Interstate 70 in Indiana

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This article is about the section of Interstate 70 in Indiana. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 70.

Interstate 70 marker

Interstate 70
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
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
← 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.

I-70 shield in the state of Indiana

Contents

Route description [edit]

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.

The final sign for the split between I-65 and I-70

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 [edit]

County Location Mile[2] km Exit Destinations Notes
Vigo
 Sugar Creek Township 0.00 0.00 I-70 west / US 40 west – Effingham, St. Louis Illinois state line
1.07 1.72 1 National Road – West Terre Haute, Terre Haute eastbound exit and westbound entrance
3.40 5.47 3 Darwin Road – West Terre Haute
Terre Haute 6.84 11.01 7 US 41 / US 150 – Terre Haute, Evansville
11.18 17.99 11 US 40 east to SR 42 / SR 46 east – Bloomington, Terre Haute, Riley, Terre Haute International Airport Eastern end of US 40 concurrency; western terminus of SR 46
Clay
 Posey Township –
Jackson Township		 22.57 36.32 23 SR 59 – Brazil, Linton
Putnam
 Cloverdale Township 37.09 59.69 37 SR 243 – Putnamville
Cloverdale 41.11 66.16 41 US 231 – Cloverdale, Greencastle
Morgan
 Adams Township 50.65 81.51 51 County Road 1100 West
Hendricks
 Liberty Township 59.21 95.29 59 SR 39 – Belleville, Monrovia
Morgan
 No major junctions
Hendricks
 Plainfield 66.22 106.57 66 SR 267 – Plainfield, Mooresville
68.32 109.95 68 Ameriplex Parkway, Ronald Reagan Parkway – Indianapolis International Airport access road Signed as exits 68A (south) and 68B (north) eastbound
Marion
 Indianapolis 72.75 117.08 69-
73		 I-74 / I-465 / US 36 / US 40 Signed as exits 69 (east/south) and 73 (west/north) eastbound and exits 73A (east/south) and 73B (west/north) westbound
74.53 119.94 Sam Jones Expressway to Raymond Street
76.38 122.92 77 Holt Road
78.42 126.20 78 Harding Street
79.47 127.89 79A West Street
80.01 128.76 79B Illinois Street, McCarty Street
80.72 129.91 80 I-65 south – Louisville Western end of I–65 concurrency
80.77 129.99 110A East Street Westbound exit only
81.01 130.37 83A Fletcher Avenue Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
81.51 131.18 111 Washington Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
81.69 131.47 83A Ohio Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
81.78 131.61 83A New York Street, Michigan Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
82.20 132.29 83B I-65 north – Chicago Eastern end of I–65 concurrency
84.33 135.72 85 Rural Street south, Keystone Avenue north Signed as exits 85A (south) and 85B (north)
86.20 138.73 87 Emerson Avenue
88.47 142.38 89 Shadeland Avenue
89.04 143.30 90 I-465 / US 31 / US 36 / US 52
US 421 / SR 37 / SR 67		 Signed as exit 89 eastbound
90.38 145.45 91 Post Road
Hancock
 Mount Comfort 95.61 153.87 96 Mount Comfort Road
Greenfield 103.31 166.26 104 SR 9 – Maxwell, Greenfield
Henry
 Wayne Township 114.93 184.96 115 SR 109 – Wilkinson, Knightstown
Spiceland Township–Franklin Township 122.68 197.43 123 SR 3 – New Castle, Spiceland
Dudley Township 130.62 210.21 131 Wilbur Wright Road
Wayne
 Jackson Township–
Harrison Township		 136.92 220.35 137 SR 1 – Hagerstown, Connersville, Cambridge City
Center Township 144.88 233.16 145 Centerville Road
Richmond 148.64–
148.74		 239.21–
239.37		 149 US 35 north to SR 38 / Williamsburg Pike – Muncie Western end of US 35 concurrency
150.67 242.48 151 US 27 (Chester Boulevard) – Winchester
152.24 245.01 153 SR 227 – Union City
155.56 250.35 156 US 40 (National Road) – Lewisburg Signed as exits 156A (west) and 156B (east)
156.60 252.02 I-70 / US 35 – Dayton, Columbus Ohio state line
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Closed/former
  •       HOV only
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Tolled/ETC
  •       Unopened

Popular culture [edit]

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

References [edit]

  1. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2002-10-31). "FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1". Retrieved 2009-02-24. 
  2. ^ Staff. "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 15, 2012. 

External links [edit]

Route map: Google / Bing

KML file (edit)


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