Illinois Route 50
Illinois Route 50 | ||||
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| Cicero Avenue | ||||
 IL 50 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byIDOTandCDOT | ||||
| Length | 66.49 mi[1](107.01 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 45/US 52inKankakee | |||
 I-57inBradley US 30inMatteson US 6inOak Forest  I-294 TollinAlsip  US 12/US 20inOak Lawn I-55inChicago   I-290/IL 110 (CKC)inChicago I-94in Chicago US 14in Chicago | ||||
| North end |  US 41inSkokie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Counties | Kankakee,Will,Cook | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Illinois Route 50(IL 50) is a 66.49-mile-long (107.01 km) north–south state highway in northeasternIllinois.It runs from the junction withU.S. Route 45(US 45) andU.S. Route 52(US 52) inWest Kankakeenorth toUS 41inSkokie.[1]InChicagoand the suburbs it's known as Cicero Avenue. Before this, Cicero Avenue was previously known as 48th Avenue, owing to its City of Chicago address of 4800 West.[3]
Route description
[edit]IL 50 begins inKankakeeat an intersection with Southeast Avenue (US 45/US 52) and heads north as Schuyler Avenue. The four-lane road crosses theKankakee Riverand then turns east onto East River Street before turning north onto aone-way pairof Harrison Avenue northbound and Indiana Avenue southbound. While on this one-way pair, IL 50 crosses two railroads, then turns east onto Fair Street and crosses a third. After crossing the railroads, the roadway curves in a northerly direction and becomes Hobbie Avenue before it entersBradley.[4]
In Bradley, the road is known as Kinzie Avenue, and it continues due north, meeting adiamond interchangewithInterstate 57(I-57), then leaving the city. North of the city, IL 50 begins to parallel a railroad. It bends to the northeast, crosses the southern branch of Rock Creek, and passes throughManteno.Northeast of Manteno, the highway leavesKankakee Countyand crosses intoWill County.Still paralleling the railroad and I-57, IL 50 passes throughPeotoneand heads towardMonee.In Monee, the route dips to the north and crosses the railroad, then crosses intoUniversity Park.Here the route is known as Governors Highway. It curves north before leaving the city and Will County, crossing into urbanCook County.[4]
Upon crossing into Cook County, IL 50 entersRichton Park.From here northward the road is known as Cicero Avenue. It passes straight through Richton Park and intoMatteson.In Matteson, IL 50 meets Lincoln Highway (US 30). The route then continues due north through the remainder of Matteson, through the Southern Green Belt Forest Preserve, and intoCountry Club Hills.Continuing north through Country Club Hills, IL 50 crosses underI-80,then under I-57, without access to either highway. Just north of I-57, IL 50 curves slightly to the northwest, leaves Country Club Hills and entersOak Forest.The route continues northward in Oak Forest, intersecting 159th Street (US 6). North of the US 6 intersection, the highway crosses intoMidlothian,where it intersectsIL 83south at 149th Street.[4]
IL 50 and IL 83 head north and enterCrestwood.In the northern part of this city, IL 83 splits off to the northwest at an intersection with Cal Sag Road, while IL 50 continues heading north and crosses theLittle Calumet RiverintoAlsip.Here, the highway shares an interchange withI-294(Tri-State Tollway), then continues due north intoOak Lawn.In Oak Lawn, IL 50 meetsUS 12andUS 20at 95th Street, then continues north and leaves the city. Around 79th street, It begins to parallelIllinois Route 171andIllinois Route 43to the west. It parallels Illinois 171 until its terminus atIllinois Route 72and Illinois Route 43 for the duration of the route. Continuing north, the highway enters Chicago entirely and servesChicago Midway International Airport,then meetsI-55(Stevenson Expressway) at a diamond interchange.[4]
North of the interchange with I-55, IL 50 crosses theChicago Ship and Sanitary Canal,leaving Chicago and enteringCicero.The route re-enters Chicago a short distance later, meetingI-290(Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway) just north of the boundary. Heading north through the western portion of the city, the highway intersectsIL 64andIL 19before crossing underI-90(Kennedy Expressway) without access. Continuing north, IL 50 meetsI-94(Edens Expressway) at an interchange in which IL 50 has no access to I-94, and only traffic travelling eastbound on I-94 can access IL 50 southbound. The route then crosses the north branch of theChicago Riverand intersectsUS 14at Peterson Avenue. North of this intersection, the highway leaves Chicago and passes throughLincolnwood.It then continues north to its northern terminus at Lincoln Avenue (US 41) inSkokie.[4]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 45/US 52(Southeast Avenue / Schuyler Avenue) | Southern terminus | |||
| 1.4 | 2.3 |  IL 17(Court Street) | ||||||
| Bourbonnais | 5.1 | 8.2 | I-57–Champaign,Chicago | I-57 exit 315 | ||||
| Will |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Cook | Matteson | 29.8 | 48.0 |  US 30/Lincoln Highway | ||||
| Oak Forest | 35.59 | 57.28 |  167th Street toI-57 | |||||
| Oak Forest | 36.6 | 58.9 | US 6(159th Street) | |||||
| Midlothian | 38.1 | 61.3 |   IL 83south (147th Street) | South end of IL 83 concurrency | ||||
| Alsip | 40.6 | 65.3 |  IL 83north (127th Street) | North end of IL 83 concurrency | ||||
| 40.8 | 65.7 | I-294 Toll(Tri-State Tollway) – West Suburbs,Indiana | I-294 exit 12; access to southbound I-294 via 127th street | |||||
| Oak Lawn | 44.7 | 71.9 | US 12/US 20(95th Street) | |||||
| Chicago | 49.2 | 79.2 |  Chicago Midway International Airport | Interchange | ||||
| 51.4 | 82.7 | I-55(Stevenson Expressway) –Chicago,St. Louis | I-55 exit 286 | |||||
| Cicero | 53.2 | 85.6 |  Historic US 66(Ogden Avenue) to 26th Street | Interchange | ||||
| Chicago | 55.2 | 88.8 |   I-290west /IL 110 (CKC)west (Eisenhower Expressway) | I-290 exit 24B; no direct access from or to I-290 east/IL 110 east | ||||
| 57.8 | 93.0 |  IL 64(North Avenue) | ||||||
| 60.8 | 97.8 |  IL 19(Irving Park Road) / Milwaukee Avenue | TheSix Corners | |||||
| 62.7 | 100.9 |  I-94east (Edens Expressway) | I-94 exit 41C; southbound entrance only | |||||
| 63.3 | 101.9 | US 14(Caldwell Avenue / Peterson Avenue) toI-94 | ||||||
| Skokie | 66.49 | 107.01 | US 41(Skokie Boulevard / Lincoln Avenue) | Northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^abStaff (2006)."T2 GIS Data".Illinois Technology Transfer Center.RetrievedNovember 8,2007.
- ^Carlson, Rick. (March 15, 2006)."Routes 41 thru 60".Illinois State Highways Page.RetrievedMarch 23,2006.[unreliable source]
- ^Talbot's Industry and Work Map(Map). c. 1:25,000. Cartography by E. H. Talbot. E. H. Talbot. c. 1904.RetrievedJuly 14,2011.
- ^abcdeGoogle(December 31, 2013)."Illinois Route 50"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedDecember 31,2013.
- ^Google Maps,[1]ArchivedFebruary 20, 2008, at theWayback Machine
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