Lloyd Expressway

The Lloyd Expressway is a major east-west traffic artery located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The route primarily runs through Evansville, Indiana, reaching from Interstate 69 on the east side of the city to the Posey County line west of the city limits. West of US 41, the expressway is signed as Indiana State Road 62 (SR 62). East of US 41, it is signed as Indiana State Road 66 (SR 66).

Lloyd Expressway
The Lloyd
Route information
Maintained by Indiana Department of Transportation
Length	14.3 mi (23.0 km)
Existed	July 19, 1988 (1988-07-19)–present
Component highways	SR 62 west of US 41 SR 66 east of US 41
Major junctions
West end	Posey/Vanderburgh county line
	University Parkway in Vanderburgh County US 41 in Evansville I-69 in Evansville
East end	Vanderburgh/Warrick county line
Location
Counties	Vanderburgh
Highway system
Indiana Highways Interstate US State Scenic

History

Before the expressway was built, east-west traffic across Evansville was handled by a pair of streets: Division Street to the east of Main Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue to the west. These roads were congested and dangerous. For a short stretch, Division Street ran in tandem with a busy railroad track. The unacceptable condition of this route necessitated an expressway.[1]

The road was built in stages. The west section of the expressway was completed in the 1950s, ending at Fulton Avenue with plans to continue it further east at a later date. It wasn't until the 1970s and 80s that local officials succeeded in securing federal funding to finish construction. Key to this effort was popular Evansville mayor Russell G. Lloyd, Sr., who was assassinated in 1980 after he had left office. The expressway is named in his honor.[1]

In the spring of 1983, buildings in the expressway's path were demolished, and construction began on July 29, 1983. Five years later, the road finally opened on July 19, 1988. Construction on the eastern phase cost $160 million.[1]

Since opening, the state has made gradual improvements to the road. In 2008, construction began on a $32 million diamond interchange at Fulton Avenue near downtown. This replaced the at-grade signaled intersection that was there previously.[2] In 2014, a $19 million project was started to reconfigure the interchange with US 41 from a partial cloverleaf, with traffic lights on the Lloyd Expressway, into a full cloverleaf with no signals.[3] There have been proposals for similar projects on other high-traffic intersections, such as Burkhardt Road.[4]

Route description

As one travels along the expressway, upon reaching US 41, one state highway — SR 62 if traveling east or SR 66 if traveling west — leaves the expressway while the other joins the expressway. (To the north, SR 62 and SR 66 both run concurrently with US 41 and eventually turn off in opposite directions).

The expressway contains a mix of intersections and interchanges. Because the route includes several at-grade intersections with stoplights, Evansville residents sometimes use the term "expressway" derisively, or drop it altogether and call it "the Lloyd" instead[1]. Especially since many in and outside of Evansville consider the expressway to be more of a glorified boulevard due to the large amounts of stoplights still existing along the route, many of which handle heavy amounts of traffic such as St. Joseph Avenue, Vann Avenue, Stockwell Avenue, Fielding Road, Burkhardt Road, and Cross Point Boulevard, with St. Joseph Avenue and Burkhardt Road regularly being the most congested. Nevertheless, the road actually has many characteristics that fit the standard definition of "expressway." Opposing traffic is separated between intersections and interchanges, largely by medians. There are few driveways along the route, with most access made via side roads. Most driveways that do exist are restricted to right-in/right-out access only.[5]

Along much of its route, especially near the downtown area, the expressway is bordered by Division Street along the north side of the road and John Street along the south side of the road. These two streets act as frontage roads for the expressway; many of the on-ramps and off-ramps from the highway connect with Division Street or John Street instead of the road actually labeled on the exit sign. This allows drivers to continue on to other streets that do not have their own exits.[5]

Major intersections

The entire expressway is in Vanderburgh County.

Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Perry Township	0.0	0.0	Posey County Line Road	At-grade, non-signaled intersection
	1.1	1.8	McDowell Road	At-grade, non-signaled intersection
	1.7	2.7	University Parkway	Diamond interchange; access to University of Southern Indiana
	2.4	3.9	Schutte Road	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	2.6	4.2	Felstead Road	At-grade, non-signaled intersection
	2.8	4.5	Middle Mt Vernon Road	At-grade, non-signaled intersection
	3.5	5.6	Boehne Camp Road	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
Evansville	4.0	6.4	Red Bank Road	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	4.5	7.2	Rosenberger Avenue	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	4.8	7.7	Dorothy Drive	Former westbound right-in/right-out; closed due to high accident rate
	5.2	8.4	Ingle Avenue	Right-in/right-out
	5.3	8.5	Corbierre Avenue	Westbound exit only (to Tekoppel Avenue)
	5.5	8.9	Barker Avenue	Partial cloverleaf interchange utilizing Igleheart Avenue
	5.8	9.3	Lemcke Avenue	Westbound access only; right-in/right-out
	5.9	9.5	Pennsylvania Street	Eastbound entrance only
	6.0	9.7	St Joseph Avenue	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	6.1	9.8	12th Avenue	Westbound access only; right-in/right-out
	6.2	10.0	11th Avenue	Eastbound access only; right-in/right-out
	6.3	10.1	10th Avenue	Right-in/right-out
	6.4	10.3	Wabash Avenue of Flags	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	7.0	11.3	Fulton Avenue	Diamond interchange, signaled on Fulton Avenue
	7.4	11.9	Division Street at Mary Street	Former westbound entrance; closed with addition of Fulton Avenue interchange
	7.6	12.2	John Street at 4th Street	Eastbound entrance only
	8.0	12.9	John Street at Main Street	Eastbound access only
	8.0	12.9	Division Street at Main Street	Westbound exit only
	8.6	13.8	John Street at Garvin Street	Eastbound entrance only
	8.6	13.8	Division Street at Garvin Street	Westbound exit only
	9.1	14.6	US 41 / SR 62 east / SR 66 west	Cloverleaf interchange;[7] route transition from SR 62 (west of US 41) to SR 66 (east of US 41)
	9.4	15.1	Division Street at Willow Road	Westbound access only
	9.9	15.9	Weinbach Avenue	Diamond interchange, signaled on Weinbach Avenue
	10.4	16.7	Boeke Road	Diamond interchange, signaled on Boeke Road
	10.9	17.5	Vann Avenue	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	11.3	18.2	Stockwell Road	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	11.9	19.2	Green River Road	Single-point urban interchange
	12.2	19.6	Cullen Avenue	Eastbound access only; right-in/right-out
	12.3	19.8	Fielding Road	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	12.5	20.1	Brentwood Drive	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection; only cross-traffic movement permitted is left turn from eastbound Lloyd Expy
	12.7	20.4	Kimber Lane	Westbound access only; right-in/right-out
	12.8	20.6	Williamsburg Drive	Eastbound access only; right-in/right-out
	12.9	20.8	Burkhardt Road	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	13.5	21.7	Cross Pointe Boulevard	At-grade, signal-controlled intersection
	14.1	22.7	I-69, formerly I-164	Cloverleaf interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Incomplete access       Route transition

References

1. "Driving Division Was Frustrating, Scary". Evansville Courier & Press. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
2. "Road projects ongoing around Evansville". Evansville Courier & Press. May 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
3. Martin, John (September 30, 2014). "Contract awarded for U.S. 41-Lloyd interchange work". Evansville Courier & Press. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
4. "Improving the Lloyd". Evansville Courier & Press. July 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
5. IndianaMap (Map). Cartography by Indiana Geographic Information Council. Indiana Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
6. Staff. "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
7. Martin, John (July 4, 2007). "Cloverleaf planned at Lloyd, US 41". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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