U.S. Route 6 in Indiana

U.S. Route 6
Grand Army of the Republic Highway

US 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 149.00 mi[2] (239.79 km)
Existed: June 8, 1931[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 6 / I-80 / I-94 at Illinois state line
 

I-94 / I-80 / SR 51 at Lake Station, Indiana
US 421 near Westville, Indiana
US 35
US 31 near Plymouth, Indiana
US 33 at Ligonier, Indiana

I-69 near Waterloo, Indiana
East end: US 6 at Ohio state line
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

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

← US 421 IN US 12 →
← SR 5 IN SR 7 →

U.S. Route 6 (US 6) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway that runs from California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Indiana, it is a mostly rural, two-lane route that travels in the northern part of the state. However, some four-lane stretches may be found in Lake and Porter counties. For most of its length it travels over The Grand Army of the Republic Highway. U.S. Route 6 is positioned where State Road 6 would fit into Indiana's state road numbering system. SR 6 is also a former designation for the route.

Contents

Route description

Only the segment of US 6 that are concurrent with Interstate 80/Interstate 94 and the segment that is concurrent with U.S. Route 33 are included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). [3] The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[4]

US 6 enters Indiana concurrent with I-80/I-94 on the Borman Expressway. US 6 is concurrent with I-80/I-94 until Lake Station where US 6 leaves the expressway. US 6 heads due south towards Hobart. In Hobart US 6 turns east towards Westville. On the way to Westville US 6 passes through an interchange with State Road 49 and an intersection with State Road 2. In Westville US 6 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 421. South of Westville US 421 heads south and US 6 heads east. US 6 heads towards Walkerton, passing through an intersection with State Road 39, a concurrency with U.S. Route 35, and an intersection with State Road 104. In Walkerton US 6 has a concurrency with State Road 23. From Walkerton US 6 heads east towards Bremen, passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 31. US 6 bypasses Bremen on the north side of town. At the western terminus of the Bremen bypass US 6 nawab intersection State Road 106. Then while on the bypass US 6 has an intersection with a service road at connects with State Road 331, US 6 passes over SR 331. Then at the eastern terminus of the bypass US 6 has an intersection with SR 106. From Bremen US 6 heads east towards Nappanee. In Nappanee US 6 has an intersection with State Road 19. From Nappanee US 6 heads east towards Ligonier, passing through an intersection with State Road 15, a concurrency with State Road 13, and a concurrency with US 33. The concurrency with US 33 end at an intersection with State Road 5 in Ligonier. US 33 heads south and US 6 heads east towards Kendallville. On the to Kendallville US 6 has a concurrency with State Road 9. In Kendallville US 6 has a concurrency with State Road 3. US 6 heads east from Kendallville towards Waterloo. On the way to Waterloo US 6 has a concurrency with StateRoad 327 and an interchange with Interstate 69. US 6 enters Waterloo and has an intersection with State Road 427. From Waterloo US 6 heads east towards Butler. US 6 enters Butler and has an intersection with State Road 1. From Butler US 6 heads east toward Ohio state line.

History

Northwest Indiana

Before the route of US 6 was changed to the Bremen, US 6 enter Indiana from Illinois on Ridge Road. US 6 headed east passing through Munster, Highland, and New Chicago. This route became Bus US 6 and now this route is unnumbered from Illinois to Indiana State Road 912 and is still BUS US 6 from SR 912 to US 6 in Hobart.

Bremen

SR 106 was the first route of US 6 through Bremen. Then a bypass was built around the north side of Bremen. The route through Bremen was cosigned BUS US 6 and SR 106, now it is only SR 106.

