Indiana State Road 2

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East end US 20 / US 31 in South Bend
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesLake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
← SR 1→ SR 3

State Road 2 (SR 2) in the

U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west route running from the Illinois border at Illinois Route 17 east to the outskirts of South Bend, Indiana, at the U.S. Route 20/U.S. Route 31 freeway, also known as the St. Joseph Valley Parkway
. This is a distance of 80.98 miles (130.32 km).

Route description

Illinois to Valparaiso

SR 2 begins at the Illinois–Indiana State Line where Illinois Route 17 ends. SR 2 heads northeast toward U.S. Route 41 (US 41) and is concurrent with US 41 for 2.64 miles (4.25 km). It then heads east toward Lowell; beyond Lowell there is a short concurrency with State Road 55 (SR 55), followed by an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65) at exit number 240. About 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east, SR 2 joins U.S. Route 231 (US 231) and they are concurrent for 2.17 miles (3.49 km). After SR 2 leaves US 231 it heads north-northeast toward Valparaiso.[3][4]

Valparaiso to LaPorte

SR 2 enters Valpariso from the southwest and joins

LaPorte. Passing through Westville, there is a short concurrency with U.S. Route 421 (US 421).[3][4]

LaPorte to South Bend

SR 2 enters LaPorte from the west along with

U.S. Route 35 (US 35); here, SR 39 is concurrent with US 35. From this point, SR 2 is a four-lane divided highway. SR 2 heads northeast from LaPorte to Rolling Prairie where it meets US 20. Here, US 20 and SR 2 switch alignments at a roundabout interchange; US 20 follows the north and west legs of the interchange, while SR 2 follows the south and east legs. On the west side of South Bend, SR 2 ends at an interchange with US 20 and U.S. Route 31 (US 31).[3][4]

History

SR 2 has been largely replaced by the

Interstate 90) and by US 20. SR 2 appears to be part of an old alignment from Kankakee, Illinois
, to South Bend and runs more diagonally than other east–west state highways in Indiana.

In Valparaiso, SR 2 has been rerouted around the downtown and central business districts of the city. Instead of traveling through the city along Washington Street, SR 2 shares portions of the routes of US 30 and the Valparaiso Bypass (SR 49).

Several times in its history, SR 2 has run along the path of the Lincoln Highway.

Old Indiana State Route 2

Until the completion of the St. Joseph Valley Parkway around the South Bend – Elkhart area, SR 2 continued to downtown South Bend, mostly along Western Avenue (which remains, but no longer has state highway markers). SR 2 originally followed the Lincoln Highway to Fort Wayne before U.S. Route 33 (US 33) supplanted it east of downtown South Bend. Part of SR 2's former routing is now State Road 933 (SR 933).

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
LakeWest Creek Township0.0000.000
 IL 17 west – Kankakee		Continuation into Illinois
West Creek Township3.4335.525
 US 41 south – Terre Haute		Southern end of US 41 concurrency
6.0559.745
 US 41 north		Northern end of US 41 concurrency
Cedar Creek Township12.07619.434
 SR 55 north (Grant Street) – Crown Point, Gary		Western end of SR 55 concurrency
12.58320.250
 SR 55 south – Fowler		Eastern end of SR 55 concurrency
Indianapolis, Gary
PorterHebron20.09932.346 US 231 – LafayetteSouthern end of US 231 concurrency
22.12435.605
 SR 8 east		Western terminus of SR 8
22.27835.853 US 231Northern end of US 231 concurrency
Valparaiso35.70657.463
 US 30 west – Dyer		western end of US 30 concurrency
37.864–
38.276		60.936–
61.599

 US 30 east / SR 49 south – Fort Wayne		Eastern end of US 30 concurrency; Southern end of SR 49 concurrency
38.99762.760
 SR 49 north / Lincoln Highway – Porter		Northern end of SR 49 concurrency
Washington Township43.03669.260 Lincoln Highway (Old State Road 2)
LaPorteClinton Township46.03074.078 Lincoln Highway (Old State Road 2)
Westville47.00375.644 Lincoln Highway (1100 West)
47.20675.971 US 6 – Hobart, Bremen
47.34876.199 Lincoln Highway (Coulter Road)
47.40476.289 Lincoln Highway (West Main Street)
48.10277.413
Indianapolis
Southern end of US 421 concurrency
49.23079.228
 US 421 north – Michigan City		Northern end of US 421 concurrency
La Porte58.31293.844
 SR 39 south (Longwood Drive)		Western end of SR 39 concurrency
58.37393.942 Lincoln Highway (Colfax Avenue)
58.96794.898 Lincoln Highway (4th Street)
59.64595.989
US 35 / SR 39
north (Pine Lake / Indiana Avenue)		Eastern end of SR 39 concurrency
59.76596.182
 SR 4 east		Western terminus of SR 4
Rolling Prairie66.532107.073 Lincoln Highway (450 East)
67.976109.397 US 20 – Michigan City, South BendSR 2 and US 20 switch alignments; Roundabout interchange[5][6]
Indianapolis, Niles
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Google (October 25, 2018). "overview map of SR 2" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Indiana Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Indiana Department of Transportation. 2011–2012. § C3-A6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  5. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation LaPorte District. "US 20 and SR 2 Proposed Interchange Project". Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  6. ^ Robinson, Travis (March 18, 2019). "US 20 & SR 2 Construction Project Aims to Make the Road Safer". WNDU-TV. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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