Indiana State Road 245

State Road 245
State Road 245
	SR 245 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by INDOT
Length	13.577 mi[1] (21.850 km)
Existed	March 28, 1932[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 70 near Newtonville
North end	SR 62 near Dale
Location
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Spencer
Highway system
	Indiana State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

State Road 245 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a two-lane north–south highway in that runs entirely within Spencer County in the southwest corner of the state.

Route description

State Road 245 begins at State Road 70 east of Newtonville and runs north. Passing through Santa Claus, it is concurrent with State Road 162 and serves the Holiday World & Splashin' Safari theme park. Past the park, the concurrent routes run along Christmas Boulevard, while the northern stretch of State Road 245 that leads northwest out of town toward Dale is called Holiday Boulevard. State Road 245 ends at State Road 62 east of Dale.

History

Until March 2001, State Road 245 was concurrent with State Road 70 west through Newtonville, then south to State Road 66 northeast of Grandview. This segment of highway was decommissioned by the state and is now a county road.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Spencer County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Huff Township	0.000	0.000	SR 70	Southern terminus of SR 245
Santa Claus	8.432	13.570	SR 162 north – Ferdinand	Eastern end of SR 162 concurrency
Santa Claus	8.983	14.457	SR 162 west – Gentryville	Western end of SR 162 concurrency
Dale	13.577	21.850	SR 62 – Dale, Corydon	Northern terminus of SR 245
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 3, 2017.
"State Highway System Adds 70 Miles of Road". The Franklin Evening Star. March 29, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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[indot-1] Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[SR245-2] "State Highway System Adds 70 Miles of Road". The Franklin Evening Star. March 29, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.