| 9th Street (Lockport only) River Oaks Drive (Calumet City only) 165th Street (Indiana only) Renwick Road (Plainfield only) | |
| Part of |   IL 7 / US 6 |
|---|---|
| Length | 24.63 mi (39.64 km) |
| Location | Chicago Southland |
| West end |   Historic US 66 / IL 7 / IL 53 (Broadway, Independence Boulevard) in Lockport |
| East end |  US 6 / IL 83 (Torrence Avenue) in Calumet City |
159th Street is a major east-west street in the southern suburbs of Chicago. It runs east from Thornton Street in Lockport, crossing Interstate 355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) in Lockport, Interstate 57 in Markham, Interstate 294 (Tri-State Tollway) in Harvey and Interstate 94 (Bishop Ford Freeway) in South Holland, on its way to its east end at U.S. Route 6 and Illinois Route 83 (Torrence Avenue) in Calumet City. The road carries no routes from Hopkins Road to Broadway, Independence Boulevard, Illinois Route 7 from Thornton Street to Wolf Road, and carries U.S. Route 6 from Wolf Road to Torrence Avenue, and no routes again from Torrence Avenue to Cline Avenue. The Street intersects 4 Interstate Highways. Interstate 355, Interstate 57, Interstate 294, and Interstate 94.