| Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Highway 1200 South | |
 The bridge in 2023 | |
 Interactive map of Roosevelt Road | |
| Former name | 12th Street |
|---|---|
| Part of |  IL 38 |
| Location | Kane,DuPage, andCook counties inIllinois, United States |
| East end | Lake Shore Drive (300 E) inChicago |
| West end | Geneva-West Chicago city line (Kautz Road) |
Roosevelt Road (originally named12th Street) is a major east-west street in the city ofChicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city'sstreet numbering system, but[a] only 1 mile (1.6 km) south ofMadison Street. It runs under this name fromColumbus Drive at the southern end ofGrant Park to the western city limits,[1] then continues through the western suburbs includingLombard,Wheaton and,West Chicago until it reachesGeneva, where it is known as State Street.
12th Street was renamed to Roosevelt Road on May 25, 1919, in recognition of PresidentTheodore Roosevelt, who had died the previous January.[2][3] In 1928, the newU.S. Route 330 (US 330), a different alignment ofUS 30, went down Roosevelt Road to Geneva, which was originally designated as SBI Route 6.[4][5] In 1942 it was redesignated as US 30 Alternate.[6][7] In 1972, after the route had been discontinued, Roosevelt Road outside Chicago becameIllinois Route 38.[8][9]
InGrant Park (for which it serves as the southern boundary west ofLake Shore Drive), it is named Roosevelt Drive.[1] The road begins at Lake Shore Drive and heads west, forming the southern boundary of theChicago Loop. The area between Clark Street (100 W) and Jefferson Street (600 W) is a fast-growing commercial district, mostly home to large chain stores, includingBest Buy,The Home Depot,Staples,Whole Foods Market andTarget. This area used to be and remains to a lesser extent, a major fabric retail area. The famousMaxwell Street Market can be found just south of Roosevelt at Canal Street (500 W). Continuing west, it passes theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago's two campuses andSt. Ignatius College Preparatory School betweenHalsted Street and Damen Avenue. It also passesDouglass Park at California Avenue. Once pastMannheim Road it becomesIllinois Route 38.
Among the few Chicago Transit Authority bus routes, Roosevelt Road is primarily served by12 Roosevelt, which runs from theCentral Station development to a bus terminal at Central Avenue/Harrison Street inColumbus Park.[10] This was anelectric trolley bus line from May 1953 until January 1973.[11]
In the suburbs, Roosevelt Road is also served by a few Pace bus routes.301 Roosevelt Road is a Pace bus route that runs fromWheaton station onMetra'sUnion Pacific West Line (from the newDuPage County Courthouse further west under limited service) toForest Park station on theBlue Line. Aside from the bus route's termini, the route deviates from Roosevelt Road to serveOakbrook Center and theHillside Park-n-Ride near Darmstadt Road/Wolf Road.305 East Roosevelt Road is another Pace bus route that runs from Forest Park station toCicero station, both of which are on the Blue Line; this route parallels the Blue Line.308 Medical Center runs along Roosevelt Road to connect from Forest Park station toHines VA Hospital andLoyola University Medical Center.[10]
TheChicago 'L'Roosevelt station is a stop and transfer point on theRed,Green andOrange lines. The former Roosevelt Road station on theMetra Electric Line has been replaced with theMuseum Campus/11th Street station.[10]
| County | Location | mi[12] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane | Geneva |  IL 38 west (East State Street) | Continuation beyond Kautz Road | ||
| Kane–DuPage county line | Geneva–West Chicago line | 0.0 | 0.0 | Kautz Road | Western terminus |
| DuPage | West Chicago | 1.1 | 1.8 |   CR 15 north (Kress Road) | |
| 1.6 | 2.6 |   CR 21 south (Fabyan Parkway) | |||
| 3.9 | 6.3 |   ToIL 59 (Neltnor Boulevard) | Interchange | ||
| Winfield–Wheaton line | 5.7 | 9.2 |  CR 13 south (Winfield Road) | ||
| Wheaton | 6.6 | 10.6 |  CR 43 north (County Farm Road) | ||
| 8.5 | 13.7 |  CR 23 south (Naperville Road) | |||
| Glen Ellyn | 11.1 | 17.9 |  ToIL 53 | ||
| Glen Ellyn–Lombard line | 11.9 | 19.2 |   I-355 Toll (Veterans Memorial Tollway) –Joliet, Northwest Suburbs | ||
| Lombard | 14.4 | 23.2 |  CR 25 south (Meyers Road) | ||
| Oakbrook Terrace | 15.4 | 24.8 | CR 15 south (Summit Avenue) | ||
| Oakbrook Terrace–Elmhurst line | 16.1 | 25.9 |  IL 83 (Kingery Highway) | Entering eastbound IL 38 via eastbound IL 56 | |
| 16.4 | 26.4 |  IL 56 (Butterfield Road) | Eastbound entrance not accessible for westbound IL 56 | ||
| Oak Brook | 18.0 | 29.0 |     I-290 /IL 110 (CKC) east (Eisenhower Expressway) –Chicago Loop | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit ramp closes during rush hour | |
| Cook | Hillside | 18.2 | 29.3 |   I-294 Toll south (Tri-State Tollway) –Indiana | Southbound I-294 entrance and northbound exit only; toll required |
| Hillside–Westchester line | 20.1 | 32.3 |     US 12 /US 20 /US 45 (Mannheim Road) /IL 38 ends | Eastern terminus of IL 38; eastern end of IL 38 overlap | |
| Maywood–Hines– Forest Park tripoint | 22.6 | 36.4 |  IL 171 (1st Avenue) | ||
| Forest Park–Berwyn– Oak Park tripoint | 24.1 | 38.8 |  IL 43 (Harlem Avenue) | ||
| Cicero–Chicago line | 27.2 | 43.8 |  IL 50 (Cicero Avenue) | ||
| Chicago | 30.2 | 48.6 | CR W96 (Western Avenue) | ||
| 31.2 | 50.2 | CR W48 south (Ashland Avenue) | |||
| 32.3 | 52.0 |   I-90 /I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway,Kennedy Expressway) /I-290 /IL 110 (CKC) west (Eisenhower Expressway) | |||
| 33.1 | 53.3 | SouthClark Street | Interchange | ||
| 33.6 | 54.1 |  US 41 (SouthLake Shore Drive) | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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12th Street was changed on May 25, 1919, in recognition of Theodore Roosevelt, who had died the previous January.
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