Dan Ryan Expressway
The Dan Ryan Expressway runs from downtown Chicago, Illinois through the south side of the city. It is signposted as both Interstate 90 and Interstate 94 north of 66th Street and only Interstate 94 from 66th Street to 99th Street. It connects with the Chicago Skyway near 66th street. It was opened in 1962 and named for the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
One of the widest roads in the world, the Dan Ryan has fourteen lanes of traffic, seven in each direction, with four of those express lanes and the other three providing access to exits. Despite the wideness, the Dan Ryan is prone to traffic jams.
In the median of the Dan Ryan runs the Red Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. That section opened in 1969.
High-rise housing projects line the sides of a portion of the freeway, but many of the buildings are vacant and are being demolished.
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