20.4032.8320Irene RoadToll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance ramps
22.9336.90Belvidere Toll Plaza 5 (westbound)
23.5137.84Belvidere Oasis
24.6239.6225Belvidere–Genoa RoadToll on exit ramps
McHenryRiley36.1058.1036  IL 23 – Marengo, GenoaToll on exit and westbound entrance ramps
37.3960.17Marengo Toll Plaza 7 (eastbound)
KaneHampshire41.5466.8542  US 20 – Hampshire, Marengo
Huntley46.0274.0647  IL 47 – Huntley, Woodstock, Elburn
Elgin51.7883.3352  CR 34 (Randall Road)Toll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance ramps
53.4285.97Elgin Toll Plaza 9
54.2287.2654  IL 31 (State Street, 8th Street) – ElginSigned as exits 54A (south) and 54B (north); toll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps
KaneCook
county line
55.9590.0456  IL 25 (Dundee Avenue)Toll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps
CookHoffman Estates57.7792.9758Beverly RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; toll on westbound exit ramp
59.3195.4559  IL 59 (Sutton Road)Toll on exit ramps
61.8199.4762Barrington RoadSingle-point urban interchange
Schaumburg65.19104.9165Roselle RoadWestbound entrance ramp via Central Road
66.93107.7167Meacham RoadWestbound exit and entrance; no access from I-290 and IL 53 ramp
Rolling Meadows67.84109.1868 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-290 east / IL 53 to I-355 Toll south / IL 390 Toll – Chicago, West Suburbs, Northwest Suburbs
Signed as exits 68A (east/south) and 68B (north); toll on eastbound exit ramp; western terminus of I-290
Arlington Heights70.47113.4170Arlington Heights RoadToll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance ramps
Des Plaines73.25117.8873 
 
Elmhurst Road to IL 83
Toll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance ramps
74 
 
 
I-490 Toll south (Western O'Hare Beltway)
Currently under construction; expected to be complete in 2023
75.80121.9976  IL 72 (Lee Street)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Rosemont76.75123.52Devon Avenue Toll Plaza 17 (westbound)
77.03123.97  IL 72 (Higgins Road) / Devon AvenueWestbound entrance
77.20124.2477A 
 
 
I-294 Toll south (Tri-State Tollway) – Indiana
 
 
  I-190 west (Kennedy Expressway) – O'Hare
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-190 exit 1C; I-294 north exit 40
77B 
 
 
I-294 Toll north (Tri-State Tollway) – Milwaukee
Signed as exit 77 westbound; I-294 south exit 40B
78.20125.85River Road Toll Plaza 19 (eastbound)
Chicago79.28127.5979A-B  IL 171 (Cumberland Avenue)Signed as exits 79A (south) and 79B (north); westbound exits via I-190; eastbound exit 79A via River Road Toll Plaza
78.65–
79.6
126.57–
128.1
79C 
 
 
 
 
 
  I-190 west (Kennedy Expressway west) to I-294 Toll south (Tri-State Tollway) – O'Hare, Indiana
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern terminus of I-190; southeastern end of Jane Addams Memorial Tollway
79.99128.7380Canfield RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
80.84130.1081A  IL 43 (Harlem Avenue)
81.14130.5881BSayre AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
81.85131.7282ANagle AvenueNo westbound exit
82.09132.1182BBryn Mawr AvenueWestbound exit
82.31132.4782CAustin Avenue to Foster AvenueEastbound exit
82.79133.2483AFoster AvenueNo eastbound exit
83.01133.5983BCentral AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
83.71134.7284Lawrence AvenueEastbound To I-94
84.35–
84.59
135.75–
136.13
 
