| Patrick L. Touhy Memorial Avenue 7200 North | |
.jpg) Touhy Avenue at McCormick Boulevard next to the Lincolnwood Town Center | |
 Interactive map of Touhy Avenue | |
| Part of |  IL 72 |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago,Lincolnwood,Skokie,Niles,Park Ridge,Des Plaines,Rosemont,Elk Grove Village |
| West end | Tonne Road,Elk Grove Village |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | 1200 W (nearLake Michigan,Chicago) |
Touhy Avenue (/ˈtuːiː/) is a major street throughout northernChicago,Illinois as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named forPatrick L. Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law ofPhillip Rogers, an early settler who helped developRogers Park.[1][2] Points of interest along Touhy Avenue includeLoyola Park, the Winston Towers,[3] theLincolnwood Town Center,Lincolnwood Produce & Grocery,Loeber Motors,Hebrew Theological College,Village Crossing Shopping Center,Pointe Plaza, theShureHeadquarters Building, theLeaning Tower YMCA, thePickwick Theatre, the northern end ofO'Hare International Airport, and the crash site ofAmerican Airlines Flight 191.[4]
The entire route is inCook County.
| Location | mi[5][6] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Village | 0.0 | 0.0 | Tonne Road | Western terminus; roadway continues as Elk Grove Boulevard | ||
| 1.1 | 1.8 |  IL 83 (Busse Road) | ||||
| 2.0 | 3.2 |  IL 72 west (Higgins Road) | Western end of IL 72 concurrency | |||
| Des Plaines | 4.4 | 7.1 |  IL 72 east (Lee Street) | Eastern end of IL 72 concurrency | ||
| Rosemont–Des Plaines line | 5.0 | 8.0 |   US 12 /US 45 (Mannheim Road) | |||
| Park Ridge | 5.8 | 9.3 |    I-294 Toll south (Tri-State Tollway) –Indiana | Southbound I-294 entrance; northbound I-294 exit only | ||
| Chicago–Niles line | 9.0 | 14.5 |  IL 43 (Harlem Avenue) | |||
| 9.9 | 15.9 |  US 14 (Caldwell Avenue) | ||||
| Skokie–Lincolnwood line | 11.9 | 19.2 |  I-94 (Edens Expressway) –Chicago,Milwaukee | |||
| Lincolnwood | 12.0 | 19.3 |  IL 50 (Cicero Avenue) | |||
| 12.5 | 20.1 |  US 41 (Lincoln Avenue) | ||||
| Chicago | 16.4 | 26.4 | Cul-de-sac nearLake Michigan | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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