U.S. Route 41 in Indiana

U.S. Route 41 marker

U.S. Route 41
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 279.817 mi[1] (450.322 km)
Existed: October 1, 1926[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: US 41 in Evansville
 

I-69 in Evansville
I-64 near Inglefield
US 50 / US 150 in Vincennes
I-70 / US 40 in Terre Haute
I-74 near Veedersburg
I‑80 / I‑94 / US 6 in Hammond

I-90 / Indiana Toll Road in Hammond
North end: US 12 / US 20 / US 41 in Hammond
Highway system
← US 40SR 42 →

In the U.S. state of Indiana, U.S. Route 41 (US 41) is a north–south highway that is parallel to the Illinois state line. It enters the state south of Evansville as a four-lane divided highway passing around Vincennes and traveling north to Terre Haute. In Terre Haute, it is known as 3rd Street. North of Terre Haute, it hooks east and becomes a two-lane surface road. Those wanting to stay on a four-lane divided highway can use SR 63 to the west. It passes through Rockville, Veedersburg, and Attica before returning to a four-lane divided highway when SR 63 terminates in Warren County. It remains a four-lane divided highway until Lake County where it becomes a main road known as Indianapolis Blvd. It overlaps US 12 and US 20 in Hammond and exits Indiana into the South Side of Chicago.

Route description

US Route 41 is a largely rural road in Western Indiana. It begins in the highly urban area of Northwest Indiana and transverses both older industrial communities such as Whiting and Hammond, and their nearby bedroom communities of Highland, Schererville, St. John, and Cedar Lake. Through these communities US 41 is an undivided four-lane arterial road.

Just south of Cedar Lake, US 41 divides and turns into a four-lane divided US highway and the speed limit rises to 60 mph (97 km/h). From Cedar Lake to Kentland, US 41 is relatively an older divided highway with a narrow median. It is obvious that this highway used to be a 2 lane route. One side of the highway is rolling and wavy, while the other half of the highway is built flat and to more modern standards. This portion of the route is mainly asphalt. According to INDOT, the twinning of US 41 in Indiana was begun in 1951, with construction progressing from south to north.[3]

Up until the mid-1990s, many older styled bridges existed on the route, including a 1930s era truss bridge across the Kankakee River in Schneider and some pre interstate era concrete bridges at the railroad overpass near Morocco and the Iroquois River Bridge. All of these bridges have since been updated to INDOT's latest standards using concrete latex overlays and new concrete bridge decks.[3]

From Cedar Lake, US 41 passes through the towns and villages of Schneider, Lake Village, Enos, Ade, and Kentland. Traffic volumes on this section of highway are relatively low and many intersections contain 1940s and 1950s eras former gas stations, diners and businesses associated with the highway before Interstate 65 was built in the early 1960s.

US 41 North of Kentland, IN

Many of these businesses have been converted to new use such as used car dealerships or offices while some have been abandoned, which provides an experience similar to US Route 66 when traveling on this highway. US 41 is sometimes considered an alternate to Interstate 65 due to its low traffic volumes.

South of Kentland, US 52 joins up with US 41 via US 24, the roadbed rises and the highway design widens to a modern interstate standard design.

A wind farm has recently (2008) been built next to the highway near Earl Park.[4] The landscape opens up and widens south of Kentland to a vast area of gently rolling plains and wide visibilities to the horizon.

US 41/52 interchange

An interchange exists at US 52 and US 52 heads southeast towards Lafayette as a four-lane divided rural highway.[3]

US 41 continues southbound as a divided highway with a few crossovers at State Route 18, State Route 352 at Boswell and State Route 26. The southbound lanes are the original concrete from the early 1970s while the northbound lanes contain a thin asphalt overlay, which tends to provide a bumpy ride.[3]

Near Kramer Indiana, US 41 splits off from the interstate standard designed highway and heads southwest towards Attica as a rural 2 lane US Highway. Indiana State Road 63 continues the interstate standard four-lane highway towards Terre Haute. US 41 passes through the town of Attica, Rob Roy, and reaches Interstate 74 at Veedersburg where it briefly divides into a four-lane highway. US 41 again reduces to a 2 lane highway and continues south. It passes through the communities of Bloomingdale and Rockville. US 41 rejoins State Route 63 just north of Terre Haute, IN.[3]

