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CTA BUS ROUTES
CONCISE HISTORY
Concise information includes information also included in the more detailed route histories elsewhere on this site. List does not include certain discontinued "Through Routes" duplicating various local routes, does not include certain internally used route numbers and certain renumbering of routes, does not include the transfer of some route segments from one route to another, and does not include Chicago Motor Coach routes discontinued prior to the CTA takeover. Such information is available at the more detailed route history Web pages.
CTA Route First First First Bus Notes
Route Name Horse Cable Electric New or
Number (streets) Car Car Streetcar Convert
1 Indiana/Hyde Park CMC 4/15/23
(2) Hyde Park CMC 5/ 6/23 D- 9/ 9/73
2 Hyde Park Express CMC 6/25/51
3 King Drive CMC 12/19/23
4 Cottage Grove 1859 1882 10/21/06 6/19/55
(71st-95th) 1892 6/19/55
5 South Shore Night 2/ 2/92
(5) Jeffery CMC 12/15/46 D- 9/ 9/73
6 Jackson Park Exp. CMC 12/16/46
(6) Van Buren 1870 1896 8/12/51 D- 4/ 8/56
7 Harrison 1888 1895 2/29/48
(7A) Harrison/Adams 1885 1896 2/29/48 D- 9/ 9/73
8 Halsted (north) 1863 1893 1894 5/30/54
(Archer-79th) 1877 1894 5/30/54
8A South Halsted 10/17/38 Was 42B
9 Ashland (north) 1886 1895 2/13/54
(Archer-95th) 1884 1895 2/13/54
(10) Lincoln/Larrabee 1864 1895 2/18/51 D- 9/ 9/73
11 Lincoln 1884 1894 3/11/51
Sedgwick 1861 1895 9/ 1/47 Was 37
(to downtown) 1871 1889 10/21/06 3/11/51 D- 4/26/98
12 Roosevelt 1877 1896 8/12/51 TB
(14) 14th 1892 1896 7/25/48 D- 3/10/55
14 Jeffery Express 1/24/82
(15) Canal-Wacker 5/ 8/47 D- 1/24/82
15 Jeffery Local 8/31/03
(16) Lake 1859 1896 5/30/54 D-10/ 5/97,AC
(Cicero-Austin) 1891 5/30/54 D-10/ 5/97
17 Westchester 12/ 9/51 Replace El
18 16th 1/27/13 7/25/48
18th 1886 1896 7/25/48
(19) Devon-Northwest 12/ 5/60 D- 2/ 1/70
20 Madison 1859 1890 8/19/06 12/13/53
(Pulaski-Austin) 1891 12/13/53
(20) Madison-Fifth Av. 1893 1896 -------- D- 2/22/54
21 Cermak/22nd 1888 1893 5/30/54
(21A) Fulton/21st 1889 1894 -------- D- 5/ 7/47
22 Clark 1859 1888 10/21/06 9/ 8/57
(Diversey-north) 1893 9/ 8/57
(23) Morgan 1898 7/25/48 D- 9/13/81
Racine 1886 1896 7/25/48 D- 9/13/81
24 Wentworth 1880 1895 6/21/58 Was 22A
CTA Route First First First Bus Notes
Route Name Horse Cable Electric New or
Number (streets) Car Car Streetcar Convert
(24) Windsor Park 1892 4/25/48 D- 9/ 7/63
25 West Cermak 2/ 3/52 Replace El
(26) 26th 1888 1895 2/29/48 D-11/10/75
26 South Shore Exp. 8/31/03
(27) South Deering 1892 4/25/48 D- 8/31/03
