Wells Street (Chicago)

It is officially designated as 200 West, and is named in honor of William Wells, a United States Army Captain who died in the Battle of Fort Dearborn.

[2] Some downtown blocks of Wells Street are located beneath the Chicago 'L' train system.

In the Old Town neighborhood, Wells Street serves a series of retail shops, bars, and restaurants.

[8] The following road junction list only shows Wells Street on the North Side and the downtown area.

CTA bus route 65 briefly runs along Wells Street as Grand Avenue becomes a one-way road for westbound traffic.

[12] In the South Side, Wells Street serves bus route 24 as a southbound frontage road of I-90/I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway).

A bike counter near the intersection of Wells Street and Chicago Avenue
Chicago Transit Authority signal tower 18 guides elevated Chicago 'L' north and southbound Purple and Brown lines intersecting with east and westbound Pink and Green lines and the looping Orange line above the Wells and Lake street intersection in the loop .