Indiana State Road 3
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length: | 223.51 mi[1] (359.70 km) | |||
| Existed: | October 1, 1926[2] – present | |||
| Southern segment | ||||
| Length: | 178.75 mi (287.67 km) | |||
| South end: |
 SR 62 in Charlestown | |||
| Major junctions: |
 US 52 in Rushville I-70 near Spiceland US 36 in Mount Summit US 35 in Muncie | |||
| North end: |
 US 224 in Markle | |||
| Northern segment Lima Road | ||||
| Length: | 44.76 mi (72.03 km) | |||
| South end: |
    I-69 / US 24 / US 27 / US 30 in Fort Wayne | |||
| Major junctions: |
 US 6 in Kendallville US 20 | |||
| North end: |
 SR 120 near Brighton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Clark, Scott, Jennings, Decatur, Rush, Henry, Delaware, Blackford, Wells, Huntington, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, LaGrange | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Road 3 (SR 3) in the U.S. State of Indiana is a discontinuous state road running through east central Indiana from near the Michigan state line to near the Ohio River. The southernmost terminus is at State Road 62 in Charlestown, and the northernmost terminus is at State Road 120 near Brighton.
The route was continuous until 1972, when the route was split into two segments that exist today.
Route description
Southern section
SR 3 begins just south of Charlestown at SR 62 and heads north toward downtown Charlestown. When in downtown Charlestown SR 3 has an intersection with State Road 403 (SR 403). SR 3 heads north out of Charlestown. Then 17.17 miles (27.63 km) north of SR 403 there is a wrong-way concurrency with State Road 203 (SR 203) for 1.85 miles (2.98 km), meaning southbound SR 203 and northbound SR 3 are going the same direction. After SR 203, SR 3 heads north toward Vernon and then North Vernon. In North Vernon SR 3 has an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (US 50). After North Vernon SR 3 heads mainly due north for 22.52 miles (36.24 km) until State Road 46 (SR 46) just west of Greensburg. SR 3 joins SR 46 on a four-lane divided highway and then enters Greensburg from the southwest. After entering Greensburg SR 46 leaves SR 3 at Main Street. In downtown Greensburg SR 3 has an intersection with U.S. Route 421 (US 421).[3]
After US 421, SR 3 leaves Greensburg heading northeast, then just north. SR 3 has an interchange with Interstate 74 (I-74), 1.53 miles (2.46 km) from US 421. After I-74, SR 3 becomes a two-lane undivided highway. SR 3 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 52 (US 52) that lasts for 0.42 miles (0.68 km) in Rushville. SR 3 heads due north toward U.S. Route 40 (US 40) and then SR 3 heads east on US 40 for a short concurrency after 0.07 miles (0.11 km). After US 40, SR 3 has an interchange with interstate 70 (I-70), exit number 123 on I-70. Just south of I-70 SR 3 becomes a four-lane divided highway. After I-70, SR 3 passes near New Castle. SR 3 and U.S. Route 36 (US 36) have an interchange near Mount Summit. After US 36, SR 3 head north toward Muncie, where SR 3 has an interchange with State Road 67 (SR 67).[4]
At the interchange with SR 67, SR 3 heads east, then north along the bypass. Interchange includes U.S. Route 35 (US 35) south, State Road 32 (SR 32), and SR 67 north. The bypass is a limited-access highway.[5]
North of the Muncie Bypass, US 35 leaves SR 3 due west to Kokomo. After US 35, SR 3 heads due north to Markle. Passing though Hartford City, where SR meets State Road 26 (SR 26). South of Markle SR 3 turns northeast, then SR 3 meets State Road 116 (SR 116). Then 0.46 miles (0.74 km) after SR 116, SR 3 comes to its northern terminus of the southern section of SR 3, at U.S. Route 224 (US 224).[6]
Northern section
The southern terminus of the northern section of SR 3 begins at Interstate 69 (I-69) and the northern terminus of U.S. Route 27 (US 27). The road heads North from this point, as a six–lane major arterial passing through both commercial and residenteal areas. North of Dupont Road, on the northside of Fort Wayne, the road becomes a rural four–lane divided highway. North of Fort Wayne, the route bypasses Huntertown, 8.20 miles (13.20 km) north of I-69. The road then enters Dekalb County with and traffic light at State Road 205 (SR 205). Very soon after SR 205, the road enters Noble County, bypassing LaOtto and Avilla. In Noble County, the route passes through rural farming land and parallels an abandoned railroad track on its way to Kendallville. In Kendallville the route has a short concurrency with US 6. After the US 6 concurrency SR 3, becomes a two–lane rural highway heading due North, until Mongo where the road turns northwest. Entering into Brighton, SR 3 reaches its northern terminus at SR 120.[7]
