Interstate 294

Interstate 294 Toll
Interstate 294 Toll
Tri-State Tollway
	I-294 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-94
	Maintained by ISTHA
Length	53.45 mi (86.02 km)
Existed	1958 –present
History	Completed December 23, 1958
Major junctions
South end	I-80 / I-94 / IL 394 in Lansing
	I-80 in Hazel Crest; I-57 in Blue Island; I-55 in Indian Head Park; ; ; I-88 Toll / I-290 / IL 110 (CKC) in Hillside; ; I-90 Toll / I-190 in Rosemont;
North end	; I-94 Toll / Lake Cook Road in Deerfield
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Cook
Highway system
	Illinois State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Tollways; Scenic;

Interstate 294 (I-294) is a tolled auxiliary Interstate Highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. Forming the southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois, I-294 runs from South Holland at I-80/I-94 and Illinois Route 394 (IL 394) to Northbrook at I-94. I-294 is 53.42 miles (85.97 km) long; 5.32 miles (8.56 km) are shared with I-80. It serves as a bypass around the city of Chicago. I-294 is also the longest auxiliary route of I-94, at 10 miles (16 km) longer than I-494 in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. In addition, the tollway is the longest auxiliary Interstate Highway in Illinois, and it intersects the most primary Interstate Highways at six.

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