Indiana State Road 60

State Road 60 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a mostly rural, two-lane highway in the southeastern portion of the state, covering a distance of about 62 miles (100 km).

State Road 60
SR 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length62.21 mi[1] (100.12 km)
Major junctions
West end US 50 near Huron
East end US 31 near Sellersburg
Location
CountiesClark, Lawrence, Orange, Washington
Highway system
SR 59SR 61

Route description

State Road 60 heads west.

SR 60 begins at U.S. Route 50 east of Huron in southern Lawrence County and runs east towards Mitchell. In Mitchell, SR 60 is concurrent with State Road 37. After Mitchell SR 60 heads southeast toward Salem, passing through Campbellsburg. In Salem SR 60 are concurrent with State Road 56 and State Road 135. Southeast from downtown Salem SR 60 has an intersection with Indiana State Road 160. SR 60 leaves Salem heading south-southeast towards Sellersburg, passing through New Pekin, Borden, and Bennettsville. In Sellersburg SR 60 passes over Interstate 65 (I-65), followed by an intersection at U.S. Route 31.[2]

History

Western section of SR 60 from US 50 to SR 37 was number State Road 250 until 1939.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LawrenceSpice Valley Township0.000.00 US 50 Loogootee, BedfordWestern terminus of SR 60
Mitchell8.8114.18 SR 37 north BedfordNorthern end of SR 37 concurrency
9.5815.42 SR 37 south OrleansSouthern end of SR 37 concurrency
Orange
No major junctions
WashingtonSalem31.4550.61 SR 56 west PaoliWestern end of SR 56 concurrency
32.9152.96 SR 56 east / SR 135 north Scottsburg, BrownstownEastern end of SR 56 concurrency; Northern end of SR 135 concurrency
33.7254.27 SR 135 south CorydonSouthern end of SR 135 concurrency
35.4557.05 SR 160 east CharlestownWestern terminus of SR 160
New Pekin43.0469.27 SR 335 south GreenvilleNorthern terminus of SR 335
ClarkSellersburg60.7797.80 I-65 – Indianapolis, LouisvilleExit 7 on I-65
62.21100.12 US 31 Sellersburg, JeffersonvilleEastern terminus of SR 60
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  2. Google (2011-02-18). "overview map of SR 60" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  3. "Few Changes Made in the 1939 Indiana Highway Map". The Rushville Republican. March 13, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
KML is not from Wikidata
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.