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
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at 3,021 miles (4,862 km). It begins
Transportation Department of Illinois for Establishment of an Interstate Route" (PDF). Letter to Bud Wright. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation
metropolitan area, with Interstates290 and 294 comprising its western and part of its southern boundaries, and the UnionPacific Railroad (originally the
of UnionPacific Railroad sits to the north. Immediately to the west there are two highway overpasses that carry Interstate 294 and Interstate290, respectively