Hendrick County Economic Development Partnership

Transportation

Indiana is known as the “Crossroads of America,” and Hendricks County, which is conveniently located west of the capital city of Indianapolis, can provide trucking access to 60 % of the nation’s population overnight.

In today’s complex business climate, logistics and warehousing must be integrated into the foundation of every company.  Three major interstates provide the answer to all the transportation needs.  I-74 divides Hendricks County, which is conveniently located between I-65 to the North and I-70 to the South.  Close proximity to the Indianapolis International Airport coupled with the Hendricks County Airport-Gordon Graham Field, add to the extraordinary access.

Proximity to the International Airport, as well as the CSX Big Four Rail Yard and Gordon Graham Field, has fueled the growth of the past decade.  Hendricks County communities continue to invest in infrastructure with facilitates continued growth and prosperity.

Hendricks County, along with the towns of Plainfield, Avon and Brownsburg are working to extend the Ronald Reagan Parkway, which will connect I-74 in Brownsburg to I-70 in Plainfield and eventually on to I-65.

Excellent opportunities and access to state highways and interstates make Hendricks County a true “Crossroad of America”. 

Indiana At a Glance

  • Indiana is known as the Crossroads of America.
  • Indiana has more than 11,000 total highway miles and is intersected by eight interstate highways – more than any other state in the nation.
  • Each year, 724 million tons of freight travel the roads and highways of Indiana, making it the 5th busiest state for commercial freight traffic.
  • Indianapolis is home to the second largest FedEx hub in the world.
  • Indiana has initiated Major Moves, a massive $12 billion infrastructure investment program, as part of the country’s largest ever monetization of public infrastructure. The program will fund more than 200 infrastructure improvement projects statewide.
  • Indianapolis International Airport is currently investing over $1 billion in expansion and upgrades
  • Indiana has earmarked $2.8 billion in new highway construction in the next 10 years (over and above previously earmarked funds)
  • Indiana has three international airports, including the Indianapolis International Airport, the Gary Chicago International Airport (which serves Chicago as well as northern Indiana), and the Ft. Wayne International Airport, as well as 114 other public airports.
  • Indiana ranks ninth in the United States in railroad mileage and 14th in water-borne shipping.
  • Indiana ranks fifth in total freight volume nationwide.
  • Indiana is served by a rail system of more than 4,700 miles of mainline track.
  • Indiana is known as an international leader in Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics.
  • Indiana is within a day’s drive of one-third of the U.S. population. Indiana provides easy access to New York City; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Virginia; Atlanta; Nashville, Tennessee; St. Louis; Kansas City; Chicago; Detroit; Cleveland; Cincinnati; Louisville and Toronto.
  • A total of 150 million people live within 500 miles of Indiana.
  • The expansion of the I–69 artery will connect the NAFTA superhighway through southwest Indiana.  
  • Indiana has a workforce of 250,000 logistics professionals; Central Indiana alone employs 90,000 people in the TDL industry.
  • Indiana has three fully modern ports. Ships can sail directly from Indiana to the Atlantic Ocean, or to the Gulf of Mexico from an Indiana port.