Through Terre Haute, US 41 is an urban arterial road with traffic lights as it passes through Indiana State University and past Honey Creek Mall. After Honey Creek Mall, US 41 approaches an Interchange with Interstate 70. South of Interstate 70, US 41 multiplexes with U.S. Route 150. US 41 leaves Terre Haute and becomes a four-lane divided highway. Unlike the area near Kentland, the stretch from Terre Haute to Vincennes is not built to interstate standards. Although it is four lanes, it is a relatively older pre–interstate era highway coated with asphalt and a narrow median. US 41/US 150 passes through few towns before reaching Vincennes.[3]

US 41 turns into a freeway interstate standard highway and bypasses the east side of Vincennes with interchanges and grade separations. In the middle of this bypass there is a modern 3 level stack interchange with US 150. US 150 continues southeast and leaves the multiplex with US 41.[3]

South of Vincennes, the freeway portion becomes a rural four-lane non-interstate standard highway. There is an interchange with Indiana State Road 64 near Princeton. The highway then reaches Interstate 64 and the greater Evansville area. Through Evansville, US 41 is again a standard arterial roadway with traffic lights and urban congestion. US 41 finally reaches the Ohio River using the Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges, commonly known as the twin bridges[5] that take the highway into Henderson, KY.[3]

In total, US 41 covers nearly 280 miles (450 km) from Whiting, IN on the north end to Evansville, IN on the south end.[6]


Indiana State Route 41 was featured in the famous crop duster scene in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film North by Northwest, although the scene was actually filmed near Bakersfield, California.

History

Until the designation of US 41 on October 1, 1926, the alignment was called SR 10.[2]

