Interstate 69 North - Delaware, Grant & Huntington Counties

The Delaware County seat can be reached by the next two exits, Exit 234 (SR 32 and SR 67 north) and Exit 241 (SR 332).

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SR 67 departs Interstate 69 via a diamond interchange with Commerce Road at Daleville. Exit 234 departs as a collector distributor roadway that links SR 67 with SR 32 (West Main Street) at an adjacent folded diamond interchange. SR 32 crosses the state between Illinois and Ohio along a 156.8 mile path.

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Exit 234 leaves Interstate 69 north for SR 67 (West Commerce Road) east toward Muncie and Portland. West Commerce Road continues as old SR 67 west to Madison County 67 south into Anderson. SR 32 stems 3.1 miles east from SR 109 in Anderson to Chesterfield and Daleville. The state road turns northeast from Exit 234 to Yorktown into Muncie.

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Traveling north along Interstate 69 at the CSX Railroad and SR 32 (West Main Street) overpasses at Daleville. North of the Exit 234 loop ramp to West Main Street is the freeway crossing of the White River.

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North of Exit 234, Interstate 69 is now 20 miles from Muncie (via SR 332) and 39 miles from Marion (via SR 18). Fort Wayne is now just over an hour away at 74 miles.

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North of Exit 234, Interstate 69 heads straight to the north across the far western tier of Delaware County.

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SR 332 (McGalliard Road) ventures west from a commercial area in northwest Muncie to meet Interstate 69 at Exit 241.

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Ball State University, the alma mater of Late Show comedian David Letterman and Garfield-creator Jim Davis, is best reached via SR 332 east into the city of Muncie.

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Interstate 69 north at the Exit 241 off-ramp to SR 332 (McGalliard Road) east. Jackson Street continues the road west to County Road 800 North and SR 128's westbound beginning at SR 9 near Alexandria. SR 332 ends 7.6 miles east at the McGalliard Road intersection with Tillotson Avenue in Muncie.

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North of Exit 241, the next community is Alexandria, at a distance of seven miles via SR 28. Marion is 23 miles away with Fort Wayne at 67 miles.

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Up ahead is Exit 245 for U.S. 35 south and SR 28. A 152.8 mile route, SR 28 travels across Indiana from the Illinois state line to Williamsport, Attica, Frankfort, Tipton, Elwood, Albany, Ridgeville and Union City. Alexandria is 6.5 miles to the west of Exit 245 with Albany at 18 miles to the east.

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Exit 245 departs Interstate 69 for the diamond interchange with U.S. 35 south and SR 28. U.S. 35 runs for 210 miles across Indiana from Michigan City to the north through LaPorte, Logansport, Kokomo, Gas City, Muncie and Richmond before heading east into Ohio. Nationally, the highway goes for 412 miles from its northern terminus at U.S. 20 in Michigan City to the southeast toward Interstate 64 in West Virginia. U.S. 35 follows Interstate 69 to the north through Exit 259.

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North of Exit 245, Fairmount is 16 miles away with Gas City at 18 miles and Fort Wayne at 63 miles.

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A view of Interstate 69 & U.S. 35 north in northwestern Delaware County.

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In northwestern Delaware County, Interstate 65 & U.S. 35 north approach the first set of rest areas from its southern terminus in Indianapolis. The rest areas were rebuilt in the late-2000s from two older facilities that were in the same area.

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Crossing over the abandoned Cardinal Railway, Interstate 69 & U.S. 35 north enter Grant County.

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After entering Grant County, Interstate 69 & U.S. 35 north near Exit 255 with SR 26, serving the communities of Fairmont and Hartford City.

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At the half mile approach to Exit 255, a diamond interchange that serves SR 26. SR 26 represents another cross-state route between the Illinois and Ohio State lines. The highway enters Indiana as Illinois 9 near Ambia and exits the state as SR 119 near Bellefontaine for a distance of 150.1 miles.

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Exit 255 departs Interstate 69 & U.S. 35 north at a rural interchange with SR 26. Fairmount, the home of actor James Dean, is five miles to the east. The Blackford County seat of Harford City is 11 miles to the east.

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U.S. 35 bypasses Muncie along an expressway bypass with SR 67 to Royalton, and a two lane alignment to a westerly turn through Anthony and I-69 at Exit 245. U.S. 35/SR 69 overlap to Exit 259 east of Gas City. Wheeling Pike represents the original course of U.S. 35 through Stockport, Wheeling, Matthews and Jonesboro.