(27A) Torrence 11/ 8/24 10/21/46 D- 9/13/81
28 Stony Island 1892 6/29/51
29 State 1859 1882 7/22/06 12/ 5/55 Was 36A
(63rd-71st) 1887 1895 12/ 5/55 Was 36A
(71st-95th) 1892 12/ 5/55 Was 36A
30 South Chicago 1891 1902 12/ 4/49 Was 25
(92nd-108th) 1885 1893 3/28/47
(108th-Hegewisch) 1/22/18 10/21/46
(30) Whiting 1896 6/ 9/40 To C&CD,D
(31) 31st 1884 1895 2/29/48 D-10/ 5/97
(31A) West 31st 12/ 4/49 D-10/ 5/97
(32) Hammond 1896 6/ 9/40 To C&CD,D
33 Magnificent Mile 4/17/89
34 South Michigan 1896 9/ 9/46
(95th-119th) 1892 12/ 5/55 Was 36A
35 35th 1887 1893 4/15/51
36 Broadway 1863 1896 2/16/57
(Irv. Pk.-north) 1893 2/16/57
(State-downtown) 1880 1895 12/ 5/55
(37) Sheffield 1889 1894 9/ 1/47 D- 9/13/81
Webster 1878 1895 9/ 1/47 Was 74A
38 Ogden 1863 1896 9/16/51 Was 58/37
Taylor 1890 1896 9/ 1/47 Was 37
(38) Indiana 1865 1895 5/24/53 D- 9/13/81
39 Pershing-39th 1875 1894 2/15/48
[39A] (Halsted-west) 1/13/19 8/28/45 C- 2/15/48
(40) O'Harexpress 2/ 1/70 D- 9/ 3/84
(41) Clybourn 1865 1891 10/21/06 5/ 4/47 D-10/ 5/97
(Full.-Belmont) 1895 5/ 4/47 D-10/ 5/97
(42) Halsted-Downtown 1882 1894 5/29/54 D-10/ 5/97
43 43rd 1866 1895 8/ 9/53
44 Wallace 1884 1894 7/27/51
Racine 1896 7/27/51
(45) Ashland-Downtown 1884 1895 2/13/54 D-11/ 7/93
(46) Noble 1885 1896 -------- D- 3/ 5/32
(46) Southport 1894 9/ 1/47 D- 8/ 5/73
47 47th 1887 1893 4/15/51 TB
[47A] (Kedzie-west) 5/26/35 C- 4/15/51
(47A) West 47th 10/10/60 D- 1987
48 South Damen 1/ 7/17 1/26/48
[48A] (74th-87th) 8/12/46 C- 1/26/48
49 Western (north) 1864 1895 6/17/56
(Archer-79th) 1898 6/17/56
49A South Western 7/26/31 8/ 1/48
49B North Western 10/18/15 8/ 1/48
50 Damen 1893 1896 5/13/51
[50A] (Fullerton-north) 6/16/47 C- 5/13/51
51 51st 1887 1895 5/30/48 TB
52 Kedzie (63-31st) 1896 1896 5/30/54 TB
(31st-Cermak) 1894 1895 5/30/54 TB
(Cermak-Chicago) 1892 1896 5/30/54 TB
(Chicago-Roscoe) 1883 1896 5/30/54 TB
(North Kedzie) 2/ 7/13 12/ 4/49 D- 2/ 2/92
52A South Kedzie 8/19/46
53 Pulaski 1897 9/16/51 TB
53A South Pulaski 1/25/37
54 Cicero 1891 11/25/51 TB
54A North Cicero 3/24/47
54B South Cicero 1/ 6/41
CTA Route First First First Bus Notes
Route Name Horse Cable Electric New or
Number (streets) Car Car Streetcar Convert
(55) Elston 1894 1/21/51 D- 9/ 9/73
(55A) North Elston 7/ 1/30 TB
55 Garfield-55th CMC 7/ 2/23 Was old 6
(Cottage-east) 1869 1882 10/21/06 10/ 7/46 TB
55A 55th/Austin 11/ 7/93
55N 55th/Narragansett 11/ 7/93
56 Milwaukee 1863 1890 8/19/06 5/11/52
(Armitage-north) 1894 5/11/52
56A North Milwaukee 12/11/14 5/11/52 Was 56
