Indiana State Road 13
 State Road 13 | ||||
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 SR 13 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 138.61 mi[1] (223.07 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 36 at Fortville | |||
 I-69 north of Fortville US 35 near Swayzee US 24 at Wabash US 30 at Pierceton US 6 at Syracuse US 33 near Syracuse US 20 near Middlebury    I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road / US 131 near Middlebury | ||||
| North end | US 131 near Middlebury | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Hancock, Madison, Grant, Wabash, Kosciusko, Elkhart | |||
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State Road 13 (SR 13) in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south highway in north-central and central Indiana that connects the area east of Indianapolis with the northern part of the state. Its southern terminus is in Fortville where it meets U.S. Highway 36 (US 36) and SR 67. At its northern end, signage for SR 13 ends at the interchange with the Indiana Toll Road; the highway continues unsigned for an additional 0.66 miles (1.06 km) running concurrently with US 131 to the Michigan state line. All of SR 13 is undivided surface road.
Route description
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It passes through (from north to south):
- Middlebury, junction U.S. Highway 20
- Millersburg
- Syracuse, just south of its junction with U.S. Highway 6
- North Webster
- Pierceton, junction U.S. Highway 30
- Sidney, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of junction with SR 14
- North Manchester, junction SR 114
- Urbana, 1-mile (1.6 km) south of junction with SR 16
- Wabash, junction U.S. Highway 24, junction SR 15
- Swayzee, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of junction U.S. Highway 35/SR 22
- Elwood, junction SR 28 and SR 37
- Lapel, junction SR 32
It has an interchange with Interstate 69 near Lapel, Indiana, around its southern terminus, but at no identifiable town.
- Fortville, junction U.S. Highway 36 and SR 67 (southern terminus)
History
SR 13 used to extend into downtown Indianapolis until the 1940s. State Road 13 originated with an old Indian trail. This was part of the route that Eastern settlers, having crossed the lakes to Detroit, used after they disembarked to travel south into Indiana. In the early days, SR 13 was called the "Logansport–White Pigeon Road." [2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hancock | Fortville | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 36 / SR 67 – Indianapolis, Pendleton | Southern Terminus of SR 13 |
| Madison | Green Township | 3.41– 3.53 | 5.49– 5.68 | I-69 – Indianapolis, Fort Wayne | |
| 6.61 | 10.64 |  SR 38 – Noblesville, Pendleton | |||
| Fisherburg | 10.55 | 16.98 |  SR 32 – Noblesville, Anderson | ||
| Jackson Township | 17.10 | 27.52 |   SR 37 south – Noblesville | Southern end of SR 37 concurrency | |
| 20.97 | 33.75 |   SR 128 east – Frankton | Western terminus of SR 128 | ||
| Elwood | 23.38 | 37.63 |  SR 37 north – Marion | Northern end of SR 37 concurrency | |
| 25.33 | 40.76 |  SR 28 – Tipton, Alexandria | |||
| Grant | Point Isabel | 35.69 | 57.44 |  SR 26 – Kokomo, Hartford City | |
| Sims Township | 39.67 | 63.84 |  US 35 / SR 22 – Kokomo, Gas City | ||
| Richland Township | 46.12 | 74.22 |   SR 18 west – Converse | Southern end of SR 18 concurrency | |
| 46.43 | 74.72 | SR 18 east – Marion | Northern end of SR 18 concurrency | ||
| Wabash | Waltz Township | 57.62 | 92.73 |  SR 124 – Peru, Bluffton | |
| Wabash | 60.82 | 97.88 |  SR 15 south – Marion | Southern end of SR 15 concurrency | |
| 61.94 | 99.68 | SR 15 north – Warsaw | Northern end of SR 15 concurrency | ||
| 64.77 | 104.24 | US 24 – Peru, Huntington, Fort Wayne | |||
| Urbana | 70.43 | 113.35 |  SR 16 – Huntington | ||
| North Manchester | 76.46 | 123.05 |  SR 114 – Akron, Fort Wayne | ||
| Kosciusko | Jackson Township | 83.51 | 134.40 |  SR 14 – Rochester, Fort Wayne | |
| Pierceton | 93.77 | 150.91 | US 30 – Warsaw, Columbia City, Fort Wayne | ||
| 98.85 | 159.08 |  Lincoln Highway (Old US 30) | |||
| Elkhart | Syracuse | 112.67 | 181.32 |   US 6 west / CR 33 north – Nappanee, Goshen | Western end of US 6 concurrency |
| Benton Township | 115.44 | 185.78 | US 6 east / US 33 south – Ligonier, Kendallville, Fort Wayne | Eastern end of US 6 concurrency and SOuthern end of US 33 concurremcy | |
| 116.48 | 187.46 | US 33 north – Goshen, Elkhart | Northern end of US 33 concurrency | ||
| Clinton Township | 123.67 | 199.03 |  CR 38 | ||
| 127.60 | 205.35 |  SR 4 west – Goshen | Eastern terminus of the middle section of SR 4 | ||
| Middlebury | 131.10 | 210.98 | US 20 – South Bend, Elkhart, Angola | ||
| York Township | 136.28 | 219.32 |  SR 120 – Elkhart, Fremont | ||
| 137.78 | 221.74 | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value). US 131 begins | Southern end of unsigned US 131 concurrency | ||
| 138.61 | 223.07 | US 131 north – Three Rivers | Northern end of unsigned US 131 concurrency at Michigan state line | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
There have been two different special routes of SR 13. Business SR 13 (BUS SR 13) in North Manchester and Alternate SR 13 (ALT SR 13) near Lake Wawasee both have been decommissioned.
BUS SR 13
State Road 13 | |
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| Location | North Manchester |
Business SR 13 (BUS SR 13) was a business spur running through the city of North Manchester. The route started at Main Street (SR 114) and headed north towards SR 13. The road is now Wayne Street and it followed the original route of SR 13 through town.
ALT SR 13
State Road 13 | |
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| Location | Lake Wawasee |
ALT SR 13 was an alternate loop route running east of Syracuse, near Lake Wawasee. ALT SR 13 has been decommissioned, the route is now county roads. ALT SR 13 headed east from SR 13 south of Syracuse, then turning north on the eastside of Lake Wawasee. ALT SR 13 had an intersection at SR 8, now ending in Albion. ATL SR 13 headed towards US 6/US 33, ALT SR 13 crossed US 6. ALT SR 13 headed north towards Old US 33 (Lincoln Highway), then turning west on Old US 33 heading toward SR 13.
See also
References
- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (2004). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. S-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Staff. "A Brief History of Middlebury". Town of Middlebury. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007.