3) GENERAL STUDY 2 Flashcards
What are diagonal streets?
Are commonly referred to as “streets that run on an angle”
What is grid?
A pattern of lines forming squares used as a reference in locating points on map
How are laid Chicago streets?
Are laid out in a grid pattern( the exceptions to this rule are the various diagonal streets and certain areas)
Major diagnonal streets in the city North of Madison
1 N Milwaukee ave
2 W Grand ave
3 N Clybourn ave
4 N Elston ave
5 N Clark St 6 N Lincoln ave 7 N Ogden ave 8 N Ridge 9 Northwest Highway 10 Broadway ave 11 Higgins rd 12 Talcott ave( 62 Algonquin rd)
How the major diagnonal streets North of Madison run?
They run in a northwesterly direction, except Ogden, which runs southwest
The major diagnonal streets in the city south of Madison
1 W Ogden ave
2 S Archer ave
3 S Blue Island ave
4 S Vincennes ave
5 South Chicago ave
6 Columbus ave ( Southwest Highway)
How the major diagnonal streets in the city south of Madison run?
They run in a southwesterly direction, with the exception of South Chicago , which runs southeast)