Indiana State Road 69

State Road 69 (SR 69) is a part of the Indiana State Road system that runs between Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area and Griffin in US state of Indiana. The 35.07 miles (56.44 km) of SR 69 that lie within Indiana serve as a major conduit. Some of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. Various sections are urban two-lane highway, four-lane divided highway and rural two-lane highway. The highway passes through residential, industrial and commercial properties.

SR 69 was first designated as a state road in 1931. SR 69 replaced the original State Road 20 designation of the highway which dated back to the formation of the Indiana state road system. SR 20 ran from Mount Vernon to New Harmony. SR 69 also replaced the second designation of the highway, SR 65, from the Ohio River to New Harmony.

Despite its proximity to Interstate 69, the two routes have no relation to each other.

Route description

SR 69 begins at the Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area in southwestern Posey County, near the confluence of the Ohio River and the Wabash River. It proceeds roughly northeast as a rural two-lane on the banks of the Hovey Lake. The road turns due north, away from the lake, and towards Mount Vernon. The highway turn northwest passing around the southwest side of Mount Vernon, as a two-lane highway passing through farmland. The road turns east onto SR 62 and the two routes pass through downtown Mount Vernon. On the east side of downtown the road becomes a four-lane divided highway. Soon after SR 69 leaves the divided highway heading north. The route heads away from SR 62, as a four-lane undivided highway. The highway narrows to a two-lane highway and has a crossing with the Evansville Western Railroad track.

Indiana State Road 8

State Road 8 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.

Route description

No part of SR 8 in Indiana is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.

Western segment

The western terminus of the western segment is at U.S. Route 231(US 231) and SR 2 in Hebron. The highway goes due east leaving Hebron and heading toward Knox. It passes through rural farmland, having a four-way stop at SR 49 in Kouts. The route enters La Crosse having a four-way stop at US 421. North of Knox it begins a concurrency with US 35; this ends in downtown Knox with SR 8 heading due east. The road leaves Knox passing through the east side of town. The eastern terminus of the western segment is at SR 17.

Eastern segment

The western terminus of the eastern segment begins at SR 9. The road heads east from Albion toward SR 3. On the way to SR 3 the highway passes through rural farmland. The road begins a concurrency with SR 3 at a traffice light north of Avilla; this ends at an intersection with SR 3 on the east side of Avilla. The road then goes due east towards Auburn. It has a four-way stop at SR 327 north of Garrett. The route enters Auburn on the west side of town and has an interchange with Interstate 69(I-69). The road now passes through commercial areas before entering downtown Auburn where it has an intersection with Old SR 427. The roadway now leaves Auburn, returning to rural farmland. The highway has a short concurrency with SR 1. The route turns southeast towards Hicksville, OH. SR 8 ends at the Ohio state line; this is the western terminus of Ohio State Route 18.

Indiana State Road 458

State Road 458 is a short one-mile (1.6 km) route in Lawrence County.

Route description

State Road 458 begins at State Road 158 about a mile west of Bedford and runs directly north. It passes Lena Carver Road on the left, then Dark Hollow Road on the right, before terminating at Purdue Farm Road. It connects State Road 158 with the Dark Hollow community.

History

SR 458 was signed SR 158, before SR 58 was rerouted to its current location.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Bedford, Lawrence County.

References

External links

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Indiana State Road 558

State Road 558 in the U.S. state of Indiana is only about a mile long. It exists entirely within Daviess County.

Route description

State Road 558 begins at U.S. Route 231 and State Road 58 which run along the west side of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. It runs east, then jogs to the south east and enters the town of Crane on the west edge of the installation. It is a portion of the original route of State Road 58 before the installation existed.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Daviess County.

References

External links

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Indiana State Road 443

State Road 443 was a short state highway in West Lafayette, Indiana, less than 1.5 miles long. It ran along Happy Hollow Road for its entire length.

Route description

State Road 443 departed from its parent route, State Road 43, just north of State Road 26 in West Lafayette. While State Road 43 continues to the north-northeast, State Road 443 travelled north-northwest, ascending from the flood plain of the Wabash River past Happy Hollow Park to the level of the surrounding terrain where it connected with the former U.S. Route 52, serving as a connector between the two highways, which are grade-separated. Due to the realignment of US 52 to the west and south of West Lafayette in September 2013 with US 231, the route was removed in December 2013.

Major intersections

The entire route is in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County.

References

Indiana State Road 258

State Road 258 is a short undivided two-lane road in Jackson County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.

Route description

State Road 258 begins at State Road 58 about a mile northeast of the small town of Freetown. From here, it runs east to State Road 11 in Seymour, a distance of approximately 13 miles (21 km). State Road 258 runs east from Freetown, while its parent route State Road 58 angles to the northeast on its way to the Columbus area.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

History

The Bell Ford Bridge was located next to State Road 258 until it collapsed in 2006.

References

External links

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Indiana State Road 66

State Road 66 is an east–west highway in six counties in the southernmost portion of the U.S. state of Indiana.

Route description

State Road 66 begins at the eastern end of a toll bridge over the Wabash River in New Harmony and ends at U.S. Route 150 east of Hardinsburg. It is a divided limited-access highway in the metropolitan Evansville area and also between the unincorporated communities of Yankeetown and Hatfield. For the most part, however, State Road 66 is undivided rural highway following the Ohio River, and a large portion of its route (from just east of Newburgh to State Road 62 at Sulphur) carries the designation of the Ohio River Scenic Byway.

Lloyd Expressway

The expressway contains a mix of intersections and interchanges. Despite the construction delays and need for improvements, the $160 million east–west expressway allows drivers to travel from one end of the city to the other with much greater ease. Plans exist to add additional diamond interchanges as well as a cloverleaf interchange with US 41.