Indiana State Road 106

State Road 106 marker

State Road 106
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 4.33 mi[1] (6.97 km)
Existed: 1985 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 6 west of Bremen
  SR 331 in Bremen
East end: US 6 east of Bremen
Location
Counties: Marshall
Highway system
← SR 105SR 109 →

State Road 106 (SR 106) is part of the Indiana State Road system that runs through Bremen in US state of Indiana. The 4.33 miles (6.97 km) of SR 106 that lie within the state serves as a business route for U.S. Route 6 (US 6). None of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. The road is all two-lanes and it passes through farmland, residential and commercial properties. SR 106 was first designated as a state road in the 1980s. The highway replaced US 6 designation of the highway which dated back to the 1930s.

Route description

SR 106 heads east from its western terminus at US 6 west of Bremen. The highway passes through rural framland as a two-lane highway. At Miami Trail the roadway turns southeast, before turning northeast at Plymouth Goshen Trail. East of Plymouth Goshen Trail, SR 106 becomes concurrent with Plymouth Street. The highway enters Bremen at Industrial Drive, passing through commercial properties. Between Hope Boulevard and Birkey Street, Plymouth Street curves due east and enters downtown Bremen. In downtown Bremen the street has a traffic light at the western end of the SR 331 concurrency. The concurrency heads east leaving downtown Bremen and passing through residential properties, on the east side of Bremen. SR 106 leaves SR 331 heading north, concurrent with Douglas Road. The road enters commercial properties and passes under the CSX Railroad tracks. After the railroad tracks the highway curves northeast towards US 6. The highway leaves Bremen and enters rural farmland, before its eastern terminus at an intersection with US 6.[2][3][4]

No part of SR 106 is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS).[5] The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[6] The highway is maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) like all other State Roads in the state. The department tracks the traffic volumes along all state highways as a part of its maintenance responsibilities using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year. In 2010, INDOT figured that lowest traffic levels were the 2,190 vehicles and 230 commercial vehicles used the highway daily between the western terminus at US 6 and Plymouth Goshen Trail. The peak traffic volumes were 8,670 vehicles and 590 commercial vehicles AADT along the section of SR 106 that is between Liberty Drive and Bowen Avenue (SR 331 north).[7]

History

In 1932, US 6 was under construction through the town of Bremen, on what later became SR 106.[8][9] By 1989, US 6 was moved onto a bypass of Bremen passing around the north and west side of town. The route that US 6 took through town became SR 106.[10]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Marshall County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
German Township0.000.00 US 6 – Walkerton, WestvilleWestern terminus of SR 106
Bremen2.684.31 SR 331 north / Bowen Avenue – South Bend, MishawakaWestern end of SR 331 concurrency
3.615.81 SR 331 south – Bourbon, TippecanoeEastern end of SR 331 concurrency
German Township4.336.97 US 6 – Nappanee, LigonierEastern terminus of SR 106
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2004). "Reference Post Book" (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. S-106. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ Indiana Department of Transportation (2012). Indiana Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2011–12 ed.). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Indiana Department of Transportation (2011). Indiana Railroad Map (PDF) (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ Google (September 17, 2012). "Overview of Indiana State Road 106 in Bremen" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003). National Highway System: Indiana (PDF) (Map). Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ "INDOT Traffic Zones". Indiana Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ Indiana State Highway Commission (1931). State Highway System of Indiana (PDF) (Map) (1931 ed.). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ Indiana State Highway Commission (September 30, 1932). State Highway System of Indiana (PDF) (Map) (1932 ed.). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  10. ↑ Rand McNally (1989). Road Map of Indiana (Map) (1989 ed.). Rand McNally. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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