Interstate 94 in Indiana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Interstate 94
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 46 mi (74 km)
West end: Illinois border at Hammond
Major
junctions:		 US 41 at Hammond
I-65 at Gary
I-80, I-90 at Lake Station
US 20,US 35 at Michigan City
East end: Michigan border at Michiana Shores
Indiana roads
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Roads - Former

In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 94 (normally called I-94) runs east-west through the northwest portion of the state.

Contents

[edit] Route description

See also: Borman Expressway
Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs[1]

The route between the Illinois border and Lake Station at its junction with the Indiana Toll Road is known as the Borman Expressway and is a heavily traveled route. Northeast of the toll road, I-94 passes through what is commonly known as the Michiana area including Michigan City as it extends to Michigan

[edit] Exit list

[edit] Borman Expressway

There are eleven exits on the Borman Expressway. These interchanges (except for Central Avenue) are full interchanges, but the intersection with Interstate 65 is spread out over the course of a mile and a half.[2]

County Location Distance[3] # Destinations Notes
mi km
Lake Hammond 0.77 1.24 1 US 41 North (Calumet Avenue) Hammond and Munster
West end of US 41 overlap
2.28 3.67 2 US 41 South / SR 152 North (Indianapolis Boulevard) Hammond and Highland
East end of US 41 overlap; serves Purdue University Calumet
3.24 5.21 3 Kennedy Avenue Serves Visitors' Center
4.82 7.76 5 SR 912 (Cline Avenue) Gary/Chicago International Airport, East Chicago and Griffith
Gary
6.84 11.01 6 Burr Street
8.79 14.15 9 Grant Street
9.81 15.79 10 SR 53 (Broadway) Serves Indiana University Northwest
11.72 18.86 12 I-65 / Indiana Toll Road – Indianapolis, Gary Signed as exits 11 (south) and 12 (north) eastbound and exits 12A (south) and 12B (north) westbound
Lake Station 12.27 19.75 13 Central Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
14.90 23.98 15 US 6 East / SR 51 to US 20 (Ripley Street) East end of US 6 overlap; signed as exits 15A (south/east) and 15B (north); westbound exit 15B is part of exit 16
15.46 24.88 16 I-80 East / I-90 (Indiana Toll Road) East end of I-80 overlap

[edit] Toll Road Interchange to Michigan

This section contains a table that is missing mileposts for one or more junctions. Please help by adding the missing mileposts.
County Location Distance # Destinations Notes
mi km
Porter Portage 0 0 19 SR 249 – Port of Indiana, Portage
Porter 0 0 22 US 20 – Burns Harbor, Porter Signed as exits 22A (west) and 22B (east)
Chesterton 0 0 26 SR 49 – Chesterton, Valparaiso Signed as exits 26A (south) and 26B (north); serves Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
LaPorte Michigan City 0 0 34 US 421 – Westville, Michigan City Signed as exits 34A (south) and 34B (north)
0 0 40 US 20 / US 35 – La Porte, South Bend, Michigan City Signed as exits 40A (east/south) and 40B (west/north)

[edit] Lane configurations

  • Between the Illinois state line and Exit 11 (I-65 south to Indianapolis), 4 lanes each way, with auxiliary lanes between exits.
  • Between the Michigan state line and Exit 11, 3 lanes each way.

[edit] References

  1. ^ List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways. AASHTO (2001). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  2. ^ Length & location of Borman Expressway. Google. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
  3. ^ DeLorme Street Atlas, Toggle Measure Tool. Retrieved on 2007-04-14


Interstate 94
Previous state:
Illinois		 Indiana Next state:
Michigan