Interstate 65 in Indiana

I-65 Toll at Kentucky state line
Major intersections	SR 265 in Jeffersonville I-74 / I-465 in Indianapolis I-70 in Indianapolis I-465 in Indianapolis US 52 in Indianapolis I-80 / I-94 / US 6 in Gary I-90 Toll / Indiana Toll Road in Gary
North end	US 12 / US 20 in Gary
Location
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Clark, Scott, Jackson, Bartholomew, Shelby, Johnson, Marion, Hendricks, Boone, Clinton, Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Lake
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Indiana State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 64 → SR 65

Interstate 65 (I-65) in the US state of

I-65 crosses the I-465 loop before reaching Indianapolis. The section of I-65 in Downtown Indianapolis overlaps I-70. The junctions are often referred to as the "North Split" and the "South Split", forming a section of Interstate locally known as the "Inner Loop" or "Spaghetti Bowl" due to the visual complexity of the overlapping freeways. The "North Split" was closed for reconstruction in early 2021 and reopened to traffic in May 2023.^[2] As part of that reconstruction, the old ramps were replaced with ones that eliminate the lane switching that drivers originally had to perform to stay on I-70 eastbound and I-65 northbound.^[3]

In 1999, the 25-mile (40 km) segment of I-65 between the two I-465 interchanges was renamed the

The segment of I-65 north of Indianapolis heads in the direction of

North of Lafayette, I-65 parallels US 231 and passes through the open flatlands of northwest Indiana. Protruding from the fields are some of the hundreds of wind turbines of the Benton County Wind Farm and Fowler Ridge Wind Farm. At approximately mile 199.4 is the timezone boundary between Central Time (Jasper County) and Eastern Time (White County). The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) marked change in timezone with a two-sided blue sign in the center median.

Upon crossing into

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History

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Initial construction

Like all Interstate Highways in Indiana, I-65 was constructed in segments. There were six segments in the southern portion of the state between the

Unlike for most of portions of I-70 within the I-465 beltway, several inner sections of I-65 were built throughout the overall project lifespan.^[5] However, the final three segments from the south side through the heart of the city, including the common portion of I-65 and I-70 (east leg of the "Inner Belt"), were not finished and opened to traffic until October 1976.^[8]

Subsequent improvements

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Prior to 2004, the interchange from the Indiana Toll Road to southbound I-65 required making a physical left turn onto I-65 via a traffic signal; traffic from northbound I-65 to I-90 bypassed the traffic signal via an isolated right-turn lane. This deficiency has since been corrected by a grade-separation.^{[citation needed]}

As part of the Operation Indy Commute project, INDOT began work in 2013 to widen I-65 on both northbound and southbound mainlines from exit 103 at Southport Road northward to the southern junction with I-465 (exit 106), adding auxiliary lanes in this section to improve merging of traffic entering southbound I-65 from I-465 and entering northbound I-65 from westbound Southport Road. To reduce congestion on I-65 South from I-465 west, the loop ramp from westbound I-465 was replaced by a flyover ramp to southbound I-65. The eastbound I-465 exit to southbound I-65 south was also expanded for improved merging with traffic from the new west-to-south flyover. Most of this work was completed in late 2014.^[9]

