Interstate 94 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by INDOT | ||||
Length: | 45.770 mi (73.660 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I-80 / I-94 / US 6 at Illinois state line | |||
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East end: | I-94 at Michigan state line | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 94 (I-94) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Billings, Montana, to Port Huron, Michigan. I-94 enters Indiana from Illinois in the west, in Munster and runs generally eastward through Hammond, Gary and Portage, before entering Michigan northeast of Michigan City. The interstate runs for approximately 45.75 miles (73.63 km) through the state. The landscape traversed by I-94 include urban areas of Northwest Indiana, wooded areas, and farmland. The section of I-94 between the Illinois state line and Lake Station is named the Borman Expressway.
I-94 enters Indiana from Illinois running concurrently with I-80 on the Borman Expressway, in Munster. The freeway heads towards the east as a ten-lane interstate, quickly entering the City of Hammond. The road has an interchange with Calumet Avenue, which US 41 is concurrent with towards the north of the interchange. After the Calumet interchange is an interchange with Indianapolis Boulevard, which carries US 41 south of this interchange and SR 152 to the north. East of Indianapolis Boulevard the interstate passes over Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, before having an interchange with Kennedy Avenue. After Kennedy Avenue, the freeway passes to the north of industrial properties, before having an interchange at SR 912, also known as Cline Avenue. Between Kennedy Avenue and SR 912 is one of the highest average annual daily traffic (AADT) in the state at 163,912 vehicles. At the interchange with Cline Avenue, the Borman Expressway becomes an eight-lane interstate, it also leaves Hammond and enters the City of Gary.