Indiana State Road 47
State Road 47 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a state highway in west-central and central Indiana. Although State Road 47 is signed as a north–south highway, it runs more east–west.
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Maintained by INDOT | ||||
Length | 64.22 mi[1] (103.35 km) | |||
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Counties | Hamilton Boone Montgomery Parke | |||
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Route description
The southern terminus of State Road 47 is at U.S. Route 41 just west of Turkey Run State Park. Its northern terminus is in Sheridan at State Road 38. State Road 47 rolls gently through the farmland in Boone and eastern Montgomery Counties. In western Montgomery and Parke Counties, segments of the road contain moderate hills and curves, especially near Turkey Run State Park.
History
State Road 47's initial segment ran northeast from U.S. Route 41 to Crawfordsville. The next segment ran east from Crawfordsville through Sheridan to U.S. Route 31. The portion of State Road 47 between Sheridan and U.S. Route 31 was later decommissioned.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Parke | Penn Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | Southern terminus of SR 47 | |
Montgomery | Waveland | 10.38 | 16.70 | Northern terminus of SR 59 | |
Brown Township | 15.43 | 24.83 | |||
Crawfordsville | 23.36 | 37.59 | Southern end of SR 32 concurrency | ||
23.59 | 37.96 | Southern end of US 231 concurrency | |||
24.78 | 39.88 | Northern end of US 231 concurrency; Western end of US 136 concurrency | |||
25.44 | 40.94 | Eastern end of US 136 concurrency | |||
26.20 | 42.16 | Northern end of SR 32 concurrency | |||
Boone | Thorntown | 43.13 | 69.41 | Northern terminus of SR 75 | |
Washington Township | 45.70 | 73.55 | |||
48.03 | 77.30 | Exit number 146 on I-65 | |||
49.87 | 80.26 | ||||
Marion Township | 58.00 | 93.34 | |||
Hamilton | Sheridan | 64.22 | 103.35 | Northern terminus of SR 47 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Indiana Department of Transportation (2004). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2014.