Interstate 65
I-65 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byINDOT
Length	261.27 mi[1] (420.47 km)
Existed	1956–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-65 Toll atKentucky state line
Major intersections	I-265 /SR 62 /SR 265 inJeffersonville I-69 /I-74 /I-465 inIndianapolis I-70 in Indianapolis I-465 in Indianapolis I-865 /US 52 in Indianapolis I-80 /I-94 /US 6 inGary 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 ofIndiana traverses from the south-southeastern Falls City area borderingLouisville, Kentucky, through the centrally located capital city ofIndianapolis, to the northwesternCalumet Region of the Hoosier State which is part of theChicago metropolitan area. The Indiana portion of I-65 begins inJeffersonville after crossing theOhio River and travels mainly north, passing just west ofColumbus prior to reaching the Indianapolis metro area. Upon reaching Indianapolis, the route alignment of I-65 begins to run more to the northwest and subsequently passesLafayette on that city's east and north sides. Northwest of there, in west-centralJasper County, the route again curves more northward as it approaches the Calumet Region. Shortly after passing a major junction withI-80 andI-94, I-65 reaches its northern national terminus inGary atUS Highway 12/US Highway 20 (US 12/US 20, Dunes Highway) after an interchange with theIndiana Toll Road (I-90). I-65 covers 261.27 miles (420.47 km) in the state of Indiana. This is one of the principal Interstate Highways that cross the state, and, more specifically, intersect at the city of Indianapolis, that has given the state the nickname of "Crossroads of America".

I-65 enters the state northbound atJeffersonville (across theOhio River fromLouisville, Kentucky) on theAbraham Lincoln Bridge; traffic exiting the state travels on theJohn F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge. I-65 travels pastClark State Forest before reachingSeymour to the north. I-65 intersects withU.S. Highway 50 (US 50), providing access to Seymour to the west.US 31 runs parallel to the Interstate until it reachesIndianapolis. North of Seymour, I-65 passes throughColumbus. Just north of Columbus, I-65 runs nearCamp Atterbury, anIndiana National Guard training base. The Interstate continues north into Indianapolis.

I-65 crosses theI-465 loop before reaching Indianapolis. The section of I-65 inDowntown Indianapolis overlapsI-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 theKenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Highway. At milemarker 116, I-65 passesCrown Hill Cemetery, burial site and memorial of former-PresidentBenjamin Harrison. I-65 leaves the I-465 loop on the northwest side of Indianapolis. The highway travels pastEagle Creek Park and it then passes the terminus ofI-865 and picks upUS 52.

The segment of I-65 north of Indianapolis heads in the direction ofChicago, Illinois. US 52 runs concurrently until the north side ofLebanon; US 52 runs parallel to I-65 from this point toLafayette, located at about the halfway point between Indianapolis and Chicago. I-65 crosses theWabash River in Lafayette and passes next toProphetstown State Park.

North of Lafayette, I-65 parallelsUS 231 and passes through the open flatlands of northwest Indiana. Protruding from the fields are some of the hundreds ofwind turbines of theBenton County Wind Farm andFowler Ridge Wind Farm. At approximately mile 199.4 is the timezone boundary betweenCentral Time (Jasper County) andEastern Time (White County). TheIndiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) marked change in timezone with a two-sided blue sign in the center median.

Upon crossing intoLake County, over theKankakee River, the highway is known as theCasimir Pulaski Memorial Highway.^[4] It is known as this from that point to its northern terminus. The northern terminus of I-65 is only 0.125 miles (0.201 km) north ofI-90 (Indiana Toll Road) inGary.

This sectionneeds expansion with: Overall history of route. You can help byadding to it.(December 2016)

Like all Interstate Highways in Indiana, I-65 was constructed in segments. There were six segments in the southern portion of the state between theKentucky border and the south leg ofI-465 inIndianapolis, nine within the I-465 loop and 11 more that made up the northern portion connecting the northwest side of Indianapolis to theIndiana Toll Road (I-90) inGary.^[5]

The first section of I-65 to be completed in Indiana was the 16 miles (26 km) section between Jefferson and SR 160 in Henryville, which was dedicated and opened by then-GovernorHarold W. Handley on September 14, 1960.^[6][7] The 13.39-mile (21.55 km) stretch between a temporary connection with US 52 nearRoyalton inBoone County (just south of the present-day interchange withI-865) and the US 52 junction northwest ofLebanon opened in December 1960. The initial southern Indiana portion, running 45.71 miles (73.56 km) between then-US 31E (nowUS 31) inClarksville and US 50 east ofSeymour, saw its first traffic in November 1961. The final of the 17 segments of I-65 outside of I-465, 23.09 miles (37.16 km) fromState Road 252 (SR 252) nearEdinburgh to Southport Road on Indianapolis's far south side, opened on June 30, 1972.^{[5][page needed]}

