Interstate 290 (Illinois)

Interstate 290

Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway

I-290 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by IDOT

Length:

29.84 mi (48.02 km)

Existed:

1955 – present

History:

Finished in 1972

Major junctions

West end:

I-90 / IL 53 in Rolling Meadows

IL 53 in Elk Grove Village
IL 390 in Elk Grove Village
I-355 / US 20 in Itasca
US 20 / IL 64 in Elmhurst
I-294 in Hillside
I-88 / IL 110 (CKC) in Hillside
US 12 / US 20 / US 45 in Hillside

East end:

I-90 / I-94 / IL 110 (CKC) in Chicago

Highway system

Interstate Highway System

Illinois State Highway System

←

I-280

I-294

→

Interstate 290 (I-290) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that runs westwards from the Chicago Loop. The portion of I-290 from I-294 to its east end is officially called the Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway. In short form, it is known as "the Ike" or the Eisenhower. Before being designated the Eisenhower Expressway, the highway was called the Congress Expressway because of the surface street that was located approximately in its path and onto which I-290 runs at its eastern terminus in the Chicago Loop.

I-290 connects I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) in Rolling Meadows with I-90/I-94 (John F. Kennedy Expressway / Dan Ryan Expressway) near the Loop. North of I-355, the freeway is sometimes known locally as Illinois Route 53 (IL 53), or simply Route 53, since IL 53 existed before I-290. However, it now merges with I-290 at Biesterfield Road. In total, I-290 is 29.84 miles (48.02 km) long.

This section is seven miles (11 km) long and runs from Rolling Meadows to Addison. It is the portion of I-290 more locally known as "Route 53." Here, I-290 runs largely above-grade through Schaumburg, Illinois and Elk Grove Village, and at or below grade through Itasca and Addison.

The northern five miles (8.0 km) of this highway were reconstructed in 2003–04. A left shoulder and an auxiliary lane between ramps were added, as well as improved lighting. The highway is four lanes wide (not counting the auxiliary lane) north of the Elgin–O'Hare Expressway / Thorndale Avenue (mile marker 5), and five lanes wide with a wide left shoulder south to the exit to I-355.

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