Lloyd Expressway
Lloyd Expressway | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Indiana Department of Transportation | |
| Length | 14.3 mi (23.0 km) |
| Existed | July 19, 1988–present |
| Component highways | |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Posey/Vanderburgh county line |
University Parkway in Vanderburgh County US 41 in Evansville I-69 in Evansville | |
| East end | Vanderburgh/Warrick county line |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| Counties | Vanderburgh |
| Highway system | |
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The Lloyd Expressway is a major east–west traffic artery located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The route primarily runs through Evansville, Indiana, although the route designation continues west of the Evansville city limits into Perry Township. West of US 41, the expressway is signed as Indiana State Road 62 (SR 62); east of US 41, it is signed as Indiana State Road 66 (SR 66). (North of the expressway, both SR 62 and SR 66 run concurrently with US 41. SR 62 later turns east as Morgan Avenue; shortly after that, SR 66 turns west as Diamond Avenue.)
Route description
The expressway contains a mix of intersections and interchanges. Although Evansville residents are said to use the term “expressway” loosely due to the large number of intersections along the city's stretch of the route,[citation needed] the road actually has many of the characteristics in the standard definition of "expressway": Opposing traffic is separated between intersections and interchanges, largely by medians. There are few driveways along the expressway, with most access made via side roads; most of the driveways that do intersect with the expressway allow right-in/right-out access only, without direct access to or from the opposing lanes.[1]
The expressway either runs adjacent to or supplants Division Street, and serves mainly as a one-way or two-way frontage road east to nearly the Warrick County line.[clarification needed]
The expressway is named in honor of former mayor Russell G. Lloyd, Sr.,[2] who was assassinated after leaving office in 1980.
History
Prior to the expressway, Division Street existed only east of Main Street where, for a short stretch, a railroad ran in tandem down the center of the street (it was decommissioned and removed since the construction of the expressway). Areas west of Main Street along where Division Street would have extended was known as Pennsylvania Avenue. West of Barker Avenue, for about 1.5 miles to the edge of the city limits, the stretch of SR 62 was formerly known as Pennsylvania Avenue even as the highway was drifting south of the city (and county) division line. Congestion on the Pennsylvania Avenue/Division Street artery necessitated an expressway.
The road was built in various stages. The west section of the expressway was completed in the 1950s with plans to continue it east at a later date as funding became available. In the spring of 1983, demolition began on buildings in the expressway's path, with road construction starting on July 29, 1983. Motorists endured five years of detours and construction as the expressway was built through the heart of the city. This phase cost $160 million and officially opened on July 19, 1988.[2] Although there are many traffic signals and there are problems with flooding, the current configuration of the expressway has allowed drivers to travel from one end of the city to the other much more easily than before.[2]
Major intersections
The entire expressway is in Vanderburgh County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | Posey County Line Road | At-grade, non-signaled intersection | |
| 1.1 | 1.8 | McDowell Road | At-grade, non-signaled intersection | ||
| 1.7 | 2.7 | University Parkway | Diamond interchange; access to University of Southern Indiana | ||
| 2.4 | 3.9 | Schutte Road | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 2.6 | 4.2 | Felstead Road | At-grade, non-signaled intersection | ||
| 2.8 | 4.5 | Middle Mt Vernon Road | At-grade, non-signaled intersection | ||
| 3.5 | 5.6 | Boehne Camp Road | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| Evansville | 4.0 | 6.4 | Red Bank Road | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | |
| 4.5 | 7.2 | Rosenberger Avenue | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 4.8 | 7.7 | Dorothy Drive | Former westbound right-in/right-out; closed due to high accident rate | ||
| 5.2 | 8.4 | Ingle Avenue | Right-in/right-out | ||
| 5.3 | 8.5 | Corbierre Avenue | Westbound exit only (to Tekoppel Avenue) | ||
| 5.5 | 8.9 | Barker Avenue | Partial cloverleaf interchange utilizing Igleheart Avenue | ||
| 5.8 | 9.3 | Lemcke Avenue | Westbound access only; right-in/right-out | ||
| 5.9 | 9.5 | Pennsylvania Street | Eastbound entrance only | ||
| 6.0 | 9.7 | St Joseph Avenue | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 6.1 | 9.8 | 12th Avenue | Westbound access only; right-in/right-out | ||
| 6.2 | 10.0 | 11th Avenue | Eastbound access only; right-in/right-out | ||
| 6.3 | 10.1 | 10th Avenue | Right-in/right-out | ||
| 6.4 | 10.3 | Wabash Avenue of Flags | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 7.0 | 11.3 | Fulton Avenue | Diamond interchange, signaled on Fulton Avenue | ||
| 7.4 | 11.9 | Division Street at Mary Street | Former westbound entrance; closed with addition of Fulton Avenue interchange | ||
| 7.6 | 12.2 | John Street at 4th Street | Eastbound entrance only | ||
| 8.0 | 12.9 | John Street at Main Street | Eastbound access only | ||
| 8.0 | 12.9 | Division Street at Main Street | Westbound exit only | ||
| 8.6 | 13.8 | John Street at Garvin Street | Eastbound entrance only | ||
| 8.6 | 13.8 | Division Street at Garvin Street | Westbound exit only | ||
| 9.1 | 14.6 |     US 41 / SR 62 east / SR 66 west | Cloverleaf interchange; route transition from SR 62 (west of US 41) to SR 66 (east of US 41) | ||
| 9.4 | 15.1 | Division Street at Willow Road | Westbound access only | ||
| 9.9 | 15.9 | Weinbach Avenue | Diamond interchange, signaled on Weinbach Avenue | ||
| 10.4 | 16.7 | Boeke Road | Diamond interchange, signaled on Boeke Road | ||
| 10.9 | 17.5 | Vann Avenue | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 11.3 | 18.2 | Stockwell Road | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 11.9 | 19.2 | Green River Road | Single-point urban interchange | ||
| 12.2 | 19.6 | Cullen Avenue | Eastbound access only; right-in/right-out | ||
| 12.3 | 19.8 | Fielding Road | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 12.5 | 20.1 | Brentwood Drive | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection; only cross-traffic movement permitted is left turn from eastbound Lloyd Expy | ||
| 12.7 | 20.4 | Kimber Lane | Westbound access only; right-in/right-out | ||
| 12.8 | 20.6 | Williamsburg Drive | Eastbound access only; right-in/right-out | ||
| 12.9 | 20.8 | Burkhardt Road | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 13.5 | 21.7 | Cross Pointe Boulevard | At-grade, signal-controlled intersection | ||
| 14.1 | 22.7 | I-69, formerly  I-164 | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ IndianaMap (Map). Cartography by Indiana Geographic Information Council. Indiana Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Driving Division Was Frustrating, Scary". Evansville Courier & Press. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ Staff. "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 30, 2011.