Roosevelt Road
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Roosevelt Road 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 only 1 mile south of Madison Street. I
The bridge in 2023
Looking west from Michigan Avenue along Roosevelt Road in 1978
Roosevelt Road looking east towards the bridge in 2022
The city of Chicago has many roads and expressways. Chicago also has a numbering system, used by both the city and neighboring suburbs, as well as many thoroughfares which pass through Chicago and nei
The Eisenhower Expressway crossing under Ashland Avenue, looking east toward downtown. The CTA's Blue Line travels along the median of the expressway.
Much of Chicago's street system follows a grid pattern.
The origin of Chicago's directional address system is at State Street - separating East (E) from West (W), and Madison Street - North (N) from South (S).
Sunset view of the Chicago Skyway tollbooths at the entrance to the Chicago southbound city limits