Interstate 164 Indiana - Interstate Travel Information
Interstate 164 Indiana
Routing
Interstate 164 is the Robert D. Orr Expressway, named after one of the former governors of Indiana. The freeway is 21 miles long, the first four or so miles leading from U.S. Route 41 are signed as east-west while the rest is signed north-south. Typical of Indiana three digit Interstates, there are no control cities along the freeway, although on Interstate 64 Evansville and Henderson, Kentucky, are used. Going toward Interstate 64 all the signs and assemblies had an additional "TO Interstate 64" with the usual "NORTH Interstate 164" or "EAST Interstate 164" on the signs. The entire freeway has centerline 2/10 ITS reference markers (as well as Interstate 64 from before Interstate 164 to around S.R. 65, U.S. 41, S.R. 62, and S.R. 66.).
The first three miles or so of Interstate 164 from the northern terminus southward multiplex with Indiana 57. Some map programs elude to the idea that Indiana 57 parallels the freeway. This is not the case. The southern junction of Indiana 57 with Interstate 64 is a completely directional T interchange. The only set of reassurance markers on the overlap do display both shields. The northern terminus of Interstate 164 where Indiana 57 continues northward is a cloverleaf interchange.
Future Interstate 69 is slated to replace Interstate 164 once it is constructed from Indianapolis through Evansville and then into Henderson. What is now Interstate 164 will become Interstate 69 at that time, but the timeline for such a conversion is unclear.
Mileage
State
Mileage
Cities
Junctions
Indiana
21.24
Evansville
Interstate 64
Source: October 31, 2002 Interstate Route Log and Finders List
Interstate 164 Indiana Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
County
From:
To:
AADT Composite
Vanderburgh
Kentucky Avenue
Exit 1/U.S. 41/Henderson
11,780
Vanderburgh
Exit 1/U.S. 41/Henderson
Exit 3/Green River Road
22,190
Vanderburgh
Exit 3/Green River Road
Exit 5/IN 662/Newburgh Rd.
17,370
Vanderburgh
Exit 5/IN 662/Newburgh Rd.
Exit 7/IN 66/Lloyd Exprwy.
18,710
Vanderburgh
Exit 7/IN 66/Lloyd Exprwy.
Exit 9/IN 62/Morgan Ave.
21,020
Vanderburgh
Exit 9/IN 62/Morgan Ave.
Exit 15/Daylight/St. John
21,520
Vanderburgh
Exit 15/Daylight/St. John
Exit 18/Indiana 57 south
18,620
Vanderburgh/Gibson
Exit 18/Indiana 57 south
Exit 21/Interstate 64
21,390
Source: Indiana Department of Transportation 2000 Annual Average Daily Traffic
Volumes Map
Last westbound Interstate 164 reassurance shield and one and a half mile advance guide sign for the final Interstate 164 exit/U.S. 41. Typical of any of the various exits in the state of Indiana that are in the 0 mile, this exit is numbered as Exit 0. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Half-mile advance sign for U.S. Route 41/Exit 0. Going south on U.S. 41 will take drivers into Kentucky before reaching the Ohio River on a spot of the Indiana/Kentucky border where Kentucky has solid ground north of the Ohio River. An advisory panel under the sign warns trucks that they are not allowed on the Veterans Memorial Parkway, the surface street Interstate 164 turns into after U.S. Route 41. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
The yellow "ENDS Interstate 164" panel is similar to the yellow sign panels Indiana uses at the northern terminus of Interstate 65 in Gary. From Westbound Interstate 164, the exits to U.S. Route 41 are diverted into a collector-distributor. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Blurry photo within the C-D lanes for the U.S. Route 41 Northbound exit. This is south of the downtown area of Evansville. U.S. Route 41 will lead to the main east-west artery in Evansville, the S.R. 62/66 Lloyd Expressway. U.S. 41 continues northward to Vincennes, Terre Haute, and up to the Lake County cities in Northwest Indiana of Cedar Lake, Schererville, Highland and Hammond. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Sign bridge between the Northbound and Southbound exits of U.S. Route 41. In the sign bridge in the background the left panel directs traffic to Kentucky Ave, a surface street that helps facilitate some of the connections between U.S. Route 41, Interstate 164 and Veterans Memorial Parkway. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
This 0.0 mile-marker signals the southern terminus of Interstate 164. The roadway continues toward the northwest to S.R. 62/Lloyd Expressway as Veterans Memorial Parkway. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Perspective from South(east)bound Veterans Memorial Parkway
The brush to the side of the road covers part of the one mile advance sign of Interstate 164 and U.S. Route 41. The control cities of Vincennes and Henderson, Kentucky are those of U.S. Route 41. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
It is odd that Indiana doesn't number this exit as Exit 0 (in a similar fashion they do not number the Interstate 64 exits from Southbound S.R. 57 at the