 
I-94 west (Edens Expressway) – Milwaukee
Western end of I-94 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western end of reversible express lanes; I-94's exit numbers used throughout the concurrency; I-94 exit 43B
84.77136.4243CMontrose AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
85.03136.8443DKostner AvenueWestbound exit
85.39–
85.62
137.42–
137.79
44A  IL 19 (Irving Park Road) / Keeler AvenueNo westbound exit
85.62–
85.81
137.79–
138.10
44B  IL 19 (Irving Park Road) / Pulaski RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
86.34138.9545AAddison Street
86.77139.6445BKimball Avenue
87.08140.1445CBelmont Avenue / Kedzie AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
87.64141.04Sacramento AvenueEastbound entrance
87.79141.2846ACalifornia AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
87.96141.5646BDiversey AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
88.53–
88.90
142.48–
143.07
47AWestern Avenue / Fullerton AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance from Western Avenue
89.08143.3647BDamen AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
89.52144.0748AArmitage AvenueEastbound traffic uses Armitage Avenue to Ashland Avenue
90.10145.0048B  IL 64 (North Avenue)Westbound traffic uses North Avenue to Ashland Avenue
90.66145.9049ADivision Street
90.91146.3149BAugusta Boulevard / Milwaukee AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
91.40147.0950AOgden AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
91.62147.4550BOhio StreetEastern end of reversible express lanes
92.19148.3751ALake StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
92.27148.4951BRandolph Street west
92.34148.6151CWashington Boulevard eastExits only; no entrances
92.44148.7751DMadison Street
92.53148.9151EMonroe StreetEastbound exit
92.62149.0651FAdams Street westEastbound exit and westbound entrance
92.71149.2051GJackson Boulevard eastEastbound exit and westbound entrance
92.72–
93.35
149.22–
150.23
51H 
 
 
 
 
I-290 west / IL 110 (CKC) west (Eisenhower Expressway) – West Suburbs, Aurora
Jane Byrne Interchange; southeastern end of Kennedy Expressway; northern end of Dan Ryan Expressway; eastern termini of I-290/IL 110
51IIda B. Wells Drive – Chicago Loop
93.42150.3451JTaylor Street / Roosevelt RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
93.57150.5952BRoosevelt Road / Taylor StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
94.22151.6352C18th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
94.48152.0553ACanalport Avenue / Cermak RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; Chinatown exit
94.22–
96.04
151.63–
154.56
53B
53C
 
 
I-55 south (Stevenson Expressway) – St. Louis
 
 
I-55 north (Stevenson Expressway) / 22nd Street – Lake Shore Drive, Chinatown
Signed as exits 53B (south) and 53C (north) westbound; I-55 exits 292 and 293B; Cermak Road access from westbound only; western end of express lanes
96.16154.755431st Street
96.45155.2255A35th StreetAccess to Guaranteed Rate Field and the Illinois Institute of Technology
96.98156.0755BPershing Road
97.44156.8156A43rd Street
97.97157.6756B47th Street
98.88159.1357Garfield Boulevard
99.50160.1358A59th StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
100.00160.9358B63rd StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
100.00–
100.33
160.93–
161.47
 
 
I-94 east (Dan Ryan Expressway) – Indiana
Eastern end of I-94 overlap; eastern end of express lanes; western end of Chicago Skyway; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-94 exit 59A; original I-90 exit numbering resumes on Chicago Skyway
100.33161.47100State StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
101.42163.22101St. Lawrence AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
101.78163.8010273rd StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
103.04–
103.33
165.83–
166.29
103Stony Island Avenue north to Lake Shore DriveWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
103.93167.26Jeffery BoulevardEastbound entrance
104.28167.8210487th StreetWestbound exit
104.67168.45Chicago Skyway Toll Plaza
105.26169.40105Anthony Avenue / 92nd StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
105.82–
106.21
170.30–
170.93
Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge
107.62173.20107     US 12 / US 20 / US 41 / LMCT (Indianapolis Boulevard) / 104th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
107.82173.52 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-90 Toll east / Indiana Toll Road east to I-80 / I-65 / I-94 – Toledo
Continuation into Indiana; eastern end of Chicago Skyway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related routes

I-90 has two related auxiliary Interstate Highways within Illinois. I-190 is a spur into O'Hare International Airport in Chicago that is also known as the Kennedy Expressway O'Hare Extension or the O'Hare Expressway. I-290 takes a southeasterly dogleg left route accessing the western suburbs and heading eastward into Downtown Chicago. It is also known as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway.

