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d3500ram
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Aug 21, 2020

Evansville to Indianapolis airport (I-69) question

I will be driving from Evansville area up to Indianapolis Airport in a couple of weeks and plan to take I-69 north.

It appears as if I-69 is not complete up towards Indianapolis. Is it best to take 39 at Martinsville up to I-70 to the airport?

If anyone familiar with the area could comment I would sure appreciate it.
  • John- thanks for that added option/ information. I will consider it as well.

    One thing to note is that my travel back to the airport coming up in 5 weeks will be on a Sunday morning to catch a 9:40AM flight. I like to allow 2 hours at the airport so plan to be there around 7:30. I am hoping that traveling this route at that hour on a Sunday will present little truck traffic.
  • Jogging over to 67 via 39 is the preferred route. You hit Ameriplex Parkway before Indy and can cut across to the airport. I traveled regularly for work and have driven the route many, many times.
  • Thanks for the follow-up reply.
    I fly into Indianapolis and am more concerned about good roads for the return as I will need to head back up to catch a very early morning flight. I will take that route down south on arrival to scope it out for the return trip.
    Thanks.
  • Yes, that's what I meant. Sections can't be called I69, because it's not expressway
  • Thanks. When you say "69-ish" do you mean to stay on what is the old Route 37?

    I spoke with a cousin and he said that 37 is a 2-lane each way with some traffic lights on it while they build the on/off interchanges for the interstate.
  • Stay on 69ish. A couple of slow downs, but not worth the detour. I drive Bloomington to Indianapolis every other day