Indiana State Road 54
State Road 54 (SR 54) is an east–west road in Central Indiana in Greene, Lawrence and Sullivan counties.
State Road 54 | |
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SR 54 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by INDOT | |
| Length | 55.17 mi[1][page needed] (88.79 km) |
| Existed | October 1, 1926[2]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | US 41 / US 150 at Sullivan |
| US 231 in Bloomfield | |
| East end | SR 37 near Oolitic |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| Counties | Greene, Lawrence, Sullivan |
| Highway system | |
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Route description edit
The western terminus of SR 54 is at U.S. Route 41. SR 54 heads east from US 41 toward Linton. Before Linton SR 54 meets SR 59 and they are concurrent until Linton. In Linton SR 59 heads south and SR 54 heads east toward Switz City. In Switz City SR 54 meets State Road 67. After Switz City SR 54 meets U.S. Route 231. Then the two route head east toward Bloomfield. In Bloomfield US 231 heads south and SR 54 heads east. After Bloomfield SR 54 heads east until State Road 43, where SR 54 turns southeast toward Aavoca. In Avoca SR 54 meets State Road 37, at the eastern terminus of SR 54.[3]
History edit
Between 1917 and 1926 the today's route of SR 54 was Indiana State Road 4 and Indiana State Road 30, also at that time the route number SR 54 was routed near the today's route of Indiana State Road 63. Before the early 1980s SR 54 went as far west as SR 63.
Major intersections edit
| County | Location | mi[1][page needed] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | Hamilton Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 41 / US 150 – Terre Haute, Vincennes | Western terminus of SR 54 |
| Dugger | 8.37 | 13.47 | SR 159 south | Northern terminus of SR 159 | |
| Greene | Stockton Township | 12.55 | 20.20 | SR 59 north – Jasonville | Northern end of SR 59 concurrency |
| Linton | 15.37 | 24.74 | SR 59 south – Sandborn | Southern end of SR 59 concurrency | |
| Switz City | 21.30 | 34.28 | SR 67 – Sandborn, Worthington | ||
| Fairplay Township | 23.80 | 38.30 | US 231 north / SR 57 – Worthington, Washington | Western end of US 231 concurrency | |
| Bloomfield | 27.80 | 44.74 | US 231 south / SR 157 north – Loogootee, Worthington | Eastern end of US 231 concurrency; Southern terminus of SR 157 | |
| Center Township | 39.40 | 63.41 | SR 43 north – Spencer | Southern terminus of SR 43 | |
| 39.62 | 63.76 | SR 445 north | Southern terminus of SR 445 | ||
| 41.17 | 66.26 | SR 45 north – Bloomington | Northern end of SR 45 concurrency | ||
| 41.31 | 66.48 | SR 45 south | Southern end of SR 45 concurrency | ||
| Lawrence | Springville | 49.91 | 80.32 | SR 58 west | Western end of SR 58 concurrency |
| Avoca | 55.17 | 88.79 | SR 37 / SR 58 east – Bedford, Bloomington | Eastern end of SR 58 concurrency; Eastern terminus of SR 54 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ a b (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Google (October 25, 2018). "overview map of SR 54" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 25, 2018.