Major junctions

County Location Mile[2] Exit Destinations Notes
Lake
 Hammond 0.00   I-80 / I-94 / US 6 – Joliet, Chicago US 6 crosses the Illinois state line from the Kingery Expressway concurrent with I-80/I-94 on the Borman Expressway
0.87 1 US 41 north (Calumet Avenue) – Hammond, Munster Western end of US 41 concurrency
2.39 2 US 41 south / SR 152 north (Indianapolis Boulevard) – Hammond, Highland Eastern end of US 41 concurrency; serves Purdue University Calumet
Gary 4.92 5 SR 912 (Cline Avenue) – East Chicago, Griffith Serves Gary/Chicago International Airport
9.92 10 SR 53 (Broadway) – Merrillville, Gary Serves Indiana University Northwest
11.01–
11.80		 11
12		 I-65 to I-90 to Ind. Toll Rd. – Indianapolis Signed as exits 11 (south) and 12 (north) eastbound and exits 12A (south) and 12B (north) westbound; freeway narrows from 4 to 3 lanes
Lake Station 15.00 15 I-80 east / I-94 east / SR 51 north – Michigan City, South Bend, Detroit Eastern end of I-80/I-94 concurrency and northern end of SR 51 concurrency
Hobart 17.27  
US 6 Bus. west / SR 51 south – New Chicago, Hobart		 Southern end of SR 51 concurrency
Porter
 South Haven 23.32   SR 149 – Burns Harbor  
Liberty Township 27.30–
27.46		   SR 49 – Valparaiso, Porter  
La Porte
 Westville 34.30   SR 2 – Valparaiso, Westville, La Porte  
35.42   US 421 north – Westville, Michigan City Northern end of US 421 concurrency
36.51   US 421 south – Monticello, Indianapolis Southern end of US 421 concurrency
Scipio Township 44.59   SR 39 – Monticello, La Porte  
Kingsbury 46.81   US 35 north – La Porte, Michigan City Northern end of US 35 concurrency
South Center 51.76   US 35 south – Knox Southern end of US 35 concurrency
St. Joseph
 Walkerton 59.37   SR 104 north – La Porte  
60.05   SR 23 north – South Bend Northwestern end of SR 23 concurrency
60.18   SR 23 south – Koontz Lake Southeastern end of SR 23 concurrency
Marshall
 Lapaz 69.58   US 31 – Plymouth, South Bend  
Bremen 74.99   SR 106 east – Bremen Western terminus of SR 106
77.60   SR 331 – Bremen, Mishawaka  
79.13   SR 106 west – Bremen Eastern terminus of SR 106
Elkhart
 Nappanee 86.20   SR 19 – Peru, Elkhart  
Jackson Township 92.34   CR 17 – Goshen, Dunlap, Elkhart Future junction with CR 17[5]
94.42   SR 15 – Warsaw, Goshen  
Benton Township 99.28   SR 13 south / CR 33 north – Syracuse, Wabash, Goshen Western end of SR 13 concurrency
102.05   US 33 north / SR 13 north – Goshen, Elkhart, Millersburg, Middlebury Eastern end of SR 13 concurrency; western end of US 33 concurrency
Noble
 Ligonier 107.83   US 33 south / SR 5 / Lincoln Highway – Fort Wayne, Shipshewana Eastern end of US 33 concurrency
Orange Township 116.59   SR 9 south – Albion, Columbia City Western end of SR 9 concurrency
119.45   SR 9 north – Rome City, Lagrange Eastern end of SR 9 concurrency
Kendallville 124.07   SR 3 south – Fort Wayne Western end of SR 3 concurrency
124.70   SR 3 north – Mongo Eastern end of SR 3 concurrency
Dekalb
 Corunna 130.94   SR 327 north – Orland Western end of SR 327 concurrency
131.41   SR 327 south – Garrett Eastern end of SR 327 concurrency
Waterloo 136.27–
136.39		   I-69 – Fort Wayne, Lansing Exit 134 on I-69
138.14   SR 427 north / CR 427 south – Hamilton, Auburn  
Butler 144.35   CR 61 – St. Joe  
145.83   SR 1 – Fort Wayne, Hamilton  
Stafford Township 149.00   US 6 – Edgerton, Bryan, Napoleon Ohio state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (April 7, 2011). "U.S. 6 and The Grand Army of the Republic Highway". Federal Highway Administration. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us6.cfm. Retrieved August 10, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff. http://www.in.gov/indot/files/StateWide_2004.pdf. Retrieved May 15, 2009. 
  3. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Indiana (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/in/in_Indiana.pdf. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  4. ^ "National Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. August 26, 2010. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
  5. ^ "CR 17". Elkhart County Highway Department. http://www.elkcohwy.org/Cr17Corridor.html. Retrieved March 20, 2010. 

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