State Road 49 (SR 49) is a 44.15-mile (71.05 km), north–south state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 12 (Dunes Highway) in Porter near the entrance to Indiana Dunes State Park. The southern terminus is a rural intersection with State Road 14 in Barkley Township at Lewiston, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rensselaer.
 State Road 49 | ||||
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 SR 49 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 44.385 mi[1] (71.431 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1926[2]–present | |||
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| South end |  SR 14 in Jasper County | |||
 US 30 in Valparaiso US 6 in Valparaiso   I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road near Chesterton I-94 near Chesterton US 20 in Porter US 12 in Porter | ||||
| North end | Indiana Dunes State Park | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
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Route description
editThe southern terminus of SR 49 is in Barkey Township at State Road 14 (SR 14), the site of the former town of Lewiston. SR 49 heads north, passing through Wheatfield and Kouts. At the southern border of Valparaiso, SR 49 becomes a four-lane divided highway and has interchanges with U.S. Route 30 and SR 2. Between Valparaiso and Chesterton, SR 49 has interchanges with U.S. Route 6 and Interstate 80/Interstate 90/Indiana Toll Road. In Chesterton, SR 49 has an interchange with Interstate 94 before passing into Porter, where it has an interchange with U.S. Route 20. North of the interchange with US 20, the road is again a two-lane road to its northern terminus at the intersection with U.S. Route 12.[3]
History
editBefore 1926, SR 49 was a named Liberty Way from Kouts to Valparaiso, it was a named state route. After 1926, SR 49 was a two-lane highway from Valparaiso to Chesterton, known as "Old State Road 49". When the Valparaiso Bypass was completed the old route was decommissioned and turned over to the City of Valparaiso, the City of Chesterton, and Porter County.
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jasper | Barkley Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 14 – Winamac | Southern terminus; |
| Wheatfield | 11.009 | 17.717 |  SR 10 – San Pierre, De Motte | ||
| Porter | Kouts | 20.442 | 32.898 |  SR 8 – La Crosse, Hebron | |
| Valparaiso | 29.782 | 47.929 |   US 30 / SR 2 west – Plymouth, Valparaiso | Interchange; Southern end of SR-2 concurrency | |
| 30.912 | 49.748 |  SR 2 east – La Porte, Valparaiso | Interchange; Northern end of SR-2 concurrency | ||
| 32.532 | 52.355 | Vale Park Road/CR 400 N | Interchange | ||
| Liberty Township | 36.632 | 58.953 | US 6 – Westville, Portage | Interchange | |
| 39.139 | 62.988 | I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road – Chicago, Toledo | Indiana Toll Road; exit 31 | ||
| Chesterton | 42.223 | 67.951 | I-94 – Chicago, Detroit | I-94 exit 26; Interchange | |
| Porter | 42.983 | 69.174 | US 20 – Michigan City, Gary | ||
| 43.762 | 70.428 |  US 12 / LMCT – Indiana Dunes National Park, steel mills | |||
| 44.385 | 71.431 | Indiana Dunes State Park | Northern terminus; | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "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 49" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
