On Our Cover

September 1958 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 201

On Our Cover NORTHWEST TOLLWAY DEDICATED—Governor William G. Stratton (left) and Austin L. Wyman, Chairman of the Illinois State Toll Highway Commission, are pictured opening the program which dedicated the new 77-mile long Northwest Tollway from O'Hare Field to South Beloit. By the end of the year, the entire Illinois system of 187 miles of tollway will be opened to traffic. The project is financed by self-liquidating revenue bonds.

September 1958 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 203

Here's what the motorist on Illinois' new Northwest Tollway will see: Right-of-way 250 to 300 feet wide; four to six lanes of 10-inch reinforced concrete with outside shoulders of 11-foot wide asphalt to, allow emergency parking clear of traffic; inside shoulders four to five feet wide providing extra margin of safety for motorists who inadvertently leave the pavement in a passing movement; and a wide, depressed median strip between opposing lanes to prevent cross-over accidents and minimize effect of highlight glare.

September 1958 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 204