Editing Interstate 469 (section)

{{short description|Highway in Indiana}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox road
| state = IN
| route = 469
| type = I
| alternate_name = Ronald Reagan Expressway
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|frame-lat=41.060|frame-long=-85.140|zoom=10|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 469}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-469 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 30.83
| length_ref = <ref name="fhwa">{{cite web |last = DeSimone |first = Tony |date = October 31, 2002 |title = Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002 |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |work = Route Log and Finder List |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] |access-date = October 4, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170703182115/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |archive-date = July 3, 2017 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
| established = 1989
| history = Completed in 1995
| spur_type = I
| spur_of = 69
| direction_a = East
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=IN|I|69|US|33}} at Lafayette Center Road in rural [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen County]]
| junction = {{Plainlist|
* {{Jct|state=IN|US|27|US|33}} near [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
* {{Jct|state=IN|US|30}} in [[New Haven, Indiana|New Haven]]
* {{Jct|state=IN|US|24}} in New Haven
}}
| direction_b = West
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=IN|I|69|US|24|US|30}} in Fort Wayne
| counties = [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]]
| previous_type = I
| previous_route = 465
| next_type = IN
| next_route = 520
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;469''' ('''I-469''') is an [[Interstate Highway]] in northeastern [[Indiana]]. It is an auxiliary route of parent [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|I-69]] that also carries portions of [[U.S. Route 24 in Indiana|US Highway&nbsp;24]] (US&nbsp;24), [[U.S. Route 30 in Indiana|US&nbsp;30]], and [[U.S. Route 33 in Indiana|US&nbsp;33]] around the urban parts of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]. It is {{Convert|30.83|mi|km}} in length. The Interstate was originally conceived as a bypass for US&nbsp;24 around the south and east ends of Fort Wayne. Due to heavy traffic on US&nbsp;30 through the city, support was gained to connect the bypass to I-69 on the city's north end. I-469 was given the name '''Ronald Reagan Expressway''' in 2005.

I-469 was the most expensive civic project in the history of [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen County]], costing over $207&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|207000000|1995}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}). As a bypass route, I-469 has been ineffective at helping with north–south traffic along I-69. However, the route has served effectively as an east–west bypass around the city, removing heavy truck traffic from passing through Fort Wayne.