Interstate 290 (Illinois)

Interstate 290 marker
Interstate 290
Map
I-290 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-90
Maintained by IDOT
Length29.84 mi[1] (48.02 km)
Existed1978[2]–present
HistoryBuilt from 1955 to 1972[3][4]
Signed as I-90 before 1978[5]
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end
 I-90 Toll / IL 53 in Rolling Meadows
Major intersections
East end
 I-90 / I-94 / IL 110 (CKC) / Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesCook, DuPage
Highway system
← I-280→
I-294 Toll

Interstate 290 (I-290) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that runs westward from the Jane Byrne Interchange near 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 Loop.[6]

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 highway 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.

  1. ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1979). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 4, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  3. ^ "Chicago-Area Expressway". Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1973). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  5. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1977). Illinois Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  6. ^ Illinois Division of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1957). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:805,000]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.