Interstate 69 in Indiana

This article is about the section of Interstate 69 in Indiana. For the entire route, see Interstate 69.
Interstate 69 marker
Interstate 69
Map
I-69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length342 mi[1][2] (550 km)
Existed1956–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end US 41 in Evansville
Major intersections
North end I-69 at the Michigan state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesVanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, Pike, Daviess, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Johnson, Marion, Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Wells, Allen, DeKalb, Steuben
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
← SR 68→ SR 69

Interstate 69 (I-69), also known as the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Highway[3] south of Indianapolis, in the US state of Indiana travels southwest to northeast, connecting all 3 of the state's largest cities, Evansville, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne. The highway proceeds north to the state of Michigan, reaching its capital city, Lansing and beyond, and is planned to eventually proceed south to the state of Kentucky and beyond.

I-69 begins in Southwestern Indiana at the interchange with U.S. Route 41 (US 41) and Veterans Memorial Parkway in Evansville and crosses the state line traveling due northeast into Michigan northwest of the town of Fremont.[4][5] Between I-64 and Bloomington, four new terrain sections were opened in phases in 2009, 2012, and 2015 as part of the planned national extension of I-69 southwest from Indianapolis, Indiana, via Paducah, Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Houston, Texas, to the international border with Mexico in Texas. The portion of I-69 between US 41 and I-64 is known as the Robert D. Orr Highway[3] and originally was designated I-164.[6] This newer, southern segment was divided into construction segments SIUs 3 and 4, with SIU 2 being the previously existing segment of I-465 on which I-69 now runs concurrently with around Indianapolis. The connection to I-465 on the southern segment was opened in early August 2024, with the southbound connections opening on August 6 and the northbound connections opening on August 9.[7] Southwards, it is anticipated by 2031, I-69 will be extended southwards to cross a new bridge over the Ohio River into Kentucky.[8]

  1. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Interstate 69 in Indiana" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Memorial Highway and Bridge Designations". Indiana Department of Transportation.
  4. ^ "Section 5 officially part of I-69". The Herald-Times. Bloomington. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference M-Ville Open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "I-164 Renamed to I-69 by End of Year" (Press release). Indiana Department of Transportation. November 18, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "I-69/I-465 System Interchange". I-69 Finish Line. Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference KYtoday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).