Ronald Reagan Parkway (Indiana)

Ronald Reagan Parkway and Ameriplex Parkway is a parkway-type road named in part after former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The road was commissioned in the 1990s, and the initial one-mile (1.6 km) section from U.S. Highway 36 to County Road 100 N (CR 100 N) was completed in 1996. It was later extended to CR 200 N. The segment from CR 200 N to CR 300 N opened in early 2015.[1] Construction on the section from CR 300 N to the existing road connecting to US 136 began in 2015 and was completed in late 2017. Another extension via State Road 267 (SR267) to I-65 was planned to be opened by 2020, but has been delayed. A new plan has construction starting on the Hendricks County portion of the northern extension in middle 2023.

Ronald Reagan Parkway
Ameriplex Parkway
Former name(s)Ronald Reagan Boulevard
Length15.0 mi (24.1 km)
LocationMarion and Hendricks counties, Indiana, United States
South end SR 67
Major
junctions
North endCR 600N
Construction
Commissioned1990s
CompletionEarly 2000s (to US 40)
2012 (US 40 to US 36)
2015 (extension to CR 300)
2017 (extension to I-74)

Route description

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The roadway starts at State Road 67 at a traffic light, and is the southern terminus of Ameriplex Parkway. It heads northeast, meeting three traffic lights. It then comes to exit 68 on Interstate 70 and has a connection to the Indianapolis International Airport. At this interchange, Ameriplex Parkway ends and Ronald Reagan Parkway begins. The parkway then heads north to its northern terminus. It comes to a traffic light at Stafford Road, which connects to SR 267. It goes through one more traffic light at Metropolis Parkway, and a two-way stop intersection with Airtech Parkway. It then comes to its former northern terminus at a traffic light with US 40. From there it goes north through two more traffic lights at CR 200 S (Bradford Road), and CR 100 S (Morris Street). It then goes through traffic lights at US 36, CR 100 N (10th Street), and CR 200 N (21st Street), and then has a traffic light at CR 300 N. Then it continues north, crossing CR 400N and going over a railroad and US 136, before it comes to a stoplight at Connector Road, which connects to US 136. Continuing north, the road crosses Interstate 74 as exit 68 and then continues north to 600N (56th Street).

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
MarionIndianapolis0.000.00  SR 67Southern end of Ameriplex Parkway
HendricksPlainfield3.155.07    I-70 (Indianapolis International Airport) / I-465 / I-74I-70 exit 68; frontage roads run to I-465; Access to parkway (westbound only) from I-465 is only Exit 9B, and complete I-465 access eastbound; northern end of Ameriplex Pkwy and southern end of Ronald Reagan Parkway
  US 40
Avon  US 36
BrownsburgConnector RoadTo US 136
  I-74 – Indianapolis, Crawfordsville
CR 600 NorthNorthern end of Ronald Reagan Parkway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hendricks County Plans Corridor Future". Inside Indiana Business. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.