State Road 46 | |||
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SR 46 highlighted in red | |||
| Route information | |||
| Maintained by INDOT | |||
| Length | 156.72 mi[1][page needed] (252.22 km) | ||
| Existed | October 1, 1926[2]βpresent | ||
| Major junctions | |||
| West end | π Image π Image I-70 / US 40 at Terre Haute | ||
| Major intersections | |||
| East end | π Image US 52 near West Harrison | ||
| Location | |||
| 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 eastβwest state highway in the southern half of Indiana.
Route description
[edit]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 Terre Haute Regional Airport to I-70, where it meets the SR 641 bypass. After departing 641 a mile south of the Interstate, 46 becomes a heavily traveled modernized 2-lane highway through Spencer where it intersects SR 67 and US 231. It then proceeds to Ellettsville where it becomes a 4-lane expressway until an Interchange with I-69. It then enters the college town of Bloomington. It multiplexes with SR 45 on a road known as "The Bypass" just north of Indiana University where it passes by the athletic complex. It then goes by the College Mall in Bloomington where it makes a left turn and winds towards the artist colony of Nashville passing by SR 446 and Lake Monroe. After making a right turn at SR 135 in Nashville it proceeds to Columbus, where it goes under I-65 at an interchange. It then heads to Greensburg where it multiplexes with SR 3 and again becomes a 4-lane expressway.
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 US 52 in northeastern Dearborn County.
History
[edit]Until 1936, SR 46's western terminus was at the IllinoisβIndiana 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 northβsouth 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 OhioβIndiana 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
[edit]| County | Location | mi[1][page needed] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Vigo | Terre Haute | 0.00 | 0.00 | π Image π Image π Image π Image I-70 / US 40 / SR 641 south β Terre Haute, Indianapolis | Exit 11 on I-70 - Western terminus of SR 46; Northern end of SR 641 and concurrency |
| 1.50 | 2.41 | π Image π Image SR 641 south | Southern End of SR 641 concurrency | ||
| Riley | 3.92 | 6.31 | π Image π Image SR 159 south β Jasonville | Northern terminus of SR 159 | |
| Clay | Sugar Ridge Township | 11.83 | 19.04 | π Image SR 59 β Linton, Brazil | |
| Owen | Vandalia | 32.01 | 51.52 | π Image π Image SR 246 west β Clay City | Eastern terminus of SR 246 |
| Spencer | 37.59 | 60.50 | π Image π Image π Image π Image US 231 south / SR 67 south β Worthington | Western end of US 231 and SR 67 concurrences | |
| 38.42 | 61.83 | π Image π Image π Image π Image US 231 north / SR 67 north β Greencastle, Mooresville | Eastern end of US 231 and SR 67 concurrences | ||
| Washington Township | 40.32 | 64.89 | π Image π Image SR 43 south | Northern terminus of SR 43 | |
| Monroe | Bloomington | 52.43 | 84.38 | π Image π Image π Image I-69 / SR 45 south β Evansville, Indianapolis | Western end of SR 45 concurrency |
| 55.78 | 89.77 | π Image π Image SR 45 north | Eastern end of SR 45 concurrency | ||
| 57.75 | 92.94 | π Image π Image SR 446 south | Northern terminus of SR 446 | ||
| Brown | Nashville | 73.02 | 117.51 | π Image π Image SR 135 north β Nashville | Western end of SR 135 concurrency |
| Washington Township | 76.10 | 122.47 | π Image π Image SR 135 south β Brownstown | Eastern end of SR 135 concurrency | |
| Bartholomew | Columbus | 89.00 | 143.23 | π Image I-65 β Indianapolis, Louisville | Exit 58 on I-65 |
| 90.58 | 145.77 | π Image π Image SR 11 south β Seymour | Northern terminus of SR 11; trumpet interchange | ||
| Columbus Township | 95.39 | 153.52 | π Image π Image SR 7 south β North Vernon | Northern terminus of SR 7 | |
| 96.52 | 155.33 | π Image US 31 β Columbus, Seymour | |||
| Clifty Township | π Image π Image SR 9 north β Shelbyville | Southern terminus of SR 9 | |||
| Decatur | Greensburg | 116.48 | 187.46 | π Image π Image SR 3 south β North Vernon | Western end of SR 3 concurrency |
| 119.78 | 192.77 | π Image π Image SR 3 north β Rushville | Eastern end of SR 3 concurrency | ||
| 121.61 | 195.71 | π Image π Image US 421 north β Indianapolis | Western end of US 421 concurrency | ||
| 122.02 | 196.37 | π Image π Image US 421 south β Madison, Versailles | Eastern end of US 421 concurrency | ||
| Ripley | Batesville | 136.52 | 219.71 | π Image SR 229 β Batesville, Oldenburg | |
| 138.00 | 222.09 | π Image π Image SR 129 south β Versailles | Northern terminus of SR 129 | ||
| Adams Township | 143.82 | 231.46 | π Image SR 101 β Sunman | ||
| Dearborn | St. Leon | 151.43 | 243.70 | π Image SR 1 β Lawrenceburg, Brookville | |
| Harrison Township | 156.72 | 252.22 | π Image π Image π Image US 52 to I-74 - Cincinnati | Eastern terminus of SR 46 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 β via Newspapers.com. π Open access icon
- ^ 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 β via Illinois Digital Archives.
- ^ Tribune-Star, Arthur FoulkesThe (September 7, 2011). "Recent change in road designation causes confusion on Terre Haute's east side". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Road 46 West of Columbus Renamed by City Council Monday night". The Republic (Columbus, Indiana). June 24, 1974.
- ^ staff. "45/46 Bypass Construction Updates". Retrieved August 6, 2011.
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