Indiana State Road 56

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State Road 56
Indiana State Road 56
SR 56 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length193.43 mi [1]  (311.30 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1926 [2] –present
Major junctions
West endUS 41.svg US 41 at Hazleton
Major intersectionsI-69.svg I-69 Petersburg

US 231.svg US 231 in Jasper
US 150.svg US 150 near Paoli
I-65.svg I-65 in Scottsburg
US 31.svg US 31 in Scottsburg

Contents

US 421.svg US 421 in Madison
East endUS 50.svgIndiana 350.svg US 50  / SR 350 at Aurora
Location
Counties Dearborn, Dubois, Gibson, Jefferson, Ohio, Orange, Pike, Scott, Switzerland, Washington
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
Indiana 55.svg SR 55 Indiana 57.svg SR 57

State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east.

Route description

Signs for SR 56/US 150 in Paoli, seen from SR 37. SR 56 and US 150 in Paoli.jpg
Signs for SR 56/US 150 in Paoli, seen from SR 37.

The western terminus of SR 56 is near Hazleton at U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to Hazleton. After Hazleton SR 56 turns southeast then back northeast, until State Road 65 (SR 65). Where SR 56 heads east towards Petersburg, in Petersburg SR 56 is Concurrent with State Road 57 (SR 57), until the intersection with State Road 61 (SR 61). SR 56 leaves Petersburg concurrent with SR 61 heading south, until SR 56 turns east. South of Otwell SR 56 has an intersection with State Road 257. SR 56 enters Jasper on the west side and then has an intersection with U.S. Route 231, the two routes are concurrent until they leave Jasper on the north side of town. North of Jasper SR 56 turns east towards Paoli passing through French Lick. East of Paoli SR 56 heads towards Salem passing through an intersection with State Road 337 before passing by the entrance to Salem Speedway. SR 56 and State Road 60 have a concurrency from the west side of Salem to downtown Salem. SR 56 leaves Salem heading northeast, then turning east near the southern terminus of State Road 39 (SR 39). After SR 39, SR 56 passing over Interstate 65 (I-65). Then SR 56 enters Scottsburg where SR 56 has an intersection with U.S. Route 31. After leaving Scottsburg, SR 56 has a concurrency with State Road 203 and State Road 3. Then SR 56 heads toward Hanover where SR 56 and State Road 62 (SR 62) has a concurrency. East of Hanover SR 62 turns north and SR 56 heads east. East of the intersection with SR 62, SR 56 has an intersection with State Road 256 (SR 256). Then SR 56 enters Madison where SR 56 has an intersection with the southern terminus of State Road 7 and a concurrency with U.S. Route 421. East of Madison SR 56 parallels the Ohio River. Then in Vevay SR 56 has an intersection with the southern terminus of State Road 129 and the western terminus of State Road 156 (SR 156). After Vevay SR 56 heads north-northeast toward Aurora passing through intersection with State Road 250, SR 156, and State Road 262, passing through the town of Rising Sun. The northern terminus SR 56 is at an intersection with U.S. Route 50 and State Road 350. [3]

History

In the western part of Indiana SR 56 originally followed the same routing at current State Road 64 takes. In 1930 the east terminus of SR 56 was Lawrenceburg at U.S. Route 52, this route is now part of State Road 1. [4]

