SR 39 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Existed | October 1, 1926–present | |||
| Southern section | ||||
| Length | 14.91 mi (24.00 km) | |||
| South end | SR 56 near Scottsburg | |||
| North end | SR 250 near Brownstown | |||
| Northern section | ||||
| Length | 179.7 mi (289.2 km) | |||
| South end | I-69 in Martinsville | |||
| Major intersections | I-70 near Monrovia US 40 in Belleville US 36 in Danville I-74 in Lizton I-65 / US 52 in Lebanon US 24 in Monticello US 30 near Hanna US 6 near Kingsbury I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road near La Porte US 20 in Springville | |||
| North end | M-239 to I-94 near New Buffalo, Michigan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hendricks, Jackson, LaPorte, Morgan, Pulaski, Starke, Washington, White | |||
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State Road 39 (SR 39) in the U.S. state of Indiana is the name of two distinct north–south highways.
Route description
Southern section
Located in south-central Indiana, the shorter southern section of SR 39 begins at SR 56 west of Scottsburg. It runs north and passes through Little York, then ends at an intersection with SR 250 just before reaching Brownstown.
Northern section
The much longer northern section starts at I-69 in Martinsville, southwest of Indianapolis, and runs north to the Michigan border near I-94 (via M-239). Along the route, it passes through these towns (from south to north):
- Martinsville (Southern Terminus, Intersects I-69 in Southern Martinsville and SR 67 in Northern Martinsville (Goes under a concurrency with SR 67)
- Monrovia (intersects SR 42)
- Danville (intersects US 36)
- Lizton (interchange with I-74)
- Lebanon (interchange with I-65 exit 139)
- Frankfort (start of US 421 concurrency)
- Rossville (concurrent with US 421)
- Delphi (concurrent with US 421)
- Monticello (end of US 421 concurrency)
- Buffalo (concurrency with SR 16)
- North Judson (concurrency with SR 10)
- LaPorte (concurrency with US 35 and SR 2)
- Springville (intersects US 20)
History
Northern section
In the 1960s, SR 39 was the connector between the west end of I-94 (which ended just north of the Michigan-Indiana border) and the Indiana Toll Road. Hence, a dozen miles of this winding 2-lane road carried all the heavy traffic between Chicago and Detroit.
In 2010, the section of SR 39 between Monrovia and Belleville was greatly improved and re-paved.
Southern section
At one point, SR 39 had a section from US 31 in Henryville to SR 3 in Charlestown. It was later decommissioned when SR 160 was extended to end in Charlestown.
References
- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
