Indiana State Road 62

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State Road 62
Length: 228 mi[1] (367 km)
West end: IL 141
Major
junctions:		 US 41 at Evansville

I-164 at Evansville
I-64 at New Albany
I-65 at New Albany
US 421 at Madison
East end: IN 262 at Dillsboro
Counties: Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry, Posey, Ripley, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
Indiana roads
< SR 61 SR 63 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Roads - Former
View along SR 62 facing west
View along SR 62 facing west

State Road 62 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east-west route that begins at a toll bridge over the Wabash River between New Haven, Illinois and Posey County. From the east side of Mount Vernon through Evansville, SR 62 is a divided expressway-grade highway. East of Evansville, the highway becomes a largely rural two-lane road, and for much of its trip through Spencer, Perry, Crawford, Harrison and western Floyd counties, it is narrow, winding and hilly.

SR 62 overlaps Interstate 64, Interstate 265 and SR 265, bypassing the cities of New Albany, Clarksville and Jeffersonville. The highway then turns to the northeast, serving the cities of Charlestown, Hanover and Madison before ending at SR 262 just south of U.S. Highway 50 at Dillsboro.

Before the extension of I-265, SR 62 went directly through the cities of New Albany, Clarksville, and Jeffersonville.

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[edit] Route

Western terminus of State Road 62, at the Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge on the Wabash River
Western terminus of State Road 62, at the Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge on the Wabash River

SR 62 passes through the following major cities and towns:

[edit] Major Intersections

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County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Posey Posey County Illinois 141 Western terminus of SR 62 at Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge.
Posey County 4.65 SR 69 Western terminus of concurrency with SR 69.
Mt. Vernon 9.92 SR 69 Eastern terminus of concurency with SR 69. Becomes a four-lane divided highway just east of Mt. Vernon
Vanderburgh Evansville University Boulevard Exit leads to University of Southern Indiana. In Vanderburgh County west of US 41, SR 62 is known as the Lloyd Expressway.
Evansville St. Joseph Avenue
Evansville First Avenue
Evansville 27.44 US 41, SR 66 Southern terminus of concurrency with US 41 and SR 66. East of US 41, the Lloyd Expressway continues following the path of SR 66.
Evansville 28.53 US 41, SR 66 Northern terminus of concurrency with US 41 and SR 66. SR 62 becomes known as Morgan Avenue east of this intersection.
Evansville 32.50 I-164 Narrows back to two lanes just east of this intersection but inside Warrick County.
Warrick Warrick County 42.92 SR 261
Boonville 43.33 SR 61 Western terminus of concurrency with SR 61.
Boonville 44.00 SR 61 Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 61.
Warrick County SR 161 Western terminus of concurrency with SR 161.
Warrick County SR 161 Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 161.
Spencer Spencer County US 231 Southern terminus of concurrency with US 231.
Gentryville SR 162 Western terminus of SR 162.
Dale US 231, SR 68 Northern terminus of concurrency with US 231; eastern terminus of SR 68.
Dale SR 245 Northern terminus of SR 245 (spur to Holiday World and Splashin' Safari)
Spencer County SR 162
St. Meinrad SR 545 Northern terminus of SR 545.
Perry Perry County SR 145 Enters Hoosier National Forest approximately one mile east of this intersection.
St. Croix SR 37
Crawford Sulphur SR 237, SR 66 Western terminus of concurrency with SR 66; southern terminus of SR 237 Leaves Hoosier National Forest approximately three miles east of this intersection.
Crawford County SR 66 Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 66.
Harrison Harrison County SR 462 Northern terminus of SR 462 (spur to Harrison-Crawford State Forest).
Corydon SR 135
Corydon SR 337
Floyd Edwardsville SR 11 Northern terminus of SR 11.
Floyd County I-64, SR 64 Western terminus of concurrence with I-64; eastern terminus of SR 64.
New Albany US 150 Western terminus of concurrence with US 150.
New Albany I-64, I-265, US 150 Eastern terminus of concurrence with I-64 and US 150; western terminus of concurrence with I-265; western terminus of I-265
New Albany SR 111
New Albany SR 311
Clark Jeffersonville I-65, I-265, SR 265 Eastern terminus of concurrence with I-265 as well as eastern terminus of I-265 itself; Western terminus of SR 265 as well as concurrence with SR 265.
Jeffersonville SR 265 Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 265 as well as SR 265 itself.
Jefferson Jefferson County SR 362 Eastern terminus of SR 362.
Jefferson County SR 56, SR 356 Western terminus of concurrence with SR 56; eastern terminus of SR 356.
Jefferson County SR 56 Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 56.
Jefferson County SR 7
Jefferson County US 421
Jefferson County SR 250 Western terminus of concurrence with SR 250.
Jefferson County SR 250 Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 250.
Ripley Ripley County SR 129 Southern terminus of concurrence with SR 129.
Ripley County SR 129 Northern terminus of concurrence with SR 129.
Dearborn Dillsboro US 50 Eastern terminus of SR 62.

[edit] History

In the pre-Interstate era, Indiana 62 between Evansville and New Albany was also U.S. Highway 460, a heavily-traveled route between St. Louis, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky before Interstate 64 supplanted it as a through route.

The highway forms part of the Lincoln Heritage Trail.

SR 62 is known as the Lloyd Expressway within Evansville's city limits. It is named in honor of former Mayor Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. who was assassinated after leaving office in 1980. Evansville residents use the term “expressway” loosely due to the large number of stoplights along the Evansville stretch of the route.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Indiana Highway Ends - SR 62