Illinois Route 53

Illinois Route 53
Illinois Route 53
	IL 53 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by IDOT
Length	82.02 mi (132.00 km)
Existed	1924–present
Major junctions
South end	I-55 in Gardner
	I-80 in Joliet; Historic US 66 / IL 7 in Lockport; ; ; I-88 Toll / IL 110 (CKC) in Lisle; ; IL 390 Toll in Itasca; I-290 in Elk Grove Village; ; I-90 Toll / I-290 in Rolling Meadows;
North end	IL 83 in Long Grove
Location
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Grundy, Will, DuPage, Cook, Lake
Highway system
	Illinois State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Tollways; Scenic;

Illinois Route 53 (IL 53) is an arterial north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. IL 53 runs from Main Street west of historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66) in Gardner to IL 83 in Long Grove, a distance of 82.02 miles (132.00 km).^[1] It mainly cuts through the western suburbs of Chicago, passes through Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Crest Hill and Joliet, merging into I-55 at Gardner.

^ ^a ^b Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
^ Carlson, Rick (March 15, 2006). "Routes 41 thru 60". Illinois State Highways Page. Retrieved March 23, 2006.^{[self-published source]}

[t2-1] Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 8, 2007.

[n9jig-2] Carlson, Rick (March 15, 2006). "Routes 41 thru 60". Illinois State Highways Page. Retrieved March 23, 2006.^{[self-published source]}

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