Dan Ryan Expressway

Dan Ryan Expressway
South Route Expressway
Map
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length11.47 mi[1] (18.46 km)
Existed1961–present
Component
highways
Major junctions
North end
I-90 / I-94 / I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) in Chicago
Major intersections
South end I-57 / I-94 in Chicago
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
Highway system
The Dan Ryan Expressway West Leg (now more commonly referred to as I-57) at Genoa Road in 1970

The Dan Ryan Expressway is an expressway in Chicago that runs from the Jane Byrne Interchange with Interstate 290 (I-290) near Downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city. It is designated as both I-90 and I-94 south to 66th Street, a distance of 7.44 miles (11.97 km). South of 66th Street, the expressway meets the Chicago Skyway, which travels southeast; the I-90 designation transfers over to the Skyway, while the Dan Ryan Expressway retains the I-94 designation and continues south for 4.03 miles (6.49 km), ending at an interchange with I-57. This is a total distance of 11.47 miles (18.5 km).[1] The highway was named for Dan Ryan Jr., a former president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

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