Indiana State Road 39
 State Road 39 | ||||
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 SR 39 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Existed | October 1, 1926[1]–present | |||
| Southern section | ||||
| Length | 14.91 mi (24.00 km) | |||
| South end |  SR 56 near Scottsburg | |||
| North end |  SR 250 near Brownstown | |||
| Northern section | ||||
| Length | 179.7 mi (289.2 km) | |||
| South end |  I-69 in Martinsville | |||
| Major intersections |  I-70 near Monrovia US 40 in Belleville US 36 in Danville I-74 in Lizton  I-65 / US 52 in Lebanon US 24 in Monticello US 30 near Hanna US 6 near Kingsbury   I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road near La Porte US 20 in Springville | |||
| North end |  M-239 to  I-94 near New Buffalo, Michigan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hendricks, Jackson, LaPorte, Morgan, Pulaski, Starke, Washington, White | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Road 39 (SR 39) in the U.S. state of Indiana is the name of two distinct north–south highways.
Route description
[edit]Southern section
[edit]Located in south-central Indiana, the shorter southern section of SR 39 begins at SR 56 west of Scottsburg. It runs north and passes through Little York, then ends at an intersection with SR 250 just before reaching Brownstown.
Northern section
[edit]The much longer northern section starts at I-69 in Martinsville, southwest of Indianapolis, and runs north to the Michigan border near I-94 (via M-239). Along the route, it passes through these towns (from south to north):
- Martinsville (Southern Terminus, Intersects I-69 in Southern Martinsville and SR 67 in Northern Martinsville (Goes under a concurrency with SR 67)
- Monrovia (intersects SR 42)
- Danville (intersects US 36)
- Lizton (interchange with I-74)
- Lebanon (interchange with I-65 exit 139)
- Frankfort (start of US 421 concurrency)
- Rossville (concurrent with US 421)
- Delphi (concurrent with US 421)
- Monticello (end of US 421 concurrency)
- Buffalo (concurrency with SR 16)
- North Judson (concurrency with SR 10)
- LaPorte (concurrency with US 35 and SR 2)
- Springville (intersects US 20)
History
[edit]Northern section
[edit]In the 1960s, SR 39 was the connector between the west end of I-94 (which ended just north of the Michigan-Indiana border) and the Indiana Toll Road. Hence, a dozen miles of this winding 2-lane road carried all the heavy traffic between Chicago and Detroit.
In 2010, the section of SR 39 between Monrovia and Belleville was greatly improved and re-paved.
Southern section
[edit]At one point, SR 39 had a section from US 31 in Henryville to SR 3 in Charlestown. It was later decommissioned when SR 160 was extended to end in Charlestown.
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Gibson Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 56 – Salem, Scottsburg | Southern terminus of SR 39 | ||
| 5.57 | 8.96 |   SR 256 east – Austin | Western terminus of SR 256 | ||||
| Jackson | Brownstown Township | 14.91 | 24.00 | SR 250 | Northern terminus of the southern section of SR 39 | ||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Morgan | Martinsville | 14.91 | 24.00 | I-69 – Evansville, Indianapolis | Exit 137 on I-69; Southern terminus of the northern section of SR 39 | ||
| Jefferson Township | 18.12 | 29.16 |   SR 67 south – Spencer | Southern end of SR 67 concurrency | |||
| 21.46 | 34.54 |  SR 67 north – Indianapolis | Northern end of SR 67 concurrency | ||||
| Gregg Township | 23.59 | 37.96 |   SR 142 west – Eminence | Eastern terminus of SR 142 | |||
