Indiana State Road 54

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State Road 54 (SR 54) is an east–west road in Central Indiana in Greene, Lawrence and Sullivan counties.

State Road 54 marker
State Road 54
Map
SR 54 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length55.17 mi[1][page needed] (88.79 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1926[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 41 / US 150 at Sullivan
Major intersections US 231 in Bloomfield
East end SR 37 near Oolitic
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesGreene, Lawrence, Sullivan
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
SR 53 SR 55

Route description

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The western terminus of SR 54 is at U.S. Route 41. SR 54 heads east from US 41 toward Linton. Before Linton SR 54 meets SR 59 and they are concurrent until Linton. In Linton SR 59 heads south and SR 54 heads east toward Switz City. In Switz City SR 54 meets State Road 67. After Switz City SR 54 meets U.S. Route 231. Then the two route head east toward Bloomfield. In Bloomfield US 231 heads south and SR 54 heads east. After Bloomfield SR 54 heads east until State Road 43, where SR 54 turns southeast toward Aavoca. In Avoca SR 54 meets State Road 37, at the eastern terminus of SR 54.[3]

History

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Between 1917 and 1926 the today's route of SR 54 was Indiana State Road 4 and Indiana State Road 30, also at that time the route number SR 54 was routed near the today's route of Indiana State Road 63. Before the early 1980s SR 54 went as far west as SR 63.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1][page needed]kmDestinationsNotes
SullivanHamilton Township0.000.00   US 41 / US 150 – Terre Haute, VincennesWestern terminus of SR 54
Dugger8.3713.47 
 
SR 159 south
Northern terminus of SR 159
GreeneStockton Township12.5520.20 
 
SR 59 north – Jasonville
Northern end of SR 59 concurrency
Linton15.3724.74 
 
SR 59 south – Sandborn
Southern end of SR 59 concurrency
Switz City21.3034.28  SR 67 – Sandborn, Worthington
Fairplay Township23.8038.30 
 
  US 231 north / SR 57 – Worthington, Washington
Western end of US 231 concurrency
Bloomfield27.8044.74 
 
 
 
US 231 south / SR 157 north – Loogootee, Worthington
Eastern end of US 231 concurrency; Southern terminus of SR 157
Center Township39.4063.41 
 
SR 43 north – Spencer
Southern terminus of SR 43
39.6263.76 
 
SR 445 north
Southern terminus of SR 445
41.1766.26 
 
SR 45 north – Bloomington
Northern end of SR 45 concurrency
41.3166.48 
 
SR 45 south
Southern end of SR 45 concurrency
LawrenceSpringville49.9180.32 
 
SR 58 west
Western end of SR 58 concurrency
Avoca55.1788.79  
 
SR 37 / SR 58 east – Bedford, Bloomington
Eastern end of SR 58 concurrency; Eastern terminus of SR 54
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "overview map of SR 54" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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