Interstate 80

From Illinois state line in Hammond to Ohio state line 8 miles east of Angola.
Part of Interstate 80 which runs from San Francisco, CA to New York City, NY.

Counties:

Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaGrange, Steuben

Length:

152 miles

Direction:

East/West

Dual Certifications:

  • Supercedes Interstate 94 from IL state line to Lake Station.
  • Supercedes US 6 from IL state line to Exit 15.
  • Supercedes Interstate 90 from Lake Station to OH state line.

    Intersections:

    0: IL; 1: 41N; 2: 41S, 152N; 5: 912; 10: 53; 11: 65S; 12: 65; 15: 6E, 51; 16: 90; 26: 49; 34: 421; 44: 39; 67: 31; 72: 933; 78: 331; 87: 19; 96: 15; 102: 131N, 13S; 116: 9; 139: 69; 152: OH;

    Freeway Sections:

  • From Illinois state line in Hammond to Interstate 90 in Lake Station.

    Toll Sections:

  • From Interstate 94 in Lake Station to Ohio state line 8 miles east of Angola.


    History of Interstate 80:

  • Certified by 1961
  • IL state line to 1 mile east of IL state line complete as Indiana 420 by 1951.
  • 1 mile east of IL state line to 2 miles east of IL state line complete as US 6 and Indiana 420 by 1952.
  • Indiana Toll Road section complete as unnumbered highway by 1956.
  • 2 miles east of IL state line to 10 miles east of IL state line complete by 1960.
  • IL state line to 10 miles east of IL state line dually certified with Interstates 90 and 294 by 1961.
  • Indiana Toll Road section from 21 miles east of IL state line to OH state line dually certified with Interstate 90 by 1961.
  • 10 miles east of IL state line to Indiana Toll Road complete by 1964.
  • Interstate 294 certification removed by 1964.
  • Interstate 90 certification from IL state line to Indiana Toll Road removed by 1964.
  • IL state line to Indiana Toll Road dually certified with Interstate 94 and US 6 by 1964.
  • Entire route complete by 1964.

     


    This page created by Chris Marysz on July 28, 2002.

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