US 6
Get started	Hammond
End	Butler
Length	152 mi
Length	245 km
Route Illinois Hammond Munster Gary Portage Westville Tracy La Pazu Nappanee Logonier Kendallville Waterloo Butler Ohio

According to allcitycodes, US 6 is a US Highway in the US state of Indiana. The road forms an east-west route through the north of the state. It runs from Hammond on the Illinois border to the Ohio border at Butler and has a primary secondary function due to its proximity to the parallel Interstate 80 / Interstate 90 and the 2×2 US 30. The road is 245 kilometers long.

Travel directions

US 6 near Kendallville in eastern Indiana.

In the Chicago suburb of Hammond, US 6 in Illinois joins Interstate 80 and Interstate 94 over the Indiana border. Between Exit 1 and Exit 2, the US 41 also runs on the route. Hammond is an industrial suburb of 83,000 inhabitants without a real center. State Route 912 begins on the east side of the city and runs as a highway through the industries of East Chicago. You then pass through Gary, the largest Chicago suburb in Indiana with 103,000 residents. Interstate 65 is crossed here from Indianapoliscoming. On the east side of Gary, just before I-80 and I-94 interchange, US 6 exits for a parallel route east. One continues through Lake Station and Hobart, after which one leaves the metropolitan area of ​​Chicago.

US 6 then leads in 1×2 lanes through a rural area with endless meadows and little forest. The relief is no more than sloping. In Westville, one crosses US 421, the road from Michigan City to Lafayette in the south. US 6 jumps south twice here, a second time at Kingsford Heights when it crosses US 35, the road from Michigan City to Logansport. US 6 then runs 15 miles north of the more important 2×2 US 30 and 30 miles south of the Indiana Toll Road. At the village of Lapaz you cross US 31, the 2×2 highway from South Bend to Indianapolis in the south.

You then pass a few large villages and the landscape is quite monotonous. There are numerous intersections with State Routes, usually every 3 miles. Around the village of Ligonier follows a short double numbering with US 33, a main road from Elkhart to Fort Wayne. At the town of Kendallville, a junction with SR-3 follows a 2×2 main road to Fort Wayne. Not much further is the connection with Interstate 69, the highway from Indianapolis and Fort Wayne to Lansing in Michigan. Then the road continues for another 20 kilometers to the Ohio border. US 6 in Ohio then continues towards Toledo.

History

US 6 was created in 1926 but did not pass through Indiana at the time. That happened in 1931 when the route was extended from Erie, Pennsylvania to Greeley, Colorado. US 6 was important for through traffic but avoided the larger towns of Indiana, especially the towns of Gary and South Bend and to a lesser extent Fort Wayne. The US 6 runs right between these cities. Partly because of this, no highway has been constructed directly parallel to US 6. In 1956, the Indiana Toll Road opened parallel to US 6. As a result, US 6 is a single-lane road outside the Chicago suburbs.

Traffic intensities

The double numbering with I-80 and I-94 is fairly busy with up to 146,000 vehicles. When US 6 turns off, 15,000 vehicles are still driving, but this drops to 8,000 vehicles in front of US 421 and 3,000 vehicles east of US 35. Further east, the road has 5,000 to 6,000 vehicles per day. About 4,200 vehicles cross the Ohio border every day.

Abraham Lincoln Bridge

Abraham Lincoln Bridge
Spans	Ohio River
Lanes	1×6
Total length	761 meters
Main span	2 x 229 meters
Bridge deck height	? meter
Opening	06-12-2015
Traffic intensity
Location	Map

The Abraham Lincoln Bridge is a cable- stayed bridge in the United States, located on the border of the states of Kentucky and Indiana. The bridge spans the Ohio River at Louisville and is part of Interstate 65.

Characteristics

The Abraham Lincoln Bridge is the east of two bridges from I-65 over the Ohio River near downtown Louisville and handles northbound traffic. The main bridge is 533 meters long, with two main spans of 229 meters. The bridge has three sets of I-shaped pylons, the middle one is 64 meters high, the outer ones are 38 meters high. The bridge has 6 lanes. The bridge is adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge which handles southbound traffic.

History

The original span of I-65 is the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge which opened on December 6, 1963. Due to the increasing traffic, it was decided to build a second span next to it.

The bridge was constructed between 2013 and 2015 and opened to traffic on December 6, 2015. The new bridge cost $203 million. In addition to the construction of the new bridge, the interchange between I-64, I-65 and I-71 in Louisville has also been reconstructed, and I-65 on the Indiana side has also been modified. After the opening of the new bridge, the old bridge from 1963 was adapted to a single direction with 6 lanes. Since then, the bridge connection over the Ohio River has had 2×6 lanes.

