Indiana State Road 61

State Road 61
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length:	64.38 mi[1] (103.61 km)
Existed:	October 1, 1926[2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 66 near Newburgh
	I-64 I-69 in Petersburg
North end:	US 41 / US 50 / US 150 at Vincennes
Location
Counties:	Knox, Pike, Warrick
Highway system
Indiana State Roads Interstate US State Former Scenic ← SR 60 SR 62 →

State Road 61 is a 64-mile (103 km) north–south route that runs through portions of three counties in the southwest part of the U.S. State of Indiana.

Route description

SR 61 begins at State Road 66 east of Newburgh near the Ohio River. From there it runs north toward Boonville where it is concurrent with State Road 62. After Boonville SR 61 heads north towards Petersburg, passing through Lynnville where SR 61 has an interchange with Interstate 64. After I-64, SR 61 heads northeast on its way to Petersburg. South of Petersburg, SR 61 has an interchange with Interstate 69. In Petersburg SR 61 is concurrent with State Road 56 and meets State Road 57. After Petersburg SR 61 heads toward Vincennes, passing through Monroe City where SR 61 and State Road 241 are concurrent. After Monroe City SR 61 heads northwest. Then SR 61 enters Vincennes, on Wabash Ave., Clair Street, and 6th Street. The northern terminus of SR 61 is at an interchange with U.S. Route 41, U.S. Route 50, and U.S. Route 150 on the northeast side of Vincennes.^[3]

History

Between 1917 and 1926 SR 61 was an unnumbered road, and the SR 61 number was not given to any route. This is due to Indiana going from to SR 1 to SR 55. In 1926 Indiana Signed the route as SR 61. In Vincennes SR 61 ended at the old Route of US 41 (6th Street).

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Warrick	Anderson Township	0.00	0.00	SR 66 – Evansville, Tell City	Southern terminus of SR 61
	Boonville	8.85	14.24	SR 62 west – Evansville	Western end of SR 62 concurrency
		9.52	15.32	SR 62 east – Dale	Eastern end of SR 62 concurrency
	Lynnville	19.85	31.95	I-64 - St. Louis, Louisville	Exit number 39 on I-64
		20.06	32.28	SR 68 – New Harmony, Dale
Pike	Patoka Township	32.26	51.92	SR 64 – Oakland City, Huntingburg
		33.76	54.33	SR 364 east	Western terminus of SR 364
	Washington Township	40.33	64.90	SR 56 east – Jasper	Southern end of SR 56 concurrency
	Petersburg			I-69 – Evansville, Washington
		44.86	72.20	SR 56 west / SR 57 – Princeton, Oakland City, Washington	Northern end of SR 56 concurrency
Knox	Monroe City	55.43	89.21	SR 241 north	Eastern end of SR 241 concurrency
		55.85	89.88	SR 241 south	Western end of SR 241 concurrency
	Vincennes	64.38	103.61	US 41 / US 50 / US 150 – Terre Haute, Washington, Princeton, Lawrenceville	Northern terminus of SR 61
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. 1 2 "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff. 
2. ↑ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. 
3. ↑ Google (2011-1-20). "overview map of SR 61" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-1-20.  Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)

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