Unlike for most of portions ofI-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]

This sectionneeds expansion with: Overall history of subsequent route improvements. You can help byadding to it.(December 2016)

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 theOperation 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]

County	Location	mi[10]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Ohio River		0.00	0.00		I-65 Toll south (John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge) –Louisville	Continuation intoKentucky
				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
	Jeffersonville–Clarksville line	0.62– 1.73	1.00– 2.78	1	10th Street / Stansifer Avenue –New Albany US 31 south –Jeffersonville,Clarksville	Northbound signage; US 31 serves asservice drives for I-65 through exit 4 Southbound signage; last southbound exit before toll
		2.07	3.33	2	Eastern Boulevard
		3.82	6.15	4	US 31 north / Lewis & Clark Parkway	FormerlySR 131
	Clarksville	5.03	8.10	5	Veterans Parkway
		5.70	9.17	6	I-265 /SR 62 –New Albany,Jeffersonville	I-265 exits 34A-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	FormerlySR 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
Johnson–Marion county line	Greenwood–Indianapolis line	100.65	161.98	101	County Line Road
Marion	Indianapolis	103.03	165.81	103	Southport Road
		105.90	170.43	106	I-69 /I-74 /I-465 /US 31 /US 36 /US 40 /SR 67 –Peoria,Cincinnati,Fort Wayne,Evansville	I-465 exits 53A-B
		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 toIndianapolis International Airport
		110.39	177.66	110A	East Street	Southbound exit only
		110.52	177.86	111	Fletcher Avenue	Southbound exit (fromC/D lanes) and northbound left entrance (via Calvary Street)
		111.02	178.67	111	Washington Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance (to C/D lanes); formerlyUS 40/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,Meridian Street, Illinois 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); formerlyUS 31/SR 37
		113.51	182.68	114	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street to West Street	FormerlyUS 36/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; formerlyUS 36/US 421/SR 67
		118.89	191.33	119	38th Street	Directional access only; 38th Street serves ascollector/distributor lanes for interchange with Kessler Boulevard andright-in/right-out access to/from Guion Road (no access to northbound I-65 from Guion)
		120.69	194.23	121	Lafayette Road	FormerlyUS 52
		122.69– 123.28	197.45– 198.40	123	I-465	Same-directional access only; I-465 exit 20; access toIndianapolis International Airport
		124.17	199.83	124	71st Street
Hendricks	No major junctions
Boone	Eagle Township	129.09	207.75	129	I-865 east /US 52 east toI-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	FormerlySR 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 aDiverging diamond interchange
	Lebanon	137.44	221.19	138	Lebanon	Access via Hall Baker Road/Indianapolis Avenue
		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; to be replaced with new exit 143
	Center Township	141.61	227.90	141	US 52 west	North end of US 52 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; to be replaced with new exit 143
	Lebanon	143.0	230.1	143	US 52 west / LEAP Lebanon Boulevard –Lafayette,Lebanon	Newdiverging diamond interchange to begin in 2025; will replace exit 141
	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
	Hobart–Lake Station line	257.67	414.68	258	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 exits 11-12; signed as exits 259A (west) & 259B (east)
		260.59– 261.22	419.38– 420.39	261	15th Avenue
				262	I-90 Toll /Indiana Toll Road –Elgin,Sandusky	I-90 / Toll Road exit 17; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		261.27	420.47		US 12 /US 20 /LMCT (Dunes Highway) –Portage,Gary	At-grade intersection; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Tolled       Unopened

I-65 has three auxiliary routes in Indiana:

• I-265: The Indiana segment of the incomplete beltway around theLouisville metropolitan area, running from I-65 in Clarksville to I-64 inNew Albany and signed theLee Hamilton Freeway. The Indiana segment, plus theLewis 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 USSIndianapolis Memorial Highway.
• I-865: A connector from I-65 to the northwest corner of I-465 in Indianapolis.

Interstate 65 Business
Location	Lebanon
Existed	1959–1995

Business Loop 65 (BL 65) is a former business route of I-65 located inLebanon and was the only business route for the entire route of I-65. The route took over the former alignment ofUS 52 and traveled upSR 39 (South Lebanon Street) from I-65 and thenSR 32 (West South Street) back to I-65.

Major intersections

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The entire route was inBoone County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​			S 100 E	Continuation beyond I-65
			I-65 (US 52) –Chicago,Indianapolis	Southern terminus
​			Indianapolis Avenue south	Former US 52
Lebanon			Noble Street
			SR 32 east (Spencer Avenue)	Southern end of SR 32 concurrency
			Indianapolis Avenue north
			SR 39 (Lebanon Street)
			Main Street	Now Ping Avenue and Now Ping Drive
			I-65 (US 52) –Chicago,Indianapolis	Northern terminus; northern end of SR 32 concurrency
			SR 32 west –Crawfordsville	Continuation beyond I-65
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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