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Indiana State Road 60

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State Road 60 marker
State Road 60
Map
SR 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length62.21 mi[1] (100.12 km)
Major junctions
West end US 50 near Mitchell
East end US 31 near Sellersburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesClark, Lawrence, Orange, Washington
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
SR 59 SR 61

State Road 60 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a mostly rural, two-lane highway in the southeastern portion of the state, covering a distance of about 62 miles (100 km).

Route description

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State Road 60 heads west.

SR 60 begins at U.S. Route 50 east of Huron in southern Lawrence County and runs east towards Mitchell. In Mitchell, SR 60 is concurrent with State Road 37. After Mitchell SR 60 heads southeast toward Salem, passing through Campbellsburg. In Salem SR 60 are concurrent with State Road 56 and State Road 135. Southeast from downtown Salem SR 60 has an intersection with Indiana State Road 160. SR 60 leaves Salem heading south-southeast towards Sellersburg, passing through New Pekin, Borden, and Bennettsville. In Sellersburg SR 60 passes over Interstate 65 (I-65), followed by an intersection at U.S. Route 31.[2]

History

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Western section of SR 60 from US 50 to SR 37 was number State Road 250 until 1939.[3]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LawrenceSpice Valley Township0.000.00 US 50 – Loogootee, BedfordWestern terminus of SR 60
Mitchell8.8114.18
SR 37 north – Bedford
Northern end of SR 37 concurrency
9.5815.42
SR 37 south – Orleans
Southern end of SR 37 concurrency
Orange
No major junctions
WashingtonSalem31.4550.61
SR 56 west – Paoli
Western end of SR 56 concurrency
32.9152.96

SR 56 east / SR 135 north – Scottsburg, Brownstown
Eastern end of SR 56 concurrency; Northern end of SR 135 concurrency
33.7254.27
SR 135 south – Corydon
Southern end of SR 135 concurrency
35.4557.05
SR 160 east – Charlestown
Western terminus of SR 160
New Pekin43.0469.27
SR 335 south – Greenville
Northern terminus of SR 335
ClarkSellersburg60.7797.80 I-65 – Indianapolis, LouisvilleExit 7 on I-65
62.21100.12 US 31 – Sellersburg, JeffersonvilleEastern terminus of SR 60
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). staff. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  2. ^ "overview map of SR 60" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  3. ^ "Few Changes Made in the 1939 Indiana Highway Map". The Rushville Republican. March 13, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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