Interstate 65 in Indiana

This article is about the section of Interstate 65 in Indiana. For the entire route, see Interstate 65.

Interstate 65 marker

Interstate 65
Route information
Maintained by Indiana DOT
Length: 261.27 mi[1] (420.47 km)
Existed: 1956 – present
Major junctions
South end: I-65 at Kentucky state line
  I-265 / SR 62 / SR 265 in Jeffersonville
I-74 / I-465 in Indianapolis
I-70 in Indianapolis
I-465 in Indianapolis
I-865 in Indianapolis
I-80 / I-94 / US 6 in Gary
North end: I-90 / Indiana Toll Road / US 12 / US 20 in Gary
Highway system
SR 64SR 65

In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 65 traverses the state from southeast to northwest. The Indiana portion begins near Louisville, Kentucky and travels north, passing through Columbus, Indianapolis, and Lafayette. Interstate 65 terminates near Gary on the Indiana Toll Road. Interstate 65 covers 261.27 miles (420.47 km) in the state of Indiana. This is one of the principal interstate highways that cross the state, and, more specifically, intersect at the city of Indianapolis, that has given the state the nickname of "Crossroads of America".

Route description

Interstate 65 enters the state at Jeffersonville (near Louisville, Kentucky on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge). I-65 travels past Clark State Forest before reaching Seymour to the north. I-65 intersects with US 50 providing access to Seymour to the west. US 31 runs parallel to the interstate until it reaches Indianapolis. North of Seymour, I-65 passes through Columbus. Just north of Columbus, I-65 runs near Camp Atterbury, an Indiana National Guard training base. The interstate continues north into Indianapolis.

Interstate 65 just outside Indianapolis, Indiana

Interstate 65 crosses the I-465 loop before reaching Indianapolis. The section of Interstate 65 in downtown Indianapolis overlaps Interstate 70. The junctions are often referred to as the "North Split" and the "South Split", forming a section of interstate locally known as the "Inner Loop" or "Spaghetti Bowl" due to the visual complexity of the overlapping freeways. In 1999, the 25-mile (40 km) segment of Interstate 65 between the two Interstate 465 interchanges was renamed the Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Highway. I-65 leaves the I-465 loop on the northwest side of Indianapolis. The highway travels past Eagle Creek Park and it then passes the terminus of I-865 and picks up US 52. At mile marker 116, I-65 passes Crown Hill Cemetery, burial site and memorial of President Benjamin Harrison.

The segment of Interstate 65 north of Indianapolis heads in the direction of Chicago, Illinois. US 52 runs concurrent until the north side of Lebanon. From this point US 52 runs parallel to I-65. At about the halfway point to the end of I-65 and Indianapolis, I-65 passes through Lafayette. I-65 crosses the Wabash River in Lafayette and passes next to Prophetstown State Park. North of Lafayette, I-65 passes through the open flatlands of northwest Indiana. Protruding from the fields are some of the hundreds of wind turbines of the Benton County Wind Farm and Fowler Ridge Wind Farm.

At approximately mile 199.4 is the time zone boundary between Central Time (Jasper County) and Eastern Time (White County). As with all time zone changes on highways maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation, this change in time zone is not marked with any roadside signage.

Upon crossing into Lake County, over the Kankakee River, the highway is known as the Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway.[2] It is known as this from that point to its northern terminus. The northern terminus of Interstate 65 is only 18 mile (0.20 km) north of Interstate 90 (Indiana Toll Road).

History

Prior to 2004, the interchange from Interstate 90 to Interstate 65 required making a physical left turn onto Interstate 65 via a traffic signal; traffic from Interstate 65 to Interstate 90 bypassed the traffic signal via an isolated right-turn lane. It has since been grade-separated.