See also

References

  1. ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90)". Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "N. W. Tollway Opens Aug. 20 at Ceremony". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 30, 1958. Retrieved April 18, 2010 – via ProQuest Archiver.
  4. ^ "First Tollway Vehicle to Be Covered Wagon". The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. August 11, 1958. part 1, p. 10. Retrieved April 18, 2010 – via Google News.
  5. ^ Ryan, Joseph (September 7, 2007). "Northwest Tollway Renamed for Reformer Addams". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
  6. ^ Illinois General Assembly (May 22, 2007). "Full text of HJR0019". Retrieved September 8, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d e Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved January 1, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the Measuring Worth series.
  8. ^ Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (2011). Congestion Relief Program: 2011 Update (PDF) (Report). Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  9. ^ Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. "Cherry Valley Interchange (I-90/39) Reconstruction and Reconfiguration" (PDF). Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "Transit on I-90" (PDF). Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Rebuilding and Widening Project. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "A Smart, State-of-the-Art, 21st Century Corridor" (PDF). Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Rebuilding and Widening Project. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  12. ^ "New and Improved Interchanges" (PDF). Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Rebuilding and Widening Project. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "Interchange Route 23 Interchange Project". Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. March 20, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "New 70 MPH Speed Limit on I-90 Segment in Northwest Suburbs Now Matches Segment from Elgin to Wisconsin". Cardinal News. March 28, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Foust, Hal (April 17, 1958). "A Great Day For Chicago! Skyway Open". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  16. ^ Chicago Area Transportation Study. . Chicago Area Transportation Study. Archived from the original on June 18, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  17. ^ Mayer, Harold M.; Wade, Richard C. (1969). Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 442. ISBN 0-226-51274-6.
  18. ^ Samuel, Peter (June 29, 2005). "Skyway Is Interstate 90 Unless State Withdraws Reports: Feds". TollRoadsNews. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  19. ^ McClendon, Dennis (2005). "Skyway". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  20. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (2005). "Getting Around Illinois". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  21. ^ Hilkevitch, Jon. "Skyway will add I-PASS". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  22. ^ "Chicago privatizes Skyway toll road in $1.8 billion deal". Southern Illinoisian. Carbondale, IL. Associated Press. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
  23. ^ Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2011). . Illinois Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (ESRI shapefile) on June 26, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.


External links

Route map:

KML is from Wikidata
  • Official website of the Chicago Skyway
  • Chicago Department of Transportation
  • Description and history at Richard Carlson's Illinois Highways
  • Historic, Current & Average Travel Times For The Jane Addams Tollway
  • Best of Transportation Page
  • Chicago Skyway (I-90) at Steve Anderson's ChicagoRoads.com
  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-145, "Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge"
  • Chicago Skyway High Bridge at Structurae


