![]() Washington Street with the US 40 monument in the median | |
Former name(s) | National Road |
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Length | 20.5 mi (33.0 km) |
Location | Indianapolis and Cumberland, Indiana, United States |
West end | Raceway Road |
Major junctions | I-465/I-74 (West side) Meridian Street I-65/I-70 I-69 (Future)/465 (East side) |
East end | Carroll Road |
Washington Street is the primary east–west street in Indianapolis, in the central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The street follows the route of the National Road for almost all of its length in the city of Indianapolis. For a time, its entire length was designated as U.S. Route 40 (US 40) before that highway was re-aligned with the southern segment of Interstate 465 (I-465); now only the segments of Washington Street between I-465 and the city limits on either side of the city are part of US 40.
The street delineates north–south address numbering for the eastern two-thirds of the city; Rockville Road separates north and south from the western border of the city until it meets Washington Street in Wayne Township at Tibbs Avenue.