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6 unusual facts about Kennedy Expressway


Copernicus Foundation

The tower is an exact replica of the clock tower adorning the castle and its Baroque spire is seen by commuters driving along the Kennedy Expressway.

Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard

Hubbard's Cave, a tunnel in Chicago carrying the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) under several railroads and city streets, including Hubbard Street

Kennedy Expressway

Hubbard's Cave is a landmark frequently heard in traffic reports on radio and TV.

Traveling eastbound from O'Hare, the Kennedy interchanges with the eastern terminus of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) and with the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) at a complex junction just west of Illinois Route 171 (Cumberland Avenue).

The Kennedy Expressway was the location of a large Magikist lips flashing sign which was a Chicago pop culture icon for many years.

Northwest Expressway

Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, formerly known as the Northwest Expressway



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