  Interstate 90
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This article is about the section of Interstate 90 in Illinois For the entire route see Interstate 90 Interstate 90 I 90 in the US state of Illinois runs roughly northwest to southeast through the northern part of the state From the Wisconsin state line at South Beloit it heads south to Rockford before heading east southeast to the Indiana state line at Chicago I 90 traverses 124 miles 200 km through a variety of settings from farmland west of the Fox River Valley through the medium density suburbs west of O Hare International Airport through Downtown Chicago and through the heart of the industrial southeast side of Chicago before entering Indiana Interstate 90I 90 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by ISTHA IDOT and SCCLength123 89 mi 1 199 38 km Major junctionsWest endI 39 I 90 at Wisconsin state lineMajor intersectionsI 39 US 51 in Cherry Valley I 290 IL 53 in Rolling Meadows Future I 490 in Des Plaines I 294 Toll in Rosemont I 190 in Chicago I 94 in Chicago I 290 IL 110 CKC in Chicago I 55 in Chicago I 94 Chicago Skyway in ChicagoEast endI 90 Toll Indiana Toll Road at Indiana state lineLocationCountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountiesWinnebago Boone McHenry Kane CookHighway systemInterstate Highway SystemMain Auxiliary Suffixed Business FutureIllinois State Highway SystemInterstate US State Tollways IL 89 IL 90I 90 comprises several named highways The Interstate runs along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway previously called the Northwest Tollway from South Beloit to O Hare Airport the Kennedy Expressway from O Hare to the Chicago Loop the Dan Ryan Expressway from the Loop to the Chicago Skyway and the Skyway to the Indiana state line The Jane Addams and Chicago Skyway are toll roads maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority ISTHA and the Skyway Concession Company SCC respectively The remainder of the highway is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation IDOT Contents 1 Route description 2 History 2 1 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway 2 2 Chicago Skyway 3 Exit list 4 Related routes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRoute description EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2019 See also Kennedy Expressway and Dan Ryan Expressway I 90 enters from Beloit Wisconsin with I 39 US Route 51 US 51 joins at exit 1 At the Rockton Road exit I 39 I 90 US 51 becomes the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway The two Interstates and the US Route run concurrently south to Cherry Valley passing by Rock Cut State Park At Cherry Valley I 39 US 51 continues as a freeway south to Bloomington Normal I 90 makes a 90 degree turn and continues east and crosses the Kishwaukee River before entering Boone County citation needed I 90 heads east and then turns southeast and crosses under US 20 and then turns east The Jane Addams Memorial Tollway features an Illinois Tollway oasis in Belvidere an over highway oasis This unique rest stop provides several vendors and allows tollway travelers to rest refuel and eat without having to exit the tollway Another oasis was previously sited in Des Plaines near O Hare but it was closed and demolished in 2014 to make room for the widening of I 90 and the O Hare West Bypass 2 After the oasis I 90 has an interchange with Genoa Road and turns southeast toward McHenry County I 90 does not have another interchange until Illinois Route 23 IL 23 This interchange gap is 11 miles 18 km long citation needed I 90 has a short segment in McHenry County but does have an interchange at IL 23 The route heads southeast in the entire county passing by farms I 90 heads toward Kane County in this direction citation needed I 90 heads southeast and has an interchange with US 20 then it continues southeast toward the Elgin Toll Plaza It widens to eight lanes and enters the Chicago suburbs at Randall Road and turns due east for 9 2 miles 14 8 km I 90 crosses the Fox River before entering Cook County citation needed I 90 enters heading due east and passes by housing areas and shopping centers It then passes north of a forest preserve with active traffic management gantries appearing after crossing under Barrington Road I 90 then turns southeast toward O Hare International Airport In Schaumburg I 90 meets the western end of I 290 the only loop from I 90 in Illinois I 90 then turns slightly to the south after the interchange and widens to five lanes in each direction after I 290 At Elmhurst Road I 90 narrows down to four lanes in each direction and turns slightly to the northeast It then goes through the areas north of O Hare International toward Rosemont and I 190 I 294 citation needed I 90 and I 94 approaching I 55After the I 190 I 