Indiana State Road 15
| North end |  M-103 at Michigan state line | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Elkhart, Grant, Kosciusko, Wabash | |||
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State Road 15 (SR 15) is a north–south
Dating back to the before the state road system, the corridor that SR 15 takes today was part of the Hoosier Dixie Highway. The first numbered route along the modern SR 15 corridor was SR 27, while SR 15 ran from Indianapolis to near Michigan City. SR 15 was moved to its modern routing in late 1926, running from Marion to Goshen. During the late 1920s, SR 15 was moved onto its modern routing between Milford and New Paris. In 1930 the road was extended from Goshen to Michigan. The route from Wabash to SR 114 was moved to its modern route in the mid-1930s. In late 1940s and early 1950s, SR 15 was rerouted between La Fontaine and Wabash, while the route was extended south from Marion to Jonesboro.
Route description
SR 15 begins as an intersection with US 35/SR 22, near Jonesboro. The road heads northwest, crossing a railroad track before entering Marion, passing east of Indiana Wesleyan University. North of the university SR 15 turns west on 38th street before SR 15 turns north concurrent with SR 9. The concurrency passes through commercial properties, on Western Avenue, before bending onto Baldwin Avenue, passing over a railroad track. While SR 15 and 9 are concurrent SR 15 has its highest annual average daily traffic (AADT) at 27,097 vehicles per day on average measure in 2016.[3] North of the tracks the street passes through residential properties before the landscape becomes commercial properties, where the road curves to the northwest. SR 15 turns northwest, onto Wabash Avenue, while SR 9 continues northeast. The road leaves Marion passing through rural Grant County, crossing the Mississinewa River, before entering Wabash County. In Wabash County SR 15 passes agricultural land, parallel to a railroad track, passing through an intersection with SR 218 in La Fontaine. Past La Fontaine the road passes through an intersection with SR 124 before entering the city of Wabash.[1][4][5]
The road enters Wabash SR 15 and the railroad tracks separate, before an intersection with SR 13. At this intersection SR 13 and SR 15 head north concurrent, passes through commercial properties, before crossing over the Wabash River. North of the river the street continues north through commercial properties, before entering the Downtown Wabash Historic District. In the historic district the concurrent ends with westbound SR 15 turning onto Market Street, while eastbound SR 15 uses Canal Street. While concurrent with Canel Street SR 15 has its lowest AADT at 3,123 vehicles per day on average measured in 2016. The one-way pairs end with SR 15 heading north on Cass Street and leaves the historic district. SR 15 heads north, passing a landscape of residential neighborhood, before bending to become northwest-southeast and having an intersection with US 24 Business. North of US 24 Business the road has an intersection with US 24 before leaving the city of Wabash and reentering rural Wabash County. The road continues northwest, where SR 15 has its lowest two-way traffic count at 3,754 vehicles measure in 2016, before passing through an intersection with SR 115. SR 15 bends to become north-south and has rural intersections with SR 16 and SR 114. North of SR 114, SR 15 leaves Wabash County and enters Kosciusko County. In Kosciusko the road enters Silver Lake passing through an intersection with SR 14, in the Silver Lake Historic District. North of Silver Lake the road passes west of Claypool before entering Warsaw.[1][3][4][5]
In Warsaw SR 15 passes the Warsaw High School before entering downtown. SR 15 has an intersection with SR 25, where SR 15 turns east, before turning north on Detroit Street. Detroit Street heads north passes through commercial landscape, leaving downtown and having an interchange with US 30. North of US 30 SR 15 continues passes through commercial properties, passing west of the Warsaw Municipal Airport, before leaving Warsaw. Past Warsaw the road passes on the west side of Leesburg before passing through rural Kosciusko County. After Leesburg SR 15 passes through farms and fields, passing through the west side of Milford, before crossing of a CSX railroad track. North of the railroad track the road begins to parallel to a Norfolk Southern railroad track before leaving Kosciusko County and entering Elkhart County. In Elkhart County the highway has an intersection with US 6. SR 15 continues north passing on the west side of New Paris before crossing the Elkhart River and passes through Waterford Mills.[1][4][5]
North of Waterford Mills the road enters
History
In 1915, prior to a state road system in the state of Indiana, the Hoosier Dixie Highway ran along some of what later became part of SR 15. The Hoosier Dixie Highway ran from the
