Ohio River Scenic Byway - Indiana

Traversing the lush hills and farmlands of southern Indiana, and paralleling the mighty Ohio River, this route marks a timeworn and history-rich corridor linking historic villages and farms through a picturesque landscape. Rock outcroppings, forested hills, caves, scenic waterways, and limestone bluffs will provide beautiful pictures for you to cherish.

Getting to the Byway: ###From Indianapolis, IN### Take I-65 south to the Jeffersonville exit, mile marker 0. Follow the exit ramp to Market Street and turn right. Turn left at the next stop sign onto Southern Indiana Ave. and right onto Riverside Dr. where the byway runs east and west along the river. ###From Terre Haute, IN### Take US-41 south through Evansville. Exit on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway. Follow the parkway for 3.1 miles before connecting to Riverside Dr. in Evansville. ###From Cincinnati, OH### * Take I-71 south into Kentucky. * Merge onto I-275 west via exit 185. * Follow I-275 into Indiana and exit onto US-50 west. * Travel south on US-50 to Lawrenceburg where you enter the byway. Navigating the Byway: The byway begins on the Illinois-Indiana border on State Route 62 and runs along the Ohio River across southern Indiana. * Starting on the IL-IN border, head east on Route 62. * Cross Interstate 164 and take State Route 66 south and east as it meanders across the state, through Tell City and Hoosier National Forest. * In Hoosier National Forest Route 66 turns north. * At Sulphur in the Hoosier National Forest, take State Route 62 east to Louisville and on north to Madison. * At Madison take State Route 56 east. * State Route 56 becomes State Route 156 and then turns back into 56. * At Aurora, SR 56 becomes Highway 50. * Follow this to the state line, where the Indiana part of the byway ends and the Ohio part begins.