Transportation
Highway Access
I-70 | Interstate – East/West |
US 40 | 4 Lane – East/West |
US 36 | 2 Lane – East/West |
US 231 | 2 Lane – North/South |
SR 42 | 2 Lane – East/West |
SR 236 | 2 Lane – East/West |
SR 240 | 2 Lane – East/West |
SR 243 | 2 Lane – North/South |
State and federal highways meet or exceed 80,000 pound load limits..
Highway Distances
Destination | Distance in Miles | Distance in Kilometers | Travel Time |
Atlanta | 545 miles | 877 kilometers | 9.0 hours |
Cincinnati | 157 miles | 253 kilometers | 2.6 hours |
Chicago | 180 miles | 290 kilometers | 3.5 hours |
Cleveland | 367 miles | 591 kilometers | 6.0 hours |
Columbus | 226 miles | 364 kilometers | 3.7 hours |
Detroit | 370 miles | 595 kilometers | 5.9 hours |
Indianapolis | 49 miles | 79 kilometers | 1.0 hour |
Kansas City | 452 miles | 727 kilometers | 7.1 hours |
Louisville | 158 miles | 254 kilometers | 2.6 hours |
Memphis | 434 miles | 698 kilometers | 6.8 hours |
Milwaukee | 269 miles | 433 kilometers | 5.1 hours |
Pittsburgh | 410 miles | 660 kilometers | 6.8 hours |
St. Louis | 211 miles | 340 kilometers | 3.5 hours |
Freight Carriers
- Daily service by FedEx, UPS, DHL, and other express companies.
- Daily service by 35+ common freight carriers.
Rail Service
- CSX – east/west mainline between Indianapolis and St. Louis.
- CSX – north/south between Cloverdale and Lafayette.
Container Terminals
- CSX at Avon Yard – 30 miles East on US 36 at Dan Jones Road – East and West coast connections.
- Canadian National & Indiana Railroad at Indianapolis – 50 miles East on I-70 – West coast connections (Opened Summer of 2013).
- CSX at Evansville – 135 miles South.
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe at Wolcott – 85 miles North on I-65 at US 24 & US 231 (Exit 201).
- CSX at Other Locations
Transflo Bulk Transfer – Full Service – Operated by Transflo, a subsidiary of CSX Corporation
- CSX at Indianapolis – 52 miles east.
- CSX at Evansville – 138 miles south.
- CSX at East Chicago – 156 miles north.
Transflo Bulk Transfer – Self Service
- CSX at Terre Haute – 45 miles west.
Transload Services – Full Service – Operated by Arrow Reload Systems, Inc.
- Indiana Railroad at Indianapolis – 48 miles east.
- Indiana Railroad at Oden – 66 miles south.
Air – Passenger – Indianapolis International Airport
- 35 miles east of Greencastle.
- New passenger terminal opened November 2008.
- 135 average daily departures.
- 33 average daily non-stop departures.
- Passenger service provided by 8 major carriers:
Air Canada | Frontier Airlines |
Air Tran Airways | Southwest Airlines |
American Airlines | United Air Lines |
Delta Air Lines | US Airways/US Airways Express |
Air – Freight – Indianapolis International Airport
- 35 miles east of Greencastle.
- Nation’s 7th largest cargo airport.
- Air freight services available.
- U. S. Customs services available – port of entry.
- Foreign Trade Zone No. 72.
FedEx National Hub – Indianapolis International Airport
- Capacity: 180,000 packages/hour.
- Hub Size: 1.9 million square feet.
- Site Size: 278 acres.
- Second largest FedEx hub in the world.
Terre Haute International Airport
- 40 miles west of Greencastle.
- Air freight services available.
Air – Local – General Aviation – Putnam County Airport
- SR 240 in Greencastle.
- Runway: 100’ x 5,000’ with AWOS.
- Services: FBO, fuel, hangars and aircraft maintenance.
Ports of Indiana
Burns Harbor (International Port) | Portage – on Lake Michigan | 152 miles North |
Clark Maritime Centre | Jeffersonville – on the Ohio River | 156 miles South |
Southwind Maritime Centre | Mount Vernon – on the Ohio River | 169 miles South |
For additional information on the Ports of Indiana, contact the Indiana Port Commission at 317-232-9200 or visit the Ports of Indiana website.
Public Transit
On January 5, 2009, Putnam County Rural Transit began service in the county. Both fixed route service and on-demand service is provided. Morning and afternoon sweep service is available to local employees.
Updated 1/2014