Highway 41, the fountain, and the route

 

A few more views in Chicago as Highway 41 / Lake Shore Drive gets into the Magnificent Mile section of Chicago's lakefront.  

Now directly in front of Buckingham Fountain (if you're facing away from the lake). I'll add a closer panorama with the water on.



As promised, the fountain fountaining.



I wasn't going to have another view here, but the colors of autumn couldn't be passed up.



I've been waiting a while to get to this point. This is where Highway 41 / Lake Shore Drive meets East Jackson Drive. Just about 600 meters due west (toward the black and tall Willis, formerly Sears, Tower) where East Jackson Drive intersects Michigan Avenue, is the end of Route 66 (subject of this previous post). So these two fabled and famous roadways do not actually intersect, but it's only a short walk or bike ride between one and the other. (Note that the start of Route 66 is where Adams/Wabash Avenue meets Michigan Avenue, a block north.)