Interstate 164

Interstate 164 marker
Interstate 164
Robert D. Orr Highway
Map
I-164 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-64
Length21.39 mi[1] (34.42 km)
Existed1968–2014[2]
History
  • Completed in 1990
  • Re-designated as I-69 in 2014
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end US 41 / Veterans Memorial Parkway in Evansville
North end I-64 / I-69 near Evansville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
SR 164 SR 165

Interstate 164 (I-164) was a spur highway of I-64, between that highway and U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) in Evansville, Indiana. I-164, also known as the Robert D. Orr Highway, had a total length of 21.24 miles (34.18 km) and was the only auxiliary route of I-64 in Indiana. Requested as an Interstate and approved in 1968, the freeway was opened to traffic on August 2, 1990.[3]

On November 15, 2013, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced that 20.70 miles (33.31 km) of I-164 would be renumbered I-69, an action completed in late 2014. The highway thereby became part of an extended I-69 whose route will run north from the Texas border with Mexico to the Michigan border with Canada near Port Huron.[4]

  1. ^ Federal Highway Administration (October 31, 2002). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
  2. ^ "I-164 Renamed to I-69 by End of Year" (Press release). Indiana Department of Transportation. November 18, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Interstate 164". Interstate-Guide.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.[self-published source]
  4. ^ Martin, John. "INDOT: I-164 Will Become I-69, Gradually". Evansville Courier & Press. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2015.