Illinois Route 83

Illinois Route 83
Illinois Route 83
	IL 83 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	91.73 mi (147.63 km)
Existed	1941–present
Major junctions
South end	US 30 in Lynwood
	I-80 / I-94 / US 6 in Lansing; I-94 in Dolton; I-57 in Posen; ; I-294 Toll in Posen; ; I-294 Toll / IL 50 in Alsip; US 45 in Palos Hills; I-55 in Darien; ; ; I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) in Oakbrook Terrace; I-290 in Addison; ; IL 390 Toll in Bensenville;
North end	WIS 83 in Antioch
Location
Counties	Cook, DuPage, Lake
Highway system
	Illinois State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Tollways;

Illinois Route 83 (IL 83) is a 91.73-mile-long (147.63 km) major north–south state road in northeast Illinois. It stretches from U.S. Route 30 (US 30, Lincoln Highway) by Lynwood and Dyer, Indiana, north to the Wisconsin border by Antioch at Highway 83.

Route description[]

IL 83's northern terminus at the Wisconsin state line

Illinois 83 passes through Cook County, DuPage County, and Lake County. It begins as part of Glenwood-Dyer Road in Lynwood, and then follows Torrence Avenue though Lansing, 147th Street/Sibley Blvd though Calumet City, Dolton, Harvey, Dixmoor, then north on Cicero, and then northwest on Cal Sag Road through Cook County. It then becomes known as the Kingery Highway through DuPage County, and then follows Busse Road, Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road in northern Cook County. In Lake County it is named McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove, Ivanhoe Road north of Mundelein, Barron Blvd. in Grayslake and Milwaukee Avenue in Lake Villa. Illinois 83 ranges from a width of two thru lanes at either terminus to six lanes through DuPage County. It is the main north–south arterial route falling between Interstates 355 and 294 for the central portion of its routing.

History[]

Illinois Route 83 bridge over the Ship and Sanitary Canal

SBI Route 83 was modern Illinois Route 17 from New Boston to Galva.^[3] In 1941 it was changed to the Lynwood-to-Antioch routing, replacing Illinois Route 52 and Illinois Route 54.^[4] In 1998, Illinois 83 was routed slightly north onto 127th Street, from Cal Sag Road.^[2] The renumbering was part of a major reconstruction project of the Illinois Route 50 intersection with Interstate 294 (Tri-State Tollway).

As part of sign replacement accompanying the renumbering, Illinois 83 was added to the northbound Illinois 50 exit from southbound I-294, as the new northbound Illinois 50 ramp leads directly to Illinois 83 first. However, Illinois 83 overlaps Illinois 50 southbound at the center of the interchange, so southbound Illinois 50 traffic also joins Illinois 83 at the end of the ramp. This is not reflected in the current signage on the tollway.