(56A) Armitage-Downtown 1906 -------- D- 6/24/51
57 Laramie 1897 12/20/37
(58) Ogden-Downtown 1896 9/16/51 D- 9/13/81
(58A) Ogden 1/17/38 D- 9/13/81
59 59th 1896 2/15/48
61st 1885 1893 2/15/48
[59A] (Cent. Pk.-west) 3/24/47 C- 5/30/48
60 Blue Island 1863 1893 7/22/06 5/11/52
26th 1895 5/11/52
(61) Archer-Franklin 11/25/79 D- 7/ 3/94
62 Archer 1864 1895 5/30/48
(38th segment) 1887 1894 -------- D- 2/15/48
[62A] (Cicero-Harlem) 9/25/01 6/25/34 C- 5/30/48 C&JE
(62X) Archer Express 10/21/46 D- 7/ 3/94
62H Archer-Harlem 11/ 7/93
63 63rd 1888 1893 5/24/53
(west of Ashland) 1892 1899 5/24/53
63W West 63rd 7/10/04 4/11/48
64 Foster/Canfield 2/27/83
65 Grand 1875 1896 4/ 1/51 TB
66 Chicago 1859 1895 5/11/52 TB
67 67th 1893 5/24/53
69th-71st 1887 1895 5/24/53
68 Northwest Highway 4/21/35 Was 89
69 Cumberland/E Riv. 2/27/83
70 Division 1886 1895 2/ 4/51
[70A] (Grand-Austin) 12/16/14 9/ 9/46 C- 2/ 4/51
71 71st 7/ 1/01 5/22/47 BC
[71A] (Cot. Gr.-east) 5/10/35 C- 5/22/47
(73rd-83rd) CMC 4/15/23 Was 1,27
(83rd-92nd) 1892 4/25/48 Was old 24,27
72 North 1875 1895 7/ 3/49 TB
[72A] (Narrag.-Harlem) 9/ 1/42 C- 1/29/84
73 Armitage 1877 1896 6/24/51 TB
(Milwaukee-Clark) 6/19/14 2/26/51 TB
74 Fullerton 1884 1894 12/ 4/49 TB
[74B] (Central-Harlem) 6/24/42 C- 6/18/78
75 74th-75th 1892 10/28/46
76 Diversey CMC 6/18/24
(Logan Sq.-west) CMC 10/ 3/28 TB
[76A] (Pulaski-west) 8/11/27 C- 4/17/30,TB
77 Belmont 1895 1/ 9/49 TB
[77A] (Central-west) 4/17/30 C- 1/ 9/49,TB
[77B] (Halsted-east) 2/17/47 C-11/30/75
78 Montrose 1897 7/29/46 TB
[78A] (Milwaukee-west) 1/25/31 C- 4/19/48
79 79th 1893 9/16/51
[79A] (Western-Cicero) 11/ 2/42 C- 4/ 2/67
80 Irving Park 1896 11/ 7 48 TB
[80A] (Neenah-west) CMC 10/ 3/28 C- 1/24/88
81 Lawrence 1896 4/ 1/51 TB
81W West Lawrence 2/ 1/70
CTA Route First First First Bus Notes
Route Name Horse Cable Electric New or
Number (streets) Car Car Streetcar Convert
82 Kimball 6/21/31 TB
[82A] Homan 10/ 7/41 C- 2/ 1/70
(Cermak-south) 1896 10/ 1/45
(83) 83rd 9/18/39 D-12/28/97
84 Peterson 6/19/39
85 Central CMC 10/ 3/28 TB
85A North Central 10/ 7/40
86 Narragansett CMC 10/ 3/28 TB
87 87th 10/ 3/15 5/27/51
[87B] (Vincennes-west) 5/ 5/35 C- 5/27/51
88 Higgins 4/21/35
(89) Jeffery/100th 4/12/45 D-12/ 4/49
(89) Yates/95th 12/ 4/49 D- 1970's
90 Harlem 10/28/46
90N North Harlem 10/ 2/45 Was 90
91 Austin 9/ 6/42
(North-Roosevelt) CMC 3/ 2/26
92 Foster 7/ 1/37 Was 90
(92A) West Foster 10/28/46 D- 1/24/88
93 North California 8/12/46
94 South California 12/ 2/45
95E 93rd-95th 1890 5/27/51 Was 93
95W West 95th 5/19/35 Was 95
