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Revision as of 22:53, 12 August 2018

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 14 in Illinois. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 14.
U.S. Route 14 marker
U.S. Route 14
Northwest Highway
Ronald Reagan Highway[1]
Route information
Maintained by IDOT and CDOT
Length69.55 mi[2] (111.93 km)
Existed1933[3]–present
Major junctions
West end US 14 in Harvard
Major intersections US 12 / US 45 in Des Plaines
I-294 in Des Plaines
I-94 in Chicago
US 41 in Chicago
East end US 41 in Chicago
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesMcHenry, Lake, Cook
Highway system
← IL 13→ IL 14

In the U.S. state of Illinois, U.S. Route 14 is a major arterial that runs southeast from the Wisconsin state line north of Harvard, Illinois to the north side of Chicago at U.S. Route 41.

Route description

First signage on US 14 westbound after its terminus at US 41 in Chicago

U.S. 14 begins in Chicago as Broadway on the city's north side. It runs north as Broadway and turns northwest onto Ridge Boulevard. One half block after crossing Clark Street, U.S. Route 14 turns west onto Peterson Avenue. At Cicero Avenue, Peterson Avenue becomes Caldwell Avenue and travels in a northwest/northern direction entering Niles. U.S. Route 14 joins Illinois Route 43 (Waukegan Road) for a short time before turning west onto Dempster Street. U.S. 14 travels west briefly touching Park Ridge and enters Des Plaines.

Where U.S. Highway 14 crosses Interstate 294 is an unusual intersection where all four street names change. From the south is Northwest Highway coming out of Park Ridge and Chicago; from the north is Rand Road. U.S. Highway 14 continues straight west but no longer as Dempster Street, but now as Miner Street. Miner Street begins a northwesterly direction into downtown Des Plaines crossing two intersections of U.S. Routes 45 and 12. The name Miner Street changes to Northwest Highway after going under a wooden railroad underpass on a large S-curve. U.S. Route 14 continues for most of the rest of its length northwest to Wisconsin designated as Northwest Highway.

Though the name is not used among locals, the entire portion of U.S. 14 in Illinois is given the honorary name Ronald Reagan Highway, which is not to be confused with the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway.[1] U.S. 14 in Illinois is 69.55 miles (111.93 km) in length.[2]

History

At one point, U.S. Route 14 continued down Foster Avenue to Lake Shore Drive, where it then turned south. It left Lake Shore Drive for Michigan Avenue and intersected U.S. Route 66. It then terminated at what was U.S. Route 20 before it was diverted.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
McHenryChemung Township0.000.00
 US 14 west – Walworth		Wisconsin state line
Harvard2.64.2
 CR A15 east (Oak Grove Road)		Western terminus of CR A15
5.28.4
 IL 173 east (Diggins Street)		Northern end of IL 173 concurrency
5.79.2
 IL 173 west (Brink Street)		Southern end of IL 173 concurrency
6.210.0 CR A22 (McGuire Road, Airport Road)
6.911.1
 IL 23 south		Northern terminus of IL 23
Woodstock11.518.5
 CR A28 east (Deep Cut Road)		Western terminus of CR A28
12.420.0
 CR A29 west (Dunham Road)		Eastern terminus of CR A29
14.924.0
 IL 120 east (Washington Street)		Western terminus of IL 120
19.631.5 IL 47 (Eastwood Drive)
Crystal Lake25.440.9 IL 176 (Terra Cotta Avenue)
29.347.2 IL 31 – Algonquin, Elgin, McHenryInterchange
Fox River Grove34.154.9
 IL 22 east		Western terminus of IL 22
LakeBarrington38.562.0 IL 59 (Hough Street, Barrington Road)
CookPalatine Township41.767.1 IL 68 (Dundee Road) – Dundee, WheelingInterchange
Palatine46.675.0 IL 53Interchange
Mt. Prospect51.683.0 IL 83 (South Main Street)
Des Plaines52.985.1 IL 58 (Golf Road, Wolf Road)
54.587.7 US 12 / US 45 (Mannheim Road, Lee Street, Graceland Avenue)
55.689.5

 I-294 Toll south (Tri-State Tollway)
Niles57.792.9 IL 21 (Milwaukee Avenue)Interchange
Morton Grove59.195.1
 IL 43 north (Waukegan Road) / IL 58 (Dempster Street)		Northern end of IL 43 concurrency
59.595.8
 IL 43 south (Waukegan Road)		Southern end of IL 43 concurrency
Chicago63.8102.7 I-94 (Edens Expressway)No access from US 14 east to I-94 west
63.9102.8 IL 50 (Cicero Avenue)
66.0106.2 US 41 (Lincoln Avenue)
68.5110.2Hollywood Avenue to Lake Shore Drive
69.2111.4 US 41 (Foster Avenue)Eastern terminus of US 14
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library. "Things Named in Honor of Ronald Reagan". Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  2. ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  3. ^ Carlson, Rick (2005-03-15). "Illinois Highways Page: Routes 1-20". Retrieved 2006-05-27.


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