A $13.4 million construction project was completed in northern Lake County by improving a 4-mile section of Illinois 83 from Petite Lake Road to the Wisconsin state line. Improvements included adding a center turn lane and intersection modernizations at Grass Lake Road, Illinois Route 173, and North Avenue. The project was completed in fall 2010.^[5]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cook	Lynwood	0.0	0.0	US 30 / Lincoln Highway	Southern terminus of IL 83
	Lansing	5.5	8.9	I-80 / I-94 / US 6 east (Kingery Expressway) to I-294	Southern end of US 6 concurrency; I-80 exit 161
	Calumet City	7.1	11.4	US 6 west (159th Street, River Oaks Drive)	Northern end of US 6 concurrency
	Dolton	9.7	15.6	I-94 (Bishop Ford Freeway) – Chicago, Indiana	I-94 exit 71
	Harvey	12.9	20.8	IL 1 (Halsted Street)
	Posen	14.9	24.0	I-57	I-57 exit 350
	Posen	15.5	24.9	I-294 Toll north (Tri-State Tollway) – Wisconsin	I-Pass only; no access to I-294 south or from I-294 north; I-294 exit 8
	Midlothian	17.9	28.8	IL 50 south (Cicero Avenue)	Southern end of IL 50 concurrency
	Alsip	20.5	33.0	IL 50 north (Cicero Avenue) to I-294 Toll	Northern end of IL 50 concurrency
	Palos Heights	23.7	38.1	IL 43 (Harlem Avenue)
	Palos Heights	24.7	39.8	IL 7 (Southwest Highway) / south (80th Avenue)
	Palos Hills	26.9	43.3	US 45 (La Grange Road, 96th Avenue)	Interchange
	Lemont	30.9	49.7	IL 171 south (Archer Avenue)	Southern end of IL 171 concurrency
	Lemont	31.7	51.0	IL 171 north (Archer Avenue)	Northern end of IL 171 concurrency
DuPage	Darien	34.8	56.0	I-55 / Historic US 66 – Chicago, Joliet	I-55 exit 274
	Hinsdale	38.1	61.3	CR 35 (55th Street)	Interchange
	Hinsdale	39.6	63.7	US 34 (Ogden Avenue / Walter Payton Memorial Highway)	Interchange
	Oak Brook	41.2	66.3	CR 34 (31st Street / Oak Brook Road)	Interchange
	Oak Brook	42.1	67.8	I-88 Toll east / IL 110 (CKC) east (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) – Chicago	Access to I-88/IL 110 west via 22nd Street; I-88 exit 137
	Oakbrook Terrace	42.9	69.0	IL 56 (Butterfield Road)	Interchange
	Oakbrook Terrace–Elmhurst city line	43.2	69.5	IL 38 (Roosevelt Road)	Interchange
	Elmhurst	46.3	74.5	IL 64 (North Avenue)
	Addison–Elmhurst village line	47.6	76.6	US 20 (Lake Street) / CR 20 east (Grand Avenue)	Interchange
	Addison–Elmhurst village line	47.8	76.9	I-290 – Chicago, Rockford	I-290 exit 10
	Bensenville	50.2	80.8	IL 19 (Irving Park Road)
	Bensenville	51.7	83.2	IL 390 Toll west (Elgin O'Hare Tollway)	I-Pass only; current eastern terminus of IL 390
Cook	Elk Grove Village	54.5	87.7	IL 72 west (Oakton Street, Higgins Road)	Western end of IL 72 concurrency
	Elk Grove Village	54.5	87.7	IL 72 east (Higgins Road)	Eastern end of IL 72 concurrency
	Mount Prospect	56.0	90.1	IL 62 west (Algonquin Road)	Eastern terminus of IL 62
		57.2	92.1	IL 58 (Golf Road)
		58.4	94.0	US 14 (Northwest Highway, Ronald Reagan Highway)
		59.7	96.1	US 12 (Rand Road)
	Wheeling	63.7	102.5	IL 68 (Dundee Road)
Lake	Long Grove	67.7	109.0	IL 53 south	Northern terminus of IL 53
	Long Grove	69.2	111.4	IL 22 (Half Day Road)
	Mundelein	71.9	115.7	US 45
		72.3	116.4	IL 60 east (Town Line Road)	Southern end of IL 60 concurrency
		75.7	121.8	IL 176
		75.8	122.0	IL 60 west	Northern end of IL 60 concurrency
	Grayslake	79.7	128.3	IL 137 east (Buckley Road)	Western terminus of IL 137
	Grayslake	80.0	128.7	IL 120 (Belvidere Road)
	Lake Villa	86.3	138.9	IL 132 (Grand Avenue)
	Antioch	90.4	145.5	IL 173
	Antioch	92.22	148.41	WIS 83 north	Wisconsin state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Electronic toll collection Incomplete access

References[]

^ Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
^ ^a ^b Carlson, Rick. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 through 100. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2006.
^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1939). Illinois Road Map (Map) (1939–1940 ed.). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1942). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.
^ "Illinois Route 83 Project FAQ". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
^ Google (February 23, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 83" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

External links[]

Route map:

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Illinois Highway Ends: Illinois Route 83

[t2-1] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[n9jig-2] Carlson, Rick. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 81 through 100. Last updated March 15, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2006.

[3] Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1939). Illinois Road Map (Map) (1939–1940 ed.). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.

[4] Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1942). Illinois Road Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State – via Illinois Digital Archives.

[5] "Illinois Route 83 Project FAQ". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

[Google_Maps-6] Google (February 23, 2017). "Overview Map of IL 83" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

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