Tri-State Highway

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Tri-State Highway

Kingery Expressway, Borman Expressway
Route information
Maintained by IDOT, INDOT
Length18.46 mi[1] (29.71 km)
Kingery: 3 mi (5 km)
Borman: 15.46 mi (24.88 km)
Major junctions
West end

I-80 Toll / I-294 Toll / I-94 / IL 394 near Thornton, IL
Major intersections I-65 in Gary, IN
East end I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road / I-94 in Lake Station, IN
Location
CountryUnited States
CountiesCook, Lake
Highway system

The Tri-State Highway was the designation for an 18 mile expressway in the Chicago metropolitan area. The original designations for the expressway were Interstate 80, 90, and 294, as well as a portion of U.S. Route 6. It connects the Tri-State Tollway, Bishop Ford Freeway, and Illinois Route 394 in the west to the Indiana Toll Road in the east.

In 1953, the Tri-State Highway was renamed. The road that was once part of the Tri-State Highway is now:

References

  1. ^ Google (April 17, 2007). "Length & Location of Tri-State Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 17, 2007.