Ida B. Wells Drive
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Not to be confused with Wells Street (Chicago).
Ida B. Wells Drive (formerly Congress Parkway) is a major east–west street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It runs east from the Jane Byrne Interchange, where it meets Interstate 90 (I-90), I-94 and I-290. At Wells Street, Ida B. Wells Drive continues as a surface street past State Street and Michigan Avenue, until ending at Columbus Drive in Grant Park in front of the Buckingham Fountain. In 2018, the editorial board of The New York Times praised the Chicago City Council's renaming of the street to honor the journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells.[1]
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500 South 5th Street | |
Length | 1.12 mi (1.80 km) |
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Location | Chicago |
West end | I-90 / I-94 / I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) in Chicago |
East end | Columbus Drive in Chicago |
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