State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about 80 miles (130 km) through five counties.
 State Road 59 | ||||
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 SR 59 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 79.53 mi[1] (127.99 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1926[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 58 at Sandborn | |||
| North end |  SR 47 at Waveland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Clay, Greene, Knox, Montgomery, Parke | |||
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Route description
editState Road 59 begins at State Road 58 (SR 58) and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 has intersection with State Road 67 (SR 67). Then SR 59 heads north towards Linton where SR 59 is concurrent with State Road 54 (SR 54). Both routes leave Linton on the northwest side of town. Then north of Linton SR 54 turns west toward Dugger. SR 59 heads north passing through the east side of Jasonville. SR 59 heads north from Jasonville towards Clay City where SR 59 has a concurrency with State Road 246. During the concurrency there is an intersection with State Road 157 in downtown Clay City. SR 59 heads north from Clay City toward Brazil; on the way to Brazil SR 59 passes under Interstate 70. In Brazil SR 59 has an intersection with U.S. Route 40 (US 40). SR 59 leaves Brazil heading north toward Waveland, passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 36 and a concurrency with State Road 236. In Waveland SR 59 enters from the south and has an intersection with State Road 47.[3]
History
editFrom 1917 to 1926 SR 59 was number as State Road 9, from Linton to Brazil, after 1926 renumbering this route became part of SR 59.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Knox | Vigo Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 58 – Elnora | Southern terminus of SR 59 |
| Sandborn | 1.62 | 2.61 |  SR 67 – Edwardsport, Worthington | ||
| Greene | Linton | 11.84 | 19.05 |   SR 54 east – Bedford | Southern end of SR 54 concurrency |
| 14.66 | 23.59 |  SR 54 west – Sullivan | Northern end of SR 54 concurrency | ||
| Jasonville | 21.50 | 34.60 |  SR 48 | ||
| Clay | Clay City | 32.25 | 51.90 |  SR 246 west | Southern end of SR 246 concurrency |
  SR 157 south | Northern terminus of SR 157 | ||||
| 33.76 | 54.33 | SR 246 east | Northern end of SR 246 concurrency | ||
| Sugar Ridge Township | 41.08 | 66.11 |  SR 46 – Terre Haute, Spencer | ||
| Posey Township | 45.89 | 73.85 |  SR 42 – Terre Haute, Mooresville | ||
| 46.13 | 74.24 |  I-70 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis | exit number 23 on I-70 | ||
| Brazil | 51.27 | 82.51 |  US 40 – Terre Haute, Indianapolis | ||
| Parke | Union Township | 67.91 | 109.29 |  US 36 – Rockville, Indianapolis | |
| Greene Township | 73.92 | 118.96 |  SR 236 west | Western end of SR 236 concurrency | |
| 76.53 | 123.16 | SR 236 east – North Salem | Eastern end of SR 236 concurrency | ||
| Montgomery | Waveland | 79.53 | 127.99 | SR 47 – Crawfordsville | Northern terminus of SR 59 |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15.
- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "overview map of SR 59" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "Indiana Highways Ends - Old SR 9". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