294 interchange I 90 becomes a freeway called the Kennedy Expressway heading due east It then turns southeast and meets I 94 I 90 I 94 then turns south and meets the east end of I 290 and the Chicago Kansas City Expressway After the interchange the Kennedy Expressway becomes the Dan Ryan Expressway and meets I 55 I 90 splits from I 94 at Englewood and becomes the Chicago Skyway with three lanes in each direction turning southeast It then crosses the Calumet River and continues into Indiana citation needed History Edit The Jane Addams Tollway in Schaumburg prior to the 2015 2016 rebuild and widening Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Edit The 76 mile 122 km Northwest Tollway portion of I 90 opened on August 20 1958 3 Prior to the opening the first vehicle to officially travel the new roadway was a covered wagon navigated by local resident John Madsen who took five days to make the journey 4 On September 7 2007 highway officials responding to an effort by state lawmakers renamed the Northwest Tollway to Jane Addams Memorial Tollway after Jane Addams the Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Settlement House movement in the US 5 6 The Illinois Tollway s 2005 2012 Congestion Relief Program provided 644 1 million equivalent to 871 million in 2021 7 in improvements to the I 90 corridor 8 Projects included rebuilding and widening of the tollway between I 39 and Rockton Road including a reconfiguration of the I 90 I 39 interchange to improve traffic flow This construction started in 2008 and was completed by the end of 2009 9 From 2013 to 2016 over 2 billion equivalent to 2 33 billion in 2021 7 was spent on rebuilding and widening the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway from I 39 to the Kennedy Expressway The inside shoulders were widened for future transit opportunities and active traffic management was incorporated into the corridor from IL 59 to the eastern end 10 11 In addition almost all of the crossroad bridges were rebuilt and several interchanges were reconfigured expanded 12 In 2019 a 33 4 million equivalent to 35 2 million in 2021 7 interchange with IL 23 was added near Marengo to provide the first I 90 interchange in McHenry County 13 Until 1978 I 90 was routed on the Congress Street Expressway later named the Eisenhower Expressway which was extended from the Loop to the interchange of the Northwest Tollway and IL 53 The Kennedy Expressway was signed only as I 94 and the portion of present day I 90 between the Edens Expressway and IL 53 was not signed as an Interstate Highway This provided a non toll section of I 90 between Downtown Chicago and IL 53 The route designations were changed to their present form when I 90 was moved to follow the entire length of the Kennedy Expressway and the Jane Addams Tollway and the original route was designated I 290 In 2018 ISTHA raised the speed limit on I 90 from 65 to 70 mph 105 to 113 km h from the I 39 split to Randall Road They also raised it from 55 to 70 mph 89 to 113 km h from Randall Road to Mount Prospect Road and raised it from 55 to 60 mph 89 to 97 km h from Mount Prospect Road to the Kennedy The speed limit for buses is 65 mph 105 km h and the speed limit for trucks is 60 mph 97 km h 14 Chicago Skyway Edit The Chicago Skyway toll plaza in 1999 and 2013 Chicago Skyway in 1999 The Chicago Skyway was originally known as the Calumet Skyway 15 It cost 101 million equivalent to 739 million in 2021 7 to construct and took about 34 months nearly three years to build Nearly eight miles 13 km of elevated roadway the Chicago Skyway was originally built as a shortcut from State Street a major north south street on Chicago s South Side that serves the Loop to the steel mills on the Southeast to the Indiana state line where the Indiana Toll Road begins Later when the Dan Ryan Expressway opened the Chicago Skyway was extended west to connect to it There are only two eastbound exits east of the toll barrier whereas there are four westbound exits west of the toll barrier so that no exits are available until one has crossed the bridge and paid the toll The Chicago Skyway opened to traffic on April 16 1958 15 16 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 spanning the Calumet River with a six mile long 9 7 km 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 17 Historically the Chicago Skyway was signed as and was widely considered to be part of I 90 from the mid 1960s forward after I 90 in this area had been swapped with I 94 However around 1999 the City of Chicago realized they had never received official approval to designate the Skyway as I 90 The city subsequently replaced most of the I 90 signage with TO I 90 I 94 signage However IDOT has always reported and continues to report the Skyway as part of the Interstate Highway System and the Federal Highway