State Road 163 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by INDOT | ||||
Length | 8.886 mi [1] (14.301 km) | |||
Existed | 1931 [2] – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | IL border west of Blanford | |||
East end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Parke, Vermillion | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 163 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a short 9-mile (14 km) route in Vermillion and Parke counties. Though it is an odd-numbered route, it is an east–west route.
Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.
Vermillion County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,212. The county seat is Newport. It was officially established in 1824 and was the fiftieth Indiana county to be formed.
Parke County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Wabash River. The county was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. According to the 2010 census, the population was 17,339, an increase of 0.6% from 17,241 in 2000. The county seat is Rockville.
State Road 163 travels from the Illinois border in the town of Blanford and proceeds east through Centenary. It then crosses State Road 63 and proceeds into Clinton where it follows several streets on its way through the middle of town: Western Avenue, 9th street, Elm Street, Main Street, and Walnut Street. It then crosses the Wabash River at the east edge of town and joins U.S. Route 41 about a mile east of the river.
Blanford is a census-designated place in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Centenary is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
State Road 63 (SR 63) in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south route in the western portion of the state. Until mid-2008, it covered a distance of just over 96 miles (154 km), but now is a discontinuous route. For 63 miles (101 km), from the city of Terre Haute until it rejoins U.S. Route 41 (US 41) near Carbondale, it is a four-lane divided highway and replaces US 41 as the major north–south artery in this portion of the state.
County | Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Vermillion | Clinton Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | Edgar CR 1300 N (Clinton Road) Edgar CR 2523 E | West end of SR 163 at Illinois border |
Blanford | 0.635 | 1.022 | Southern terminus of SR 71 | ||
Clinton | 5.367 | 8.637 | |||
Parke | Florida Township | 8.886 | 14.301 | East end of SR 163 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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