Indiana State Road 240

State Road 240
State Road 240
	SR 240 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by INDOT
Length	10.172 mi (16.370 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 231 at Greencastle
East end	SR 75 near Stilesville
Location
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Putnam, Hendricks
Highway system
	Indiana State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

State Road 240 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a short connector route in located in eastern Putnam County.

Route description

State Road 240 begins in Greencastle at U.S. Route 231 and travels east, leaving the Greencastle city limits after about 3 miles. At mile 9.18 it hits the county line between Putnam and Hendricks counties, and travels along this line until it reaches State Road 75 just north of its intersection with U.S. Route 40. This road provides a direct route from Greencastle toward Indianapolis.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Putnam County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Greencastle	0.000	0.000	US 231 Veterans Memorial Highway	Western terminus of SR 240; roadway continues west as Veterans Memorial Highway
Jefferson Township	10.172	16.370	SR 75 – Coatesville, Jamestown	Eastern terminus of SR 240; roadway continues east as 200S
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

Prior to the construction of Veterans' Memorial Highway, State Road 240 followed Indianapolis Road into Greencastle. When Indianapolis Road terminated at East Washington Street, State Road 240 followed Washington Street towards downtown Greencastle, where it terminated at that road's junction with US 231 (Bloomington Street).

References

^ ^a ^b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

Indiana Highway Ends - SR 240

External links

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[indot-1] Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

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