96 Lunt CMC 6/ 2/25 Was 154
(96) Touhy 11/18/46 D- 9/13/81
97 Skokie 3/27/48 Replace El
(98) Roscoe 1887 1895 1/ 9/49 D- 8/ 5/73
(99) Stevenson Express 10/26/64 D-10/ 5/97
(99M) Midway Express 2/ 6/78 D- 7/ 3/94
100 Jeffery Manor 9/13/71
(via 106th St.) 1892 1894 8/13/41 Was 106
103 West 103rd 1896 10/13/41
[103A] (Vincennes-west) 5/ 4/30 C-10/13/41
106 East 103rd 4/18/10 10/13/41
108 Halsted-95th 9/ 8/85
(110) Marquette CMC 10/ 1/23 D-10/ 5/97
111 Pullman 1892 6/19/55 Was 4
111th 1/ 5/11 9/23/45
115th 1893 9/23/45 Was 115
112 Vincennes/111th 7/ 1/01 12/ 4/49 Was 8,111A,BC
[111A] (Sacram.-west) 9/11/39 C-12/ 4/49
(119) 119th 2/23/13 2/ 3/46 Now 119
Vincennes 1/26/23 7/22/46 D- 6/16/63
119 Michigan-119th 1892 12/ 5/55 Was 36A
CTA Route First First First Bus Notes
Route Name Horse Cable Electric New or
Number (streets) Car Car Streetcar Convert
120 NW/Wacker Exp. 1/27/75
121 Union/Wacker Exp. 1/27/75
122 Illinois C./NW 6/22/80
123 Illinois C./Union 6/22/80
124 Navy Pier 2000
125 Water Tower Exp. 1/27/75
126 Jackson CMC 3/16/24
(127) Jackson/Indep. CMC 3/16/24 D- 1/28/73
127 Madison/Roosevelt 1983
(128) Wacker-Orleans CMC 8/ 1/51 D- 1987
129 W. Loop/S. Loop 6/ 1/48 Was 62
(131) Washington CMC 3/16/24 D-10/ 5/97
134 Stockton/La Salle 8/31/03
135 Wilson/La Salle 9/23/46 Was 156
136 Sheridan/La Salle 9/23/46 Was 156
(136) Douglas CMC 3/23/24 D- 9/ 9/73
(142) Union-Shopping CMC 5/ 2/27 D- 6/19/64
143 Stockton/Michigan 8/31/03
144 Marine/Michigan 8/31/03
145 Wilson/Michigan 4/28/27 Was 153
146 Marine/Michigan 4/28/27 Was 151
147 Outer Drive Exp. 4/28/27 Was 151
148 Clarendon/Michigan 4/25/04
(148) Monroe Parking CMC 8/15/46 D- 1/28/73
(149) Mich./State/Wack. CMC 8/15/46 D- 1/24/82
151 Sheridan CMC 3/25/17
152 Addison CMC 5/11/28
(153) Wilson/Michigan CMC 5/ 1/17 D- 6/22/80
155 Devon 5/20/17 12/15/47
(via Sheridan) CMC 6/ 2/25
156 La Salle CMC 9/17/46
157 Streeterville CMC 6/28/27
(158) Wacker/Northwest. CMC 5/12/47 D- 1/27/75
(162) Pulaski/Stevenson 11/25/79 D- 7/ 3/94
(164) Narragansett Exp. 1/ 4/82 D-10/ 5/97
165 West 65th 9/13/64 Was 63
Notes
AC - Air Cars - used by Lake Street route 1890-1896
BC - Battery Cars - used by 71st and Vincennes/111th routes 1896-1891
CMC - former Chicago Motor Coach route
C - extension route combined into main route on date indicated
D - route discontinued on date indicated
C&CD - routes in Indiana transferred to Chicago & Calumet District Transit
C&JE - former Chicago & Joliet Electric Railway interurban route
TB - Trolleybus route at one time (click for further information)