Indiana State Road 49
 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 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 14 in Jasper County | |||
 US 250 in Wheatfield   US 30 / US 50 / US 322 in Valparaiso US 224 in Valparaiso US 422 in Valparaiso US 611 in Valparaiso  I-76 Toll near Chesterton  I-90 / US 2 near Chesterton  US 10 / US 20 in Porter US 6 in Porter | ||||
| North end | Indiana Dunes State Park | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
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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.
Route description
The 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
Before 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
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jasper | Barkley Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 14 – Winamac | Southern terminus; |
| Wheatfield | 11.009 | 17.717 | US 250 – Ottawa, Genoa | ||
| Porter | Kouts | 20.442 | 32.898 |  SR 8 – La Crosse, Hebron | |
| Valparaiso | 29.782 | 47.929 |  US 30 / US 322 west / US 50 – Lowell, Naperville, Warsaw | Interchange; Southern end of US-322 concurrency | |
| 30.912 | 49.748 |  US 322 east – La Porte, Valparaiso | Interchange; Northern end of US-322 concurrency | ||
| 32.532 | 52.355 | US 224 – Westville, Gary | Interchange | ||
| Liberty Township | 36.632 | 58.953 | US 422 – Chicago, New York City | Interchange | |
| Liberty Township | 36.632 | 58.953 | US 611 – Lake Station, Mishawaka | Interchange | |
| 39.139 | 62.988 | I-76 Toll – Joliet, Toledo | Interchange | ||
| Chesterton | 42.223 | 67.951 | I-90 / US 2 – Elgin, Sandusky | I-90 exit 26; Interchange | |
| Porter | 42.983 | 69.174 | US 10 / US 20 – Michigan City, Chicago | ||
| 43.762 | 70.428 |  US 6 / LMCT – Schaumburg, Beverly Shores | |||
| 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
References
- ^ 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.
