Ronald Reagan Parkway (Indiana)
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| Former name(s) | Ronald Reagan Boulevard |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.0 mi (24.1 km) |
| Location | Marion and Hendricks counties, Indiana, United States |
| South end |  SR 67 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | CR 400 and  I-74 |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 1990s |
| Completion | Early 2000s (to US 40) 2012 (US 40 to US 36) 2015 (extension to CR 300) 2017 (extension to I-74) |
Ronald Reagan Parkway and Ameriplex Parkway is a parkway-type road named in part after former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The road was commissioned in the 1990s, and the initial one-mile (1.6 km) section from U.S. Highway 36 to County Road 100 N (CR 100 N) was completed in 1996. It was later extended to CR 200 N. The segment from CR 200 N to CR 300 N opened in early 2015.[1] Construction on the section from CR 300 N to the existing road connecting to US 136 began in 2015 and was completed in late 2017. Another extension via State Road 267 (SR267) to I-65 was planned to be opened by 2020, but has been delayed. A new plan has construction starting on the Hendricks County portion of the northern extension in middle 2023.
Route description
The roadway starts at State Road 67 at a traffic light, and is the southern terminus of Ameriplex Parkway. It heads northeast, meeting three traffic lights. It then comes to exit 68 on Interstate 70 and has a connection to the Indianapolis International Airport. At this interchange, Ameriplex Parkway ends and Ronald Reagan Parkway begins. The parkway then heads north to its northern terminus. It comes to a traffic light at Stafford Road, which connects to SR 267. It goes through one more traffic light at Metropolis Parkway, and a two-way stop intersection with Airtech Parkway. It then comes to its former northern terminus at a traffic light with US 40. From there it goes north through two more traffic lights at CR 200 S (Bradford Road), and CR 100 S (Morris Street). It then goes through traffic lights at US 36, CR 100 N (10th Street), and CR 200 N (21st Street), and then has a traffic light at CR 300 N. Then it continues north, crossing CR 400N and going over a railroad and US 136, before it comes to a stoplight at Connector Road, which connects to US 136. Continuing north, the road crosses Interstate 74 as exit 68 and then continues north to 600N (56th Street).
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | Indianapolis | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 67 | Southern end of Ameriplex Parkway |
| Hendricks | Plainfield | 3.15 | 5.07 |   I-70 (Indianapolis International Airport) / I-465 / I-74 | I-70 exit 68; frontage roads run to I-465; Access to parkway (westbound only) from I-465 is only Exit 9B, and complete I-465 access eastbound; northern end of Ameriplex Pkwy and southern end of Ronald Reagan Parkway |
 US 40 | |||||
| Avon |  US 36 | ||||
| Brownsburg | Connector Road | To US 136 | |||
| I-74 – Indianapolis, Crawfordsville | |||||
| CR 600 North | Northern end of Ronald Reagan Parkway | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Hendricks County Plans Corridor Future". Inside Indiana Business. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.