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..

Putnam County Highway Map

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

Transflo Bulk Transfer – Full Service – Operated by Transflo, a subsidiary of CSX Corporation

Transflo Bulk Transfer – Self Service

  • CSX at Terre Haute – 45 miles west.

Transload Services – Full Service – Operated by Arrow Reload Systems, Inc.

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 – FreightIndianapolis 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