Foster Avenue
Foster Avenue (5200 N) is a major east-west street on the North Side of Chicago as well as the northwestern suburbs. Foster Avenue separates the Chicago lakefront neighborhoods of Edgewater to the north and Uptown to the south.
| Dr. John H. Foster Memorial Avenue 5200 North | |
Foster Avenue signed as US 41 | |
| Part of | US 41 |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, Harwood Heights, Norridge, Schiller Park, Bensenville, Wood Dale, Roselle, Bartlett |
| Coordinates | 41.9731°N 87.8710°W |
| West end | Independence Drive, Bartlett |
| East end | Simonds Drive about 600 West, Chicago |
Foster Avenue runs in Chicago from Lake Michigan on the east to East River Road (8800 W.) to the west and picks up again west of Des Plaines River Road to connect Chicago to O'Hare Airport. It carries U.S. Route 41 from Lake Shore Drive to Lincoln Avenue.
It is named for early Chicago settler John H. Foster.
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