Barrier Information

This page shows information about roadways that act as barriers to walking and bicycling.  In 2007, the State of Illinois enacted the Complete Streets bill which states that IDOT reconstruction and expansion roadwork in urban areas must now include provision for people who walk or bike.  I hope that this law will encourage communities and IDOT to replace trail/roadway grade crossings with grade-separated crossings.  Also, road reconstruction projects can be an impetus towards greenway implementation, since the existence of roadway barriers is the 2nd major reason communities hesitate to plan and build greenway trails.

Chicago Area: Select a RegionChicago AreaNorthern IllinoisCentral IllinoisSouthern Illinois 167th Street55th Street83rd StreetAddison StreetArlington Heights Rd.Belmont AvenueBryn Mawr AvenueButterfield Road/IL 56Caldwell AvenueCherry StreetChicago RiverChurch StreetCicero Avenue/IL 50Columbus DriveDamen AvenueDempster StreetDes Plaines RiverDevon AvenueDiversey AvenueDundee Road/IL 68Edens Expressway/I-94Eldorado StreetElm StreetElston AvenueEmerson St.Foster AvenueGreen Bay RoadHarlem Avenue/IL 43Hicks RoadHiggins Road/IL 72I-290/IL 53I-57Jane Addams Memorial TollwayKirchoff RoadLa Grange Road/US 45Lake AvenueLake Shore DriveLake-Cook RoadLemont RoadLincoln AvenueMain StreetMichigan AvenueNorthwest Highway/US 14Oak StreetOakton StreetPalatine RoadPeterson Avenue/US 14Pine StreetPlainfield RoadPlum Grove RoadQuentin RoadRobert Kingery Hwy./IL 83Rogers AvenueSchaumburg RoadScott AvenueTouhy AvenueTower RoadTri-State Tollway/I-294Veterans Tollway/I-355Wabash AvenueWestern AvenueWillow Springs RoadWinnetka AvenueWolf Road22nd StreetBloomingdale RoadButterfield Road/IL 56County Farm RoadDiehl RoadEagle StreetEJ&E RailwayFerry RoadFinley RoadGrace StreetIL 59Illinois Route 53Irving Park Rd./IL 19Jefferson AvenueJorie BoulevardKuhn RoadLake St./US 20Lies RoadMack RoadMain St.Naperville RoadNorth Avenue/IL 64Ogden Avenue/US 34Plainfield-Naperville RoadReagan Tollway/I-88Robert Kingery Hwy./IL 83Roosevelt Road/IL 38Schick RoadSt. Charles RoadStruckman BoulevardTaylor AvenueUnion Pacific West LineVeterans Tollway/I-355Washington StreetWesley StreetWilson AvenueWinfield RoadYork RoadAshland AvenueBurlington RoadButterfield Road/IL 56Chicago StreetEJ&E RailwayElgin-O'hare ExpresswayEola RoadFabyan ParkwayFox RiverHighland AvenueIL 25IL 31IL 47Illinois AvenueIndian TrailJane Addams Memorial TollwayKirk RoadNew York StreetOrchard RoadPeck RoadReagan Tollway/I-88River StreetRoosevelt Road/IL 38State StreetWilson StreetArlington Heights Rd.Belvidere Rd/IL 120Buckley Road/IL 137Deer Path RoadDeerfield RoadFairfield RoadGilmer RoadGrand Ave./IL 132Grass Lake RoadGreen Bay RoadHalf Day Road/IL 22IL 173IL 176IL 59IL Rte 83Kelsey RoadMonaville RoadMulberry PlaceRussell RoadSkokie Highway/US 41St. Marys RoadTownline Rd./IL 60Tri-State Tollway/I-94Union Pacific Northwest LineUS 45Vine AvenueWadsworth RoadWashington StreetAlgonquin Rd./IL 62IL 47La Fox River Dr.Northwest Highway/US 14Oak StreetRakow RoadRandall RoadRiver RoadBridge StreetCentre StreetEmpress RoadGovernors HighwayHarlem Avenue/IL 43I-55I-57I-80Illinois Route 53La Grange Road/US 45Larkin Avenue/IL 7US 6/Eames StreetUS Route 52Veterans Tollway/I-355Water Street/IL 102

Greenway Planning Information for

Existing Grade Separations

All trails in cross roadways at-grade.

Needed Grade Separations

• Flagg Creek corridor should be separated from 55th Street with an Underpass.

Relevant News

Mar 30, 2017 Western Springs halts proposal for Flagg Creek bike path
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