History
Between 1972 and 1973, SR 3 between US 224 and I-69, passing through Fort Wayne, was removed. The final route through Fort Wayne followed Indianapolis Road (Baer Road) to Lower Huntington Road. SR 3 turned east onto Lower Huntington Road for a short, before turning north on Bluffton Road (SR 1). Bluffton Road curved towards the east and crossed the St. Mary's River. SR 1 and SR 3 turned south onto Broadway for two blocks before turning east on Rudisill Boulevard. SR 1 and SR 3 followed Rudisill Boulevard to Lafayette Street (US 27), for northbound and Clinton Street for through downtown Fort Wayne. SR 1 and SR 3 turned towards the northwest onto Northrop Street and Lima Road until the I-69 interchange, where SR 3 continued on Lima Road north and SR 1 turned north onto I–69. With the completion of I-69, the section that went through Fort Wayne was turned back.[8][9]
Until 1980, Indiana 3 was concurrent with Indiana 62 until it reached Interstate 65 in Jeffersonville.[10]
In 1990, the four-lane upgrade from the DeKalb/Allen County line north of Huntertown to Kendallville was completed, bypassing the towns of LaOtto and Avilla. This made Indiana 3 four lanes for the 25 miles (40 km) from I-69 in Fort Wayne to US 6 in Kendallville.[11]
In early 2010, construction began on SR 3 widening for about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Ludwig Road in Fort Wayne to Dupont Road on the northside of Fort Wayne. This section of highway was widened from four lane divided roadway to six lane divided highway and was completed in November 2011.[12][13]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Clark | Charlestown | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 62 | Southern terminus of SR 3 | ||
| 1.12 | 1.80 |  CR 403 south – Sellersburg | former SR 403 south | ||||
| Oregon Township | 11.42 | 18.38 |  CR 203 north | former SR 203 north | |||
| Clark–Scott county line | Washington–Lexington township line | 12.12 | 19.51 |  SR 362 – Nabb | Western terminus of SR 362. | ||
| Scott | Lexington Township | 15.76 | 25.36 |  SR 356 – Vienna, Lexington | |||
| 18.29 | 29.43 |   SR 56 west / SR 203 north – Scottsburg | south end of SR 56 / SR 203 overlap | ||||
| 20.14 | 32.41 | SR 203 south – Lexington | north end of SR 203 overlap | ||||
| 21.31 | 34.30 | SR 56 east – Hanover, Madison | north end of SR 56 overlap | ||||
| Jefferson | Graham Township | 23.45 | 37.74 |  SR 256 – Austin, Madison, Hardy Lake | |||
| Jennings | Montgomery Township | 29.67 | 47.75 |  SR 250 east – Paris | Southern end of SR 250 concurrency | ||
| 29.90 | 48.12 | SR 250 west – Paris Crossing | Northern end of SR 250 concurrency | ||||
| Vernon Township | 41.03 | 66.03 |  SR 7 south – Madison | Southern end of SR 7 concurrency | |||
| North Vernon | 43.20 | 69.52 |  US 50 | ||||
| 44.20 | 71.13 | SR 7 north – Columbus | north end of SR 7 overlap | ||||
| Center Township |  SR 750 west | ||||||
| Decatur | Clay Township | 66.72 | 107.38 |  SR 46 west – Columbus | Southern end of SR 46 concurrency | ||
| Craig | 70.08 | 112.78 |  SR 46 east (West Main Street) – Greensburg, Historic Tower Tree, Airport | Northern end of SR 46 concurrency | |||
| Greensburg | 71.67 | 115.34 |  US 421 (North Michigan Avenue) – Business District | ||||
| Washington Township | 73.20 | 117.80 |  I-74 – Indianapolis, Cincinnati | I-74 exit 134 | |||
| Rush | Anderson Township | 82.51 | 132.79 |  SR 244 – Shelbyville, Milroy | |||
| Rushville | 90.43 | 145.53 | US 52 east – Brookville | Southern end of US 52 concurrency | |||
| 90.82 | 146.16 |   Truck US 52 west / Truck SR 44 (1st Street) | |||||
| 90.85 | 146.21 | US 52 west / SR 44 (2nd Street) | Northern end of US 52 concurrency | ||||
| Henry | Spiceland Township | 104.40 | 168.02 |  US 40 west – Indianapolis | Western end of US 40 concurrency | ||
