4000 West Casimir Pulaski Memorial Road Crawford Avenue | |
Former name(s) | 40th Avenue |
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Length | 39.3 mi (63.2 km) |
South end | Lincoln Highway (21100 S) in Matteson |
North end | Wilmette Avenue in Wilmette |
Pulaski Road ( /pəˈlæskiː/) is a major north-south street in the city of Chicago, at 4000 W., or exactly five miles west of State Street. It is named after Polish hero of the American Revolutionary War Casimir Pulaski.
Pulaski Road was originally known as 40th Avenue. In 1913 it was renamed for Peter Crawford, an early area landowner, in order to avoid duplication of the 40th Street name in the city. The name Crawford Avenue lasted until 1935 when, over local opposition and a legal battle all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court, the street was renamed for Pulaski. [1] Among the many Polish city leaders who worked to achieve "Pulaski Road" was Emilia Napieralska, the president of the Chicago chapter of the Polish Women's Alliance of America.
Pulaski Road still retains its former Crawford Avenue name in the north suburbs of Lincolnwood, Skokie, and Evanston. In Wilmette, Crawford becomes Hunter Road. North of Devon Avenue (6400 N) and south from the Chicago City Limits to Lincoln Highway US-30.
From north to south:
Pulaski Road is primarily served by two routes: the 53 Pulaski between Peterson Avenue and 31 Street, and the 53A South Pulaski between 31 Street and 115 Street. The 67 67th/69th/71st and 103 West 103rd also serve the road for short segments.
The following CTA Lines stop at Pulaski Road:
The Irving Park station on the Blue Line has an auxiliary exit on Pulaski Road. Additionally, the Healy station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line is adjacent to Pulaski Road.
A number of prominent Polish churches in Chicago are located on side streets just off of Pulaski Road, such as St. Hyacinth Basilica and St. Wenceslaus.
The entire route is in Cook County.
Location | mi [5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Matteson– Olympia Fields line | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 30 / Lincoln Highway | Southern terminus | |
Markham | 6.8 | 10.9 | US 6 ( 159th Street) to I-57 | ||
Midlothian | 8.3 | 13.4 | IL 83 (147th Street) | ||
Alsip | 10.82 | 17.41 | 127th Street to I-294 Toll | ||
Oak Lawn– Evergreen Park line | 14.8 | 23.8 | US 12 / US 20 ( 95th Street) | ||
Chicago | 22.0 | 35.4 | I-55 (Stevenson Expressway) | ||
27.9 | 44.9 | IL 64 ( West North Avenue) | |||
30.9 | 49.7 | I-90 / I-94 east (Kennedy Expressway) | Eastbound I 90/I 94 entrance; westbound I 90/I 94 exit | ||
31.0 | 49.9 | IL 19 (West Irving Park Road) to I-90 / I-94 west (Kennedy Expressway) | |||
33.5 | 53.9 | US 14 (West Peterson Avenue) | |||
Lincolnwood | 34.5 | 55.5 | US 41 ( Lincoln Avenue) | ||
Wilmette | 39.3 | 63.2 | Wilmette Avenue | Northern terminus; roadway continues as Hunter Road | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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5. Karol Wachtl. Polonia Amerykanska:dzieje i dorobek [American Polonia: Its History and Legacy]. Philadelphia: privately published, 1944, pp. 172, 396. 6. Angela and Donald Pienkos. 'In the Strength of Women Is the Strength of a Nation:' A History of the Polish Women's Alliance of America (2003). Boulder: East European Monographs No. 632 Distr. New York: Columbia UP, p. 85.