Exit list

County	Location	mi[10]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
I-65 Toll south (John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge) – Louisville		Continuation into Kentucky
		Abraham Lincoln Bridge (northbound toll in Kentucky) John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge (southbound toll in Kentucky)
Clark	Jeffersonville	0.32	0.51	0	Court Avenue / 6th Street	No southbound exit
	service drives for I-65 through exit 4 Southbound signage; last free exit southbound before toll bridge
		2.07	3.33	2	Eastern Boulevard
		3.82	6.15	4	SR 131
	Clarksville	5.03	8.10	5	Veterans Parkway
		5.70	9.17	6	SR 265 east – New Albany	I-265 east exit 7, west exits 7A-B; signed as exits 6A (east) & 6B (west)
	Sellersburg	7.36	11.84	7	SR 60 – Salem
		9.10	14.65	9	Charlestown Road – Speed, Sellersburg, New Albany	Formerly SR 311
	Memphis	15.78	25.40	16	Blue Lick Road
	Henryville	19.25	30.98	19	SR 160 – Charlestown, Henryville
Scott	Scottsburg	29.32	47.19	29	SR 56 (McClane Avenue) – Scottsburg, Salem	Signed as exits 29A (east) and 29B (west) southbound
	Austin	33.50	53.91	34	SR 256 (Main Street) – Austin	Signed as exits 34A (east) and 34B (west) southbound
Jackson	Vernon Township	36.52	58.77	36	US 31 (Armstrong Street) – Crothersville, Austin
		41.08	66.11	41	SR 250 – Uniontown, Crothersville
	Seymour	49.55	79.74	50	US 50 (Tipton Street) – North Vernon, Seymour, Brownstown	Signed as exits 50A (east) and 50B (west)
	Redding Township	55.32	89.03	55	SR 11 – Jonesville, Seymour
Bartholomew	Columbus	63.72	102.55	64	SR 58 west (450 South) – Walesboro, Ogilville
		68.29	109.90	68	SR 46 (Jonathan Moore Pike) – Nashville, Columbus, Bloomington
	Taylorsville	75.74	121.89	76	US 31 – Taylorsville, Columbus, Edinburgh	Signed as exits 76A (south) and 76B (north)
Shelby	Jackson Township	80.06	128.84	80	SR 252 (Shelbyville Road) – Edinburgh, Flat Rock
Johnson	Franklin	89.54	144.10	90	SR 44 (King Street) – Shelbyville, Franklin
	Pleasant Township	94.41	151.94	95	Whiteland Road – Whiteland
		97.22	156.46	97	Worthsville Road	Diverging diamond interchange opened November 23, 2015
	Greenwood	99.13	159.53	99	Main Street
Indianapolis line	100.65	161.98	101	County Line Road
Indianapolis	103.03	165.81	103	Southport Road
	105.90	170.43	106	US 40 / SR 37 / SR 67 – Peoria, Cincinnati	I-465 exits 53A-B; future I-69
	107.05	172.28	107	Keystone Avenue
	108.90	175.26	109	Raymond Street
	109.97	176.98	110A	Morris Street, Prospect Street	Northbound exit; Southbound entrance
	110.10	177.19	110B	I-70 west – St. Louis	Southern end of I-70 concurrency; I-70 east exit 80; northbound left exit to westbound I-70, left entrance by eastbound I-70; access to Indianapolis International Airport
	110.39	177.66	110A	East Street	Southbound exit only
	110.52	177.86	111	Fletcher Avenue	Southbound exit (from C/D lanes ) and northbound left entrance (via Calvary Street)
	111.02	178.67	111	US 52/US 421
	111.20	178.96	111	Ohio Street	Southbound exit (from C/D lanes) and northbound entrance via Pine Street (at Michigan Street)
	111.49	179.43	111	New York Street, Michigan Street	Southbound exit (from C/D lanes) via Davidson Street (at North Street) and northbound entrance via Pine Street (at Michigan Street)
	111.60	179.60	112	I-70 east – Columbus, Dayton	Northern end of I-70 concurrency; I-70 west exit 83B; split entrance from Pine Street (at Michigan Street) onto eastbound I-70 and left entry onto northbound I-65
	112.96	181.79	113	Pennsylvania Street, Split diamond interchange: Northbound exit to 12th Street (at Pennsylvania) and entrance (from 12th at Illinois); southbound exit to 11th Street (at Illinois) and entry (from 11th at Delaware Street); formerly US 31/SR 37
	113.51	182.68	114	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street to West Street	Formerly US 52/US 421/SR 67
	114.26	183.88	115	21st Street
	115.32	185.59	116	29th Street, 30th Street	29th and 30th streets form a one-way pairing; no southbound exit or access from 29th Street to north I-65
	115.79	186.35	117	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street	No northbound exit; formerly US 36/US 421/SR 67
