Interstate 290 or I -290 is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Illinois. Located in the metropolitan area of Chicago, the highway provides an arterial road for the western and northwestern suburbs to the city center. The highway is 48 kilometers long.
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Travel directions
The Eisenhower Expressway.
The Circle Interchange with I-90/94 before reconstruction.
see also Eisenhower Expressway.
The highway begins at the cloverleaf with Interstate 90, in Schaumburg, a suburb in the northwest of the metropolitan area. Here, SR-53 becomes I-290, which runs south first. The highway has 2×4 lanes and runs through the industrial estates of Schaumburg, a suburb with 76,000 inhabitants. In Itasca, I-290 turns southeast, and Interstate 355 branches south to form the conurbation ‘s second western bypass. The I-355 is a toll road, the I-290 is toll-free. It passes through the suburbs of Addison and Elmhurst, before turning south again, right next to Interstate 294. In Hillside one comes to a largeinterchange, where one intersects with I-294, and also where Interstate 88 ends, which runs to Davenport. I-290 turns east here, forming the Eisenhower Expressway.
The highway here has 2×3 lanes, and passes through the old suburbs of Chicago, which are quite densely built. The road has many exits and congestion. After Cicero one enters the actual Chicago, through the sprawling residential areas built in a dense grid pattern. From the highway, the skyline is visible from afar, as you drive straight towards it towards the east. A little further into Chicago, the road has 2×4 lanes, with a light rail in the median strip. On the west side of downtown, one intersects Interstate 90, which is double-numbered with Interstate 94. This is an important junction, one can go in all directions. Three blocks next to the 442-foot-tall Sears Tower, the highway ends at Wells Street. The road then continues as the Congress Parkway urban trunk road. The entire portion of I-290 runs below ground level within the Chicago city limits.
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History
The first plans for a main road on the current route date from 1909, as a wide boulevard. However, the first sections of the highway did not open until 1955, covering 4 kilometers between Mannheim Road and 1st Avenue. That same year, another 6 kilometers opened. In the 1960s and 1970s, the highway was slowly but surely extended towards the (north) west.
Traffic intensities
Exit
Location
2007
2015
1
164,000
136,000
4
Elk Grove Village
191,000
185,000
5
Itasca
170,000
207,000
7
146,000
136,000
10
Addison
141,000
136,000
12
Elmhurst
160,000
149,000
14
Berkeley
203,000
152,000
15
143,000
147,000
17
Mannheim Road
195,000
189,000
18
Bellwood
182,000
183,000
19
Maywood
187,000
176,000
20
North Riverside
200,000
187,000
21
Forest Park
195,000
194,000
22
Oak Park
168,000
168,000
23
Central Avenue
195,000
185,000
24
Laramie Avenue
210,000
214,000
25
Cicero Avenue
196,000
193,000
26
Independence Boulevard
220,000
211,000
27
Western Avenue
213,000
209,000
28
Damen Avenue
209,000
199,000
29
Racine Avenue
191,000
197,000
30
192,000
188,000
Lane Configuration
From
Unpleasant
Lanes
Exit 1
Exit 1B
2×4
Exit 1B
Exit 7
2×5
Exit 7
Exit 23
2×3
Exit 23
Exit 30
2×4
Interstate 172 in Illinois
I-172
Begin
Quincy
End
Hannibal
Length
19 mi
Length
31 km
Route
Quincy
Interstate 172 or I -172 is an Interstate Highway in the western state of Illinois. The highway forms a short north-south route, connecting the city of Quincy with Interstate 72 to Springfield. The highway is 31 kilometers long.
Travel directions
The starting point of I-172.
Interstate 172 begins south of Quincy at a trumpet interchange with Interstate 72 running from Hannibal to Springfield. The highway then heads north and has 2×2 lanes. The first part leads through the open valley of the Mississippi, then you cross a rocky area and you arrive in an area with alternating forest and some meadows, as well as some sloping terrain. I-172 runs along the east side of the town of Quincy, then becomes State Route 336, a 2×2 divided highway.
History
Previously, I-172 was signposted as I-72 until I-72 was extended to Hannibal, Missouri. The highway opened in 1983, but has only been numbered as I-172 since 1995. Before that, it was numbered as State Route 336.
Congestion
Congestion is unusual on I-172, traffic volumes are very low.