Administration FHWA also considers the Chicago Skyway an official part of I 90 18 As of 2022 the Skyway is signed as part of I 90 In the 1960s the newly constructed Dan Ryan Expressway and the neighboring Calumet Kingery and Borman expressways 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 19 Traffic volumes rebounded from the late 1990s onward partially because of the construction of casinos in Northwest Indiana along with reconstruction of the Dan Ryan Kingery and Borman expressways 20 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 21 Chicago s Department of Streets and Sanitation formerly maintained the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge System A 2004 transaction that gave the city a 1 83 billion equivalent to 2 55 billion in 2021 7 cash infusion leased the Skyway to the Skyway Concession Company a joint venture between the Australian Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Spanish Cintra which assumed operations on the Skyway on a 99 year operating lease The agreement between the Skyway Concession Company and the City of Chicago marked the first time an existing toll road was moved from public to private operation in the US 22 Exit list EditCountyLocationmi 23 kmExitDestinationsNotesWinnebagoSouth Beloit0 000 00 I 39 north I 90 west MadisonContinuation into Wisconsin0 290 471 US 51 north IL 75 South BeloitWestern end of US 51 overlapRockton2 714 363 CR 9 Rockton Road Northwestern end of Jane Addams Memorial Tollway3 605 79South Beloit Toll Plaza 1Rockford8 9414 398 IL 173 West Lane Road Machesney ParkToll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps12 4720 0712 CR 55 west East Riverside Boulevard Toll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps15 7625 3615 US 20 Bus State Street Cherry Valley17 4028 0017 I 39 south US 51 south to US 20 BloomingtonEastern end of I 39 US 51 overlap to Chicago Rockford International Airport via US 20 westBooneBelvidere20 4032 8320Irene RoadToll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance ramps22 9336 90Belvidere Toll Plaza 5 westbound 23 5137 84Belvidere Oasis24 6239 6225Belvidere Genoa RoadToll on exit rampsMcHenryRiley36 1058 1036 IL 23 Marengo GenoaToll on exit and westbound entrance ramps37 3960 17Marengo Toll Plaza 7 eastbound KaneHampshire41 5466 8542 US 20 Hampshire MarengoHuntley46 0274 0647 IL 47 Huntley Woodstock ElburnElgin51 7883 3352 CR 34 Randall Road Toll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance ramps53 4285 97Elgin Toll Plaza 954 2287 2654 IL 31 State Street 8th Street ElginSigned as exits 54A south and 54B north toll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance rampsKane Cookcounty line55 9590 0456 IL 25 Dundee Avenue Toll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance rampsCookHoffman Estates57 7792 9758Beverly RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance toll on westbound exit ramp59 3195 4559 IL 59 Sutton Road Toll on exit ramps61 8199 4762Barrington RoadSingle point urban interchangeSchaumburg65 19104 9165Roselle RoadWestbound entrance ramp via Central Road66 93107 7167Meacham RoadWestbound exit and entrance no access from I 290 and IL 53 rampRolling Meadows67 84109 1868 I 290 east IL 53 to I 355 Toll south IL 390 Toll Chicago West Suburbs Northwest SuburbsSigned as exits 68A east south and 68B north toll on eastbound exit ramp western terminus of I 290Arlington Heights70 47113 4170Arlington Heights RoadToll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance rampsDes Plaines73 25117 8873 Elmhurst Road to IL 83Toll on eastbound exit and westbound entrance ramps74 I 490 Toll south Western O Hare Beltway Currently under construction expected to be complete in 202375 80121 9976 IL 72 Lee Street Westbound exit and eastbound entranceRosemont76 75123 52Devon Avenue Toll Plaza 17 westbound 77 03123 97 IL 72 Higgins Road Devon AvenueWestbound entrance77 20124 2477A I 294 Toll south Tri State Tollway Indiana I 190 west Kennedy Expressway O HareEastbound exit and westbound entrance I 190 exit 1C I 294 north exit 4077B I 294 Toll north Tri State Tollway MilwaukeeSigned as exit 77 westbound I 294 south exit 40B78 20125 85River Road Toll Plaza 19 eastbound Chicago79 28127 5979A B IL 171 Cumberland Avenue Signed as exits 79A south and 79B north westbound exits via I 190 eastbound exit 79A via River Road Toll Plaza78 65 79 6126 57 128 179C I 190 west Kennedy Expressway west to I 294 Toll south Tri State Tollway O Hare IndianaWestbound exit and eastbound entrance eastern terminus of I 190 southeastern end of Jane Addams Memorial Tollway79 99128 7380Canfield RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance80 84130 1081A IL 43 Harlem Avenue 81 14130 5881BSayre AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance81 85131 7282ANagle AvenueNo westbound exit82 09132 1182BBryn