Ridge Avenue (Chicago)

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 14 in Chicago. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 14.
Ridge Avenue (Ridge Boulevard)
Length6.40 miles (10.30 km)
LocationChicago
South end US 14 (Broadway and Bryn Mawr Avenue) in Chicago
North endSheridan Road in Evanston

Route description

Ridge Avenue, also called Ridge Boulevard from Devon Avenue and Howard Street is a street in Chicago and Evanston. It begins at Broadway and Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago. From here, it carries U.S. Route 14 to Peterson Avenue. U.S. Route 14 continues south onto Broadway and west onto Peterson Avenue. Between the two intersections, the street also intersects with Clark Street.

The next streets that intersect with Ridge Avenue (called Ridge Boulevard between the first and last streets in the upcoming list) are Devon Avenue, Touhy Avenue, and Howard Street. At Howard Street, Ridge Avenue leaves Chicago and enters Evanston. En route to its north end at Sheridan Road, it also intersects with Dempster Street.

The road is so named because it follows the ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan (formerly Lake Checaugou).[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cook County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Chicago0.00.0 US 14 east (North Broadway)Southern terminus; southern end of US 14 concurrency
0.81.3 US 14 west (West Peterson Avenue)Northern end of US 14 concurrency
Evanston6.410.3Isabella Street / Sheridan RoadNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. https://rpwrhs.org/2014/07/28/ridge-boulevard/
  2. Google (October 20, 2018). "Overview map of Ridge Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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