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Indianapolis, Indiana August 5, 2008
Which highway in the state of Indiana is the longest?
U.S. 231 is the longest Indiana roadway. It spans the entire length of the state and crosses 14 counties.
When was INDOT's predecessor agency, the Indiana State Highway Commission established?
The Indiana Legislature created the Indiana State Highway Commission in 1919.
How many bridges are on the State highway system?
INDOT is responsible for maintaining approximately 5,700 bridges across Indiana.
How many miles of interstate highways are there in Indiana?
Indiana has 14 interstate highways; they are: I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-74, I-80, I- 90, I-94, I-164, I-265, I-275, I-465, I-469 and I-865.
When was I-465 completed?
Construction of I-465 occurred between 1959 and 1970. The first section opened in 1961 and the final section opened in 1970.
How many interstates radiate from Indianapolis?
Seven
What city is the only one to have more radiating interstates than Indianapolis?
Chicago
What other States are tied with Indiana for having 8 mainline interstates?
MO NY OH
In what town did Elwwod Hayes successfully test the first “horseless carriage” that was propelled by gasoline on July 4, 1894?
Kokomo
What was our nations first federally funded “interstate” highway connecting the eastern seaboard to the central united states?
National Road - US 40
The first railroad completed in Indiana ran between what two cities (year 1847)?
Madison and Indianapolis
What mode of transportation earned Indiana the nickname the “Crossroads of America”?
Railroads
What year was the toll road completed?
1956
In 1937 a county highway needed to carry an average daily traffic of what, to be added to the State Highway system?
200
In what years was the National Road built through Indianapolis completed?
1838
Between what two cites did the first electric Interurban railway run between ?
Anderson and Alexandria and opened in 1898.
What road trip movie featured two ladies driving off a cliff?
Thelma and Louise
In what book is the story of William Least Heat Moon traveling the back roads of America that ?
Blue Highways
What road is the movie CARs about?
Route 66
Who is the Secretary of Transportation?
Mary Peters
Who is the FHWA Administrator?
Thomas J. Madison Jr.
Who is the person that is thought of as the main supporter of the Highway Beautification Act?
Lady Bird Johnson
Name all of the INODT Commissioners since 2000?
Wiley, Klika, Nicol, Sharp and Browning
What is the shortest State Route through Indiana?
SR 520 (0.26 mile)
What is the Shortest Interstate in Indiana?
I-275 (3.16 miles of its 84 miles are in Indiana; the remainder in Ohio and Kentucky)
What is the Longest Interstate in Indiana ?
I-65
What is the federal tax rate on gasoline?
18.4 cents per gallon
What is the original beginning and end points of the National Road?
Cumberland MD to Vandalia IL
What route number did the National Road become?
US 40
What Road is known as the Mother Road?
Route 66
What main route number is the Lincoln Highway in Indiana?
US 30
What is the beginning and end points of the of Route 66?
Chicago Il to Santa Monica CA
The date the Route 66 lost its highway designation?
1985
What MPO’s does the Lincoln Highway go through?
NIRPC and NIRRC
What MPO’s does the National Road go through?
Indianapolis and Terre Haute
What percent of the total interstate system goes through the state of Indiana?
2.5 %
Total IN interstate miles is 1,169
Total interstate miles nationwide 46876
Name three of early automobile companies that manufactured cars in Indiana?
Apperson Jack Rabbit (Haynes and Apperson)
Cole Motor Car Company
Marmon Motor car company - Marmon
Stutz
Dussenberg
Studebaker
Maxwells
Where was the last operating ferry in Indiana?
The last operating ferry was the Darwin Ferry from Darwin Illinois to Vigo County south of Terre Haute
Where is the first concrete paved road?
Bellefountaine, OH
Where was the first Parking Meter?
Oklahoma City
Who invented the traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
In what movies to two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America?
Easy Rider (1969)
What year was the first Indianapolis 500?
1911
What inventor of the airplane was born in Indiana?
Wilbur Wright
The early Indiana Road called the Buffalo Trace was between what two cities?
New Albany and Vincennes
What is the only privately owned bridge in Indiana?
New Harmony bridge over the Wabash River
What north south road was built in the 1830’s that connected Michigan City with Madison and ran through Indianapolis?
The Michigan Road
What town in Indians had a completely electrified street railway system that was completed in 1888?
Lafayette
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
30
What river flows north and east in Indiana?
Maumee
What does Indiana mean?
“Land of the Indians”
What did the Studebaker Company of South Bend produce before cars?
Horse Drawn Wagons
Who created the interstate system?
US Bureau of Public Roads in a report for congress in 1939 suggested the interstate system
How long is the Interstate system?
46,876 miles as of 2006 ( the federal aid highway act of 1956 planned for a 41000 mile network)
What was first the Interstate?
Both Kansas and Missouri claim be the first to start construction on I-70 in 1956
Who designed the Interstate shield?
The design was submitted by Texas to an AASHO group that made the decision.
Is it true that one in five miles of the interstate system is straight so airplanes can land in emergencies?
No – this is a myth
Did President Eisenhower support the interstate System because he wanted a way of evacuating cities if the United States was attacked by an atomic bomb?
No – This is a myth
