State Road 257 | ||||
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 SR 257 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 31.352 mi [1] (50.456 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Broadway Street in Stendal | |||
  US 50 / US 150 in Washington | ||||
| North end | Old US 50 in Washington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Daviess, Pike | |||
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State Road 257 is a 31-mile route in Daviess and Pike counties in the U.S. State of Indiana.
State Road 257 begins in the small town of Stendal. It winds north to pass through Pikeville, Velpen and Otwell. It terminates in Washington. From mile 6 in Otwell, Indiana, there is a five-mile straight stretch to mile 11 in the road. It moves on to Velpen, where it continues to make more curves through Pike County.
| County | Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pike | Stendal | 0.000 | 0.000 | Broadway Street Washington Street | Southern terminus of SR 257 |
| Lockhart Township | 4.157 | 6.690 |  SR 64 – Oakland City, Huntingburg | ||
| Jefferson Township | 14.795 | 23.810 |  SR 56 – Petersburg, Jasper | ||
| 16.952 | 27.282 |   SR 356 west – Petersburg | |||
| Daviess | Washington | 30.026 | 48.322 | US 50 / US 150 – Vincennes, Loogootee | |
| 31.352 | 50.456 | Old US 50 | Northern terminus of SR 257 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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