East of US 231 in northeastern Dubois County, SR 56 approximates part of the course of the Buffalo Trace (road), a migration route for buffalo that provided a major avenue for travel by Native Americans and Europeans in what is now Southern Indiana. [5] [6]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] [ page needed ]kmDestinationsNotes
Pike Hazleton 0.000.00US 41.svg US 41  Evansville, Vincennes Western terminus of SR 56
Clay Township 12.1119.49Indiana 65.svg SR 65 south Princeton Northern terminus of SR 65
Petersburg 18.7830.22Indiana 57.svg SR 57 south Evansville Western end of SR 57 concurrency
19.2030.90Indiana 57.svgIndiana 61.svg SR 57 north / SR 61 north Vincennes, Washington Eastern end of SR 57 concurrency; northern end of SR 61 concurrency
I-69.svg I-69  Evansville, Washington
Washington Township 23.7338.19Indiana 61.svg SR 61 south Boonville Southern end of SR 61 concurrency
Jefferson Township 32.1451.72Indiana 257.svg SR 257  Velpen, Otwell, Washington
Dubois Jasper 41.2366.35US 231.svg US 231 south Dale, Huntingburg Southern end of US 231 concurrency
Indiana 164.svgTo plate.svg
Indiana 162.svg
SR 164 east to SR 162  Ferdinand
Western terminus of SR 164
Harbison Township 48.4677.99US 231.svg US 231 north Loogootee Northern end of US 231 concurrency
54.3687.48Indiana 545.svg SR 545 south Dubois Northern terminus of SR 545
Orange French Lick 66.92107.70Indiana 145.svg SR 145 southNorthern terminus of SR 145
West Baden Springs 68.80110.72US 150.svg US 150 west Loogootee Western end of US 150 concurrency
Paoli Indiana 37.svg SR 37 south Tell City Western end of SR 37 concurrency
Indiana 37.svg SR 37 north Orleans, Mitchell, Bedford Eastern end of SR 37 concurrency
77.80125.21US 150.svg US 150 east Fredericksburg Eastern end of US 150 concurrency
Washington Livonia 87.84141.36Indiana 337.svg SR 337 north Orleans Southern terminus of SR 337
Salem 97.58157.04Indiana 60.svg SR 60 west Mitchell Western terminus of SR 60 concurrency
99.04159.39Indiana 60.svgIndiana 135.svg SR 60 east / SR 135  Sellersburg, Corydon, Brownstown Eastern terminus of SR 60 concurrency
Gibson Township 111.95180.17Indiana 39.svg SR 39 north Little York Southern terminus of SR 39
Scott Scottsburg 117.47189.05I-65.svg I-65  Indianapolis, Louisville Exit 29 on I-65
118.00189.90US 31.svg US 31  Jeffersonville, Columbus
Lexington Township 121.70195.86Indiana 203.svg SR 203 northWestern terminus of SR 203 concurrency
122.68197.43Indiana 3.svg SR 3 south Charlestown Western terminus of SR 3 concurrency
124.40200.20Indiana 203.svg SR 203 south Lexington Eastern end of SR 203 concurrency
125.70202.29Indiana 3.svg SR 3 north Vernon Eastern end of SR 3 concurrency
Jefferson Hanover Township 132.75213.64Indiana 62.svg SR 62 west New Washington, Jeffersonville Western end of SR 62 concurrency
Hanover 137.99222.07Indiana 256.svg SR 256 west Austin Eastern terminus of SR 256
Madison 141.02226.95Indiana 7.svg SR 7 north Vernon
141.90228.37US 421.svgIndiana 62.svg US 421 north / SR 62 east Versailles, Dillsboro Roundabout; Eastern end of SR 62 concurrency and northern end of US 421 concurrency
142.18228.82US 421.svg US 421 south - Frankfort Southern end of US 421 concurrency
Switzerland Vevay 160.37258.09Indiana 129.svg SR 129 north Versailles Southern terminus of SR 129
Indiana 156.svg SR 156 east Florence Western terminus of SR 156
Cotton Township 173.22278.77Indiana 250.svg SR 250
Ohio Randolph Township 182.18293.19Indiana 156.svg SR 156 west Florence Eastern terminus of SR 156
Rising Sun 184.78297.37Indiana 262.svg SR 262 west Dillsboro Eastern terminus of SR 262
Dearborn Aurora 193.43311.30US 50.svgIndiana 350.svg US 50  / SR 350 west Dillsboro, Milan, Lawrenceburg Eastern terminus of SR 56
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15.
  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
  3. Google (2011-02-17). "overview map of SR 56" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  4. Indiana Highway Ends - SR 56 Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Wilson, George R., Early Indiana Trails and Surveys, Indiana Historical Society Press (Indianapolis: 1919), reprinted 2002: plates 4 and 5.
  6. Indiana's Historic Pathways, http://usi.edu/ihp/maps.aspx (accessed 2014-03-29).
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