Milwaukee Avenue
- Arterial
- Diagonal
- 8.1 mi
- Chicago
Name the lit road
Good to know
Milwaukee Ave cuts northwest across the grid from downtown through Wicker Park to Logan Square — an old plank road the grid was laid around.
Crosses
- HalstedHalsted Street
- GrandGrand Avenue
- Chicago AveChicago Avenue
- DivisionDivision Street
- AshlandAshland Avenue
- WesternWestern Avenue
- CaliforniaCalifornia Avenue
- FullertonFullerton Avenue
- KedzieKedzie Avenue
- DiverseyDiversey Parkway
- BelmontBelmont Avenue
- PulaskiPulaski Road
- AddisonAddison Street
- CiceroCicero Avenue
Landmarks along it
Runs through
- Logan SquareBoulevards and a roundabout, two stops further out the Blue Line than Wicker Park.
- Wicker ParkWhere Milwaukee Ave crosses North and Damen — bars, record shops, and the Blue Line.
- West LoopAcross the river from downtown — Union Station, Randolph's restaurant row, the United Center.
- River NorthGalleries and restaurants immediately north of the main stem of the river.
Learn Chicago road by road
A grid with a published origin and a lake that is always east