State Road 42 (SR 42) is an east–west road in Central Indiana. Its western terminus is at US 40 in Terre Haute. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 67 and State Road 144 in Mooresville.
 State Road 42 | ||||
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 SR 42 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 62.705 mi[1] (100.914 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 40 near Terre Haute | |||
 US 231 at Cloverdale | ||||
| East end |   SR 67 / SR 144 near Mooresville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Vigo, Clay, Owen, Putnam, Morgan | |||
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Route description
editFrom the western terminus with US 40, SR 42 heads east out of Terre Haute, paralleling Interstate 70 (I-70). Before leaving Terre Haute SR 42 passes by the Terre Haute International Airport. The service road to the airport is State Road 342 (SR 342). SR 42 heads east from Terre Haute passing over I-70. SR 42 then has an intersection with State Road 59. After SR 59, SR 42 still parallels I-70 but the distance between the two routes is greater. SR 42 heads east passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 231. SR 42 heads due east then just south of Eminence SR 42 turns due north and heads through Eminence. SR 42 turns back east north of Eminence and now SR 42 parallels I-70. SR 42 passes through Crown Center and then SR 42 enters Monrovia. in Monrovia SR 42 has an intersection with State Road 39. SR 42 heads east out of Monrovia, heading towards Mooreville. In Mooreville SR 42 has intersections with State Road 267 and SR 67/SR 144.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Vigo | Terre Haute | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 40 – Terre Haute | Western terminus of SR 42 |
| Clay | Posey Township | 11.351 | 18.268 |  SR 59 – Clay City, Brazil | |
| Owen | Jackson Township | 27.295 | 43.927 |   SR 243 north – Lieber State Recreation Area | Southern terminus of SR 243 |
| Putnam | Cloverdale | 32.893 | 52.936 | US 231 – Cloverdale, Spencer | |
| Morgan | Eminence | 42.596 | 68.552 |   SR 142 east – Martinsville | Western terminus of SR 142 |
| Monrovia | 55.589 | 89.462 |   SR 39 south – Martinsville | Western end of SR 39 concurrency | |
| 55.617 | 89.507 |   SR 39 north to I-70 – Belleville | Eastern end of SR 39 concurrency | ||
| Mooresville | 62.705 | 100.914 | SR 67 / SR 144 east – Indianapolis, Brooklyn | Eastern terminus of SR 42; Western terminus of SR 144 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "Work Starts on County Roads". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. April 15, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "overview map of SR 42" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
