Foster Avenue


Foster Avenue is a major east-west street on the North Side of Chicago as well as the northwestern suburbs. Foster Avenue serves as the boundary line for the Chicago community areas of Edgewater to the north and Uptown to the south.
Foster Avenue runs westward from Lake Michigan to East River Road 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.

Major neighborhoods

  • Edgewater
  • Uptown
  • North Park
  • Forest Glen
  • Jefferson Park
  • Norwood Park
  • Norridge
  • O'Hare

    Transportation

The CTA provides bus service via the 92 Foster bus between Broadway and Milwaukee Avenue. The 50 Damen, 93 California/Dodge, 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express, 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express and 147 Outer Drive Express serve the road for short segments.

Major intersections