Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or simply Lake Shore or The Drive) is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA (United States). Except for the portion north of Foster Avenue (Foster Avenue (Chicago)) (5200 North), Lake Shore Drive is designated as part of U.S. Highway 41.
The downtown part originally opened as Leif Ericson Drive in 1937 (and was also called Field Boulevard); it was renamed Lake Shore Drive in 1946.
Highway Name: Lake Shore Drive
Marker Image: Image:US 41.svg
Length Mi: 15.83
Length Round: 2
Direction: North-south
Starting Terminus: Marquette Drive (6600 South)
Ending Terminus: Hollywood Avenue (5700 North)
Cities: Chicago, Illinois
Established: built 1937, named 1946
System: United States Numbered Highways