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The first interstate built in Indiana was the first section of State Road 420, which later became I-80/I-94 in northern Indiana, opening in 1952. The Indiana Toll Road was established in 1951 and constructed between 1954 and 1956. I-74 was the first interstate to cross Indiana. The first section opened in 1960 and the final section opened in 1967.
Oct 19, 2020 · Updated: 8:05 AM, Nov 17, 2020. By: Daniel Bradley. During the 1960s and 70s, interstate construction in Indianapolis displaced 17,000 residents and resulted in the demolition of 8,000 buildings. Here is a look at the past and future of the city's highways.
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Apr 8, 2020 · Map of the Interstate Highway System as of July 1956. This shows the various highways, at the time, deemed of National Importance. This map was created right after the passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
Bureau of Public Roads (precursor to the Federal Highway Administration) 1955 route map of proposed Interstate Highway System in Indianapolis. With the passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, major construction of the Interstate Highway System began locally in 1959 on the Interstate 465 beltway.
It's the Interstate highway system, and Indiana, true to its "Crossroads of America" official motto, has its share of the nation's federal highways - over 12,000 miles of them, criss-crossing the state and converging at Indianapolis, where Interstates 65, 69, 70, and 74 intersect. I-465 connects them all, circling the Hoosier capital and ...
Begun in 1956, the U.S. Interstate Highway System is responsible for today’s trucking industry, suburbs, gas stations, motels and the “road trip”. In 1919, a young Army Lieutenant Colonel ...
