Kingery Highway
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| Kingery Highway |
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| Length: | 26 miles (42 km) |
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| Direction: | North-south |
| From: |  Illinois Route 171 near Lemont |
| To: | Cook/DuPage county line in Elk Grove Village |
| Major cities: | Willowbrook, Oak Brook, Villa Park, Wood Dale |
| System: | Illinois State Highway System |
The Kingery Highway is the name for Illinois Route 83 in parts of Cook and DuPage Counties in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 171 (Archer Avenue) near Lemont to the Cook/DuPage county line in Elk Grove Village. The Kingery Highway is about 26 miles (42 km) long.
[edit] Route description
The Kingery Highway is a four lane surface road from Archer Avenue to 22nd Street. It traverses over the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal and the Des Plaines River immediately north of Illinois 171, and intersects Interstate 55 at a full cloverleaf interchange.
The Kingery Highway then becomes limited-access freeway running from 22nd Street in Oakbrook Terrace to 63rd Street around Willowbrook. This is a distance of about 5 miles (8 km).
North of that point, the Kingery Highway designation stays on Illinois 83 as a 6-lane divided highway until reaching Devon Avenue in Elk Grove Village. At the Cook/DuPage county line, Kingery Highway becomes Busse Road. Devon Avenue also marks the northern boundary of DuPage County where it meets Cook County.
The Kingery Highway is different from the Kingery Expressway, the name for Interstate 80/94 and U.S. Route 6 in southern Cook County. Both highways are named after Robert Kingery, a former director of the Illinois Public Works.
[edit] Cities of Service
Kingery Highway serves several large cities in DuPage County. From south to north:
- Willowbrook
- Clarendon Hills
- Oak Brook
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Villa Park
- Elmhurst
- Bensenville
- Wood Dale
- Elk Grove Village
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