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==Transportation== {{nowrap|[[Interstate 74]]}} passes from east to west through the north end of the county;<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=3074§ion=1 |title = Interstate 74 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165619/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=3074§ion=1 |archive-date = July 11, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> [[U.S. Route 136]] does so as well, about {{convert|1.5|mi}} further to the north.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2136§ion=1 |title = U.S. Route 136 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165623/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2136§ion=1 |archive-date = July 11, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> [[U.S. Route 36]] crosses the south part of the county on its way from [[Rockville, Indiana|Rockville]] to [[Chrisman, Illinois]], passing just south of Dana.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2036§ion=1 |title = U.S. Route 36 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131216072050/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2036§ion=1 |archive-date = December 16, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref> {{nowrap|[[Indiana State Road 32|State Road 32]]}} runs from the state line through Perrysville and continues east toward Crawfordsville.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1032§ion=1 |title = State Road 32 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165648/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1032§ion=1 |archive-date = July 11, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> {{nowrap|[[Indiana State Road 63|State Road 63]]}} runs the length of the county from north to south on its way to Terre Haute in the south;<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1063§ion=1 |title = State Road 63 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120309073005/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1063§ion=1 |archive-date = March 9, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref> {{nowrap|[[Indiana State Road 71|State Road 71]]}} begins at State Road 63 near Newport and runs southwest, then south through Dana and Bono before ending at Blanford.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1071§ion=1 |title = State Road 71 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120309073308/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1071§ion=1 |archive-date = March 9, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref> There, {{nowrap|[[Indiana State Road 163|State Road 163]]}} runs east through Clinton to join [[U.S. Route 41 in Indiana|U.S. Route 41]] on the east side of the Wabash River.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1163§ion=1 |title = State Road 163 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120406012913/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1163§ion=1 |archive-date = April 6, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref> {{nowrap|[[Indiana State Road 234|State Road 234]]}} runs from the Indiana border through Cayuga, continuing east through [[Kingman, Indiana|Kingman]] in Fountain County.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1234§ion=1 |title = State Road 234 |publisher = Highway Explorer |access-date = December 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165656/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1234§ion=1 |archive-date = July 11, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> [[CSX Transportation]] operates a railroad line running from Danville, Illinois to Terre Haute. This line runs most of the length of Vermillion County from north to south, passing through Rilesyburg, Cayuga, and Clinton before crossing the Wabash River. Another CSX line coming from [[Decatur, Illinois]], enters the county from the west and meets the north–south line near Hillsdale. The {{convert|6|mi|adj=on}} [[Vermilion Valley Railroad]] passes through the very north edge of the county on its way from the [[Flex-N-Gate Corporation|Flex-N-Gate]] factory west of Covington to Danville, Illinois.<ref name="indiana-railroad-map"/> ===Airport=== The county has three small airports, the [[Clinton Airport]], located in [[Clinton, Indiana|Clinton]], Gessie Airport located in Gessie, and Universal Heli Port located in Universal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=1I7 |title=Clinton |publisher=AirportIQ |access-date=February 9, 2011 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080427/http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=1I7 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Indianapolis International Airport]] is located about {{convert|65|mi}} to the east.<ref name="national-atlas"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/indot/3052.htm |title=Indiana Public Use Airports |publisher=Indiana Department of Transportation |access-date=February 1, 2011 |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915151136/http://www.in.gov/indot/3052.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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