Indiana State Road 161
State Road 161 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a rural undivided north–south highway in the southwestern portion of the state.
State Road 161 | ||||
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SR 161 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 49.691 mi[1] (79.970 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  KY 2262 near Owensboro | |||
 I-64 near Dale | ||||
| North end |  SR 64 near Huntingburg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Dubois, Spencer, Warrick | |||
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Route description
State Road 161 begins in Spencer County approximately nine miles southwest of Rockport at the northern end of the Owensboro Bridge across the Ohio River in the Ohio Township. It goes north to Reo. Which passes into Warrick County, where it has concurrencies with State Road 62 and State Road 68. At the north end of the county it passes over Interstate 64 three times in five miles (8 km), but the only interchange is at the last overpass. State Road 161 ends in Dubois County at State Road 64 approximately four miles west of Huntingburg.
History
The route of SR 161 was extended by nearly 12 miles (19 km) in the fall of 2002 when the Indiana Department of Transportation redesignated the former route of U.S. Route 231 in Spencer County.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Daviess | Owensboro | 0.000 | 0.000 |  KY 2262 south – Owensboro | Southern terminus of SR 161; continuation into Kentucky |
| Ohio River | Owensboro Bridge | ||||
| Spencer | Ohio Township | 8.213 | 13.218 |   SR 66 east – Rockport | Eastern end of SR 66 concurrency |
| Luce Township | 11.471 | 18.461 |  SR 66 west – Evansville | Western end of SR 66 concurrency | |
| Warrick | Skelton Township | 21.951 | 35.327 |  SR 62 west – Boonville, Evansville | Western end of SR 62 concurrency |
| 27.104 | 43.620 | SR 62 east | Eastern end of SR 62 concurrency | ||
| Pigeon Township | 38.485 | 61.936 |  SR 68 west – Poseyville | Western end of SR 68 concurrency | |
| 41.955 | 67.520 | SR 68 east – Dale | Eastern end of SR 68 concurrency | ||
| 42.619– 42.769 | 68.589– 68.830 | I-64 - St. Louis, Louisville | Exit number 54 on I-64; diamond interchange | ||
| Dubois | Patoka Township | 49.691 | 79.970 | SR 64 – Oakland City, Huntingburg | Northern terminus of SR 161 |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- "Maintenance on 391". The Franklin Eveing Star. September 25, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved October 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
