Illinois Route 83 (original) (raw)

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For the Illinois expressway carrying the Interstate 80/94 designations in SE Cook County, see Kingery Expressway.

State highway in northeastern Illinois, US

Illinois Route 83 markerIllinois Route 83
MapIL 83 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length 91.73 mi[1] (147.63 km)
Existed 1941[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 30 in Lynwood
Major intersections I-80 / I-94 / US 6 in Lansing US 6 in Calumet City I-94 in Dolton I-57 in Posen I-294 Toll in Alsip US 45 in Palos Hills I-55 in Willowbrook 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
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties Cook, DuPage, Lake
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← IL 82→ IL 84
← US 52IL 52→ IL 53

Illinois Route 83 (IL 83) is a 91.73-mile-long (147.63 km) major north–south state highway 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 Wisconsin Highway 83 (WIS 83).

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83 Terminus

IL 83's northern terminus at the Wisconsin state line

IL 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 Boulevard 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 Boulevard in Grayslake and Milwaukee Avenue in Lake Villa. IL 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 Interstate 355 (I-355) and I-294 for the central portion of its routing.

IL 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 IL 54.[4] In 1998, IL 83 was routed slightly north onto 127th Street, from Cal Sag Road.[2] The renumbering was part of a major reconstruction project of the IL 50 intersection with I-294 (Tri-State Tollway).

As part of sign replacement accompanying the renumbering, IL 83 was added to the northbound IL 50 exit from southbound I-294, as the new northbound IL 50 ramp leads directly to IL 83 first. However, IL 83 overlaps IL 50 southbound at the center of the interchange, so southbound IL 50 traffic also joins IL 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 on a four-mile (6.4 km) section of IL 83 from Petite Lake Road to the Wisconsin state line. Changes included adding a center turn lane and intersection reconfigurations at Grass Lake Road, IL 173, and North Avenue. The project was completed in fall 2010.[5]

Major intersections

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  1. ^ Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Rick (March 15, 2005). "Routes 81 through 100". Illinois Highways Page. 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 October 23, 2009.
  6. ^ "Overview Map of IL 83" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

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