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U.S. 35 leaves Interstate 69 north at the Exit 259 diamond interchange with SR 22 east of Gas City and west of Upland.

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SR 22 constitutes a 50.6 mile route between Burlington and SR 26 at Upland. U.S. 35 & SR 22 coexist west through Gas City to Kokomo and U.S. 31. U.S. 35 meanwhile travels 210.2 miles from the Ohio line at Richmond to Michigan City.

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A mile away from Exit 264 for SR 18 with access to the Grant County seat of Marion and the Blackford County town of Montpelier.

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Almost crossing the entire width of Indiana, SR 18 travels 141.1 miles from Illinois, west of Fowler, to end at U.S. 27 and SR 67 at Bryant, 8.9 miles west of the Ohio state line. En route, it serves the communities of Fowler, Brookston, Delphi, Galveston, Converse, Marion and Montpelier.

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Exit 264 departs at the diamond interchange with SR 18, which is a four lane expressway from Interstate 69 west for seven miles into the city of Marion, connecting the Grant County seat with the interstate. Montpelier is 14.5 miles to the east.

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North of Exit 264, the Huntington County communities of Warren and Huntington are 10 and 26 miles away respectively. Fort Wayne is now less than 50 miles from Exit 264.

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There are no more exits within Grant County for Interstate 69 as it turns toward the northeast en route toward Warren. The interstate runs parallel to a transmission corridor in the northeastern part of Grant County to the west of Van Buren.

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Passing underneath SR 5, Interstate 69 enters Huntington County. This will be the first of three crossings of SR 5 and the only one that doesn't involve an interchange.

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A half mile from Exit 273, serving SR 5 and SR 218. SR 5 travels for 96 miles from SR 22 and Upland in Grant County north through the communities of Warren, Huntington, South Whitley, Ligonier, and Shipshewana, ending north of there at SR 120. Van Buren is accessed by taking SR 5 back to the south for 3.5 miles.

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Exit 273 leaves Interstate 69 for the diamond interchange with SR 5 and SR 218. SR 218 goes for over 91 miles in two segments. The western segment exists in Carroll, Cass and Miami Counties. The eastern 50 mile segment begins at SR 15 in La Fontaine and heads east toward Warren and Berne before reaching the Ohio border. Warren is 4.7 miles to the east while Berne is 30 miles to the east.

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Huntington is now 16 miles away while Fort Wayne is 35 miles away. The Michigan capital of Lansing makes its first appearance as a control city at a distance of 163 miles.

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Interstate 69 is now a mile away from its second interchange with SR 5 at Exit 278.

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A half mile away from SR 5 at Exit 278. The Wells County seat of Bluffton is accessed from the interchange via SR 5 north and SR 124 east. Huntington University is located in the city of Huntington, ten miles to the north.

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Exit 278 turns off of Interstate 69 three miles north of the town of Warren.

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Fort Wayne is now 31 miles away. Angola, located near the junction with the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90), is 73 miles away. Lansing is 159 miles away.

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Interstate 69 passes by an abandoned weigh station on the right side of the highway that did serve northbound truck drivers. The southbound weigh station is still open.

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Interstate 69 is now a mile away from Exit 286 with U.S. 224. U.S. 224 goes from U.S. 24 in Huntington through Markle and Decatur en route across the state of Ohio to New Castle, Pennsylvania. In total, the highway goes for 289 miles.

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Interstate 69 crosses the Wabash River at the half mile approach to Exit 286.

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Interstate 69 meets U.S. 224 (Markle Road) at a diamond interchange in east central Huntington County. U.S. 224 travels 23 miles east through Markle to Decatur; SR 116 begins nearby and sinks southeast to Bluffton. Westward U.S. 224 travels 6.8 miles to Huntington.

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North of Exit 286, the next community the interstate reaches is 19 miles away. Angola is next at 58 miles. Lansing is 144 miles away from Exit 286.

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Interstate 69 approaches an older rest area. The rest area is currently the last one on northbound Interstate 69 until the Michigan Welcome Center. After November 2012, a new rest area will be built north of Fort Wayne and eventually this one may be closed.

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Interstate 69 briefly enters the far northwest corner of Wells County.

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Soon after crossing into Wells County, Interstate 69 enters the largest county in Indiana, Allen County.

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