Interstate 469

Interstate 469
Interstate 469
Ronald Reagan Expressway
	I-469 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-69
	Maintained by INDOT
Length	30.83 mi (49.62 km)
Existed	1989–present
History	Completed in 1995
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-69 / US 33 at Lafayette Center Road in rural Allen County
	US 27 / US 33 near Fort Wayne; US 30 in New Haven; US 24 in New Haven;
North end	I-69 / US 24 / US 30 in Fort Wayne
Location
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Allen
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; Indiana State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

Interstate 469 (I-469) is an Interstate Highway in northeastern Indiana. It is an auxiliary route of parent I-69 that also carries portions of US Highway 24 (US 24), US 30, and US 33 around the urban parts of Fort Wayne. It is 30.83 miles (49.62 km) in length. The Interstate was originally conceived as a bypass for US 24 around the south and east ends of Fort Wayne. Due to heavy traffic on US 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, costing over $207 million (equivalent to $365 million in 2022). 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.

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