Quick answer
Driving from Highland Park? Plan on about 41 minutes and 21.9 miles north to Wenzel's Automotive, mainly on Sheridan Road (Route 137) and McKinley Road. The shop is at 1101 Sheridan Rd, Winthrop Harbor, IL, and Highland Park customers come in for brake repair, tires & tire balancing and wheel alignment.
Getting here from Highland Park
- Head out to the main road.
- Turn right onto Green Bay Road for about a mile.
- At the end of the road, turn left onto Waukegan Avenue.
- Continue as the road becomes Sheridan Road for about 2.3 miles.
- Continue as the road becomes Westleigh Road.
- Turn right onto Western Avenue for about 1.3 miles.
- Turn left onto McKinley Road for about 1.3 miles.
- Continue as the road becomes Sheridan Road for about 2.8 miles.
- Turn right onto Buckley Road.
- Turn right onto Sheridan Road (Route 137) for about 5.3 miles.
- At the fork, bear right onto Route 137 for under a mile.
- Turn right onto Sheridan Road (Route 137) for about 6.3 miles.
- Turn right at 11th Street. Wenzel's Automotive is on the corner at 1101 Sheridan Rd.
Of the 21.9 miles, about 11.6 miles on Sheridan Road (Route 137) and about 5.0 miles on Sheridan Road. The route has 13 turns, with no interstate driving. OpenStreetMap routing.
The long way up Sheridan Road
From Highland Park the route follows Sheridan Road north through Highwood, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, then Route 137 through North Chicago and Waukegan. US 41 or I-94 can be faster at rush hour.
Ravinia and ravines
Highland Park's ravine roads and the traffic around Ravinia in summer mean steep grades and stop-and-go. Brake pads and rotors feel it.
Services Highland Park drivers ask for
Where Highland Park is
In a straight line, the shop is about 20 miles north of Highland Park, which is in Lake County, Illinois. Its nearest neighbors on our list: Highwood (1.2 miles), Deerfield (2.5 miles) and Bannockburn (3.5 miles).
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