Indiana State Road 129

State Road 129 (SR 129) is a part of the Indiana State Road that runs between Vevay and Batesville in the US state of Indiana. The 31.78 miles (51.14 km) of SR 129 that lie within Indiana serve as a minor highway. Some of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. Various sections are urban two-lane highway and rural two-lane highway. The highway passes through residential and commercial properties.

State Road 129 marker

State Road 129

SR 129 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length48.008 mi[1] (77.261 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 56 near Vevay
North end SR 46 near Batesville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesSwitzerland, Ripley
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
← SR 128→ SR 130

Route description

SR 129 begins at SR 56 on the banks of the Ohio River on the west side of Vevay. The route heads northwest as a two-lane rural highway, passing through farmland and woodland. The route has an intersection with SR 250, in rural Switzerland County. The highway crosses into Ripley County and begins a concurrency with SR 62. The concurrency heads north-northeast passing through Cross Plains. North of Cross Plains, SR 62 turns east and SR 129 keeps heading north-northwest. The road enters Versailles from the southeast and begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 421 (US 421). The two routes head north towards downtown Versailles and US 50. At US 50, the concurrency with US 421 ends when it heads east concurrent with US 50. SR 129 heads east concurrent with US 50 and leaves town, entering Versailles State Park. After passing through Versailles State Park, the concurrency endS when SR 129 turns north towards Batesville. The highway enters Batesville and ends at an intersection with SR 46.[2][3]

The only segment of State Road 129 in Indiana that is included in the National Highway System (NHS), is that concurrent with US 50.[4] The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[5] The highway is maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) like all other state roads in the state. The department tracks the traffic volumes along all state roads as a part of its maintenance responsibilities using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year. In 2010, INDOT figured that lowest traffic levels were 1,290 vehicles and 270 commercial vehicles used the highway daily near the intersection with SR 250. The peak traffic volumes were 10,190 vehicles and 610 commercial vehicles AADT along the section of SR 129 at is concurrent with US 421.[6]

History

In 1930 the Indiana State Highway Commission authorized a state road from SR 56 near Vevay to Versailles.[7][8] This state road was designated as SR 129 in 1931.[8][9] Paving of the original section was completed between 1965 and 1967.[10][11][12] Around 1977 the SR 129 designation was extended north from Versailles to SR 48.[13][14] The route was extended north again from SR 48 to SR 46 in Batesville between 1990 and 1991.[15][16]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[17]kmDestinationsNotes
SwitzerlandVevay0.0000.000 SR 56 – Madison, VevaySouthern terminus of SR 129
Pleasant Township12.11919.504 SR 250
RipleyBrown Township16.37826.358
 SR 62 west – Hanover		Southern end of SR 62 concurrency
18.83730.315
 SR 62 east – Dillsboro		Northern end of SR 62 concurrency
Versailles27.71844.608
 US 421 south – Madison		Southern end of US 421 concurrency
28.17845.348

 US 50 west / US 421 north – North Vernon, Greensburg		Northern end of SR 421 concurrency; western end of US 50 concurrency
Johnson–Washington
township line		32.11051.676
 US 50 east – Lawrenceburg		Eastern end of US 50 concurrency
Delaware Township39.11762.953 SR 350 – Osgood, Aurora
42.29468.066 SR 48 – Napoleon, Lawrenceburg
Batesville48.00877.261
 SR 46 to SR 229 – Batesville		Northern terminus of SR 129
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. SR 129. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. Indiana Department of Transportation (2012). Indiana Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2011–2012 ed.). 1:550,000. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. § L10-K10. OCLC 765461296.
  3. Google (November 8, 2012). "Indiana State Road 129" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  4. Federal Highway Administration (December 2003). National Highway System: Indiana (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  5. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  6. "INDOT Traffic Zones". Indiana Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  7. Indiana State Highway Commission (1930). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
  8. Indiana State Highway Commission (August 1, 1930). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
  9. Indiana State Highway Commission (September 30, 1931). State Highway System of Indiana (PDF) (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.
  10. Indiana State Highway Commission (1965). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1965–1966 ed.). 1:630,980. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 53370381. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
  11. Indiana State Highway Commission (1966). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1966–1967 ed.). 1:640,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 65209231. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
  12. Indiana State Highway Commission (1967). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1967–1968 ed.). 1:640,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 65221593. Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
  13. Indiana State Highway Commission (1976). Indiana State Highway System (Map). 1:640,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 35172400, 11218443.
  14. Indiana State Highway Commission (1977). Indiana State Highway System (Map). 1:633,900. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 184938563, 11216462, 53344313, 11924099.
  15. Indiana Department of Transportation (1990). Indiana State Highway System (Map). 1:640,000. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. OCLC 65387008, 47836307.
  16. Indiana Department of Transportation (1991). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1991–1992 ed.). 1:633,600. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. OCLC 25483579, 80128837, 872557094, 220912931.
  17. "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15.
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