Touhy Avenue
Touhy Avenue is a major street throughout northern Chicago, Illinois as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for Patrick L. Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Phillip Rogers, an early settler who helped develop Rogers Park.[1][2] Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include Loyola Park, the Winston Towers,[3] the Lincolnwood Town Center, Lincolnwood Produce & Grocery, Loeber Motors, Hebrew Theological College, Village Crossing Shopping Center, the Shure Headquarters Building, the Leaning Tower YMCA, the Pickwick Theatre, and the northern end of O'Hare International Airport.
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|---|---|
| Patrick L. Touhy Memorial Avenue 7200 North | |
| Location | Chicago, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Elk Grove Village |
| East end | 1200 W (near Lake Michigan, Chicago) |
| West end | Tonne Road, Elk Grove Village (continues west to Arlington Heights Road as Elk Grove Boulevard) |
Major intersections
The entire route is in Cook County.
| Location | mi[4][5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Village | 0.0 | 0.0 | Tonne Road | Western terminus; roadway continues as Elk Grove Boulevard | |
| 1.1 | 1.8 |  | |||
| 2.0 | 3.2 | | Western end of IL 72 concurrency | ||
| Des Plaines | 4.4 | 7.1 | | Eastern end of IL 72 concurrency | |
| Rosemont–Des Plaines line | 5.0 | 8.0 |   | ||
| Park Ridge | 5.8 | 9.3 |    | Southbound I-294 entrance; northbound I-294 exit only | |
| Chicago–Niles line | 9.0 | 14.5 |  | ||
| Niles–Chicago line | 9.9 | 15.9 |  | ||
| Skokie–Lincolnwood line | 11.9 | 19.2 |  | ||
| Lincolnwood | 12.0 | 19.3 |  | ||
| 12.5 | 20.1 |  | |||
| Chicago | 16.4 | 26.4 | Cul-de-sac near Lake Michigan | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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References
- Haymer, Don; Tom McNamee (1988). Streetwise Chicago. Chicago: Loyola University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-8294-0596-8.
- Chicago Streets, Chicago History Museum.
- Winston Towers, Emporis.com
- "Touhy Avenue (Western Section)".
- "Touhy Avenue Map (Eastern Section)".
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