Naming

On November 30, 2015, the name of the bridge was announced, the Abraham Lincoln Bridge. The bridge is named after Abraham Lincoln (1809-1965) who was the 16th President of the United States. Its roots are in the two states that the bridge connects, Kentucky and Indiana.

Toll

The bridge is a toll road, with fully electronic toll collection with E-ZPass and license plate toll. The toll collection started on December 30, 2016.

According to CountryAAH.com, Indianapolis is the Capital (political) of the American State of Indiana, and that of Marion County. According to the 2010 Census, it had a Population of 829,718 residents, making it the most populous city in Indiana. It is founded in 1821. The 1987 Indianapolis Pan American Games were held in that city.

History

Indianapolis is founded in 1821 according to the Indiana General Assembly, before its official foundation it was a marshy area called Fall Creek Settlement by some fur traders.

European-American’s first settler, is believed to be George Pogue, which was established on 2 of March of 1819 with a double cabin trunk along the Rio Blanco (currently the White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis).

Like all cities, it has its own Flag and Coat of arms that reflect the history of the city and its relationship with the environment. The site of the new capital of the State of Indiana was chosen in Corydon in 1825 and it is placed in the exact geographic center for the construction of the capital; Miami Lenape Native American tribes who lived there, moved from 1820 to 1840.

Geographical location and climate

According to Abbreviationfinder, Indianapolis is located according to the geographical coordinates in Latitude: 39.7795 and Longitude: -86.1328

It has a moderate climate, where autumn temperatures are very pleasant around 18 ° C, as for summer it can be very hot, with high humidity. The warmest months are July and August, where the temperature rises to 31 ° C.

The coldest winter months are December, January and February, where temperatures drop to below zero, with snowfall especially in January and February. The annual average of snowfall is 58 centimeters.

Social development

Politics

Until the 1990s, Indianapolis was considered one of the most conservative metropolitan areas in the country compared to other major cities in the United States. For thirty-six years the Republicans had a majority in the city. For 32 years, the mayor was a Republican.

In 1999, Democrat Bart Peterson defeated Sue Anne Gilroy, with 52% versus 42% respectively. Four years later, Peterson was reelected with an overwhelming 63% of the vote. Republicans also lost control of the consolidated City-County council in 2003.

The mayor currently (2006) is Bart Peterson (D), the predecessor Steve Goldsmith 1992-1999 (R), William Hudnut 1976 – 1991 (R), and Sen. Dick Lugar 1968 – 1975 (R).

Sports

It has sports facilities, among which are the Lucas Oil Stadium and the Conseco Field Stadium, located in the center of the city, in this city the Pan American Games Indianapolis 1987 were held. Among the main sports that are developed are:

• Motorcycling. The city is known for its Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which opened in 1909, and is 4,186 meters long, with ten left and six right turns. Important motor racing events take place on this track, including: the Indy 500 race and the NASCAR Brickyard 400. The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix was held on this circuit until 2007, but in the year of its centenary. it reactivated.
• Basketball. It has development of this sport, with the Indiana Pacers team that is integrated into the NBA.
• Football. The main team is the Indianapolis Colts, also known as “The Colts”, they are hosts in the NFL.

Culture

The city has a wide cultural heritage, monuments and various festivals are held.

• Monuments

Circle Monument is located in the center of the city, it is a traffic circle at the intersection of Meridian streets and markets, in this monument the Monument to the Soldiers and Sailors is exhibited. (The Monument Circle is depicted on the city’s flag, and is generally regarded as a symbol of the city.). This monument is in the shadow of the tallest skyscraper in Indiana (the Chase tower). Until 1970 it was declared that no building could be taller than the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

Monument to the war located at the intersections of Meridian and Vermout streets, built in memory of the Indian soldiers who fought and died in the First World War; but its construction was halted because of the Great Depression, which ended in 1951, although its original purpose was changed to encompass all of the American wars in which Native Indiana residents fought.

The Monument resembles the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, its height is 64 m, making it higher than the original, at the north entrance are the national headquarters of the American Legion.

• Festivals

In 1999 he began to develop the Festival of Jazz Indy, which is an event of three days held at the Military Park near the canal. Renowned artists have participated in it such as: BB King, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Hornsby, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Kool and the Gang, Ray Charles, The Temptations, Dave Brubeck, Emmylou Harris, Chris Isaak, Jonny Lang, and Norah Jones among others.