page_title: Illinois Route 7
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Illinois Route 7 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: View south along Illinois Route 7 at the entrance to Interstate 80 eastbound in Joliet, Illinois
context_page_description: Illinois Route 7 is a northeast–southwest state road in northeastern Illinois. Currently, Illinois 7 runs from U.S. Route 6 at Rockdale north through Joliet, and Crest Hill into Lockport, and then east to Orland Park before terminating at Illinois Route 43 in Worth. Illinois 7 runs for about 28.06 miles.
context_section_description: Illinois 7 follows large portions of the Southwest Highway, one of the original routes from Chicago to Joliet.
  Illinois 7 runs along many major streets and overlaps several other routes. It joins with Illinois Route 53 in Crest Hill, Rt.30 (Plainfield Road in Crest Hill and with U.S. 6 at 159th Street between Lockport and Orland Park. Between Rockdale and Worth, Illinois 7 runs along old U.S. Route 66, 159th Street, 143rd Street, Wolf Road, Southwest Highway, and Larkin Avenue, among many others.
caption: View south along Illinois 7 at Interstate 80
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