Interstate 65 South - Boone / Hendricks Counties

A couple of miles south of the rest area, we are now at the half mile approach to Exit 147 for SR 47. State Road 47 consists of a 64.2 mile route from U.S. 41 near Annapolis to SR 38 at Sheridan.

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State Road 47 arcs northeast from Crawfordsville through Darlington to Thorntown and SR 75. SR 47 continues east 4.7 miles to a diamond interchange (Exit 146) with Interstate 65. East of Exit 146, SR 47 travels 2.1 miles to Pike (SR 39) and 14.8 miles to the Hamilton County community of Sheridan.

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South of Exit 146, Interstate 65 is five miles from U.S. 52 (via Exit 141) and seven miles from the Boone County seat of Lebanon. Indianapolis is 35 miles away.

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Now a mile and a half away from Exit 141 for Lafayette Avenue, which carried the routing of old U.S. 52 into the city of Lebanon.

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Exit 141 for Lafayette Avenue is less than a mile away on the left, the only left exit between the northern terminus in Gary and the interchange with Interstate 70 in Downtown Indianapolis.

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Exit 141 consists of back to back wye interchanges. The northern connection brings traffic from U.S. 52 onto Interstate 65 for a 12 mile overlap toward Indianapolis. Lafayette Avenue heads off to the east toward Lebanon while I-65/U.S. 52 bypass the city with the next interchange a mile to the south at SR 32.

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Exit 140 departs Interstate 65 north & U.S. 52 west for SR 32 (South Street). SR 32 travels the width of the state between Illinois state line outside Danville and Ohio at Union City. SR 32 totals 156.8 miles through Perrysville, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester and Union City. More locally, SR 32 joins Lebanon with Crawfordsville, 21 miles to the west at Interstate 74.

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I-65/U.S. 52 shields greet motorists south of Exit 140. A $32 million project widens Interstate 65 to six lanes between Exits 140 and 138 to the end of 2012. Work includes the rebuilding of the forthcoming diamond interchange with SR 39 (Exit 139) and a railroad overpass.

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Interstate 65 north & U.S. 52 west reach the Exit 139 off-ramp to SR 39. SR 39 follows Lebanon Street into downtown Lebanon nearby. Southward, the state road continues 3.7 miles to Milledgeville and 10.1 miles to Interstate 74 outside Lizton. SR 39's northern section travels 179.2 miles from Martinsville to the Michigan state line at LaPorte County.

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East of Exit 139 (SR 39), Exit 138 serves Hall Baker Road which connects with Indianapolis Avenue (the old U.S. 52).

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Another pair of I-65/U.S. 52 shields greet motorists south of Exit 138 along the highway. South of Exit 138 (Hall Baker Road), I-65/U.S. 52 widens to six lanes as it heads southeast along the original alignment of U.S. 52 toward Indianapolis, now 27 miles away. Brownsburg and Zionsville are 14 and 11 miles away respectively.

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The interstate was widened to six lanes in 2010 to handle the traffic that flows between Lebanon and Indianapolis as well as the long-distance Chicago-bound traffic. Two roads, Perry-Worth and Indianapolis, follow the interstate on the east and west sides respectively, serving as frontage roads that were built when the original interstate was built along the path of U.S. 52.

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Now a mile away from Exit 133 (SR 267 South), serving both Whitestown and Brownsburg.

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A half mile away from Exit 133 (SR 267 South). SR 267 goes for 30 miles from Interstate 65 through Brownsburg, Avon, Plainfield and Mooresville, ending at SR 67.

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Now at the rebuilt diamond interchange that is Exit 133 (SR 267). For southbound travelers, the exit primarily serves Brownsburg and the suburbs of Hendricks County which can be reached by SR 267 South. For those heading to Whitestown, they can go north on County Road 400 East and east on County Road 300 South. The Six Points Industrial Park is located to the east of the exit.

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South of Exit 133 (SR 267 South), Interstate 865 is three miles away and Zionsville is nine miles away, despite the fact that the Zionsville exit is first. Indianapolis is 22 miles away.

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A view of I-65/U.S. 52 as it passes through the Anson area. The Anson development, which will be built up with residential homes, retail, and office parks, stretches along the east side of I-65/U.S. 52 from Exit 130 to Exit 133.

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A guide sign for the upcoming split between Interstate 65 and Interstate 865, which is 2 1/2 miles away.

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Exit 130 for Oak Street, serving Zionsville and Whitestown is a mile away. Until the Summer of 2011, Oak Street was known as SR 334, which went from Indianapolis Road (Old U.S. 52) east for six miles through Zionsville to U.S. 421. The road has since been returned to both Zionsville and Whitestown. The Anson development, which will be built up with residential homes, retail, and office parks, stretches along the east side of Interstate 65/U.S. 52 from Exit 133 to Exit 130.

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Passing underneath the bridge for Oak Street, Exit 129, serving the split for Interstate 865, is 3/4 mile away.

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Interstate 65/U.S. 52 swells to four lanes as it approaches the junction with Interstate 865 East. The right two lanes go onto Interstate 865 with the left two lanes continuing south on Interstate 65. Interstate 865 provides a direct connection to Interstate 465 (Indianapolis beltway) east to Castleton and Lawrence on the north side of Indianapolis.

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U.S. 52 splits with Interstate 65 south for Interstate 865 east to the beltway. The US route travels secretly along the Interstate 465 inner loop to Brookville Road (Exit 47) near Warren Park.

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Exit 129 consists of a wye interchange with Interstate 865 & U.S. 52 east from Interstate 65 south. Interstate 865 was designated in 2002 over the "dogleg" portion of Interstate 465 and travels just 4.7 miles. There are no interchanges between its end points. Traffic wanting to go south on Interstate 465 is advised to stay on Interstate 65 to Exit 123.

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Following Exit 129 (Interstate 865/U.S. 52 east), Interstate 65 goes back to four lanes at it now four miles from 71st Street, five miles from Interstate 465 and 19 miles from Downtown Indianapolis.

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Interstate 65 briefly nips the far northeast corner of Hendricks County south of Exit 129 with Interstate 865 & U.S. 52.

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Interstate 65 enters Marion County and the city of Indianapolis, which is both Indiana's capital and largest city.

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