Indiana State Road 44
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length: | 89.75 mi[1] (144.44 km) | |||
| Existed: | October 1, 1926[2] – present | |||
| Western section | ||||
| West end: |
  I-69 / SR 37 in Martinsville | |||
| Major junctions: |
 SR 135 in Johnson County | |||
| East end: |
 SR 144 in Franklin | |||
| Eastern section | ||||
| West end: |
 I-65 at Franklin | |||
| Major junctions: |
 US 27 at Liberty | |||
| East end: |
 SR 725 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Fayette, Johnson, Morgan, Rush, Shelby, Union | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Indiana State Road 44 (SR 44) in the State of Indiana begins in the west at State Road 37 (SR 37) in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County in two broken sections. It is broken in Franklin from Indiana State Road 144 and Interstate 65.
Route description
From its western terminus at Proposed I-69 & SR 37, SR 44 heads east toward Franklin. Upon entering Franklin SR 44 ends at the intersection with State Road 144.[3] (The route continues east as Jefferson St. and crosses US 31 and onto Forsythe and King Streets to Interstate 65.) East of Franklin SR 44 then begins again at an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65). SR 44 continues east towards Shelbyville. SR 44 has a short concurrency with State Road 9 (SR 9) in Shelbyville. East of Shelbyville SR 44 has an interchange with Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421. SR 44 heads northeast towards Rushville. In Rushville SR 44 has a short concurrency with U.S. Route 52 and an intersection with State Road 3. From Rushville SR 44 heads east-northeast towards Connersville. In Connersville SR 44 has an intersection with the northern terminus of State Road 121 and a short concurrency with State Road 1. SR 44 heads east from Connersville towards Liberty. In Liberty SR 44 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 27. From Liberty SR 44 heads east towards Ohio; at the Ohio state line SR 44 becomes Ohio State Route 725.[4]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Morgan | Martinsville | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-69 / SR 37 | SR 44 begins | ||
| Johnson | Johnson County | 13.63 | 21.94 | SR 135 | |||
| Franklin | 18.61 | 29.95 | SR 144 | Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 44[3][5] | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| 22.40 | 36.05 | I-65 | Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 44;[3] Underpass | ||||
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 35.76 | 57.55 |  SR 9 north | Western end of SR 9 Concurrency | ||
| 36.12 | 58.13 | SR 9 south | Eastern end of SR 9 Concurrency. Concurrency ends after 0.36 miles | ||||
| Shelby County | 38.43 | 61.85 |   I-74 / US 421 | Underpass | |||
| Rush | Rushville | 55.10 | 88.67 |  US 52 west | Western end of US 52 Concurrency | ||
| 55.25 | 88.92 | US 52 east | Eastern end of US 52 Concurrency. Concurrency ends after 0.15 miles | ||||
| Fayette | Connersville | 71.51 | 115.08 |  SR 121 south | Northern Terminus of SR 121 | ||
| 71.83 | 115.60 |  SR 1 north | Western end of SR 1 Concurrency. | ||||
| 72.30 | 116.36 | SR 1 south | Eastern end of SR 1 Concurrency. Concurrency ends after 0.47 miles | ||||
| Union | Liberty | 83.35 | 134.14 | US 27 north | Western end of US 27 Concurrency. | ||
| 83.83 | 134.91 | US 27 south | Eastern end of US 27 Concurrency. Concurrency ends after 0.48 miles | ||||
| Union County | 89.75 | 144.44 | SR 725 | SR 44 ends at the Ohio border | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF).
- ↑ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Franklin takes control of highway through city" (web).
- ↑ Google (2011-03-28). "overview map of SR 44" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ↑ Facebook message from INDOT Southeast District ("A section of S.R. 44 was relinquished by the state.")