northern terminus) since this is an interchange of Interstate 164, but they leave this approach exit numberless. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Similar to the westbound approach to U.S. Route 41, the eastbound approach is also diverted into a collector-distributor lane to help facilitate traffic through this cloverleaf. Through traffic has a little more than 20 miles to reach Interstate 64. Typical of the state of Indiana, control cities are absent for this 3-digit Interstate. Also of note, an EXIT gore sign is missing at this interchange. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Within the collector-distributor, the first exit is for U.S. Route 41 southbound. It is a short trip through northern Henderson, KY until traffic reaches Kentucky's Pennyrile Parkway. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Sign bridge within the collector-distributor for the Northbound U.S. Route 41 exit in the southern terminus of Interstate 164. The small panel directs traffic to Kentucky Avenue, one of Evansville's surface streets in the area. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Just before going over Weinbach Road is the first reassurance shield for East Interstate 164 past the U.S. Route 41 interchange. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Just like the northern terminus, the southern terminus also announces the start of the Robert D. Orr Highway. The sign to the background in the left is the advisory panel for Indiana's shoulder responsibility law saying "NOTICE: Move Over or Slow Down for Stopped Emergency Vehicle". Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Perspective from U.S. 41 north
North of the Ohio River, but still in Kentucky, drivers are greeted while rounding the bend to Indiana with the one mile sign for Interstate 164. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
At the land based Indiana/Kentucky border, the one-half mile guide sign for Interstate 164 is the first sign seen inside the Hoosier State. To the right is the
standard Indiana welcome sign, complete with the state's motto "Crossroads of America". Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
This completely text based sign is the first alert that Interstate 164 is considered the bypass for the Evansville area. Interstate 64 is a 21 mile trip north and east of U.S. Route 41. (It should be noted that a similar sign to this is on Eastbound Interstate 64 before the S.R. 65 interchange (one of the three marked as Evansville exits on Interstate 64). Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Gore for the collector-distributor lanes serving Interstate 164 and Veterans Memorial Parkway. Even though INDOT claims that large panels can succumb to the elements and wind, they still waste a lot of white space and make an unnecessarily large sign. Another Indiana idiosyncrasy is that the text lines are all left justified. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Taken from Northbound U.S. Route 41, this sign bridge in the collector-distributor lane notes the exit to Interstate 164 Eastbound. Again as noted with many of the other signs, no control city is used for Interstate 164 as with the other 3-digit Interstates in Indiana. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
1.2 miles north of the Indiana/Kentucky border the final exit to this cloverleaf leads to the Veterans Memorial Parkway. After going through the loop ramp, drivers can enter Kentucky Avenue in the collector-distributor lanes they will enter before merging onto Veterans Memorial Parkway. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Perspective from U.S. 41 south
One mile guide sign on U.S. 41 southbound for Interstate 164 as the federal route leaves the downtown area. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
One-half mile guide sign on southbound for Interstate 164 north/Veterans Memorial Parkway northbound. slightly under two miles separates this point of U.S. 41 and the Kentucky state boundary. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
The ramp for Veterans Memorial Parkway northbound departs from U.S. 41 southbound. Kentucky Avenue is included on this guide sign, as the parkway encounters the north-south street just west of the Interstate 164 interchange. Kentucky Avenue parallels U.S. 41 northbound into downtown Evansville. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
U.S. 41 curves to the southwest to meet Kentucky Avenue's alignment (probably the original U.S. 41 routing though south Evansville) as the Interstate 164 eastbound cloverleaf ramp begins. The first interchange for Interstate 164 is Exit 3 for S. Green Road. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Sign bridge two miles south of Interstate 64 on Northbound Interstate 164. The overpass seen behind the sign bridge is the ramp that carries Northbound Indiana 57 to Northbound Interstate 164. The two roads will multiplex until Interstate 164's terminus at Interstate 64. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Past Indiana 57's merge with Interstate 164 is the reassurance assembly for the two roadways. This is some proof that Indiana does manage to sign some of these state road multiplexes with Interstates... think Interstate 465! Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
