Draft:Independence Boulevard (Illinois)

Independence Boulevard
	Independence Boulevard southbound
Part of	Historic US 66 / IL 7 / IL 53
Maintained by	the Illinois Department of Transportation
Length	8.4 mi (13.5 km)
Location	Romeoville, Crest Hill
North end	; ; Historic US 66 north (Joliet Road) / IL 53 north (Bolingbrook Drive)
South end	; ; ; IL 7 west (Theodore Street) / Historic US 66 south / IL 53 south (Broadway)

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Independence Boulevard is a north-south road in Romeoville and Crest Hill, Illinois. It serves as part of Illinois Route 53 and Illinois Route 7, as well as the former U.S. Route 66.

Major Intersections

The entire route is in Will County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Joliet–Crest Hill city line	0.0	0.0	IL 7 west (Theodore Street) / Historic US 66 south / IL 53 south (Broadway)	Southern terminus; Southern end of IL 7 concurrency; IL 53 and Historic US 66 continue south as Broadway
Crest Hill	3.0	4.8	IL 7 east (9th Street) / CR 36 east (Renwick Road)	Northern end of IL 7 concurrency
Romeoville	4.2	6.8	Lewis University Airport (Airport Road)
Romeoville	8.4	13.5	Historic US 66 north (Joliet Road) / IL 53 north (Bolingbrook Drive) to I-55 Toll	Northern terminus; Historic US 66 continues northeast as Joliet Road, IL 53 continues north as Bolingbrook Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

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