Interstate 465 Indiana
Overview
Interstate 465 is a complete beltway encircling much of Indianapolis, Indiana. The freeway is mostly suburban, with major widening projects undertaken along the East Side in the late 90s and early 2000s and along the West Side (Accelerate465) between 2009-2012. With expansion up to eight lanes, reconstruction also modernized the freeway in both the Park 100 and the Allisonville / Castleton areas.
All U.S. highways and state roads were removed from surface streets within the Indianapolis Beltway over the course of the 1980s and 90s. This created a numbering headache as U.S. 31, 36, 40, 52, 421 and Indiana 37, 67, combine with the 53 mile long freeway loop at some point. Overlapped routes are generally not signed however, with signs solely referencing either I-465 or I-74/465 along the south side of Indianapolis. Guide signs and trailblazers reference the continuation of each respective U.S. route or state road at the Beltway entry points.
Route Information
North End – Indianapolis, IN
South End – Indianapolis, IN
Mileage – 52.73
Cities – Beecher Grove, Indianapolis, Lawrence, Speedway
- Junctions –
Source: December 31, 2018 Interstate Route Log and Finders List
I-465 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
History
Interstate 465 superseded portions of Indiana State Road 100. SR 100 represented the original beltway along the East and West Sides of Indianapolis envisioned in the 1950s. Construction of the beltway began in 1959 and the first segment opened to traffic in 1961. The entire I-465 loop was completed by 1970.1
I-465 did not directly replace all of SR 100, as a portion of the route remains along Shadeland Avenue. The expressway branches north from I-465 at Exit 48 to Warren Park. This freeway was decommissioned as a state road in 1999.
Prior to 2002, Interstate 465 was also signed along the northwestern spur linking the Indianapolis Beltway at Zionsville with I-65 at Royalton. Locally known as the Dog Leg, this connector was renumbered as Interstate 865.
Highway Guides
North End
– Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
Perspective from Interstate 465 north (inner loop) | |
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Two lanes depart at the left exit from I-465 north to Interstate 65 north to Traders Point in northwest Indianapolis, Lafayette and Gary. Photo taken 11/05/09. |
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For additional photos from this perspective, see the Interstate 465 Inner Loop (Speedway to Castleton) guide. |
Perspective from Interstate 465 south (outer loop) | |
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A loop ramp joins southbound Interstate 465 with I-65 south at Exit 20. I-65 angles 17 miles southeast through Downtown Indianpolis between the two exchanges with the beltway. I-465 advances south four miles to combine with Interstate 74 east at Speedway. Photo taken by Thomas Decker (12/17/11). |
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For additional photos from this perspective, see the Interstate 465 Outer Loop (Castleton to Speedway) guide. |
Perspective from Interstate 65 south | |
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A wye interchange links Interstate 65 southbound with I-465 south at Exit 123. I-465 leads south from Eagle Creek Park to Speedway and Interstate 70 by Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Photo taken by Thomas Decker (05/14/12). |
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For additional photos from this perspective, see the Interstates 65 South – Indianapolis guide. |
Perspective from Interstate 65 north | |
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Interstate 65 converges with I-465 one mile north of the 52nd Street overpass. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (11/29/02). |
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Lafayette Road (old U.S. 52) runs along the east side of Interstate 65 leading to the partial exchange with Interstate 465. There is no connection to the beltway southbound at forthcoming Exit 123. Photo taken by Brian Dowd (11/29/02). |
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Exit 123 links Interstate 65 northbound with I-465 north to Park 100 and Carmel . Photo taken 11/05/09. |
South End (Zero Milepost)
– Indianapolis, Indiana
Sources:
- Indiana Highway Ends – I-465.
http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=3465§ion=1 - Rebuilding Six I-65 Bridges at I-465 South. Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), project web site. Accessed February 6, 2019.
Page updated February 6, 2019.