Interstate 64 in Indiana

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This article is about the section of Interstate 64 in Indiana. For the entire route, see Interstate 64.

Interstate 64 marker

Interstate 64
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
Highway system
← SR 63 SR 64 →

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

The Sherman Minton Bridge across the Ohio River

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
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

See also

References

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External links

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Interstate 64
Previous state:
Illinois		 Indiana Next state:
Kentucky
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