| Monrovia | 29.10 | 46.83 |  SR 42 west – Crown Center | Southern end of SR 42 concurrency | |||
| SR 42 east – Mooresville | Northern end of SR 42 concurrency | ||||||
| Hendricks | Liberty Township | 31.47 | 50.65 | I-70 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis, St. Louis | Exit 59 on I-70 | ||
| Clayton | 34.95 | 56.25 | US 40 – Terre Haute, Plainfield, Indianapolis | ||||
| Danville | 43.44 | 69.91 | US 36 east – Avon, Indianapolis | Eastern end of US 36 concurrency | |||
| 43.79 | 70.47 | US 36 west – Rockville | Western end of US 36 concurrency | ||||
| Center Township | 45.12 | 72.61 |  SR 236 west – North Salem | Eastern terminus of SR 236 | |||
| Lizton | 52.20 | 84.01 |  US 136 – Crawfordsville, Brownsburg | ||||
| 52.80 | 84.97 | I-74 – Indianapolis, Danville | Exit 58 on I-74 | ||||
| Boone | Lebanon | 63.69 | 102.50 | I-65 / US 52 – Gary, Lafayette, Indianapolis | Exit 139 on I-65 | ||
| 64.55 | 103.88 |  SR 32 – Crawfordsville, Noblesville | |||||
| Pike | 70.01 | 112.67 |  SR 47 – Crawfordsville, Elizaville | ||||
| Clinton | Cyclone | 77.09 | 124.06 |  SR 38 east – Noblesville | Southern end of SR 38 concurrency | ||
| Frankfort |   US 421 south / SR 28 – Indianapolis | Southern end of US 421 concurrency | |||||
 SR 75 north – Flora | Southern terminus of SR 75 | ||||||
| Ross Township | 80.64 | 129.78 | SR 38 west – Lafayette | Northern end of SR 38 concurrency | |||
| Rossville |  SR 26 – Lafayette, Kokomo | ||||||
| Carroll | Deer Creek Township |  SR 18 east – Marion | Southern end of SR 18 concurrency | ||||
| Delphi |  SR 25 – Lafayette, Logansport | ||||||
| Tippecanoe Township | SR 18 west – Brookston | Northern end of SR 18 concurrency | |||||
| White | Monticello | 103.16 | 166.02 | US 24 west / US 421 north – Reynolds | Northern end of US 421 concurrency; western end of US 24 concurrency | ||
| Union Township | 104.44 | 168.08 | US 24 east – Logansport | Eastern end of US 24 concurrency | |||
| Buffalo | 129.50 | 208.41 |   SR 16 east / SR 119 north – Royal Center, Winamac | Eastern end of SR 16 concurrency; Southern terminus of SR 119 | |||
| Liberty Township | 131.11 | 211.00 | SR 16 west – Monon | Western end of SR 16 concurrency | |||
| Pulaski | Jefferson Township | 142.99 | 230.12 |  SR 14 – Parr, Winamac | |||
| Starke | North Judson | 153.94 | 247.74 |  SR 10 west – Demotte | Western end of SR 10 concurrency | ||
| Wayne Township | 158.01 | 254.29 | SR 10 east – Bass Lake | Eastern end of SR 10 concurrency | |||
| Jackson Township | 163.02 | 262.36 |  SR 8 – Kouts, Knox | ||||
| LaPorte | Hanna Township | 169.23 | 272.35 |  US 30 / Lincoln Highway – Valparaiso, Plymouth | |||
| Noble Township | 176.97 | 284.81 | US 6 – Westville, Nappanee | ||||
| La Porte | 182.62 | 293.90 |  SR 2 west – Valparaiso | Southern end of SR 2 concurrency | |||
| 183.93 | 296.01 |    US 35 south / SR 2 east to SR 4 – Logansport, South Bend | Northern end of SR 2 concurrency; Southern end of US 35 concurrency | ||||
| 185.79 | 299.00 | US 35 north – Michigan City | Northern end of US 35 concurrency | ||||
| Center Township | 187.94 | 302.46 | I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road – Gary, South Bend, Chicago | Exit 49 on the Indiana Toll Road | |||
| Springfield Township | 189.47 | 304.92 | US 20 – Michigan City, South Bend | ||||
| 194.61 | 313.19 | M-239 north – New Buffalo | Northern terminus at Michigan state line | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011.
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