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===Transportation=== [[File:Joliet station.jpg|thumb|[[Joliet Transportation Center]], served by [[Amtrak]] and [[Metra]] passenger trains]] [[File:Cass Street Bridge in Joliet, Illinois (2012).jpg|thumb|The Cass Street Bridge is one of five 1930s [[bascule bridge]]s spanning the [[Des Plaines River]] in Joliet.]] Situated about {{convert|40|mi|km}} southwest of central Chicago, Joliet has long been a significant transportation hub. It lies on both sides of the Des Plaines River, a major waterway in [[Northern Illinois]], and was one of the principal ports on the [[Illinois and Michigan Canal]]. The [[Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad|Chicago & Rock Island Railroad]] and [[Michigan Central]] came through in the 1850s, and the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] and [[Chicago & Alton Railroad]] soon followed, with the [[Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway]] and [[Milwaukee Road]] lines built around the turn of the century. U.S. Highways [[U.S. Route 6|6]] (the Grand Army of the Republic Highway), [[U.S. Route 30|30]] (the Lincoln Highway), [[U.S. Route 45|45]], [[U.S. Route 52|52]], and [[U.S. Route 66|66]] (Route 66) all ran through the city. In the 1960s, Interstate 55 and [[Interstate 80]] made their way through Joliet, linking up near Channahon just west of the city limits. The phrase "Crossroads of Mid-America", found on the Joliet seal, is an allusion to the intersection of I-80 and I-55 (and, historically, the intersection between the Lincoln Highway and Route 66). [[Joliet Transportation Center]] is the final stop on the [[Metra]] rail lines from Chicago for the [[Heritage Corridor]] route from [[Chicago Union Station]] and the [[Rock Island District]] route from [[LaSalle Street Station]]. A third line, the [[Suburban Transit Access Route|STAR Line]], would have also terminated at the station, but the project was shelved as of 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pyke|first=Marni|title=Do fast buses on I-90 mean falling STAR line?|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120118/news/701189697/|accessdate=December 22, 2012|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=January 18, 2012}}</ref> [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides local bus service six days a week (no service on Sundays) with buses leaving from a terminal in downtown Joliet once an hour. [[Amtrak]] serves [[Joliet Union Station]] daily via its [[Lincoln Service]] and [[Texas Eagle]] routes. Service consists of four Lincoln Service round-trips between [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]] and [[Gateway Transportation Center|St. Louis]], and one Texas Eagle round-trip between [[San Antonio station (Texas)|San Antonio]] and Chicago. Three days a week, the ''Eagle'' continues on to [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Illinois-Missouri-Services-Schedule-091317.pdf|title=Amtrak Lincoln Service and Missouri River Runner timetable|date=September 13, 2017|website=Amtrak|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Texas-Eagle-Schedule-031118.pdf|title=Amtrak Texas Eagle Timetable|date=November 3, 2018|website=Amtrak|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> ====Airports==== The [[Joliet Regional Airport]] is located off Jefferson Street near Interstate 55. [[Lewis University Airport]] is located to the north in the nearby village of [[Romeoville, Illinois|Romeoville]] and is owned by the [[Joliet Regional Port District]]. ====Major highways==== Major highways in Joliet include: {{col-begin}} {{col-break|width=20%}} '''Interstate Highways'''<br /> [[File:I-55.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 55 in Illinois|Interstate 55]]<br /> [[File:I-80.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 80 in Illinois|Interstate 80]]<br /> {{col-break|width=15%}} '''US Highways'''<br /> [[File:US 6.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in Illinois|US 6]]<br /> [[File:US 30.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Illinois|US 30]]<br /> [[File:US 52.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in Illinois|US 52]]<br /> [[File:US 66 (historic).svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 66 in Illinois|US 66]]<br /> {{col-break|width=65%}} '''Illinois Highways'''<br /> [[File:Illinois 7.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 7|Route 7]]<br /> [[File:Illinois 53.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 53|Route 53]]<br /> [[File:Illinois 59.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 59|Route 59]]<br /> [[File:Illinois 171.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 171|Route 171]]<br /> {{col-end}}
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