Dan Ryan Expressway | |
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South Route Expressway | |
Route information | |
Maintained by IDOT | |
Length: | 11.47 mi (18.46 km) |
Existed: | 1961 – present |
Component highways: |
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Major junctions | |
North end: |
I-90 / I-94 / I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) in Chicago |
I-55 in Chicago |
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South end: | I-57 / I-94 in Chicago |
Highway system | |
I-55 in Chicago
I-90 / Chicago Skyway in Chicago
The Dan Ryan Expressway is a freeway in the city of Chicago that runs from the Circle Interchange with I-290 near downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city. It is designated as both Interstate 94 and Interstate 90 south to 66th Street, a distance of 7.44 miles (11.97 km). It then becomes just Interstate 94 at the split with the Chicago Skyway (which leads to Interstate 90), with a remaining distance of 4.03 miles (6.49 km). This is a total distance of 11.47 miles (18.5 km). The freeway was named for Dan Ryan, Jr., a former president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.