Indiana State Road 234

State Road 234 exists in two sections in Indiana. The western portion begins at the Illinois border from a Vermilion County, Illinois, county road. It runs east from there to U.S. Route 136 (US 136) near Jamestown. Much of the route is a scenic, two-lane road with very tight turns. The primary access to Shades State Park is located along SR 234.

State Road 234 marker

State Road 234

SR 234 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length79.849 mi[1] (128.505 km)
Existed1931[2]–present
Western segment
Length53.504 mi[1] (86.106 km)
West endIllinois state line
Major intersections SR 63
US 41
US 231
East end US 136 / SR 75
Eastern segment
Length26.345 mi[1] (42.398 km)
West end US 36 / SR 67
East end SR 38
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesBoone, Fountain, Hancock, Henry, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
SR 232 SR 235

Its eastern portion goes from the U.S. Route 36/State Road 67 concurrency in McCordsville, Indiana. The eastern terminus is at an intersection with State Road 38.

Route description

Western section

From the western terminus SR 234 heads east towards Cayuga. SR 234 passes through Cayuga and heads east towards Kingman. East of Kingman SR 234 has an intersection with U.S. Route 41. SR 234 heads east then southeast towards Ladoga, passing through intersections with State Road 341, State Road 47, and U.S. Route 231. SR 234 heads east towards Jamestown, where SR 234 has a concurrency with State Road 75. The concurrency end at the eastern terminus of the western section.[3]

Eastern section

From US 36/SR 67, SR 234 heads due east towards Kennard, passing through intersection with State Road 9 and State Road 109. SR 234 heads north out of Kennard, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Kennard SR 234 turns east. The eastern terminus is soon after at SR 38.[4]

History

A middle section of SR 234 existed in Indiana between SR 37 in Noblesville Indiana and SR 267 in Boone County Indiana. Its primary job was to provide cities and towns across the northern side of Greater Indianapolis with heavy commerce, but also served as a northern route between SR 37 and SR 267, however with the advent of modern interstates, then its designation was removed in the 1970s. Middle section of SR 234 started at SR 37 in Noblesville Indiana. It ran west along 146th Street, so as to utilize that bridge over White River, then turned south on River Road until it reached 116th Street. At that point, it turned west again and proceeded through Carmel, then Zionsville, and ended on SR 267. Because of its proximity to many places, then it supplied heavy commerce to areas such as; Noblesville, Fishers, Carmel, Homeplace, Zionsville, Whitestown and Fayette. Many locals still use the old route to avoid the traffic of heavy commerce.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
VermillionEugene Township0.0000.000Illinois state lineWestern terminus of SR 234
Cayuga4.6577.495 SR 63 Newport, I–74
Parke
No major junctions
FountainMillcreek Township16.47226.509 US 41 Rockville, Veedersburg
Jackson Township21.47434.559
SR 341 north Wallace
Southern terminus of SR 341
MontgomeryBrown Township34.02454.756 SR 47 Waveland, Crawfordsville
Scott Township37.82860.878 US 231 Greencastle, Crawfordsville
BooneHendricks
county line
Jamestown53.05585.384
SR 75 south North Salem
Western end of SR 75 concurrency
Boone53.50486.106

US 136 / SR 75 north to I-74 Indianapolis, Crawfordsville
eastern end of SR 75 concurrency; eastern terminus of the western section of SR 234
Gap in route
HancockVernon Township53.50586.108 US 36 / SR 67Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 234
Eden61.72899.342 SR 9 Greenfield, Pendleton
Warrington68.738110.623 SR 109 Knightstown, Anderson, Wilkinson
HenryWestwood79.850128.506 SR 38Eastern terminus of SR 234
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. "Roads Added to State System". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. May 15, 1931. Retrieved October 20, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Google (2010-04-17). "overview map of the western section of SR 234" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  4. Google (2010-04-17). "overview map of the eastern section of SR 234" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
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