Sheridan Road
Philip H. Sheridan Memorial Road Historic Illinois Route 42 | |
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Length | 62.1 mi (99.9 km) |
South end | Chicago, IL (2800 North) |
North end | 25th and Racine Streets in Racine, WI |
Sheridan Road is a major north-south street that leads from
From North Chicago to the state line, Sheridan Road is signed as part of Illinois Route 137 in Illinois, and Wisconsin Highway 32 through Kenosha and Racine in Wisconsin. Sheridan Road is known for its historic sites, lakefront parks, and gracious mansion homes in Evanston through Lake Bluff.
Chicago path
- It runs at 400 west from 2800 north (Diversey Parkway) to 3181 north (Belmont Avenue).
- It runs at 3900 north from 600 (Lake Shore Drive) west to 956 west (Sheffield Avenue).
- It runs at 1000 west from 3900 north (Byron Street) to 6356 north.
- It runs at 6400 north from 970 west to 1158 west (Broadway).
- It runs at 1200 west from 6400 north (Broadway/Devon Avenue) to 6756 north (Pratt Boulevard).
- It runs from 1200 west at 6800 north to 1400 west at 7800 north (northern city limit).[2][3]
History
A suburban extension of Chicago's
Illinois Route 42
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Existed | 1918–1972[9] |
Sheridan Road in Illinois was once signed as Illinois Route 42. The route was first shown on official maps in 1924; the original route ran along Sheridan Road from the Wisconsin border to Waukegan, then turned west along Washington Street, south along Green Bay Road (now part of
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← IL 41 | IL 42 | → IL 43 |
Places of interest
There are several landmarks and places of interest along Sheridan Road. In order from southernmost to northernmost:
- Commonwealth Plaza Condominiums
- Philip Henry SheridanStatue
- The Breakers at Edgewater Beach Apartments
- Park Tower Condominium
- The Renaissance (Building at 5510 North Sheridan)
- Edgewater Condominium Plaza, 5445 North Sheridan occupies the precise spot of Edgewater Beach Hotel; 5455 North Sheridan, its twin building is set at right angle to the street)
- Edgewater Beach Apartments
- Colvin House
- Mundelein College Skyscraper Building
- Loyola University, Lakeshore Campus
- Emil Bach House
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northwestern University
- Levere Memorial Temple, headquarters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
- Grosse Point Lighthouse
- Bahá'í House of Worship
- Plaza del Lago
- Henry Demarest Lloyd House
- North Shore Congregation Israel
- Ravinia Festival
- North Shore Sanitary District Tower
- Willits House
- Fort Sheridan
- Barat College
- Lake Forest College
- Great Lakes Naval Training Center
- AbbVie
- Genesee Theatre
- Illinois Beach State Park
- Chiwaukee Prairie
- Kenosha Sand Dunes
- Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library
- Bradford Community Church
- Dinosaur Discovery Museum
- Carthage College
See also
- Marshall/Goldblatt mansion, demolished mansion formerly located along Sherdian Road in Wilmette, Illinois
Footnotes
- ^ Google. "Sheridan Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- ^ Google (26 May 2020). "Sheridan Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ISBN 0-8294-0597-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-226-18205-3.
- ^ "It Is 'Sheridan Road': Chicago's New Drive Has Now A 'Local Habituation and a Name'". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 24, 1889.
- ^ "Winds Down Ravines. Completion of the Sheridan Road in the Woods". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 16, 1893.
- ^ Smith, Ray (February 1918). "Sheridan Road, Connecting Chicago and Milwaukee, to be Completed in 1918". Municipal Engineering. 54 (2): 87. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "Sheridan Now Rides Forever on North Side". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 17, 1924.
- ^ a b Illinois Department of Transportation (1972). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 27, 2013 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Secretary of State (1924). Illinois Official Auto Trails Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved February 27, 2013 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Secretary of State (1925). Illinois Official Auto Trails Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved February 27, 2013 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Secretary of State; H.M. Gousha (1929). Illinois Official Auto Road Map (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved February 27, 2013 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Illinois Division of Highways; Rand McNally (1971). Illinois Official Highway Map (Map). [1:772,500]. Springfield: Illinois Division of Highways. Retrieved February 27, 2013 – via Illinois Digital Archives.