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Jackson Drive Jackson Street | |
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Location | DuPage and Cook counties, Illinois, United States |
Coordinates | 41°52′38″N 87°43′14″W / 41.8771°N 87.7206°W |
West end | Westmore-Meyers Road / Lombard Circle in Lombard |
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Jackson Boulevard is a street in Chicago, in whose grid system it is 300 South. Named for President Andrew Jackson, it is adjacent to Van Buren Street named for Jackson's associate Martin Van Buren. Jackson Boulevard is also a street that parallels the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway.
The Jackson Boulevard Bridge carries it across the Chicago River. It was the first bridge on U.S. Route 66.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Phillips, Jim. "Happy 100th birthday, Jackson Boulevard Bridge!". Loop North News. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]Media related to Jackson Boulevard (Chicago) at Wikimedia Commons