Indiana State Road 59

State Road 59
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length:	79.53 mi[1] (127.99 km)
Existed:	October 1, 1926[2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 58 at Sandborn
	US 36 at Bellmore US 40 at Brazil I-70
North end:	SR 47 at Waveland
Location
Counties:	Clay, Greene, Knox, Montgomery, Parke
Highway system
Indiana State Roads Interstate US State Former Scenic ← SR 58 SR 60 →

State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about 80 miles (130 km) through five counties.

Route description

State Road 59 begins at State Road 58 (SR 58) and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 has intersection with State Road 67 (SR 67). Then SR 59 heads north towards Linton where SR 59 is concurrenct with State Road 54 (SR 54). Both route leave Linton on the northwest side of town. Then north of Linton SR 54 turns west toward Dugger. SR 59 heads north passing through the east side of Jasonville. SR 59 heads north from Jasonville towards Clay City where SR 59 has a concurrency with State Road 246. During the concurrency there is an intersection with State Road 157 in downtown Clay City. SR 59 heads north from Clay City toward Brazil, on the way to Brazil SR 59 passes under Interstate 70. In Brazil SR 59 has an intersection with U.S. Route 40 (US 40). SR 59 leaves Brazil heading north toward Waveland, passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 36 and a concurrency with State Road 236. In Waveland SR 59 enters from the south and has an intersection with State Road 47.^[3]

History

From 1917 to 1926 SR 59 was number as State Road 9, from Linton to Brazil, after 1926 renumbering this route became part of SR 59.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Knox	Vigo Township	0.00	0.00	SR 58 – Elnora	Southern terminus of SR 59
	Sandborn	1.62	2.61	SR 67 – Edwardsport, Worthington
Greene	Linton	11.84	19.05	SR 54 east – Bedford	Southern end of SR 54 concurrency
		14.66	23.59	SR 54 west – Sullivan	Northern end of SR 54 concurrency
	Jasonville	21.50	34.60	SR 48
Clay	Clay City	32.25	51.90	SR 246 west	Southern end of SR 246 concurrency
				SR 157 south	Northern terminus of SR 157
		33.76	54.33	SR 246 east	Northern end of SR 246 concurrency
	Sugar Ridge Township	41.08	66.11	SR 46 – Terre Haute, Spencer
	Posey Township	45.89	73.85	SR 42 – Terre Haute, Mooresville
		46.13	74.24	I-70 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis	exit number 23 on I-70
	Brazil	51.27	82.51	US 40 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis
Parke	Union Township	67.91	109.29	US 36 – Rockport, Indianapolis
	Greene Township	73.92	118.96	SR 236 west	Western end of SR 236 concurrency
		76.53	123.16	SR 236 east – North Salem	Eastern end of SR 236 concurrency
Montgomery	Waveland	79.53	127.99	SR 47 – Crawfordsville	Northern terminus of SR 59
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff.
2. "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Google (2011-02-19). "overview map of SR 59" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
4. "Indiana Highways Ends - Old SR 9". Retrieved 2011-02-19.

• Indiana Highway Ends - SR 59