Indiana State Road 55

State Road 55 marker

State Road 55
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 109.41 mi[1] (176.08 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 25 at Wingate
 

US 41 near Attica
US 52 in Fowler
US 24 at Goodland
US 231 in Crown Point

US 30 in Merrillville
North end:
Bus. US 6 in Gary
Location
Counties: Montgomery, Fountain, Warren, Benton, Newton, Lake
Highway system
SR 54SR 56

State Road 55 (SR 55) is a northsouth road in Northern and Central Indiana. State Road 55 runs from the Crawfordsville area in the south to Gary in the north, a distance of approximately 110 miles (180 km).

Route description

SR 55 southern terminus is at an intersection with State Road 25 (SR 25). SR 55 heads northwest towards Newtown where SR 55 has an intersection with State Road 341. SR 55 heads northwest out of Newtown towards U.S. Route 41 (US 41). SR 55 and US 41 are concurrent for 5.19 miles (8.35 km) through Attica. Northwest of Attica SR 55 leaves US 41 and heads north Oxford. North of Oxford, SR 55 has an intersection with U.S. Route 52 (US 52). US 52 and SR 55 are concurrent for 5.58 miles (8.98 km) until Fowler. In Fowler SR 55 leaves US 52 heading north towards Goodland. In Goodland SR 55 is concurrent with U.S. Route 24 (US 24). SR 55 heads north towards Crown Point passing through intersection with State Road 16, State Road 114, State Road 14, State Road 10, and State Road 2. In Crown Point SR 55 has an intersection with U.S. Route 231. SR 55 heads north after US 231 towards an intersection with Business US 6, the northern terminus of SR 55 is at this point.[2] Lake County has other names for Indiana 55. In Gary, it is called Cleveland Street. In Merrillville, it is Taft Street. In Crown Point, it is Main Street.

History

Between 1917 and 1926 SR 55 had a different route that follows the route that SR 2 takes today, from Hebron and Valparaiso. At this point the route that SR 55 takes today was of Old SR 8. In 1930, SR 55 and State Road 53 swapped routes in Lake County.[3] At some point, the southern terminus of SR 55 was at the intersection with U.S. Route 136, approximately two miles west of Crawfordsville.[4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MontgomeryWingate0.000.00 SR 25 Waynetown, LafayetteSouthern terminus of SR 55
FountainNewtown4.587.37 SR 341 Hillsboro
Shawnee Township10.8517.46 US 41 south VeedersburgSouthern end of US 41 concurrency
Attica SR 28 east FrankfortEastern end of SR 28 concurrency
WarrenWarren Township16.0425.81 US 41 north / SR 28 west Hammond, WilliamsportNorthern end of US 41 concurrency; Western end of SR 28 concurrency
Pine Village26.2642.26 SR 26 east LafayetteSouthern end of SR 26 concurrency
26.4942.63 SR 26 westNorthern end of SR 26 concurrency
BentonOxford31.0149.91 SR 352 westWestern end of SR 352 concurrency
31.5650.79 SR 352 eastEastern end of SR 352 concurrency
Fowler34.5255.55 US 52 east Lafayette, Indianapoliseastern end of US 52 concurrency
SR 18 east DelphiEastern terminus of SR 18 concurrency
40.1064.53 US 52 west / SR 18 westWestern end of US 52 and SR 18 concurrences
NewtonGoodland50.3381.00 US 24 west KentlandWestern end of US 24 concurrency
50.8781.87 US 24 east MonticelloEastern end of US 24 concurrency
Iroquois Township58.2593.74 SR 16
Jackson Township SR 114
Colfax Township70.94114.17 SR 14
Lincoln Township80.01128.76 SR 10
LakeCedar Creek Township90.62145.84 SR 2 east HebronEastern end of SR 2 concurrency
91.12146.64 SR 2 west LowellWestern end of SR 2 concurrency
Crown Point99.78160.58 US 231 south HebronEastern end of US 231 concurrency
100.38161.55 US 231 north St. JohnWestern end of US 231 concurrency
Merrillville104.06167.47 US 30 / Lincoln Highway Dyer, Valparaiso
Gary109.41176.08
Bus. US 6 (Ridge Road)
Northern terminus of SR 55
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF).
  2. Google (2011-03-04). "overview map of SR55" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  3. Indiana Highway Ends - SR 55
  4. [Indiana (Standard Oil Division American Oil Company)map,copyright 1964 by Rand McNally & Co.]

Route map: Bing / Google

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