Indiana State Road 46
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East end | ![]() US 52 near West Harrison | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Indiana | |||
Counties | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Dearborn, Decatur, Monroe, Owen, Ripley, Vigo | |||
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State Road 46 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 46 is at US 40 east of Terre Haute. It is a four-lane highway with signalized intersections from US 40 past SR 42 and
At this point it makes a right turn and becomes a minor 2-lane highway as it closely follows I-74 until its eastern terminus at
History
Until 1936, SR 46's western terminus was at the Illinois–Indiana state line north of West Terre Haute. When U.S. Route 150 (US 150) was commissioned on that route, SR 46 was pulled back to end with SR 42 at Poplar and Seventh streets in downtown Terre Haute.[3] Later, when the north-south four-lane road from I-70 to US 40 was completed, the terminus was moved to US 40 east of the city. And, briefly, it was moved south to the SR 46 exit from SR 641 when US 40 was relocated from Wabash Avenue to I-70, before being returned to form a "wrong way" multiplex with the US route, which continues as of 2024.[4]
The former eastern terminus was at the Ohio–Indiana border when US 52 was commissioned along that portion of the route.
In 1974, the portion of the route west of Columbus to the Brown County Line was named Jonathan Moore Pike, after a settler in the area who served in the Revolutionary War as a member of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard.[5]
Until recently, "The Bypass" portion in Bloomington had congestion. However, a major construction project completed in November 2012 widened the road to 4 lanes and alleviated the issue on this part of the roadway. SR 46 as a result of this project is now four lanes from Elletsville until the intersection with SR 446.[6]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1][page needed] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Indianapolis | Exit 11 on I-70 - Western terminus of SR 46; Northern end of SR 641 and concurrency | ||||
1.50 | 2.41 | ![]() ![]() | Southern End of SR 641 concurrency | ||
Riley | 3.92 | 6.31 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 159 | |
Clay | Sugar Ridge Township | 11.83 | 19.04 | ![]() | |
Owen | Vandalia | 32.01 | 51.52 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 246 |
Spencer | 37.59 | 60.50 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 231 and SR 67 concurrences | |
38.42 | 61.83 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 231 and SR 67 concurrences | ||
Washington Township | 40.32 | 64.89 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 43 | |
Monroe | Bloomington | 52.43 | 84.38 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 45 concurrency |
55.78 | 89.77 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 45 concurrency | ||
57.75 | 92.94 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 446 | ||
Brown | Nashville | 73.02 | 117.51 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 135 concurrency |
Washington Township | 76.10 | 122.47 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 135 concurrency | |
Indianapolis, Louisville | Exit 58 on I-65 | ||||
90.58 | 145.77 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 11; trumpet interchange | ||
Columbus Township | 95.39 | 153.52 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 7 | |
96.52 | 155.33 | ![]() | |||
Clifty Township | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 9 | |||
Decatur | Greensburg | 116.48 | 187.46 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SR 3 concurrency |
119.78 | 192.77 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SR 3 concurrency | ||
121.61 | 195.71 | ![]() ![]() Indianapolis | Western end of US 421 concurrency | ||
122.02 | 196.37 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 421 concurrency | ||
Ripley | Batesville | 136.52 | 219.71 | ![]() | |
138.00 | 222.09 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 129 | ||
Adams Township | 143.82 | 231.46 | ![]() | ||
Dearborn | St. Leon | 151.43 | 243.70 | ![]() | |
Cincinnati | Eastern terminus of SR 46 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15.
- ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Rand McNally (1936). Road Map Illinois (Map). [c. 1:950,000 and c. 1:1,110,000]. Springfield: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Tribune-Star, Arthur FoulkesThe (2011-09-07). "Recent change in road designation causes confusion on Terre Haute's east side". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Road 46 West of Columbus Renamed by City Council Monday night". The Republic (Columbus, Indiana). 1974-06-24.
- ^ staff. "45/46 Bypass Construction Updates". Retrieved August 6, 2011.