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State Road 1 marker
State Road 1
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Southern segment
Length137.13 mi[1] (220.69 km)
South end I-275 / US 50 near Lawrenceburg
Major intersections I-74 in Saint Leon
US 52 in Brookville
US 40 in Cambridge City
I-70 near Cambridge
US 35
US 36 in Modoc
US 224
North end I-469 / US 24 / US 33 near Fort Wayne
Northern segment
Length62.56 mi[1] (100.68 km)
South end I-69 in Fort Wayne
Major intersections US 6 in Butler
North end US 20 near Angola
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesDearborn, Franklin, Wayne, Randolph, Jay, Wells, Allen, DeKalb, Steuben
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
← SR 933→ SR 2

State Road 1 is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 50 in east-central Dearborn County, just east of Lawrenceburg. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Highway 20 in east-central Steuben County, approximately six miles east of Angola.

Route description

Southern section

View southward along State Road 1 from the intersection with US 224

Indiana State Road 1 begins at an interchange of Interstate 275. Just after the interchange there is a stop light at U.S. Route 50 (US 50). SR 1 travels 14.53 miles (23.38 km) north-northwest until it reaches I-74; just beyond I-74 it crosses Indiana State Road 46 (SR 46). SR 1 continues north until it meets U.S. Route 52 (US 52) just west of Cedar Grove. Then US 52 and SR 1 continue north-northeast for 5.78 miles (9.30 km) until they reach Brookville; here, US 52 turns west on its way to Indianapolis, while SR 1 continues north-northwest for 16.81 miles (27.05 km) where it meets Indiana State Road 44 (SR 44). SR 1 and SR 44 travel together for 0.47 miles (0.76 km) where SR 1 turns north-northeast towards downtown Connersville. North of Connersville, SR 1 travels north-northwest until it reaches Cambridge City, where SR 1 crosses U.S. Route 40 (US 40). After the intersection at US 40, SR 1 heads north-northeast. After 2.90 miles (4.67 km) SR 1 has an interchange with Interstate 70 (I-70), then heads due north towards U.S. Route 36 (US 36). SR 1 turns east onto US 36 for 1.01 miles (1.63 km), then leaves US 36 and travels generally due north until it reaches Fort Wayne. Just south of Fort Wayne, SR 1 ends at an interchange with Interstate 469 (I-469).

Northern section

On the north side of Fort Wayne at the Dupont Road exit on Interstate 69 (I-69), SR 1 begins and heads east. The road heads away from I–69, has a six-lane divided highway, passing through commercial properties. The highway narrows to a four-lane divided highway at Diebold Road and the road enters a commercial and residential properties. At Tonkel Road, SR 1 begins to curve northeast towards Leo and narrows to a two-lane highway. The route leaves Fort Wayne passing through rural farm land with houses. The road enters Leo and curves due north, onto Main Street passing through residential. North of downtown the highway curves northeast and passes through a mix of commercial and residential. The road leaves St Joe heading towards DeKalb County, as the road enters Dekalb County the road curves due north. The highway enters Spencer passing through downtown. After Spencer the road curves northeast, before turning back north. The highway enters St. Joe and takes a sharp curve heading due east. The route crosses the CSX Railroad tracks and makes another sharp curve heading due north. The road heads due north, until it meets SR 8. The concurrency head east-southeast and after a 1.04 miles (1.67 km) concurrency, SR 1 leaves the concurrency heading due north. The road passing through rural farmland, with a few house, as a two-lane highway. The road enters Butler and crosses the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. The highway has a traffic light at US 6, in downtown Butler. The road leaves Butler heading due north, until DeKalb County Road 46, at which point the highway turns northwest. The route enter Hamilton and begins a concurrency with SR 427. The concurrency heads northeast, passing Hamilton Lake. After 0.84 miles (1.35 km), SR 1 leaves the concurrency heading due north. The highway continues to its northern terminus at US 20.[2][3][4]

History

Lawrenceburg

SR 1 began at US 50 and Main Street in Lawrenceburg and traveled north on Main Street until Main Street became Ridge Avenue. It then followed Ridge Avenue until it met the current SR 1.

