Indiana State Road 39

State Road 39
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Southern section
Length: 14.91 mi (24.00 km)
South end: SR 56 near Scottsburg
North end: SR 250 near Browstown
Northern section
Length: 179.7 mi (289.2 km)
South end: SR 37 in Martinsville
Major
junctions:
I-70 near Monrovia
US 40 in Belleville
US 36 in Danville
I-74 in Lizton
I-65 / US 52 in Lebanon
US 24 in Monticello
US 30 near Hanna
US 6 near Kingsbury
I-80 / I-90 / Ind. Toll Rd. near La Porte
US 20 in Springville
North end: M-239 to I-94 near New Buffalo, Michigan
Location
Counties: Boone, Carroll County, Indiana, Clinton, Hendricks, Jackson, LaPorte, Morgan, Pulaski, Starke, Washington, White
Highway system

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

SR 38 SR 42

State Road 39 in the U.S. State of Indiana is the name of two distinct north–south highways in the state of Indiana.

Contents

Route description

Southern section

Located in south-central Indiana, the shorter southern section of State Road 39 begins at State Road 56 west of Scottsburg. It runs north and passes through Little York, then intersects with State Road 250 just before reaching Brownstown. It is concurrent with State Road 250 until both terminate at U.S. Route 50 in Brownstown.

Northern section

The much longer northern section starts at State Road 37 in Martinsville, southwest of Indianapolis, and runs north to the Michigan border near Interstate 94 (via M-239). Along the route, it passes through these towns (from south to north):

History

Northern section

In the 1960s, State Road 39 was the connector between the west end of Interstate 94 (which ended just north of the Michigan-Indiana border) and the Indiana Toll Road. Hence, a dozen miles of this winding 2-lane road carried all of the heavy traffic between Chicago and Detroit.

In 2010, the section of State Road 39 between Monrovia and Belleville was greatly improved and re-paved.

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Washington
Gibson Township 0.00 SR 56 – Salem, Scottsburg Southern terminus of SR 39
5.57 SR 256 east – Austin Western terminus of SR 256
Jackson
Brownstown Township 14.91 SR 250 east Northern terminus of the southern section of SR 39
Gap in route
Morgan
Martinsville 14.91 SR 37 – Bloomington, Indianapolis Southern terminus of the northern section of SR 39
Jefferson Township 18.12 SR 67 south – Spencer Southern end of SR 67 concurrency
21.46 SR 67 north – Indianapolis Northern end of SR 67 concurrency
Gregg Township 23.59 SR 124 west – Eminence Eastern terminus of SR 142
Monrovia 29.10 SR 42 – Crown Center, Mooresville  
Hendricks
Liberty Township 31.47 I-70 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis, St. Louis Exit 59 on I-70
Clayton 34.95 US 40 – Terre Haute, Plainfield, Indianapolis  
Danville 43.44 US 36 east – Avon, Indianapolis Eastern end of US 36 concurrency
43.79 US 36 west – Rockville Western end of US 36 concurrency
Center Township 45.12 SR 236 west – North Salem Eastern terminus of SR 236
Lizton 52.20 US 136 – Crawfordsville, Brownsburg  
52.80 I-74 – Indianapolis, Danville Exit 58 on I-74
Boone
Lebanon 63.69 I-65 / US 52 – Gary, Lafayette, Indianapolis Exit139 on I-65
64.55 SR 32 – Crawfordsville, Noblesville  
Pike 70.01 SR 47 – Crawfordsville, Elizaville  
Clinton
Cyclone 77.09 SR 38 east – Noblesville Southern end of SR 38 concurrency
Frankfort   US 421 south / SR 28 – Indianapolis Southern end of US 421 concurrency
  SR 75 north – Flora Southern terminus of SR 75
Ross Township 80.64 SR 38 west – Lafayette Northern end of SR 38 concurrency
Rossville   SR 26 – Lafayette, Kokomo  
Carroll
Deer Creek Township   SR 18 east – Marion Southern end of SR 18 concurrency
Delphi   SR 25 – Lafayette, Logansport  
Tippecanoe Township   SR 18 west – Brookston Northern end of SR 18 concurrency
White
Monticello 103.16 US 24 west / US 421 north – Reynolds Northern end of US 421 concurrency; western end of US 24 concurrency
Union Township 104.44 US 24 east – Logansport Eastern end of US 24 concurrency
Buffalo 129.50 SR 16 east / SR 119 north – Royal Center, Winamac Eastern end of SR 16 concurrency; Southern terminus of SR 119
Liberty Township 131.11 SR 16 west – Monon Western end of SR 16 concurrency
Pulaski
Jefferson Township 142.99 SR 14 – Parr, Winamac  
Starke
North Judson 153.94 SR 10 west – Demotte Western end of SR 10 concurrency
Wayne Township 158.01 SR 10 east – Bass Lake Eastern end of SR 10 concurrency
Jackson Township 163.02 SR 8 – Kouts, Knox  
LaPorte
Hanna Township 169.23 US 30 / Lincoln Highway – Valparaiso, Plymouth  
Noble Township 176.97 US 6 – Westville, Nappanee  
La Porte 182.62 SR 2 west – Valparaiso Southern end of SR 2 concurrency
183.93 US 35 south / SR 2 east to SR 4 – Logansport, South Bend Northern end of SR 2 concurrency; Southern end of US 35 concurrency
185.79 US 35 north – Michigan City Northern end of US 35 concurrency
Center Township 187.94 I-80 / I-90 / Ind. Toll Rd. – Gary, South Bend, Chicago Exit 49 on the Indiana Toll Road
Springfield Township 189.47 US 20 – Michigan City, South Bend  
194.61 M-239 north – New Buffalo Northern terminus at Michigan state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff. http://www.in.gov/indot/files/StateWide_2004.pdf.