Mawr AvenueWestbound exit82 31132 4782CAustin Avenue to Foster AvenueEastbound exit82 79133 2483AFoster AvenueNo eastbound exit83 01133 5983BCentral AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance83 71134 7284Lawrence AvenueEastbound To I 9484 35 84 59135 75 136 13 I 94 west Edens Expressway MilwaukeeWestern end of I 94 overlap westbound exit and eastbound entrance western end of reversible express lanes I 94 s exit numbers used throughout the concurrency I 94 exit 43B84 77136 4243CMontrose AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance85 03136 8443DKostner AvenueWestbound exit85 39 85 62137 42 137 7944A IL 19 Irving Park Road Keeler AvenueNo westbound exit85 62 85 81137 79 138 1044B IL 19 Irving Park Road Pulaski RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance86 34138 9545AAddison Street86 77139 6445BKimball Avenue87 08140 1445CBelmont Avenue Kedzie AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance87 64141 04 Sacramento AvenueEastbound entrance87 79141 2846ACalifornia AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance87 96141 5646BDiversey AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance88 53 88 90142 48 143 0747AWestern Avenue Fullerton AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance from Western Avenue89 08143 3647BDamen AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance89 52144 0748AArmitage AvenueEastbound traffic uses Armitage Avenue to Ashland Avenue90 10145 0048B IL 64 North Avenue Westbound traffic uses North Avenue to Ashland Avenue90 66145 9049ADivision Street90 91146 3149BAugusta Boulevard Milwaukee AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance91 40147 0950AOgden AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance91 62147 4550BOhio StreetEastern end of reversible express lanes92 19148 3751ALake StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance92 27148 4951BRandolph Street west92 34148 6151CWashington Boulevard eastExits only no entrances92 44148 7751DMadison Street92 53148 9151EMonroe StreetEastbound exit92 62149 0651FAdams Street westEastbound exit and westbound entrance92 71149 2051GJackson Boulevard eastEastbound exit and westbound entrance92 72 93 35149 22 150 2351H I 290 west IL 110 CKC west Eisenhower Expressway West Suburbs AuroraJane Byrne Interchange southeastern end of Kennedy Expressway northern end of Dan Ryan Expressway eastern termini of I 290 IL 11051IIda B Wells Drive Chicago Loop93 42150 3451JTaylor Street Roosevelt RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance93 57150 5952BRoosevelt Road Taylor StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance94 22151 6352C18th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance94 48152 0553ACanalport Avenue Cermak RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance Chinatown exit94 22 96 04151 63 154 5653B53C I 55 south Stevenson Expressway St Louis I 55 north Stevenson Expressway 22nd Street Lake Shore Drive ChinatownSigned as exits 53B south and 53C north westbound I 55 exits 292 and 293B Cermak Road access from westbound only western end of express lanes96 16154 755431st Street96 45155 2255A35th StreetAccess to Guaranteed Rate Field and the Illinois Institute of Technology96 98156 0755BPershing Road97 44156 8156A43rd Street97 97157 6756B47th Street98 88159 1357Garfield Boulevard99 50160 1358A59th StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance100 00160 9358B63rd StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance100 00 100 33160 93 161 47 I 94 east Dan Ryan Expressway IndianaEastern end of I 94 overlap eastern end of express lanes western end of Chicago Skyway eastbound exit and westbound entrance I 94 exit 59A original I 90 exit numbering resumes on Chicago Skyway100 33161 47100State StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance101 42163 22101St Lawrence AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance101 78163 8010273rd StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance103 04 103 33165 83 166 29103Stony Island Avenue north to Lake Shore DriveWestbound exit and eastbound entrance103 93167 26 Jeffery BoulevardEastbound entrance104 28167 8210487th StreetWestbound exit104 67168 45Chicago Skyway Toll Plaza105 26169 40105Anthony Avenue 92nd StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance105 82 106 21170 30 170 93Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge107 62173 20107 US 12 US 20 US 41 LMCT Indianapolis Boulevard 104th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance107 82173 52 I 90 Toll east Indiana Toll Road east to I 80 I 65 I 94 ToledoContinuation into Indiana eastern end of Chicago Skyway1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminus Electronic toll collection Incomplete access Route transition UnopenedRelated routes EditI 90 has two related