The torch, which is a little less than two feet tall and weighs less than five pounds, was designed by team of Purdue University professors, engineers and students over the course of a year. It will be used for a relay next year that will travel more than 2,300 miles to all 92 counties.

An event scheduled for Friday at the Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis will feature the unveiling of an Olympic-style torch that will visit all 92 of the state's counties as part of bicentennial events.

Plans to celebrate Indiana's birthday include building a $25 million state archives facility and a $24 million inn for Potato Creek Park near South Bend.