Illinois Route 50

Illinois Route 50
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length:	66.49 mi[2] (107.01 km)
Existed:	1924[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	U.S. Route 45/52 in West Kankakee
	I-57 in Bradley US 30 in Matteson US 6 in Oak Forest I-294 in Alsip US 12 / US 20 in Oak Lawn I-55 in Chicago I-290 in Chicago US 14 in Chicago
North end:	U.S. Route 41 in Skokie
Location
Counties:	Kankakee, Will, Cook,
Highway system
Illinois state highway system Illinois Tollway system ← US 50 US 51 →

Illinois Route 50 is a north–south state road in northeastern Illinois. It runs from the junction with U.S. Route 45 in West Kankakee north to U.S. Route 41 in Skokie. This is a distance of 66.49 miles (107.01 km).^[2] In Chicago and 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]

Major intersections

County	Location	Junction	Notes
Kankakee	Kankakee	US 45 / US 52	Southern Terminus
		IL 17
	Bourbonnais	I-57
Cook	Matteson	US 30 / Lincoln Highway	IL 50 runs through Will County, but has no major intersections.
	Oak Forest	US 6
	Midlothian	IL 83	South end of IL 83 concurrency
	Alsip	IL 83	North end of IL 83 concurrency
		I-294	Southbound entrance on 127th Ave.
	Oak Lawn	US 12 / US 20
	Chicago	I-55
		I-290	No eastbound entrance
		IL 64
		IL 19
		I-94	Southbound exit ONLY
		US 14
	Skokie	US 41	Northern Terminus

References

1. ^ Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 41 thru 60. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08. 
3. ^ "Talbot's Industry and Work Map". Chicago, 1900-1914. University of Chicago Library. http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/maps/chi1900/G4104-C6P3-1904-T3-N.html. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 

External links

• Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 50