	118.89	191.33	119	38th Street	Directional access only; 38th Street serves as collector/distributor lanes for interchange with Kessler Boulevard and right-in/right-out access to/from Guion Road (no access to northbound I-65 from Guion)
	120.69	194.23	121	Lafayette Road	Formerly US 52
	122.69– 123.28	197.45– 198.40	123	I-465	Directional access only; airport signed southbound only; I-465 exit 20; access to Indianapolis International Airport
	124.17	199.83	124	71st Street
Hendricks	No major junctions
US 52 east to I-465 east	Southern end of US 52 concurrency; western terminus of I-865; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	129.85	208.97	130	CR 650 South/Oak Street – Zionsville, Whitestown	Formerly SR 334
	131.4	211.5	131	CR 550 South – Whitestown	Diverging diamond interchange opened on June 26, 2023
	Perry Township	133.08	214.17	133	SR 267 south – Brownsburg, Whitestown	Diamond interchange rebuilt into a Diverging diamond interchange
	Lebanon	137.44	221.19	138	Lebanon	Northbound exit connects to Indianapolis Avenue, southbound exit connects to Hall Baker Road; no access from northbound Hall Baker Road to southbound I-65
		138.61	223.07	139	SR 39 (Lebanon Street) – Lizton, Lebanon
		139.88	225.12	140	SR 32 (South Street) – Lebanon, Crawfordsville
		141.29	227.38	141	Lafayette Avenue	Southbound left-hand exit permanently closed; northbound entrance only
	US 52 west	North end of US 52 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Washington Township	145.61	234.34	146	SR 47 – Thorntown, Sheridan
Clinton	Washington Township	157.56	253.57	158	SR 28 – Frankfort, Attica
Tippecanoe	Dayton	168.16	270.63	168	SR 38 (Walnut Street) – Dayton, Lafayette
	Lafayette	171.73	276.37	172	SR 26 east / South Street – Lafayette, Rossville	Western end of eastern segment of SR 26
		174.77	281.27	175	SR 25 east / Schuyler Avenue – Lafayette, Delphi	Southern end of the northern segment of SR 25
	West Lafayette	177.90	286.30	178	SR 43 north / River Road – Brookston, West Lafayette	Southern end of SR 43
White	Prairie Township	187.54	301.82	188	SR 18 – Brookston, Fowler
	West Point Township	192.96	310.54	193	US 231 – Chalmers, Wolcott
Jasper	Carpenter Township	200.94	323.38	201	US 24 / US 231 – Wolcott, Remington
		204.51	329.13	205	US 231 – Remington, Rensselaer
	Newton Township	214.24	344.79	215	SR 114 – Morocco, Rensselaer
	Newton–Union township line	219.94	353.96	220	SR 14 – Winamac
	Keener Township	229.00	368.54	230	SR 10 – Roselawn, DeMotte
Newton	No major junctions
Lake	Eagle Creek Township	239.31	385.13	240	SR 2 (181st Avenue) – Lowell, Hebron	Hebron signed northbound only
	Crown Point	246.68	396.99	247	US 231 – Crown Point, Hebron	Hebron signed southbound only
		249.48	401.50	249	109th Avenue – Crown Point, Winfield	Interchange opened September 30, 2010
	Merrillville	252.06	405.65	253	US 30 (Lincoln Highway) – Merrillville, Valparaiso, Schererville
		254.57	409.69	255	61st Avenue
	US 6 Bus. (Ridge Road)
	Gary	259.06	416.92	259	I-80 / I-94 / US 6 (Borman Expressway) – Chicago, Toledo, Detroit	I-80/I-94 east exit 11, west exit 12; signed as exits 259A (west) & 259B (east)
		260.59	419.38	261	15th Avenue
		261.22	420.39	262	I-90 / Indiana Toll Road – Illinois, Ohio	I-90 exit 17; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		261.27	420.47	262	At-grade intersection ; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access       Unopened

Related routes

Auxiliary routes

I-65 has three auxiliary routes in Indiana:

• 
  Lee H. Hamilton Freeway. The Indiana segment, plus the Lewis and Clark Bridge
  across the Ohio River to connect the Indiana segment of I-265 with the Kentucky segment, was completed in December 2016 but is currently not signed as I-265 between I-65 and the new bridge.
• I-465: A beltway around Indianapolis, signed as the USS Indianapolis Memorial Highway.
• I-865: A connector from I-65 to the northwest corner of I-465 in Indianapolis.

Former business route

Business Loop 65 (BL 65) is a former business route of I-65 located in

External links

• Indiana Highway Ends: Interstate 65

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