Indiana State Road 44

State Road 44
Route information
	Maintained by INDOT
Length	86.198 mi[1] (138.722 km)
Existed	October 1, 1926[2]–present
Western section
Length	18.588 mi[1] (29.914 km)
West end	SR 37 in Martinsville
Major; junctions	SR 135 in Johnson County
East end	SR 144 in Franklin
Eastern section
Length	67.610 mi[1] (108.808 km)
West end	I-65 at Franklin
Major; junctions	I-74 / US 421 at Shelbyville; US 52 at Rushville; US 27 at Liberty
East end	SR 725
Location
Counties	Fayette, Johnson, Morgan, Rush, Shelby, Union
Highway system

Indiana State Road 44 (SR 44) in the State of Indiana begins in the west at State Road 37 (SR 37) in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County in two broken sections. It is broken in Franklin from Indiana State Road 144 and Interstate 65.

Route description

From Martinsville, its western terminus, at SR 37, SR 44 heads east toward Franklin. Upon entering Franklin SR 44 ends at the intersection with State Road 144.[3] (The route continues east as Jefferson St. and crosses US 31 and onto Forsythe and King Streets to Interstate 65.) East of Franklin SR 44 then begins again at an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65). SR 44 continues east towards Shelbyville. SR 44 has a short concurrency with State Road 9 (SR 9) in Shelbyville. East of Shelbyville SR 44 has an interchange with Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421. SR 44 heads northeast towards Rushville. In Rushville SR 44 has a short concurrency with U.S. Route 52 and an intersection with State Road 3. From Rushville SR 44 heads east-northeast towards Connersville. In Connersville SR 44 has an intersection with the northern terminus of State Road 121 and a short concurrency with State Road 1. SR 44 heads east from Connersville towards Liberty. In Liberty SR 44 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 27. From Liberty SR 44 heads east towards Ohio; at the Ohio state line SR 44 becomes Ohio State Route 725.[4]

History

At one point , SR 44 went through Franklin, connecting the termini in Franklin.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Morgan	Washington Township	0.000	0.000	SR 37 – Bloomington, Indianapolis	Western terminus; road continues as Reuben Drive
Johnson	Union Township	13.580	21.855	SR 135
	Franklin	18.588	29.914	SR 144 (Jefferson Street) – Bargersville	Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 44[3][5]
		Gap in route
		22.337– 22.487	35.948– 36.189	I-65 – Louisville, Indianapolis	Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 44;[3] exit 90 on I-65; road continues as King Street
Shelby	Shelbyville	35.836	57.672	SR 9 south	West end of SR 9 concurrency
		36.197	58.253	SR 9 north	East end of SR 9 concurrency
		38.124	61.355	Truck SR 9 south	West end of Truck SR 9 concurrency
		38.428– 38.628	61.844– 62.166	I-74 / US 421 / Truck SR 9 north – Indianapolis, Cincinnati	East end of Truck SR 9 concurrency; exit 116 on I-74
Rush	Rushville	55.170	88.788	Truck US 52 east / Truck SR 44 east (1st Street)	East end of Truck US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck SR 44
		55.214	88.858	US 52 west (2nd Street) / Truck US 52 east	West end of US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck US 52
		55.374	89.116	US 52 east / SR 3 (Main Street)	East end of US 52 concurrency; SR 3 north serves Rush Memorial Hospital
		55.449	89.237	Truck SR 44 west (Perkins Street)	East end of Truck SR 44
Fayette	Connersville	71.703	115.395	SR 121 south	North end of SR 121
		72.022	115.908	SR 1 north	West end of SR 1 concurrency
		72.500	116.677	SR 1 south	East end of SR 1 concurrency
Union	Liberty	83.559	134.475	US 27 north	West end of US 27 concurrency
		83.620	134.573	SR 101 south – Brookville Lake, Whitewater State Park, Quakertown S.R.A., Mounds S.R.A.	North end of SR 101
		84.049	135.264	US 27 south	East end of US 27 concurrency
	Center Township	89.947	144.756	SR 725 east (State Line Road)	Continuation at the Ohio border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

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.
"Franklin takes control of highway through city". Archived from the original (web) on October 22, 2014.
Google (2011-03-28). "overview map of SR 44" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
Facebook message from INDOT Southeast District ("A section of S.R. 44 was relinquished by the state.")

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[indot-1] Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

[increated-2] "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[Journal-3] "Franklin takes control of highway through city". Archived from the original (web) on October 22, 2014.

[Google_Maps-4] Google (2011-03-28). "overview map of SR 44" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-28.

[5] Facebook message from INDOT Southeast District ("A section of S.R. 44 was relinquished by the state.")