Indiana State Road 43

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State Road 43

Indiana State Road 43
SR 43 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length40.800 mi [1]  (65.661 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1926 [2] –present
Southern section
Length23.374 mi [1]  (37.617 km)
South endIndiana 54.svg SR 54 near Solsberry
North endIndiana 46.svg SR 46 near Spencer
Northern section
Length17.426 mi [1]  (28.044 km)
South endI-65.svg I-65 near Battle Ground
North endUS 24.svgUS 421.svg US 24  / US 421 in Reynolds
Location
Country United States
State Indiana
Counties Greene, Owen, Monroe, Tippecanoe, White
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
Indiana 42.svg SR 42 Indiana 44.svg SR 44

State Road 43 in the U.S. State of Indiana is split into two segments.

Contents

Route description

Southern section

This winding, two-lane section of State Road 43 connects Indiana State Road 46 in Owen County near McCormick's Creek State Park with Indiana State Road 54 in eastern Greene County. It covers a distance of 23.374 miles (37.617 km).

Northern section

The northern portion of State Road 43 begins at I–65 near Battle Ground in Tippecanoe County. Going north, it passes through Brookston and Chalmers before terminating at US 24 and US 421 in Reynolds in White County. It covers a distance of 17.426 miles (28.044 km).

History

SR 43 used to connect Michigan City and Solsberry. It followed SR 46 through Spencer, US 231 from Spencer to West Lafayette, and US 421 from Reynolds to Michigan City, along with its split sections.

The early 1950s renumbering of Indiana highways caused SR 43 to be concurrent. US 421 was extended into Indiana in 1951, and US 231 was commissioned in 1952. SR 43 was concurrent with US 421 until the northern terminus was truncated to Reynolds in 1955 in favor of US 421. A large portion of SR 43 from Lafayette to Spencer was eliminated in 1981 in favor of US 231.

In Lafayette, SR 43 basically followed the old routing of US 231 for most of the way. The route followed old US 231, 4th Street (after Alabama Street, it was 4th Street northbound and 3rd Street southbound), the Union Street bridge over the Wabash River, and River road after an interchange.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Greene Center Township 0.0000.000Indiana 54.svg SR 54 Southern terminus of SR 43
Owen
No major junctions
Monroe Richland Township 12.69520.431East plate.svg
Indiana 48.svg
SR 48 east Bloomington
Western terminus of SR 48
Owen Washington Township 23.37437.617Indiana 46.svg SR 46  Spencer, Ellettsville Northern terminus of the southern section of SR 43
Gap in route
Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Township 23.37537.618I-65.svg I-65  Indianapolis, Chicago Exit number 178 on I-65; southern terminus of the northern section of SR 43
Battle Ground 24.83939.974South plate.svg
Indiana 225.svg
SR 225 south
Northern terminus of SR 225
White Brookston 30.65149.328East plate.svg
Indiana 18.svg
SR 18 east Delphi
Southern end of SR 18 concurrency
30.83149.618West plate.svg
Indiana 18.svg
SR 18 west Fowler
Northern end of SR 18 concurrency
Reynolds 40.80065.661US 24.svgUS 421.svg US 24  / US 421  Monticello, Remington, Michigan City Northern terminus of SR 43
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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