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The Circle Interchange is radio traffic reporters' nickname for where the Dan Ryan, Eisenhower and Kennedy expressways meet just west of the Chicago Loop, and is named for its interwoven, curving ramps. It is sometimes referred to as The Spaghetti Bowl. It centers on Congress Parkway and extends roughly from Jefferson Street to Halsted Street. The University of Illinois at Chicago is adjacent, and was originally called the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, making it the only university in the world to be named after a freeway interchange. It is still called "circle campus" to this day.
History
It was built in the late 1950s and early '60s. In 2004 it was rated as the country's third-worst traffic bottleneck, with drivers losing a combined 25 million hours while stuck in it.[1]
Notes
External links
- The Chicago Sun-Times Chicagopedia
- A satellite image of The Circle, on Google Maps
- Encyclopedia of Chicago entry on the Spaghetti Bowl
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