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Indiana State Road 39

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State Road 39 marker
State Road 39
Map
SR 39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
ExistedOctober 1, 1926[1]–present
Southern section
Length14.91 mi (24.00 km)
South end SR 56 near Scottsburg
North end SR 250 near Brownstown
Northern section
Length179.7 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
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Hendricks, Jackson, LaPorte, Morgan, Pulaski, Starke, Washington, White
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
SR 38 US 40

State Road 39 (SR 39) in the U.S. state of Indiana is the name of two distinct north–south highways.

Route description

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Southern section

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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

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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):

History

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Northern section

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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

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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

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
WashingtonGibson Township0.000.00 SR 56 – Salem, ScottsburgSouthern terminus of SR 39
5.578.96
SR 256 east – Austin
Western terminus of SR 256
JacksonBrownstown Township14.9124.00 SR 250Northern terminus of the southern section of SR 39
Gap in route
MorganMartinsville14.9124.00 I-69 – Evansville, IndianapolisExit 137 on I-69; Southern terminus of the northern section of SR 39
Jefferson Township18.1229.16
SR 67 south – Spencer
Southern end of SR 67 concurrency
21.4634.54
SR 67 north – Indianapolis
Northern end of SR 67 concurrency
Gregg Township23.5937.96
SR 142 west – Eminence
Eastern terminus of SR 142
Monrovia29.1046.83
SR 42 west – Crown Center
Southern end of SR 42 concurrency

SR 42 east – Mooresville
Northern end of SR 42 concurrency
HendricksLiberty Township31.4750.65 I-70 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis, St. LouisExit 59 on I-70
Clayton34.9556.25 US 40 – Terre Haute, Plainfield, Indianapolis
Danville43.4469.91
US 36 east – Avon, Indianapolis
Eastern end of US 36 concurrency
43.7970.47
US 36 west – Rockville
Western end of US 36 concurrency
Center Township45.1272.61
SR 236 west – North Salem
Eastern terminus of SR 236
Lizton52.2084.01 US 136 – Crawfordsville, Brownsburg
52.8084.97 I-74 – Indianapolis, DanvilleExit 58 on I-74
BooneLebanon63.69102.50 I-65 / US 52 – Gary, Lafayette, IndianapolisExit 139 on I-65
64.55103.88 SR 32 – Crawfordsville, Noblesville
Pike70.01112.67 SR 47 – Crawfordsville, Elizaville
ClintonCyclone77.09124.06
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 Township80.64129.78
SR 38 west – Lafayette
Northern end of SR 38 concurrency
Rossville SR 26 – Lafayette, Kokomo
CarrollDeer 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
WhiteMonticello103.16166.02

US 24 west / US 421 north – Reynolds
Northern end of US 421 concurrency; western end of US 24 concurrency
Union Township104.44168.08
US 24 east – Logansport
Eastern end of US 24 concurrency
Buffalo129.50208.41

SR 16 east / SR 119 north – Royal Center, Winamac
Eastern end of SR 16 concurrency; Southern terminus of SR 119
Liberty Township131.11211.00
SR 16 west – Monon
Western end of SR 16 concurrency
PulaskiJefferson Township142.99230.12 SR 14 – Parr, Winamac
StarkeNorth Judson153.94247.74
SR 10 west – Demotte
Western end of SR 10 concurrency
Wayne Township158.01254.29
SR 10 east – Bass Lake
Eastern end of SR 10 concurrency
Jackson Township163.02262.36 SR 8 – Kouts, Knox
LaPorteHanna Township169.23272.35 US 30 / Lincoln Highway – Valparaiso, Plymouth
Noble Township176.97284.81 US 6 – Westville, Nappanee
La Porte182.62293.90
SR 2 west – Valparaiso
Southern end of SR 2 concurrency
183.93296.01


US 35 south / SR 2 east to SR 4 – Logansport, South Bend
Northern end of SR 2 concurrency; Southern end of US 35 concurrency
185.79299.00
US 35 north – Michigan City
Northern end of US 35 concurrency
Center Township187.94302.46 I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road – Gary, South Bend, ChicagoExit 49 on the Indiana Toll Road
Springfield Township189.47304.92 US 20 – Michigan City, South Bend
194.61313.19
M-239 north – New Buffalo
Northern terminus at Michigan state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011.
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