Interstate 70 in Indiana

Interstate 70
Route information
Maintained by Indiana DOT
Length:	156.60 mi[1] (252.02 km)
Existed:	1956 (completed in 1992) – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-70 / US 40 at Illinois state line
	I-74 / I-465 in Indianapolis I-65 in Indianapolis I-465 in Indianapolis
East end:	I-70 / US 35 at Ohio state line
Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business Indiana roads Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Roads • Former ← SR 69 SR 70 →

In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 70 travels east–west across the state passing through Indianapolis. Interstate 70 crosses into Indiana near Terre Haute and crosses into Ohio in Richmond. It covers 156.60 miles in Indiana. It parallels U.S. Route 40, the old National Road.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Exit list 3 Popular culture 4 References 5 External links

Route description

The Indiana portion of Interstate 70 begins on the Illinois border west of Indianapolis, near Terre Haute. Heading east, I-70 crosses the Wabash River soon after crossing into Indiana. US 40 runs concurrent with I-70 briefly before breaking off and travelling north of I-70. The interstate then crosses through Terre Haute. I-70 intersects with US 41 and US 150 in Terre Haute. Just outside the city, I-70 passes near Terre Haute International Airport. I-70 continues to the northeast towards Indianapolis.

Interstate 70 passes near the Indianapolis International Airport before intersecting with I-465. The interstate crosses the White River before passing south of downtown Indianapolis. The section of I-70 along the east side of downtown Indianapolis overlaps Interstate 65. The junctions are often referred to as the "North Split" and the "South Split," forming the eastern leg of a section of freeways and surface streets locally known as the "Inner Loop" (as opposed to the "Outer Loop" of the I-465 beltway). The north split is also called the "Spaghetti Bowl" due to the visual complexity of the overlapping freeways, ghost ramps and overpasses that were originally intended as a connection to a never-built portion of Interstate 69. East of the downtown area, I-70 intersects with the I-465 loop and traverses east towards Ohio. I-70 reaches a maximum width of five lanes in the Indianapolis area.

A portion of I-70 east of Indianapolis is known as the "Anton Tony Hulman Jr. Memorial Way." Tony Hulman is most known for rescuing the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and making the Indianapolis 500 popular. I-70 does not intersect any significant cities until it reaches Richmond. It does pass within proximity of Greenfield and New Castle. On the northwest side of Richmond, US 35 joins I-70 until it crosses into Ohio. It also intersects with US 27 providing access to Richmond south of the interstate. On the east side of Richmond, US 40 intersects with I-70 immediately to the west of the Ohio border.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Vigo		1.07	1	US 40 east – West Terre Haute, Terre Haute	East end of US 40 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		3.40	3	Darwin Road – West Terre Haute
	Terre Haute	6.84	7	US 41 / US 150 – Terre Haute, Evansville
		11.18	11	SR 641 / SR 46 – Bloomington, Terre Haute, Riley	Serves Terre Haute International Airport
Clay		22.57	23	SR 59 – Brazil, Linton
Putnam		37.09	37	SR 243 – Putnamville
	Cloverdale	41.11	41	US 231 – Cloverdale, Greencastle
Morgan		50.65	51	County Road 1100 West
Hendricks		59.21	59	SR 39 – Belleville, Monrovia
	Plainfield	66.22	66	SR 267 – Plainfield, Mooresville
		68.32	68	Ameriplex Parkway, Ronald Reagan Parkway – Indianapolis International Airport access road	Signed as exits 68A (south) and 68B (north) eastbound
Marion	Indianapolis	72.75	69- 73	I-74 / I-465	Signed as exits 69 (east/south) and 73 (west/north) eastbound and exits 73A (east/south) and 73B (west/north) westbound
		74.53	75	Sam Jones Expressway to Raymond Street
		76.38	77	Holt Road
		78.42	78	Harding Street
		79.47	79A	West Street
		80.01	79B	Illinois Street, McCarty Street
		80.72	80	I-65 south – Louisville	West end of I-65 overlap
		80.77	110A	East Street	Westbound exit only
		81.01	83A	Fletcher Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		81.51	111	US 40 (Washington Street)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		81.69	83A	Ohio Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		81.78	83A	New York Street, Michigan Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		82.20	83B	I-65 north – Chicago	East end of I-65 overlap
		84.33	85	Rural Street south, Keystone Avenue north	Signed as exits 85A (south) and 85B (north)
		86.20	87	Emerson Avenue
		88.47	89	Shadeland Avenue
		89.04	90	I-465	Signed as exit 89 eastbound
		90.38	91	Post Road
Hancock		95.61	96	Mount Comfort Road
	Greenfield	103.31	104	SR 9 – Maxwell, Greenfield
Henry		114.93	115	SR 109 – Wilkinson, Knightstown
		122.68	123	SR 3 – New Castle, Spiceland
		130.62	131	Wilbur Wright Road
Wayne		136.92	137	SR 1 – Hagerstown, Connersville, Cambridge City
		144.88	145	Centerville Road
	Richmond	148.64	149A	Williamsburg Pike
		148.74	149B	US 35 north / SR 38 west – Muncie	West end of US 35 overlap
		150.67	151	US 27 (Chester Boulevard) – Winchester
		152.24	153	SR 227 – Union City
	Richmond	155.56	156	US 40 (National Road) – Lewisburg	Signed as exits 156A (west) and 156B (east)

Popular culture

• The sign to I-70 in Indianapolis is shown at the beginning of the intro for One Day at a Time.

References

External links

• Indiana Highway Ends: Interstate 70

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