Future
SR 15 has two projects that will change some of its routing in Elkhart County. The first is injunction with the US 33 bypass of downtown Goshen, when completed SR 15 will be moved west of the Elkhart County Courthouse onto Third Street. This route is currently a truck route around downtown Goshen.[21] The second project will take place during 2018 and will sign a truck route to avoid downtown Bristol. The Truck SR 15 will be added a few blocks east, of modern SR 15.[22]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Southern terminus of SR 15 | |||||
| Marion | 3.717 | 5.982 |   SR 9 south | Southern end of SR 9 concurrency | |
| 6.154– 6.306 | 9.904– 10.149 |  SR 18 | SR 18 runs along one-way pair of West 4th Street (eastbound) and West 2nd Street (westbound) | ||
| 7.376 | 11.871 |  SR 9 north – Huntington | Northern end of SR 9 concurrency | ||
| Wabash | La Fontaine | 14.315 | 23.038 |   SR 218 east – Warren | Western terminus of SR 218 |
Salamonie Reservoir | |||||
Mississinewa Reservoir | Southern end of SR 13 concurrency | ||||
  Truck SR 15 north | Southern end of SR 15 Truck | ||||
| 24.901 | 40.074 |  SR 13 north | Northern end of SR 13 concurrency | ||
| Truck SR 15 south | Northern end of SR 15 Truck | ||||
  US 24 Bus. | |||||
| 26.551 | 42.730 | US 24 – Huntington, Peru | |||
| Noble Township | 29.378 | 47.279 |  SR 115 south – Peru | Northern terminus of SR 115 | |
| Paw Paw Township | 34.220 | 55.072 |  SR 16 – Roann, Huntington | ||
Manchester University | |||||
| Kosciusko | Silver Lake | 45.248 | 72.820 |  SR 14 | |
| Warsaw | 56.794 | 91.401 |  SR 25 south | Northern terminus of SR 25 | |
| 57.181 | 92.024 |  Lincoln Highway (Old US 30/Center Street) | |||
| 59.147– 59.277 | 95.188– 95.397 |  US 30 – Plymouth, Fort Wayne | |||
| Elkhart | Jackson Township | 72.008 | 115.886 |  US 6 – Nappanee, Ligonier | |
| Goshen | 79.233 | 127.513 |  CR 38 / Kercher Road – Goshen Industrial Park | ||
| 80.922 | 130.231 |  SR 119 south | Northern terminus of SR 119 | ||
| 81.904 | 131.812 |  US 33 | |||
| Jefferson Township | 87.494 | 140.808 |  US 20 – Elkhart, LaGrange | ||
| Bristol | 91.304 | 146.940 |   SR 120 west | Western end of SR 120 concurrency | |
| 91.530 | 147.303 | SR 120 east | Eastern end of SR 120 concurrency | ||
| 93.007– 93.061 | 149.680– 149.767 |    Chicago, Toledo | Indiana Toll road exit 101 | ||
| Washington Township | 94.835 | 152.622 | M-103 | Michigan state line; northern terminus of SR 15 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Truck route
Truck State Road 15 | |
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| Location | Wabash |
| Length | 0.4 mi[23] (640 m) |
SR 15 Truck begins at an intersection Wabash Street (SR 13/SR 15) and Fulton Street. It follows Fulton Street before turning north onto Miami Street. The truck route turns west on another section of Fulton Street, before turning north on Cass Street. Cass Street crosses over a railroad track before the SR 15 Truck designation ends at an intersection between Canal and Casss Streets in downtown Wabash. The entire route passes through industrial land while avoiding the Downtown Wabash Historic District.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (2016). "Traffic Count Database System". Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ OCLC 976397802. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Google (May 8, 2017). "Indiana State Road 15" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "The Hoosier Dixie Highway a Reality". The Fairmount News. November 15, 1915. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1926). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ "Will Let Contracts for Highway Paving". The Franklin Evening Star. August 2, 1927. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1927). State Highway System of Indiana (PDF) (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.
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- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (August 1, 1930). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (September 30, 1930). State Highway System of Indiana (PDF) (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (September 30, 1932). State Highway System of Indiana (PDF) (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017 – via Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.
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- ^ John Kline (February 27, 2015). "Who We Are: Downtown Goshen business owners feel the benefits of reroute outweigh concerns". The Goshen News. Goshen, Indiana. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Dani Messick; Roger Schneider (December 30, 2016). "Focus on Bristol: Ind. 15 reroute coming in 2018". The Goshen News. Goshen, Indiana. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Google (May 2, 2017). "Indiana State Road 15" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
