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Interstate 64 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 123.33 mi[1][2] (198.48 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-64 at Illinois state line | |||
 US 41 ear Evansville   I-69 / I-164 / SR 57 near Evansville US 231 in Dale US 150 near New Albany I-265 in New Albany | ||||
| East end |  I-65 at Kentucky state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 64 (I–64) traverses the state from west to east, through southern Indiana. The Indiana portion begins northwest of Evansville and travels east, passing through
Route description[edit]
I–64 enters Indiana over the Wabash River and heads east as a four-lane rural interstate, passing through farmland. The first interchange in Indiana is just south of Griffin at State Road 69 (SR 69). The interstate heads east passing the Black River Welcome Center, before having an interchange at SR 165, in Poseyville. After Poseyville the route crosses over both the Indiana Southwestern Railway and SR 68. The highway passes just north of Evansville and has an interchange at both U.S. Route 41 (US 41) and I–164/I–69.[3][4][5]
After the interchange with I–69 and I–164 the route passes over the Indiana Southern Railroad tracks. The highway has an interchange at US 231 north of Dale, in Spencer County. After Dale the highway crosses into Dubois County. Dubois County is in the Eastern Time Zone. In Dubois County, the road has an interchange at SR 162. After SR 162 the interchange crosses back into Spencer County and the Central Time Zone. The road enters Perry County and enters the Hoosier National Forest. While in the forest the road has an interchange with SR 37. The highway enters Crawford County and back into Eastern Time Zone. The route has an interchange at SR 237, before leaving the national forest. The highway through the Wyandotte Caves, part of the Harrison-Crawford State Forest. The highway has an folded diamond interchange at SR 135 and crosses over the Blue River. The route has a diamond interchange at western end of SR 62 concurrency and the eastern terminus of SR 64.[3][4]
The next interchange is the western end of the US 150 concurrency, followed by an interchange at Interstate 265 and the eastern end of SR 62 concurrency. The last interchange in Indiana is Spring Street in New Albany, with access to SR 111. I–64 leaves Indiana and enters Kentucky on the Sherman Minton Bridge over the Ohio River.[3][4]
History[edit]
Exit list[edit]
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Lawrence | Allison Township | I-64 – St. Louis | ||||||
| Wabash River | 0.00 | 0.00 | Illinois–Indiana state line | |||||
| Posey | Bethel Township | 4.37 | 7.03 | 4 |   SR 69 south / Main Street, Wheeler Road – New Harmony, Mount Vernon, Griffin | Northern terminus of SR 69 | ||
| Robb Township | Black River Welcome Center; eastbound only[6] | |||||||
| 11.88 | 19.12 | 12 |  SR 165 – Poseyville | |||||
| Vanderburgh | Armstrong Township | 17.67 | 28.44 | 18 |  SR 65 (Big Cynthiana Road) – Cynthiana, Evansville | |||
| Vanderburgh–Gibson county line | Scott–Johnson township line | 24.99 | 40.22 | 25 | US 41 – Evansville, Terre Haute | |||
| Gibson–Warrick county line | Johnson–Greer township line | 29.31 | 47.17 | 29 |   I-69 north / I-164 south / SR 57 – Petersburg, Evansville, Henderson, Kentucky | |||
| Warrick | Lynnville | 39.16 | 63.02 | 39 |  SR 61 – Lynnville, Boonville | |||
| Pigeon Township | 53.46 | 86.04 | 54 |  SR 161 – Holland, Tennyson | ||||
| Spencer | Dale | 56.57 | 91.04 | 57 | US 231 – Huntingburg, Dale, Jasper | |||
| Nancy Hanks Rest Area[6] | ||||||||
| Harrison Township | 62.90 | 101.23 | 63 |  SR 162 – Ferdinand, Santa Claus, Jasper | ||||
| Dubois |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Perry | Clark Township | 72.13 | 116.08 | 72 |  SR 145 – Birdseye, Bristow | |||
| Oil Township | 78.33 | 126.06 | 79 |  SR 37 (Dolittle Mills Road) – Tell City | ||||
| Crawford | Union Township | 85.55 | 137.68 | 86 |   SR 237 to SR 37 / Main Street – Sulphur, English | |||
| Jennings Township | 91.83 | 147.79 | 92 |  SR 66 – Leavenworth, Marengo | ||||
| Harrison | Harrison Township | 105.09 | 169.13 | 105 |  SR 135 – Corydon | |||
| Franklin Township | 112.22 | 180.60 | 113 | Crandall Lanesville Road – Lanesville | ||||
| Floyd | Georgetown Township | Lanesville Welcome Center, westbound only[6] | ||||||
| 117.48 | 189.07 | 118 |    SR 62 west / SR 64 west – Georgetown | Western end of SR 62 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 64 | ||||
| Floyds Knobs | 119.11 | 191.69 | 119 | US 150 – Greenville | Western end of US 150 concurrency | |||
| New Albany | 121.22 | 195.08 | 121 |   I-265 east / SR 62 east | Western terminus of I–265; eastern end of SR 62 concurrency | |||
| 122.94 | 197.85 | 123 | Spring Street – New Albany | |||||
| Ohio River | 123.33 | 198.48 | Sherman Minton Bridge | |||||
| Jefferson | Louisville | I-64 south – Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington | Continuation into Kentucky | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- ^ Federal Highway Administration (2002-10-31). "FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1". Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (2004). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c Indiana Department of Transportation (2012). Indiana Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2011–2012 ed.). 1:550,000. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. OCLC 765461296. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c Google (October 22, 2012). "Detcin" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (August 23, 2011). Indiana Railroad Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c Indiana Department of Transportation. "Welcome Centers & Rest Areas". Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 18, 2012.