As part of the "Operation Indy Commute" project, INDOT began work in 2013 to widen I-65 on both northbound and southbound roads from Exit 103 at Southport Road northward to the southern junction with I-465, increasing the lanes temporarily to 4 on this section to improve merging traffic entering I-65 South from I-465 and from the westward exit into I-65 North from Southport Road. To reduce congestion on I-65 South from I-465 West, the cloverleaf exit from I-465 West was replaced by a flyover overpass to I-65 South. The I-465 East exit to I-65 South was expanded for improved merging with the westbound flyover. Most of this work was completed in late 2014.[3]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[4]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Ohio RiverJohn F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge (southbound)
Abraham Lincoln Bridge (northbound)
I-65 continues south into Kentucky
ClarkJeffersonville0.320.510Market Street, Court Street JeffersonvilleClosed since 15 December 2015.
0.621.001 US 31 south (10th Street)Southern end of US 31 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance; US 31 serves as service drives for I-65 until Exit 4
0.771.24110th Street JeffersonvilleFormerly SR 62 east
1.732.781Brown's Station Way New AlbanyNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; formerly SR 62 west
2.073.332Eastern Boulevard
3.826.154 US 31 north / Lewis & Clark ParkwayFormerly SR 131
5.038.105Veterans Parkway
5.709.176 I-265 west / SR 62 / SR 265 east New AlbanyI-265 east exit 7, west exits 7A-B; signed as exits 6A (east) & 6B (west)
Sellersburg7.3611.847 SR 60 Salem
9.1014.659 SR 311 (Charlestown Road) Speed, Sellersburg, New Albany
Memphis15.7825.4016Blue Lick Road
Henryville19.2530.9819 SR 160 Charlestown, Henryville
ScottScottsburg29.3247.1929 SR 56 (McClane Avenue) Scottsburg, SalemSigned as exits 29A (east) and 29B (west) southbound
Austin33.5053.9134 SR 256 (Main Street) AustinSigned as exits 34A (east) and 34B (west) southbound
JacksonVernon Township36.5258.7736 US 31 (Armstrong Street) Crothersville, Austin
41.0866.1141 SR 250 Uniontown, Crothersville
Seymour49.5579.7450 US 50 (Tipton Street) North Vernon, Seymour, BrownstownSigned as exits 50A (east) and 50B (west)
Redding Township55.3289.0355 SR 11 Jonesville, Seymour
BartholomewColumbus63.72102.5564 SR 58 west (450 South) Walesboro, Ogilville
68.29109.9068 SR 46 (Jonathan Moore Pike) Nashville, Columbus, Bloomington
Taylorsville75.74121.8976 US 31 Taylorsville, Columbus, EdinburghSigned as exits 76A (south) and 76B (north)
ShelbyJackson Township80.06128.8480 SR 252 (Shelbyville Road) Edinburgh, Flat Rock
JohnsonFranklin89.54144.1090 SR 44 (King Street) Shelbyville, Franklin
Pleasant Township94.41151.9495Whiteland Road Whiteland
97.22156.4697East Worthsville RoadDiverging diamond interchange opened November 23,2015
Greenwood99.13159.5399Main Street Greenwood
JohnsonMarion
county line
100.65161.98101County Line Road
MarionIndianapolis103.03165.81103Southport Road
105.90170.43106 I-74 / I-465I-74/465 exits 53A-B; future I-69.
107.05172.28107Keystone Avenue
108.90175.26109Raymond Street
109.97176.98110AMorris Street, Prospect StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
110.10177.19110B I-70 west St. LouisSouthern end of I-70 concurrency, east exit 80.
110.39177.66110AEast StreetSouthbound exit
110.52177.86111 (NB)Washington StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
111.02178.67111 (SB)Davidson Street, Ohio StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
111.29179.10111Ohio StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
111.60179.60112A I-70 east Dayton, ColumbusNorthern end of I-70 concurrency, west exit 83B; has an entrance from Michigan Street onto I-70 (east) & I-65 (north).
112.96181.79113Pennsylvania Street, Meridian Street
113.51182.68114Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, West Street
114.26183.8811521st Street
115.32185.5911629th Street, 30th StreetNo southbound exit
115.79186.35117Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. StreetNo northbound exit
118.89191.3311938th StreetDirectional access only; 38th Street serves as collector/distributor lane for interchange with Kessler Boulevard
120.69194.23121Lafayette Road
122.69–
123.28
197.45–
198.40
123 I-465 Indianapolis International AirportDirectional access only; airport signed southbound only
124.17199.8312471st Street
BooneEagle Township129.09207.75129 I-865 east (US 52 east) to I-465Southern end of US 52 concurrency; western terminus of I-865; southbound exit and northbound entrance
129.85208.97130CR 650 South/Oak Street Zionsville, WhitestownFormerly SR 334
Perry Township133.08214.17133 SR 267 Brownsburg, Whitestown
Lebanon137.44221.19138Indianapolis Road, Indianapolis Avenue LebanonSouthbound exit connects to Hall Baker Road; Lebanon only signed southbound; no access from northbound Hall Baker Road to southbound I-65
138.61223.07139 SR 39 (Lebanon Street) Lizton, Lebanon
139.88225.12140 SR 32 (South Street) Lebanon, Crawfordsville
141.29227.38141Lafayette AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Center Township141.61227.90141 US 52 westNorth end of US 52 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Washington Township145.61234.34146 SR 47 Thorntown, Sheridan
ClintonWashington Township157.56253.57158 SR 28 Frankfort, Attica
TippecanoeDayton168.16270.63168 SR 25 south (Walnut Street) / SR 38 Dayton, LafayetteSouthern end of SR 25 concurrency
Lafayette171.73276.37172 SR 26 (South Street) Lafayette, Rossville
174.77281.27175 SR 25 north (Schuyler Avenue) Lafayette, DelphiNorthern end of SR 25 concurrency
West Lafayette177.90286.30178 SR 43 (River Road) Brookston, West Lafayette
WhitePrairie Township187.54301.82188 SR 18 Brookston, Fowler
West Point Township192.96310.54193 US 231 Chalmers, Wolcott
JasperCarpenter Township200.94323.38201 US 24 / US 231 Wolcott, Remington
204.51329.13205 US 231 Remington, Rensselaer
Newton Township214.24344.79215 SR 114 Morocco, Rensselaer
Newton Township Union Township219.94353.96220 SR 14 Winamac
Keener Township229.00368.54230 SR 10 Roselawn, Demotte
Newton
No major junctions
LakeEagle Creek Township239.31385.13240 SR 2 (181st Avenue) Lowell, HebronHebron signed northbound only
Crown Point246.68396.99247 US 231 Crown Point, HebronHebron signed southbound only
249.48401.50249109th Avenue Crown Point, WinfieldInterchange opened September 30, 2010
Merrillville252.06405.65253 US 30 (Lincoln Highway) Merrillville, Valparaiso, Schererville
254.57409.6925561st Avenue
Hobart Lake Station257.67414.68258
Bus. US 6 (Ridge Road)
Gary259.06416.92259 I-80 / I-94 / US 6 Chicago, Toledo, DetroitI-80/94 exits 11 (east only)-12; signed as exits 259A (west) & 259B (east).
260.59419.3826115th Avenue
261.22420.39262 I-90 / Indiana Toll Road Illinois, OhioI-90 exit 17; northbound exit and southbound entrance
261.27420.47262 US 12 / US 20 Portage, GaryNorthern terminus of I-65 at-grade
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

I-65 has three auxiliary routes in Indiana:

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

Interstate 65
Previous state:
Kentucky
Indiana Next state:
Terminus
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