Indiana State Road 49
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State Road 49 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a state highway in northwest Indiana. It runs from just north of Chesterton at the intersection with U.S. Route 12 (Dunes Highway) south to a rural interchange 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rensselaer with State Road 14. This is a distance of about 44.15 miles (71.05 km).
The route has major junctions at its northern end, intersecting U.S. 12, U.S. Route 20, Interstate 94, and Interstates 80/90 (Indiana Toll Road) in its first 5 miles. The distance between U.S. 12 and Interstate 94 in particular is no more than 3/4 of a mile (1 km). The highway then expands to become a four-lane expressway, with a full interchange at U.S. Route 6. It returns to intersections at grade after U.S. 6, and then elevates to a four-lane expressway for interchanges at State Road 2 and U.S. Route 30. The remainder of the route is a two-lane rural road with at-grade interchanges.
The portion of the highway south of Interstate 80/90 and north of U.S. 30 is known as the Valparaiso Bypass, but it is signed as the Van Ness Highway. The bypass replaces Calumet Avenue, which had taken Indiana 49 through downtown Valparaiso.
The highway passes through the following communities, and intersects with highways at those locations:
- Chesterton — U.S. Route 12, U.S. Route 20, Interstate 94, Interstate 80/Interstate 90 (Indiana Toll Road), U.S. Route 6
- Valparaiso — State Road 2, U.S. Route 30
- Kouts — State Road 8
- Wheatfield — State Road 10
- Rural North-Central Indiana — State Road 14