auxiliary Interstate Highways within Illinois I 190 is a spur into O Hare International Airport in Chicago that is also known as the Kennedy Expressway O Hare Extension or the O Hare Expressway I 290 takes a southeasterly dogleg left route accessing the western suburbs and heading eastward into Downtown Chicago It is also known as the Dwight D Eisenhower Expressway See also Edit Chicago portal Illinois portal U S Roads portalList of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in IllinoisReferences Edit Starks Edward January 27 2022 Table 1 Main Routes of the Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways FHWA Route Log and Finder List Federal Highway Administration Retrieved September 18 2022 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway I 90 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Retrieved October 4 2014 N W Tollway Opens Aug 20 at Ceremony Chicago Daily Tribune June 30 1958 Retrieved April 18 2010 via ProQuest Archiver First Tollway Vehicle to Be Covered Wagon The Milwaukee Journal Associated Press August 11 1958 part 1 p 10 Retrieved April 18 2010 via Google News Ryan Joseph September 7 2007 Northwest Tollway Renamed for Reformer Addams Daily Herald Arlington Heights IL Retrieved September 8 2007 Illinois General Assembly May 22 2007 Full text of HJR0019 Retrieved September 8 2007 a b c d e Johnston Louis Williamson Samuel H 2023 What Was the U S GDP Then MeasuringWorth Retrieved January 1 2023 United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the Measuring Worth series Illinois State Toll Highway Authority 2011 Congestion Relief Program 2011 Update PDF Report Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Retrieved September 19 2014 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Cherry Valley Interchange I 90 39 Reconstruction and Reconfiguration PDF Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Retrieved September 19 2014 Transit on I 90 PDF Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Rebuilding and Widening Project Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Retrieved September 19 2014 A Smart State of the Art 21st Century Corridor PDF Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Rebuilding and Widening Project Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Retrieved September 19 2014 New and Improved Interchanges PDF Jane Addams Memorial Tollway Rebuilding and Widening Project Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Retrieved September 19 2014 Interchange Route 23 Interchange Project Illinois State Toll Highway Authority March 20 2019 Retrieved July 26 2019 New 70 MPH Speed Limit on I 90 Segment in Northwest Suburbs Now Matches Segment from Elgin to Wisconsin Cardinal News March 28 2018 Retrieved October 21 2020 a b Foust Hal April 17 1958 A Great Day For Chicago Skyway Open Chicago Tribune Retrieved June 21 2010 Chicago Area Transportation Study System Facilities Chicago Area Transportation Study Archived from the original on June 18 2007 Retrieved July 7 2007 Mayer Harold M Wade Richard C 1969 Chicago Growth of a Metropolis Chicago University of Chicago Press p 442 ISBN 0 226 51274 6 Samuel Peter June 29 2005 Skyway Is Interstate 90 Unless State Withdraws Reports Feds TollRoadsNews Retrieved January 3 2010 McClendon Dennis 2005 Skyway Encyclopedia of Chicago Retrieved July 7 2007 Illinois Department of Transportation 2005 Getting Around Illinois Illinois Department of Transportation Retrieved July 7 2007 Hilkevitch Jon Skyway will add I PASS Chicago Tribune Retrieved July 14 2019 Chicago privatizes Skyway toll road in 1 8 billion deal Southern Illinoisian Carbondale IL Associated Press October 17 2004 Retrieved March 4 2008 Illinois Technology Transfer Center 2011 GIS Data Illinois Department of Transportation Archived from the original ESRI shapefile on June 26 2013 Retrieved February 18 2013 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to wbr Interstate 90 in Illinois and wbr Chicago Skyway Route map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Interstate 90 in IllinoisKML is from Wikidata Illinois Tollway official site Official website of the Chicago Skyway Chicago Department of Transportation Description and history at Richard Carlson s Illinois Highways Historic Current amp Average Travel Times For The Jane Addams Tollway Best of Transportation Page Chicago Skyway I 90 at Steve Anderson s ChicagoRoads com Historic American Engineering Record HAER No IL 145 Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge Chicago Skyway High Bridge at Structurae Interstate 90Previous state Wisconsin Illinois Next state Indiana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Interstate 90 in Illinois amp oldid 1130760288 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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