Indiana State Road 71

State Road 71 marker

State Road 71
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 37.484 mi[1] (60.325 km)
Existed: 1932[2] – present
Southern segment
Length: 19.933 mi[1] (32.079 km)
South end: SR 163 in Blanford
Major
junctions:		 US 36 near Dana
North end: SR 63 near Newport
Northern segment
Length: 17.551 mi[1] (28.246 km)
South end: SR 352
Major
junctions:		 SR 18 near Freeland Park
North end: US 24 / US 52 near Kentland
Location
Counties: Benton, Newton, Vermillion
Highway system
← SR 70I-74 →

State Road 71 in west-central Indiana consists of two discontinuous north–south segments of two-lane rural roadway near the Illinois border.

Route description

Southern section

This section is about 20 miles (32 km) long and is entirely within Vermillion County. The southern terminus is at State Road 163 in the town of Blanford. The road passes north through the towns of West Clinton and St. Bernice. It crosses U.S. Route 36 just before passing through the town of Dana. It passes just to the west of the Newport Chemical Depot, then heads northeast to its northern terminus at State Road 63 northwest of Newport.

State Road 71 (southern section)

Northern section

This is a straight 17.5-mile (28.2 km) north–south road except for a small jog about halfway along its length. The southern terminus is at State Road 352 near Ambia. It passes through the small towns of Dunnington and Freeland Park, then crosses State Road 18. It passes through the town of Raub where it crosses the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad on its way from Earl Park northwest through Sheldon, Illinois. The northern terminus at U.S. Route 24/U.S. Route 52 about two miles (3 km) directly west of Kentland. The highway is mostly within Benton County, but the northernmost portion, about two miles (3 km) long, is in Newton County.

State Road 71 (northern section)

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
VermillionBlanford0.0000.000 SR 163 – ClintonSouthern terminus of SR 71
Helt Township10.41816.766 US 36 – Montezuma, Chrisman IL
Vermillion Township19.93332.079 SR 63 – I-74, Terre HauteNorthern terminus of southern section of SR 71
Gap in route
BentonHickory Grove Township19.93432.081 SR 352 – OxfordSouthern end of the northern section of SR 71
Parish Grove Township26.95543.380 SR 18 – Fowler
NewtonJefferson Township37.48460.325 US 24 / US 52 – Kentland, Sheldon ILNorthern terminus of SR 71
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Work Starts on County Roads". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. April 15, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

Route map: Google

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