Editing Dan Ryan Expressway (section)

== Route description ==
On an average day, up to 307,100&nbsp;vehicles use a portion of the Dan Ryan (2005 data).<ref name=t2>{{cite web |author = Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url = http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title = T2 GIS Data |access-date = November 8, 2007 |year = 2006 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070810103329/http://dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |archive-date = August 10, 2007 }}</ref> The Dan Ryan, and its [[North Side, Chicago|North Side]] counterpart the [[Kennedy Expressway]], are the busiest roads in the entire state of [[Illinois]]. Utilizing an [[Local-express lanes|express-local system]], the Dan Ryan has 14 lanes of traffic; seven in each direction, with four of those as express lanes and the other three providing access for exit and on-ramps. Because of its width, the Dan Ryan is very popular with commuters who live south of the Loop, making the road prone to traffic jams during weekday rush hour.

The posted directions on the Dan Ryan are different from the actual compass direction of the expressway, which may cause confusion to many travelers. The Dan Ryan for its entire {{convert|12|mi|km|adj=on}} length runs north–south. However, the Dan Ryan is a part of the larger Interstates 90 and 94, which both run east–west through the [[United States]]. Therefore, one who is traveling "west" on I-90/94 is actually driving north on the Dan Ryan as it passes through Chicago; I-90 continues northwest from the Kennedy split, while I-94 runs north–south until the [[Marquette Interchange]] in [[Milwaukee]]. Similarly, "east" on 90 and 94 on the entire system is really south through Chicago; the interstates will continue on an easterly path outside of the city. Chicagoans also typically refer to the direction of travel as either "inbound" or "outbound" from the downtown area.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

Four miles of continuous high-rise [[housing projects]] ([[Stateway Gardens]] and the [[Robert Taylor Homes]]) formerly ran parallel to the expressway on its eastern side from Cermak Road south to Garfield Boulevard. However, nearly all of these buildings have been demolished as part of the [[Chicago Housing Authority|CHA]]'s transformation plan.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

The [[Red Line (CTA)|Red Line]] runs in the median of the Dan Ryan south of 27th Street. [[Dan Ryan branch|This section]] of the [[Chicago "L"]] opened on September 28, 1969. Chicago pioneered the location of [[rapid transit]] line in expressway medians, a practice that has since been followed in several other cities, such as [[Toronto]], and [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]].<ref>{{cite news |title = Ryan rail service starts today |author = Thomas Buck |newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] |date = September 28, 1969 }}</ref>

The [[control city|control cities]] for the Dan Ryan Expressway are [[Indiana]] south, and the [[Chicago Loop]] northbound.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}