The road begins at
Broadway and Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago. From here, it carries
U.S. Route 14 to Peterson Avenue. U.S. Route 14 continues south onto Broadway and west onto Peterson Avenue. Between the two intersections, the street also intersects with
Clark Street. The next streets that intersect with Ridge Avenue (called Ridge Boulevard between the first and last streets in the upcoming list) are Devon Avenue,
Touhy Avenue, and Howard Street. At Howard Street, Ridge Avenue leaves Chicago and enters Evanston. En route to its north end at
Sheridan Road, it also intersects with
Dempster Street. The road is so named because it follows the ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan (formerly Lake Checaugou). ==Major intersections==