Roosevelt Road

Roosevelt Road (originally named 12th Street) is a major east-west street in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city's street numbering system, but[lower-alpha 1] only 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Madison Street. It runs under this name from Columbus Drive to the western city limits,[1] then continues through the western suburbs including Lombard, Wheaton and, West Chicago until it reaches Geneva, where it is known as State Street. 12th Street was renamed to Roosevelt Road on May 25, 1919, in recognition of President Theodore Roosevelt, who had died the previous January.[2][3] In 1928 the new U.S. Route 330 (US 330), a different alignment of US 30, went down Roosevelt Road to Geneva, in 1942 it was redesignated as US 30 Alternate. In 1972, after the route had been discontinued, Roosevelt Road outside Chicago became Illinois Route 38.[4]

For the Roosevelt Road in Taipei, see Roosevelt Road (Taipei).

This article is about the section of Illinois Route 38 in Chicago. For the entire route, see Illinois Route 38.

Roosevelt Road (12th Street)

1200 South Illinois Route 38 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Highway
Location	Chicago
East end	Lake Shore Drive (300 E) in Chicago
West end	Geneva - West Chicago city line

Route

In Grant Park (for which it serves as the southern boundary west of Lake Shore Drive), it is named Roosevelt Drive.[1] The road begins at Lake Shore Drive and heads west, forming the southern boundary of the Chicago Loop. The area between Clark Street (100 W) and Jefferson Street (600 W) is a fast-growing commercial district, mostly home to large chain stores, including Best Buy, The Home Depot, Staples, Whole Foods Market and Target. This area used to be and remains to a lesser extent, a major fabric retail area. The famous Maxwell Street Market can be found just south of Roosevelt at Canal Street (500 W). Continuing west, it passes the University of Illinois at Chicago's two campuses and St. Ignatius College Preparatory School between Halsted Street and Damen Avenue. It also passes Douglas Park at California Avenue. Once past Mannheim Road it becomes Illinois Route 38.

Transit

Roosevelt Road is served by the 12 Roosevelt bus route. This was an electric trolley bus line from May 1953 until January 1973.[5] The Chicago 'L' Roosevelt station is a stop and transfer point on the Red, Green and Orange lines. The former Roosevelt Road station on the Metra Electric Line has been replaced with the Museum Campus/11th Street station.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Kane	Geneva			IL 38 west (East State Street)	Continuation beyond Kautz Road
Kane–DuPage county line	Geneva–West Chicago line	0.0	0.0	Kautz Road	Western terminus
DuPage	West Chicago	3.9	6.3	To IL 59 (Neltnor Boulevard)	Interchange
	Glen Ellyn	11.1	17.9	To IL 53
	Glen Ellyn–Lombard line	11.9	19.2	I-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) – Joliet, Northwest Suburbs
	Oakbrook Terrace–Elmhurst line	16.1	25.9	IL 83 (Kingery Highway)	Entering eastbound IL 38 via eastbound IL 56
		16.4	26.4	IL 56 (Butterfield Road)	Eastbound entrance not accessible for westbound IL 56
	Elmhurst	17.6	28.3	York Road
	Oak Brook	18.0	29.0	I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) east (Eisenhower Expressway) – Chicago Loop	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit ramp closes during rush hour
Cook	Hillside	18.2	29.3	I-294 south (Tri-State Tollway) – Indiana	Southbound I-294 entrance and northbound exit only; toll required
	Hillside–Westchester line	20.1	32.3	US 12 / US 20 / US 45 (Mannheim Road) / IL 38 ends	Eastern terminus of IL 38; eastern end of IL 38 overlap
	Maywood–Hines– Forest Park tripoint	22.6	36.4	IL 171 (1st Avenue)
	Forest Park–Berwyn– Oak Park tripoint	24.1	38.8	IL 43 (Harlem Avenue)
	Cicero–Chicago line	27.2	43.8	IL 50 (Cicero Avenue)
	Chicago	32.3	52.0	I-90 / I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway, Kennedy Expressway) / I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) west (Eisenhower Expressway)
		33.1	53.3	South Clark Street	Interchange
		33.6	54.1	US 41 (South Lake Shore Drive)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

•  Illinois portal
•  Chicago portal
•  U.S. Roads portal

Notes

1. A mile is usually a unit of 800 in Chicago's grid.

References

1. Hayner, Don and Tom McNamee, Streetwise Chicago, "Roosevelt Drive/Roosevelt Road", p. 110, Loyola University Press, 1988, ISBN 0-8294-0597-6
2. Broden, Scott (19 Feb 1995). "By The Numbers - Where Did Those Street Designations Come From?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 Oct 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-15. 12th Street was changed on May 25, 1919, in recognition of Theodore Roosevelt, who had died the previous January.
3. "Alderman vote Twelfth street Roosevelt road". Chicago Daily Tribune. 8 May 1919. p. 9. Retrieved 2 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Illinois State Highway Maps". Illinois Digital Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
5. Sebree, Mac; and Ward, Paul (1974). The Trolley Coach in North America, pp. 56–58. Los Angeles: Interurbans. LCCN 74-20367.
6. "Overview Map of Roosevelt Road".