Indiana State Road 312

State Road 312
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 5.7 mi[1] (9.2 km)
Major junctions
West end: South Brainard Avenue & South State Line Road at the Illinois state line
East end: SR 912 in East Chicago[2]
Location
Counties: Lake
Highway system

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

← SR 311 SR 327 →

State Road 312 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the northwestern part of the state.

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Route description

State Road 312 runs from the Illinois state line east to SR 912 in East Chicago. At one point, it used to continue for less than a mile east of SR 912 to end at U.S. Route 12. This is a distance of 5.7 miles (9.2 km).[1]

This state road is primarily local in nature, serving an industrial area of East Chicago and allowing easy access to Cline Avenue. State Road 312 is concurrent with Chicago Avenue for most of the eastern 5 miles (8.0 km). It turns north onto Sheffield Avenue and west onto Gostlin Street before becoming Brainard Avenue in Illinois.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lake County.

Location Mile[3] Destinations Notes
Hammond 0.00 South Brainard Avenue Western terminus of SR 312
1.12 US 41 (Calumet Ave.) – St. John, Whiting
2.57 US 20 (South Indianapolis Blvd.) – Whiting, Gary
East Chicago 5.70 SR 912 (Cline Ave.) – Highland, East Chicago Eastern terminus of SR 312
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Indiana Highway Ends - SR 312
  2. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation. "Indiana GIS Atlas". http://129.79.145.7/arcims/statewide_mxd/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 
  3. ^ "INDOT Roadway Referencing System". http://www.in.gov/indot/2376.htm.