This sign bridge, seen in the background of the previous picture, is one mile south of Interstate 64 on Northbound Interstate 164/Indiana 57. This signage configuration of two side-by-side panels is standard practice of INDOT for upcoming cloverleaf interchange junctions. Many of the cloverleaves on Interstate 80/94/U.S. 6 and Interstate 465 come to mind in comparison with regards to the signage. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Mile 20.4 on Northbound Interstate 164/Indiana 57 approaching Interstate 64. Behind the bridge is the Gibson County line from Vanderburgh County. Eastbound on Interstate 64/Exit 21A heads toward Louisville (95 miles) and westbound/Exit 21B heads to the Gateway to the West, St. Louis (161 miles). Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Last Interstate 164 off-ramp for Interstate 64 west/Exit 21B. Thus marks the northern terminus of Interstate 164. Indiana 57 continues northbound as a surface street and quickly loses one of the two lanes past this interchange. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Two miles west of the northern terminus of Interstate 164/Exit 29 on eastbound Interstate 64 at mile 27.0 northeast of Evansville. This is a rare instance within the state of Indiana that a 3-digit Interstate sees a control (this panel lists two!). Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Interstate 64 eastbound, one mile before the Interstate 164 south/Indiana 57 Exit 29 cloverleaf interchange. Indiana 57 sees a northbound control point of Petersburg (pop. 2570), the county seat of Pike County some 28 miles to the north. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Interstate 164/Indiana 57 southbound depart at Exit 29A in this Interstate 64 eastbound photograph. The city limits of Evansville are 13 miles to the south of this junction. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Just past the Interstate 164 southbound ramp is the cloverleaf ramp from Interstate 64 eastbound to northbound Indiana 57. The Indiana 57 corridor could become part of the Interstate 69 extension from Indianapolis to Evansville. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Set amidst forested landscapes, the first guide signage for the upcoming junction of Interstate 64 westbound with the north end of Interstate 164/Exit 29. Only two interchanges serve the Evansville area from Interstate 64. The first with Interstate 164 and second with U.S. 41 at Exit 25, six miles to the west of here. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Some billboards and such appear on the Interstate 64 corridor is it nears the Exit 29B/A cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 164 south/Indiana 57. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Westbound Interstate 64 at Exit 29B for Indiana 57 north. The state highway, in conjunction with Indiana 67, is the main corridor between Evansville and Indianapolis. Note one of the ITS centerline markers beyond the sign bridge for Interstate 64. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Interstate 164 begins from Interstate 64 in this westbound photograph. Henderson, Kentucky, situated along the Ohio River, is nine miles south of the southern terminus of Interstate 164 or about 30 miles overall from this point. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Perspective from Indiana 57 south
Indiana 57 expands to four lanes in anticipation of the transition to Interstate 164. The junction shield assembly shows Interstate 64 and curiously omits Interstate 64. This is not the first interchange that is setup like this (i.e. a full cloverleaf with three legs Interstate freeways and the fourth a surface street). The Interstate 55/72/U.S. 36 and Illinois 97 is another example of such a configuration. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
First sign of Interstate 164 going southbound before Interstate 64. Milepost 21.0 is in view, as Interstate 164 sees its first southbound exit, that of Interstate 64 westbound. The ramps for Interstate 64, unlike in the northbound direction (Exits 21A/B), are not numbered. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
A closer view of the southbound Interstate 164/Indiana 57 sign bridge at the north entrance to the cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Exit for Interstate 64 eastbound toward Louisville from Interstate 164/Indiana 57 south. Interesting that instead of there being an "EXIT" gore sign there is an "EAST I-64" shield directing traffic to the exit from southbound. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
First reassurance shield for Interstate 164 southbound just south of Interstate 64. This section of the spur freeway multiplexes with Indiana 57 and gives proof that INDOT does possess the ability to sign a multiplex of an Interstate and a state road. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Immediately following the above reassurance shields is a trailblazer sign for the "Robert D. Orr Highway." Orr, a former governor of Indiana, was from Evansville. Seeing that David Letterman is attempting to get the 53 mile Interstate 465 named after him, seems an insult to a former governor to get only 21 miles. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (10/05/02).
Thanks goes to Brian Dowd for the background information on Interstate 164 and photo write-ups.