Major junctions

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
VanderburghEvansville0.0000.000 US 41 south – HendersonContinuation into Kentucky
0.462–
1.667		0.744–
2.683		 I-69 northI-69 exit 0
3.7386.016 SR 62 west / SR 66 east / Lloyd ExpresswaySouthern end of SR 62/SR 66 concurrency; interchange
4.8207.757 SR 62 east / Morgan Avenue – BoonvilleNorthern end of SR 62 concurrency
5.3268.571 SR 66 west / Diamond AvenueNorthern end of SR 66 concurrent; interchange
8.90414.330 SR 57 north – Regional Airport, WashingtonSouthern terminus of SR 57
Vanderburgh–Gibson
county line		Scott–Johnson
township line		16.728–
17.220		26.921–
27.713		 I-64 – Louisville, St. LouisI-64 exit 25
GibsonHaubstadt19.06230.677 SR 68 – Haubstadt, Dale
Fort Branch23.25337.422 SR 168 – Owensville, Mackey
Union Township24.76539.855CR 550 South – ToyotaInterchange
Patoka Township27.42244.131Princeton (CR 300 South)Interchange
Princeton30.98949.872 SR 64 – Princeton, Mt. CarmelInterchange
Hazleton39.82464.091 SR 56 east – Hazleton, PetersburgWestern terminus of SR 56
KnoxDecker43.62270.203 SR 241 north – DeckerSouthern terminus of SR 241
Vincennes52.29284.156 SR 441 northSouthern end of freeway bypass of Vincennes
53.65586.349Hart StreetInterchange
55.30989.011 US 50 east / US 150 east – WashingtonSouthern end of US 50/US 150 concurrency
56.49190.913 US 50 west to SR 61 (Sixth Street) – LawrencevilleNorthern end of US 50 concurrency; interchange; northern end of Vincennes freeway bypass overlap
57.96893.290 SR 67 north – BicknellSouthern terminus of SR 67
Emison64.497103.798 SR 550 east – Bruceville, WheatlandWestern terminus of SR 550
SullivanCarlisle76.320122.825 SR 58 – Merom, Carlisle
Sullivan84.066135.291 SR 54 east – Dugger, LintonWestern terminus of SR 54
86.224138.764 SR 154 west / West Wolfe Street – Graysville, SullivanWestern terminus of SR 154
Shelburn92.349148.621 SR 48 – Hymera, Jasonville
VigoPimento98.537158.580 SR 246
Terre Haute105.120169.174 SR 641 (McDaniel Road)SR 641 only partially complete to I-70
109.696–
109.836		176.539–
176.764		 I-70 / US 40 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis, St. LouisI-70 exit 7
112.165180.512 US 150 (Cherry Street)Northern end of US 150 concurrency
114.052183.549 SR 63 north – Clinton, ChicagoSouthern terminus of SR 63; Y-interchange with indirect access to northbound US 41 via Maple Avenue
ParkeFlorida Township126.568–
126.630		203.691–
203.791		 SR 163 westEastern terminus of SR 163
Rockville137.792221.755 US 36 (West Ohio Street) – Danville, Montezuma, Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area
Penn–Washington
township line		143.703231.268 SR 236 eastWestern terminus of SR 236
Penn Township145.768234.591 SR 47 northSouthern terminus of SR 47
FountainMillcreek Township152.354245.190 SR 234
157.563253.573 SR 32
Veedersburg161.790260.376 US 136 eastSouthern end of US 136 concurrency
162.428261.403 US 136 west – DanvilleNorthern end of US 136 concurrency
163.093–
163.240		262.473–
262.709		 I-74 – Indianapolis, Peoria, ILI-74 exit 15
Shawnee Township170.902275.040 SR 55 south – NewtownSouthern end of SR 55 concurrency
Attica174.793281.302 SR 28 eastSoutheastern end of SR 28 concurrency
WarrenWashington–Liberty–
Warren township tripoint		176.095283.397 SR 55 northNorthern end of SR 55 concurrency
Liberty Township177.531285.708 SR 28 west – WilliamsportNorthwestern end of SR 28 concurrency
Carbondale182.711294.045 SR 63 southNorthern terminus of SR 63; no direct access to SR 63 south from US 41 north (access via W CR 200 North)
Pine Township189.737305.352 SR 26 eastSouthern end of SR 26 concurrency
Prairie Township190.291306.244 SR 26 westNorthern end of SR 26 concurrency
BentonBoswell194.366312.802 SR 352
Parish Grove–Center
township line		201.334324.016 SR 18
Richland Township203.795–
204.452		327.976–
329.034		 US 52 east – LafayetteSouthern end of the US 52 concurrency
NewtonKentland212.737342.367 US 24 / US 52 west – Sheldon, MonticelloNorthern end of the US 52 concurrency
Ade219.548353.328 SR 16 eastWestern terminus of SR 16
Morocco224.696361.613 SR 114 eastWestern terminus of SR 114; intersection is a J-turn
Enos230.006370.159 SR 14 east to I-65Western terminus of SR 14
Lake Village239.142384.862 SR 10
LakeWest Creek Township246.766397.131 SR 2 westSouthern end of SR 2 concurrency
249.388401.351 SR 2 east – LowellNorthern end of SR 2 concurrency
St. John258.436415.912 US 231 south – Crown Point, Lake County FairgroundsNorthern terminus of US 231
Schererville263.323423.777 US 30
Hammond269.142433.142 I-80 east / I-94 east / US 6 east – Detroit
SR 152 north (Indianapolis Boulevard north)		Eastern end of I-80/I-94/US 6 concurrency; exit 2 on I-80/I-94; southern terminus of SR 152
270.640435.553 I-80 west / I-94 west / US 6 west / Calumet Avenue south – Chicago, IllinoisWestern end of I-80/I-94/US 6 concurrency; exit 1 on I-80/I-94
275.017–
275.423		442.597–
443.250		 I-90 / Indiana Toll RoadExit 5 on I-90/Indiana Toll Rd.
276.365444.766 SR 912 (Cline Avenue) – Chicago
278.504448.209 US 12 east / US 20 east (Indianapolis Boulevard south)Southern end of US 12/US 20 concurrency
279.453–
279.760		449.736–
450.230		 I-90 east / Indiana Toll Road east to I-80 / I-94Exit 0 on I-90/Indiana Toll Rd.; access to I-90 west is in Illinois
279.817450.322 US 12 west / US 20 west / US 41 north (Indianapolis Boulevard) – ChicagoContinuation into Illinois
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  4. ↑ Benton County Wind Farm - EarlParkIndiana.com
  5. ↑ "Slick conditions closed bridges overnight - 14 News, WFIE, Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro". 14wfie.com. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  6. ↑ Google (June 8, 2009). "U.S. Route 41 in Indiana" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.

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