Interstate 64 in Indiana
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length: | 123.33 mi[1] (198.48 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1956 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 I-64 at Illinois state line | |||
 US 41 north of Evansville  I-69 / SR 57 near Elberfeld US 231 near Dale  SR 62 / SR 64 in Georgetown US 150 near Greenville I-265 / SR 62 in New Albany | ||||
| East end: |
I-64 / US 150 at Kentucky state line | |||
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Interstate 64 (I-64) in the U.S. state of Indiana is a major east–west highway providing access between Illinois and Kentucky. It passes through Indiana as part of its connection between the two metropolitan areas of St Louis, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky.
Route description
I-64 has a route mostly through the state travels through rural areas, but the final portion of the route is encompassed by the Louisville metropolitan area. The highway enters Indiana after crossing the Wabash River from Illinois. It passes through Posey and Vanderburgh counties, where it connects with U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), and I-69 which travels south to Evansville. Continuing eastward, I-64 passes through Warrick County before straddling the Spencer–Dubois county line, which is also the boundary between the Central and the Eastern time zones.[2] It continues through Perry County, before crossing into Crawford County and the Eastern Time Zone. This portion also travels through Hoosier National Forest. Beyond the forest, the interstate travels through Harrison and Floyd counties before crossing the Sherman Minton Bridge over the Ohio River into Louisville, Kentucky.
History
I-64 was built across the eastern U.S. between St. Louis and the Hampton Roads area of Virginia in the 1960s and 70s. In Indiana, the highway was originally routed along US 50, but political influences from Evansville rerouted the highway along US 460.[3] The Minton Bridge across the Ohio River was closed in 2011 after a two major cracks were found.[4] However, the bridge reopened the following February.[5] The Ohio River Bridges Project in Louisville, while mainly affecting I-65 and I-265, has sparked opposition, most notably 8664.org, which calls for I-64 to be rerouted out of downtown Louisville (and, thus, the Minton Bridge) onto the planned route for I-265. The portion of I-64 between the current I-64/I-265 interchange in New Albany and its Kentucky counterpart would become I-364.[6]
Exit list
| County[7] | Location[7] | mi[8] | km | Exit | Destinations[3] | Notes |
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| Wabash River | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-64 west continues into Illinois | |||
| Posey | Griffin | 4.3 | 6.9 | 4 |  SR 69 south – New Harmony, Mount Vernon, Griffin | Northern terminus of SR 69 |
| Poseyville | 11.9 | 19.2 | 12 |  SR 165 – Poseyville | ||
| Vanderburgh | Armstrong Township | 17.6 | 28.3 | 18 |  SR 65 – Cynthiana, Evansville | |
| Vanderburgh–Gibson county line | Scott–Johnson township line | 24.9 | 40.1 | 25 | US 41 – Evansville, Terre Haute | Signed as 25A (south) and 25B (north) |
| Gibson–Warrick county line | Johnson–Greer township line | 29.4 | 47.3 | 29 | I-69 / SR 57 – Evansville, Henderson, KY | I-69 exits 21A-B; signed as exits 29A (south) and 29B (north); Former Interstate 164; no control city northbound. |
| Warrick | Lynnville | 39.3 | 63.2 | 39 |  SR 61 – Lynnville, Boonville | |
| Pigeon Township | 53.5 | 86.1 | 54 |  SR 161 – Holland, Tennyson | ||
| Spencer | Dale | 56.4 | 90.8 | 57 | US 231 – Dale, Huntingburg, Jasper | Signed as exits 57A (south) and 57B (north) |
| Dubois–Spencer county line | Ferdinand | 62.9 | 101.2 | 63 |  SR 162 – Ferdinand, Jasper, Santa Claus | |
| Perry | Clark Township | 72.2 | 116.2 | 72 |  SR 145 – Birdseye, Bristow | |
| Oil Township | 78.4 | 126.2 | 79 |  SR 37 – Tell City | ||
| Crawford | Union Township | 85.7 | 137.9 | 86 |  SR 237 north – English, Sulphur | |
| Jennings Township | 92.0 | 148.1 | 92 |  SR 66 – Marengo, Leavenworth | ||
| Harrison | Corydon | 105.3 | 169.5 | 105 |  SR 135 – Palmyra, Corydon | |
| Franklin Township | 112.5 | 181.1 | 113 | Lanesville | ||
| Floyd | Edwardsville | 117.8 | 189.6 | 118 | SR 64 west / SR 62 west – Edwardsville, Georgetown | Western end of SR 62 overlap; eastern terminus of SR 64 |
| New Albany | 119.4 | 192.2 | 119 | US 150 west – Greenville | Western end of US 150 concurrency | |
| 121.5 | 195.5 | 121 |   I-265 east / SR 62 east to I-65 to SR 265 | I-265 exit 0; eastern end of SR 62 concurrency. | ||
| 123.3 | 198.4 | 123 | New Albany | |||
| Ohio River | 123.33 | 198.48 | Sherman Minton Bridge I-64 east / US 150 east continues into Kentucky | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Indiana portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ↑ Adderly, Kevin (January 15, 2014). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2013". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ Indiana Roadway Map 2014 (PDF) (Map). Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- 1 2 "Interstate 64". AARoads. 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Sherman Minton Bridge Shut Down: Cracks Found in Bridge". Louisville, KY: WDRB-TV. September 10, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Sherman Minton Bridge Open". Louisville, KY: WDRB-TV. February 18, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ 8664 Overview Presentation (Flash video). Louisville, KY: 8664.org. 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- 1 2 Staff. "I-64 from Griffin to New Albany". Interchange Book. Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ Google (August 2, 2014). "Overview Map of Interstate 64 in Indiana" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
External links
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