Eastern Terminus: Junction of I-90/I-94 and Congress Pkwy. at the Circle Interchange in downtown Chicago
Length: 29.8 miles
Counties: Cook, DuPage
Routing: I-290 begins in Northwest Illinois at the I-90 interchange in Rolling Meadows. From there, the highway leads south by-passing Itasca to the I-355 interchange. I-355 is in effect a continuation of the north-south portion of I-290, as I-290 abruptly turns southeasterly at the interchange. I-290 maintains this south-eastern trajectory until it nears the Tri-State Tollway, where the freeway follows I-294's alignment until the I-88 interchange. Once at I-88, I-294 once again heads easterly almost arrow straight towards the Circle Interchange and the Chicago Loop.
Links:
- I-290 @ Illinois Highway Ends -- Charles Sarjeant
- I-290 @ Interstate-Guide.com -- Andy Field/Alex Nitzman
Two
views looking easterly from the Western Avenue overpass. I-290
continues to just east of the Circle Interchange (I-90/I-94) and into
the heart of the Chicago 'Loop' as the Congress Parkway. The
Congress Parkway ends at the magnificent Grant Park fountain.
