Circle Interchange (Jane Byrne Interchange)

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The Circle Interchange, officially known as the Jane Byrne Interchange, is a major highway junction in downtown Chicago where several of the city’s busiest expressways converge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway interchange
road transport infrastructure
connectsTo Congress Parkway (historic alignment) NERFINISHED
Dan Ryan Expressway NERFINISHED
Eisenhower Expressway NERFINISHED
Ida B. Wells Drive NERFINISHED
Kennedy Expressway NERFINISHED
country United States
hasDesignFeature multiple flyover ramps
tight urban footprint
hasDirection east–west traffic on I-290
north–south traffic on I-90/I-94
hasExitTo Chicago Loop NERFINISHED
Ida B. Wells Drive NERFINISHED
hasJunctionType system interchange
hasRouteNumber Interstate 290 NERFINISHED
Interstate 90 NERFINISHED
Interstate 94 NERFINISHED
hasTrafficRole busiest freeway interchange in Chicago (one of)
major regional traffic hub
isAlsoKnownAs Jane Byrne Interchange NERFINISHED
The Circle NERFINISHED
isInMetropolitanArea Chicago metropolitan area NERFINISHED
isPartOfNetwork Chicago expressway system NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of Illinois
linked to: Illinois
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
United States
locatedInArea downtown Chicago NERFINISHED
locatedNear Chicago Loop NERFINISHED
University of Illinois at Chicago NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Illinois Department of Transportation NERFINISHED
namedAfter Jane Byrne NERFINISHED
namedInHonorOf first female mayor of Chicago
officialName Jane Byrne Interchange NERFINISHED
openingDate 1960s
partOf Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED
previousName Circle Interchange NERFINISHED
reconstructionManagedBy Illinois Department of Transportation NERFINISHED
reconstructionPurpose improve safety
modernize design
reduce congestion
roadType urban freeway interchange
servesCity Chicago NERFINISHED
servesRegion Chicagoland NERFINISHED
underwentReconstruction 2010s

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Dan Ryan Expressway terminusNorth Circle Interchange (Jane Byrne Interchange)
subject linked to: Dan Ryan
Kennedy Expressway terminus Jane Byrne Interchange
linked to: Circle Interchange (Jane Byrne Interchange)