Indiana State Road 311

State Road 311
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 7.3 mi[1] (11.7 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 111 at New Albany
North end: US 31 near Sellersburg
Location
Counties: Clark, Floyd
Highway system

Indiana roads
Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Roads • Former

SR 301 SR 312

State Road 311 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a short southwest-to-northeast route in the southeastern part of the state.

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Route description

State Road 311 runs a five-mile (8 km) stretch from Interstate 265 north of New Albany to U.S. Route 31 near Interstate 65 in Sellersburg. State Road 311 in Floyd County is known as Charlestown Road. State Road 311 just north of Interstate 265 has experienced a growth in retail, dining, housing and worship in recent years.

History

A two-mile (3 km) stretch south of Interstate 265 was decommissioned by the state and maintenance was turned over to the city of New Albany.

U.S. Route 31W

SR 311 was signed as U.S. Route 31W until 1980. When US 31W was decommissioned as INDOT renumber the route as SR 311. The bridge that carried US 31W of the Ohio River has not carried vehicle traffic since Interstate 64 was built in downtown Louisville. [1]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Floyd
New Albany 0.00 SR 111 – New Albany Southern terminus of SR 311
0.43 I-265 / SR 62 Exit number 4 on I-265
Clark
Sellersburg 5.96 SR 60
I-65 – Indianapolis, Louisville Exit number 9 on I-65
7.24 US 31 – Jeffersonville, Scottsburg Northern terminus of SR 311
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Indiana Highway Ends - SR 311
  2. ^ "INDOT Roadway Referencing System". http://www.in.gov/indot/2376.htm.