State Road 252 (SR 252) in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two segments. The western stretch runs from Interstate 69 in Martinsville to Interstate 65 near Edinburgh. The eastern stretch is from U.S. Route 52/State Road 1 in Brookville to the Ohio state line near Scipio, Ohio.
 State Road 252 | ||||
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 SR 252 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 41.724 mi[1] (67.148 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931[2]–present | |||
| Western segment | ||||
| Length | 30.542 mi[1] (49.153 km) | |||
| West end |  I-69 in Martinsville | |||
| Major intersections |  US 31 near Edinburgh | |||
| East end |  I-65 near Edinburgh | |||
| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length | 11.182 mi[1] (17.996 km) | |||
| West end |   US 52 / SR 1 in Brookville | |||
| East end |   SR 126 / SR 129 near Scipio, Ohio | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Franklin, Johnson, Morgan, Shelby | |||
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Route description
editWestern section
editThe western section heads southeast from Martinsville.[3] SR 252 heads southeast until Morgantown where it turns northeast towards Trafalgar. SR 252 heads east from Trafalgar towards U.S. Route 31 (US 31). US 31 and SR 252 have a concurrency that ends near Edinburgh. SR 252 passes easterly through Edinburgh to an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65) where the SR 252 designation terminates. The road continues as a county road to SR 9 named Old State Rd 252.[4]
Eastern section
editFrom the western terminus of this section at US 52/SR 1, SR 252 heads east towards Ohio. On the way to Ohio SR 252 passes through Mt. Carmel. At the Ohio state line SR 252 ends at an intersection with Ohio State Route 126, near Ohio State Route 129.[5]
History
editIn the 1930s the western section of SR 252 was to end at SR 29, now U.S. Route 421, but the section from I-65 to SR 29 was never built. The western section ended at Flat Rock until a new part of the road was built to SR 9 in the winter of 2005-2006. Originally SR 252 went along Hospital Road and through what is now Camp Atterbury and Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. It was moved north to its current location after Camp Atterbury was built. As of January 19, 2020[citation needed], SR 252 no longer heads east towards SR 9, per INDOT.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Morgan | Martinsville | 0.000 | 0.000 |   I-69 to SR 44 – Evansville, Indianapolis | Connector ramps to SR 44; Western terminus of SR 252 and SR 44 | ||
| Jackson Township | 8.994 | 14.474 |   SR 135 south – Nashville | Western end of SR 135 concurrency | |||
| Johnson | Trafalgar | 15.354 | 24.710 |  SR 135 north – Indianapolis | Eastern end of SR 135 concurrency | ||
| Blue River Township | 24.077 | 38.748 | US 31 north – Franklin, Greenwood, Indianapolis | Northern end of US 31 concurrency | |||
| Edinburgh | 27.810 | 44.756 | US 31 south – Columbus, Scottsburg | Southern end of US 31 concurrency | |||
| Shelby | 30.392– 30.542 | 48.911– 49.153 | I-65 – Indianapolis, Louisville | Exit 80 on I-65; eastern terminus of the western section of SR 252 | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Franklin | Brookville | 36.638 | 58.963 |  US 52 / SR 1 to SR 101 – Whitewater Canal State Historic Site | Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 252 | ||
| Springfield Township | 47.819 | 76.957 | SR 126 (Cincinnati Brookville Road) / SR 129 (Hamilton Scipio Road) – Cincinnati, Hamilton | Ohio state line | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ "Roads Added to State System". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. May 15, 1931. Retrieved October 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "overview map of SR 252 from Martinsville to SR 9" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ a b "Shelby County, IN GIS Map". shelbyin.wthgis.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "overview map of SR 252 from Brookville to Ohio" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
