Interstate 74 West - Crawfordville to Illinois

Interstate 74 crosses the Walnut Fork of Sugar Creek ahead of a transmission line and the County Road 200 South overpass.

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SR 32 parallels Little Sugar Creek west from Shannondale to meet Interstate 74 at Exit 39 near Smartsburg in one mile.

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Heading west from Exit 39, SR 32 continues to Crawfordsville, following Lebanon Road to combine with SR 47 south along Darlington Avenue to Market Street and an overlap with U.S. 136 into Downtown.

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SR 32 comprises a 156.8 mile cross state route west from Crawfordsville to Perrysville and the Illinois state line and east to Lebanon, Westfield, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester and the Ohio state line at Union City.

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There is no direct access from I-74 to SR 47. SR 47 angles northeast from SR 32 in Crawfordsville to Darlington and Thorntown.

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Continuing northwest from SR 32, Interstate 74 crosses Little Sugar Creek by this confirming marker.

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Interstate 74 stays north of Crawfordsville on the 14 miles to Waynetown in west Montgomery County.

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Lowering into a valley to span Sugar Creek, Interstate 74 advances toward a folded diamond interchange (Exit 34) with U.S. 231.

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U.S. 231 joins Downtown Crawfordsville with Interstate 74 via Lafayette Road to the south and with Linden 7.5 miles to the north. Within Indiana U.S. 231 travels 297 miles the north end in St. John and the Kentucky state line near Rockport.

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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 34) joins I-74 with U.S. 231 just west of a CSX Railroad line. U.S. 231 runs south from Downtown Crawfordsville with SR 32/47 to South Boulevard. There SR 32 turns west to Yountsville and SR 47 southwest to Waveland. U.S. 231 continues south to Greencastle.

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Confirming marker posted westbound between U.S. 231 and the County Road 100 West overpass.

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Champaign, Illinois appears for the first time on westbound Interstate 74 signage at the crossing of Black Creek, nine miles east of Waynetown.

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SR 55 used to extend southeast from SR 25 in Wingate to Elmdale and U.S. 136, west of Crawfordsville. That former route is named Old State Road 55.

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SR 25 joins Interstate 74 with Wingate, 4.5 miles north of Exit 25. Waynetown lies just south of the freeway along SR 25 (Wingate Road) and U.S. 136 (Washington Street).

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SR 25 begins at SR 32, 4.3 miles south of Waynetown, and ends 123 miles to the northeast at Warsaw. A portion of the route doubles as the Hoosier Heartland expressway Corridor between Lafayette and Logansport.

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SR 25 travels 25 miles northeast from the diamond interchange at Exit 25 to U.S. 52 in Lafayette.

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The forthcoming County Line Road overpass marks the boundary between Montgomery and Fountain Counties across Interstate 74 west.

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Danville replaces Champaign as the first Illinois control city on this westbound distance sign. Veedersburg, at the crossroads of U.S. 41/136, is the succeeding exit in ten miles.

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One mile west of the Montgomery County line is a set of permanently closed rest areas.

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SR 341 passes over Interstate 74 in the distance from nearby Hillsboro. There is no direct access to the state road from the freeway.

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Further west, a set of abandoned weigh stations lie east of the Epperson / County Road 325 East over crossing.

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Interstate 74 shifts northward to meet U.S. 41 at a diamond interchange (Exit 15) on the northeastern corner of Veedersburg.

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Running across the east side of Veedersburg, U.S. 41 comprises a four lane divided highway. U.S. 41 combines with U.S. 136 between E 2nd and State Streets. U.S. 136 follows 2nd Street to the town center.

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Traveling 280 miles in Indiana, U.S. 41 doubles as the main route from Gary, Hammond and Northwest Indiana to Terre Haute and Evansville. The stretch through Veedersburg and Attica, 11.7 miles to the north, is bypassed as the through route via the expressway on SR 63 to the west. U.S. 41 overtakes the expressway from SR 63 near Carbondale to the north.

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A series of bridges take Interstate 74 over Dry Run Creek, a former Western N & W Railroad line, Coal Creek and County Road 50 West over the ensuing mile. This stretch of I-74 was completed in 1965.

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Champaign appears again in place of Danville on westbound distance signage for Interstate 74. I-74 meets I-57 within the city in 55 miles. Covington also reappears for Exit 8.

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U.S. 136 swaps sides with Interstate 74 near milepost 11 and Layton. Remaining north of I-74, U.S> 136 continues west to Danville, Illinois, where it turns north to Henning.

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The diamond interchange at Exit 8 joins I-74 with Stringtown Road north to the Fountain County seat of Covington.

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Intersecting U.S. 136 (Liberty Street) 1.1 miles to the north, Stringtown Road becomes 11th Street in the city of Covington.

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South of Exit 8, Stringtown Road continues to Coal Creek and becomes part of SR 32 east of Perrysville.

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Interstate 74 lowers into the Wabash River valley south of Covington.

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Perrysville is referenced on the next distance sign, seven miles to the south of Exit 4 via SR 63 and SR 32. Danville is just west of the Illinois state line in 14 miles.

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The Wabash River represents the eastern border of Vermillion County, an elongated county stretching along the state line south to Vigo County and north to a point just outside Exit 4.

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The expressway along SR 63 converges with Interstate 74 at a parclo interchange, the last exit in Indiana.

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SR 63 constitutes a 61.4 mile portion of the expressway route between Northwest Indiana and Terre Haute. The state road overtakes U.S. 41 in importance due to the geography of the US highway to the east, which made upgrading it cost prohibitive.

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SR 63 runs north to West Lebanon and south to Perrysville, Newport and Clinton in Vermillion County.

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The ramps at Exit 4 ties into SR 63 at unsignalized intersections. There are no traffic lights along SR 63 north to the apex with U.S. 41 and south until Clinton.

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Advancing west from SR 63, I-74 crosses the North Fork of Spring Creek. I-74 to the state line was completed by 1959.

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Danville (10 miles) and Champaign (43 miles) appear together on this distance sign posted 132 miles east of Peoria, Illinois.

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An interchange sequence sign outlines the succeeding exits serving the city of Danville. Interstate 74 remains rural to Exit 216 with Bowman Avenue in five miles.

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Connecting with U.S. 136 (E Main Street) 1.33 miles to the north, Lynch Road connects Interstate 74 with the east side of Danville. Lynch Road, along with Voorhees Street / County 1900 North to Bowman Avenue, represents an industrial bypass route of Danville.

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Exit 220 was converted from a trumpet to a parclo interchange when Lynch Road was extended southward to Southgate Drive to accommodate a new industrial park. U.S. 136 west from Lynch Road leads to Danville Area Community College and adjacent Danville National Cemetery.

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Interstate 74 travels 171.54 miles across Indiana. The stretch through Indiana is 220.34 miles in length.

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