| Dunreith | 104.47 | 168.13 | US 40 east – Richmond | Eastern end of US 40 concurrency | |||
| Spiceland Township | I-70 – Indianapolis, Columbus, OH | Exit 123 on I-70 | |||||
| New Castle | 114.83 | 184.80 |  SR 38 (Broad Street) – Business District | ||||
| Prairie Township | 119.95 | 193.04 | US 36 – Lynn, Mount Summit | interchange | |||
| Delaware | Monroe Township | 129.84 | 208.96 |  SR 67 south – Indianapolis, Muncie, Ivy Tech | Southern end of SR 67 concurrency; interchange | ||
| Muncie | 131.14 | 211.05 | US 35 south – Richmond, Muncie | interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of US 35 overlap | |||
| Center Township | Memorial Drive | interchange | |||||
| Muncie |  SR 32 – Winchester, Muncie | interchange | |||||
| Hamilton Township | SR 67 north – Portland | Northern end of SR 67 concurrency; interchange | |||||
| Muncie (Old State Road 3 south) – Ball State University | interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
| 140.15 | 225.55 |  US 35 north / SR 28 – Alexandria, Albany | Northern end of US 35 concurrency | ||||
| Blackford | Hartford City | 152.22 | 244.97 |  SR 26 (Washington Street) | |||
| Washington Township | 159.16 | 256.14 |  SR 18 – Marion, Montpelier | ||||
| Wells–Huntington county line | Jackson–Salamonie township line | 166.17 | 267.42 |  SR 218 – Warren, Poneto | |||
| Huntington | Salamonie–Rock Creek township line | 172.19 | 277.11 |  SR 124 – Mount Etna, Bluffton | |||
| Markle | 178.39 | 287.09 |  SR 116 (Morse Street) | ||||
| 178.75 | 287.67 |  US 224 (Logan Street) to I-69 / SR 3 north | Northern end of southern section | ||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Allen | Fort Wayne | 178.75 | 287.67 | I-69 / US 24 / US 30 / US 27 south (Lima Road) – Indianapolis, Lansing | Southern terminus of northern section of SR 3 and northern terminus of US 27 | ||
| DeKalb | Butler Township | 190.68 | 306.87 |  SR 205 – Churubusco, Garrett | |||
| Noble | Avilla | 195.90 | 315.27 |  SR 8 east / East Albion Street – Avilla, Auburn | Southern end of SR 8 concurrency | ||
| Allen Township | 198.59 | 319.60 | SR 8 west – Albion | Northern end of SR 8 concurrency | |||
| Kendallville | 203.17 | 326.97 | US 6 west (West North Street) – Ligonier, G.S. Porter Historic Site | south end of US 6 concurrency | |||
| 203.80 | 327.98 | US 6 east (North Street) – Waterloo | north end of US 6 concurrency | ||||
| LaGrange | Springfield Township | 217.14 | 349.45 | US 20 – LaGrange, Elkhart, Angola | |||
| Brighton | 223.51 | 359.70 | SR 120 – Elkhart, Orland | Northern terminus of SR 3 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Google (2010-12-28). "overview map of SR 3 from Charlestown to Greensburg" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ Yahoo!; Navteq (2010-12-27). "overview map of SR 3 from Greensburg to Muncie" (Map). Yahoo! Maps. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ Yahoo!; Navteq (2010-12-27). "overview map of SR 3 Muncie Bypass" (Map). Yahoo! Maps. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ↑ Google (2010-12-30). "overview map of SR 3 from Muncie to Markle" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ↑ Google (2010-12-30). "overview map of SR 3 from Fort Wayne to Brighton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ↑ Indiana State Highway Commission (1972). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1972–73 ed.). 1:640,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 65333830.
- ↑ Indiana State Highway Commission (1973). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1973–74 ed.). 1:633,900. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 501330315, 65333444.
- ↑ Indiana Highway Ends Map of SR 3 in Jeffersonville
- ↑ "U.S. 6, Ind. 3: Kendallville's routes to growth". The News-Sun. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ↑ "Lima Road done, Governor on hand to mark wrap-up of widening project". The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. November 3, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Governor Daniels Cuts Ribbon for $26 Million Major Moves SR 3/Lima Road Project". Indiana Department of Transportation. November 7, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2011.