Fort Wayne

Before I-469 was complete, SR 1 followed Bluffton Road heading north, then turned northeast on to Baer Field Thruway, later known as Airport Expressway. SR 1 followed Baer Field Thruway until the intersection of U.S. Route 27 (US 27). SR 1 followed US 27 until the interchange with I-69, where SR 1 then exited at Dupont Road.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
DearbornGreendale0.000.00 US 50 / I-275 – Lawrenceburg, CincinnatiSouthern terminus of SR 1.
Saint Leon14.5323.38 I-74 – Indianapolis, Cincinnati
SR 46 – Batesville
FranklinCedar Grove20.6433.22
 US 52 east		Southern end of US 52 concurrency
Brookville
 SR 252 east (E 4th Street)– Hamilton		Western terminus of SR 252
26.4342.53

 US 52 west / SR 101 north – Indianapolis		Northern end of US 52 concurrency; southern of SR 101 concurrency

 SR 101 north		Northern end of SR 101 concurrency
FayetteConnersville43.2469.59
 SR 44 east – Liberty		Eastern end of SR 44 concurrency
43.7170.34
 SR 44 west – Rushville		Western end of SR 44 concurrency
WayneCambridge City56.6791.20 US 40 – Indianapolis, Richmond
59.5795.87 I-70 – Indianapolis, RichmondExit 137 on I-70
Hagerstown63.47102.15 SR 38 – New Castle, Richmond
Losantville68.52110.27 US 35 – Richmond, Muncie
RandolphModoc73.07117.59
 US 36 west – Indianapolis		Western end of US 36 concurrency
74.08119.22
 US 36 east – Greenville		Eastern end of US 36 concurrency
Farmland82.93133.46
 SR 32 east – Winchester		Southern end of SR 32 concurrency
84.09135.33
 SR 32 west – Muncie		Northern end of SR 32 concurrency
Green Township91.95147.98 SR 28 – Albany, Union City
JayRedkey96.15154.74 SR 67 – Muncie, Albany, Portland
Knox Township102.34164.70
 SR 26 east – Portland		Southern end of SR 26 concurrency
102.84165.50
 SR 26 west – Hartford City		Northern end of SR 26 concurrency
Penn Township109.89176.85 SR 18 – Montpelier, Bryant
WellsNottingham Township116.95188.21 SR 218 – Warren, Berne
Bluffton
 SR 116 east – Geneva		Southern end of SR 116 concurrency
123.23198.32
 SR 124 east – Monroe		Southern end of SR 124 concurrency
124.25199.96

 SR 116 west / SR 124 west – Peru, Markle		Northern end of SR 116 and SR 124 concurrences
Jefferson Township129.25208.01 US 224 – Huntington, Markle, Decatur
AllenFort Wayne137.13220.69 I-469 / US 24 / US 33 – New Haven, DecaturNorthern terminus of the southern section of SR 1
Gap in route
AllenFort Wayne137.13220.69 I-69 – Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, LansingSouthern terminus of the northern section of SR 1
DeKalbConcord Township177.60285.82
 SR 8 west – Auburn		Western end of SR 8 concurrency
178.61287.44

 SR 8 east / SR 101 south – Woodburn, Hicksville		Northern terminus of SR 101; Eastern end of SR 8 concurrency
Butler183.74295.70 US 6 – Waterloo, Edgerton
Hamilton192.20309.32
 SR 427 south – Waterloo		Southern end of SR 427 concurrnecy
193.04310.67
 SR 427 north – Edon		Northern end of SR 427 concurrency
SteubenSteuben County199.69321.37 US 20 – Angola, ToledoNorthern terminus of SR 1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff.
  2. ^ "overview of the northern section of SR 1" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (2012). Indiana Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2011–2012 ed.). 1:550,000. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. OCLC 765461296. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (August 23, 2011). Indiana Railroad Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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