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Lake Shore Drive

highway in Chicago, Illinois
AdministrativeArea controlled_access_highway Q3216467
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Lake Shore Drive

Summary

Lake Shore Drive is a controlled-access highway[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Shore Drive is located in Chicago[3].
  • Lake Shore Drive is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lake Shore Drive's image is recorded as Chicago River at Lake Michigan.jpg[5].
  • Lake Shore Drive's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[6].
  • Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is named after Lake Shore Drive[7].
  • Lake Shore Drive's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315170717[8].
  • Lake Shore Drive's part of is recorded as U.S. Route 41 in Illinois[9].
  • Lake Shore Drive's Commons category is recorded as Lake Shore Drive[10].
  • Lake Shore Drive's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10001404[11].
  • +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake Shore Drive[12].
  • Lake Shore Drive's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.8798, 'lon': -87.6173}[13].
  • Lake Shore Drive's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02jrtt[14].
  • Lake Shore Drive's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Lake-Shore-Drive-highway-Chicago-Illinois[15].
  • Lake Shore Drive's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Shore-Drive-area-Chicago-Illinois[16].
  • Lake Shore Drive's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive'}[17].
  • Lake Shore Drive's date of official opening is recorded as +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Lake Shore Drive's different from is recorded as Shore Drive[19].
  • Lake Shore Drive's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+15.83'}[20].
  • Lake Shore Drive's KML file is recorded as Template:Attached KML/Lake Shore Drive[21].
  • Lake Shore Drive's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJjXfYVTdBqCK6KJFYtHYP[22].

Body

Geography

Lake Shore Drive is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Chicago[3]. Its part of is recorded as U.S. Route 41 in Illinois[9].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Shore Drive's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+15.83'}[20].

Designation and Status

Lake Shore Drive's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[6].

History and Context

+1937-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake Shore Drive[12]. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Lake Shore Drive ranks in the top 2% of controlled_access_highway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lake Shore Drive. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lake-shore-drive
MLA “Lake Shore Drive.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lake-shore-drive.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lake-shore-drive_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lake Shore Drive}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lake-shore-drive}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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