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Which street has a numerical designation of 0 N/S?

  1. Monroe

  2. Madison

  3. Wacker Drive

  4. Randolph

The correct answer is: Madison

Madison Street is designated as 0 N/S in the Chicago grid system, which serves as the baseline for measuring street addresses and directions in the city. The grid system is organized around State Street and Madison Street, with Madison as the principal east-west dividing line. Streets to the north of Madison are classified as having a numerical designation indicating their distance from this baseline, such as 100 N, 200 N, etc., while streets to the south receive a corresponding negative designation (e.g., 100 S, 200 S). This organization is crucial for navigation and addressing within Chicago. The other streets listed do not serve as the primary baseline for the numerical designation of streets in the same way Madison Street does, leading to a different address numbering scheme around them.