Indiana State Road 64

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State Road 64
Length: 107.5 mi[1] (173.0 km)
West end: IL 15 at the Wabash River, near Mount Carmel, Illinois
Major
junctions:		 US 231 at Huntingburg
East end: I-64 near Edwardsville
Counties: Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Pike
Indiana roads
< SR 63 SR 65 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Roads - Former
Western terminus at Illinois Route 15, this usually congested bridge crosses the Wabash River to Mount Carmel, Illinois
Western terminus at Illinois Route 15, this usually congested bridge crosses the Wabash River to Mount Carmel, Illinois

State Road 64 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east-west highway in the southern portion of the state. It begins at a bridge across the Wabash River at Mount Carmel, Illinois, connecting it with Illinois Route 15 and ends at Interstate 64 near Edwardsville. For the bulk of its length, it runs parallel to I-64 and approximately 30 miles north of the Interstate. Most of the route is two-lane undivided highway, with undivided multi-lane segments in the city of Princeton near the junction of U.S. Highway 41, and through the city of Huntingburg.

The stretch of IN-64 and between Princeton and Mount Carmel is scheduled to be transformed into a four-lane highway sometime around 2012 as part of Governor Mitch Daniels' Major Moves Project. This stretch of IN-64, currently a two-lane highway is often a very congested and sometimes very dangerous stretch of highway.[citation needed]

At the western end of this stretch are two very narrow bridges that typically handle[citation needed] at least 900-1200 vehicles a day, doubling to ~2000 a day vehicles during Mount Carmel's Ag Days, Lone Ranger Festival, and other holidays. The road is heavily used by commuters to the Gibson Generating Station and residents of Mount Carmel and nearby cities in Illinois commuting to Princeton and cities and factories along U.S. Route 41. In April 2008 excavation began on a bridge to replace the current one spanning the Wabash River.

Cities and towns served by SR 64 include, from west to east:

[edit] Major Intersections

Source: INDOT Roadway Referencing System [2]

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Gibson Gibson County 0.00 Illinois 15 Western terminus of SR 64. Located on the Wabash River bridge 0.4 miles southeast of Mount Carmel, Illinois.
Gibson County 4.71 SR 65 Western terminus of concurrence with SR 65.
Princeton 9.56 US 41 Becomes a four-lane divided highway approximately 1500 feet west of this intersection, which is a full cloverleaf interchange. West of interchange, remains four lanes, but with a center turn lane instead of a median, for approximately 2000 feet before it reverts back to a two-lane highway. Inside Princeton, SR 64 is known as "Broadway St."
Princeton 11.26 SR 65 Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 65. Located at the southeast corner of the Gibson County Courthouse Square. South of here, SR 65 becomes South Main St. following the old routing of US 41.
Gibson County 22.87 SR 57
Oakland City 24.28 SR 357 Spur to Oakland City University.
Pike Pike County 29.88 SR 61 Known locally as "Arthur Junction."
Pike County 36.40 SR 257
Dubois Dubois County 41.89 SR 161
Huntingburg 46.27 US 231
Dubois County 50.88 SR 162
Birdseye 61.31 SR 145 Western terminus of concurrence with SR 145.
Crawford Crawford County 65.66 SR 145 Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 145.
Eckerty SR 37 Western terminus of concurrence with SR 37.
English SR 37, SR 237 Grade-separated interchange. Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 37.
Marengo 82.30 SR 66 Western terminus of concurrence with SR 66.
Crawford County 85.98 SR 66 Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 66.
Harrison Harrison County 90.00 SR 337
Harrison County 99.16 SR 335
Floyd Floyd County 107.49 I-64 Eastern terminus of SR 64

[edit] References

  1. ^ Indiana Highway Ends - SR 64
  2. ^ INDOT Roadway Referencing System