Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana
(From the north end in Gary to the White/Tippecanoe County line)
^Looking north from exit 220, which links to Indiana 14, February 2022.
Interstate 65 is the most dominant north-south Interstate in Indiana, linking Gary and Chicagoland to Indianapolis, and then to the Louisville area. Interstate 65 starts at the Indiana Toll Road, which carries Interstate 90, and cuts southeast through Lafayette to meet Indianapolis at Indiana's center; from there, Interstate 65 heads south through Columbus, Indiana, to cross the Ohio River into downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
This page covers Interstate 65 in northwestern Indiana, north of the White/Tippecanoe County line. Mile markers 184 to 263 are covered here, on this page. For points farther south into central Indiana, including Lafayette and Indianapolis, click here.
Exits on this page are listed from south to north, in accordance with the national mileage numbering convention.
Exit 188 is for Indiana Route 18, linking to Fowler and Brookston:
This page covers Interstate 65 in northwestern Indiana, north of the White/Tippecanoe County line. Mile markers 184 to 263 are covered here, on this page. For points farther south into central Indiana, including Lafayette and Indianapolis, click here.
Exits on this page are listed from south to north, in accordance with the national mileage numbering convention.
Exit 188 is for Indiana Route 18, linking to Fowler and Brookston:
Exit 193 is an interchange to the first of four points where US Route 231 crosses Interstate 65; this exit is advertised to connect to US Route 231, Wolcott, and Chalmers...
Exit 201 leads to US Route 24 duplexed with US Route 231, leading to Wolcott and Remington:
Exit 205 leads to US Route 231 for the third time now, and this exit has control cities of Remington and Rensselaer...
Exit 215 is for Indiana Route 114, providing access to Morocco and Rensselaer:
Exit 220 is for Indiana Route 14, which provides a way to Winamac:
Exit 230 is for Indiana Route 10, leading to Demotte and Roselawn:
Exit 240 is for Indiana Route 2, which provides a link to Hebron and Lowell:
Exit 247 is a fountain interchange to US Route 231, connecting to that route for the fourth and final time, with access to Crown Point:
Exit 249 is an interchange connecting to 109th Avenue:
Exit 253 is for US Route 30, with three control cities listed: Merrillville, Valparaiso, Schererville:
Exit 255 leads to 61st Avenue:
Exit 258 is a fountain interchange to Business US Route 6 and Ridge Road:
Exit 259A is a ramp to Interstate 80, Interstate 94, and US Route 6 west toward Chicago, followed by another ramp to that freeway carrying those three routes east:
Exit 259B is a ramp to Interstate 80, Interstate 94, and US Route 6 east toward Toledo and Detroit, to complete that interchange:
Exit 261 leads to 15th Avenue in Gary, just before Interstate 65 reaches its end...
Exit 262 leads to the Indiana Toll Road carrying Interstate 90, leading to "Illinois" and "Ohio"...
The remaining northern stub isn't labeled as an exit, but it meets US Routes 12 and 20 at a surface intersection in Gary that marks the northern end of Interstate 65. Most traffic at the northern end transfers to Interstate 90 at the previous ramp...