Illinois Route 7
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| Maintained by IDOT | ||||
| Length: | 28.06 mi[2] (45.16 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1918[1] – present | |||
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| South[3] end: |  US 6 in Rockdale |
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 I-80 in Rockdale US 52 in Joliet US 30 in Joliet I-355 east of Lockport US 6 in Orland Park |
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| North end: |  IL 43 in Worth |
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| Counties: | Will, Cook | |||
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Illinois state highway system
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→Illinois Route 7 is a north–south state road in northeastern Illinois. Currently, Illinois 7 runs from U.S. Route 6 at Rockdale north through Joliet, and Crest Hill into Lockport, and then east to Orland Park before terminating at Illinois Route 43 in Worth. Illinois 7 runs for about 28.06 miles (45.16 km).[2]
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[edit] Route description
Illinois 7 follows large portions of the Southwest Highway, one of the original routes from Chicago to Joliet.
Illinois 7 runs along many major streets and overlaps several other routes. It joins with Illinois Route 53 in Crest Hill, Rt.30 (Plainfield Road in Crest Hill and with U.S. 6 at 159th Street between Lockport and Orland Park. Between Rockdale and Worth, Illinois 7 runs along old U.S. Route 66, 159th Street, 143rd Street, Wolf Road, Southwest Highway, and Larkin Avenue, among many others.
[edit] History
SBI Route 7 originally ran from East Moline to Chicago, mostly on current U.S. 6 and Illinois 7. When U.S. 6 was designated, Illinois 7 was dropped west of what is now Orland Park. In 1967, it was dropped in the city limits of Chicago (terminating in Oak Lawn, and also extended to Illinois Route 53 in Lockport. Two years later, it was extended to Rockdale. In 1970, the eastern end was cut back to its current terminus.[1]
[edit] Major intersections
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| County | Location | Mile | Junction | Notes |
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| Will | Rockdale | US 6 |
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| Joliet | I-80 – Moline, Rock Island, Indiana |
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 US 51 (Jefferson Street) |
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 US 30 / Lincoln Highway (Plainfield Road) |
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 IL 53 south (Broadway Street) – Crest Hill |
South end of IL 53 overlap | |||
| Romeoville | IL 53 north (Independence Boulevard) |
North end of IL 53 overlap | ||
| Lockport |  IL 171 (State Street) |
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| I-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) |
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| Cook | Orland Park | US 6 (Wolf Road, 159th Street) |
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 US 45 (96th Avenue) |
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| Palos Park |  IL 83 (Calumet Sag Road) |
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| Worth | IL 43 (Harlem Avenue) |
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| Southwest Highway | Continuation beyond IL 43 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways Page: Routes 1 thru 20. Last updated March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
- ^ a b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ Burmaster, Bill. Roads of the Mid-South and West - Illinois State Route 7. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
