Quick answer
Driving from Lake Bluff? Plan on about 28 minutes and 15.2 miles north to Wenzel's Automotive, mainly on Sheridan Road (Route 137) and Route 137. The shop is at 1101 Sheridan Rd, Winthrop Harbor, IL, and Lake Bluff customers come in for brake repair, tires & tire balancing and check engine light & diagnostics.
Getting here from Lake Bluff
- Start out on Center Avenue for under a mile.
- Turn sharply right onto Sheridan Road for about 2.1 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 15.2 miles, about 11.6 miles on Sheridan Road (Route 137) and about 2.1 miles on Sheridan Road. The route has 7 turns, with no interstate driving. OpenStreetMap routing.
North on Sheridan Road
From Lake Bluff the route follows Sheridan Road and Route 137 north past Naval Station Great Lakes and through Waukegan and Zion. It is the scenic way and avoids the tollway.
Older streets, older trees
Lake Bluff's tree-lined streets and ravine roads bring leaves, sap and shade that keep pavement wet longer in spring and fall. Good tread depth matters more than most drivers think on wet leaves.
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Where Lake Bluff is
Lake Bluff is in Lake County, Illinois, about 14 miles south of the shop in a straight line. The closest other towns on our list are Lake Forest (1.4 miles), North Chicago (3.4 miles) and Green Oaks (4.2 miles).
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