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
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length	79.849 mi[1] (128.505 km)
Existed	1931[2]–present
Western segment
Length	53.504 mi[1] (86.106 km)
West end	Illinois state line
Major junctions	SR 63 US 41 US 231
East end	US 136 / SR 75
Eastern segment
Length	26.345 mi[1] (42.398 km)
West end	US 36 / SR 67
East end	SR 38
Location
Counties	Boone, Fountain, Hancock, Henry, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion
Highway system
Indiana Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← 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

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Vermillion	Eugene Township	0.000	0.000	Illinois state line	Western terminus of SR 234
	Cayuga	4.657	7.495	SR 63 – Newport, I–74
Parke	No major junctions
Fountain	Millcreek Township	16.472	26.509	US 41 – Rockville, Veedersburg
	Jackson Township	21.474	34.559	SR 341 north – Wallace	Southern terminus of SR 341
Montgomery	Brown Township	34.024	54.756	SR 47 – Waveland, Crawfordsville
	Scott Township	37.828	60.878	US 231 – Greencastle, Crawfordsville
Boone–Hendricks county line	Jamestown	53.055	85.384	SR 75 south – North Salem	Western end of SR 75 concurrency
Boone		53.504	86.106	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
Hancock	Vernon Township	53.505	86.108	US 36 / SR 67	Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 234
	Eden	61.728	99.342	SR 9 – Greenfield, Pendleton
	Warrington	68.738	110.623	SR 109 – Knightstown, Anderson, Wilkinson
Henry	Westwood	79.850	128.506	SR 38	Eastern terminus of SR 234
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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.
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.

External links

• Indiana Highway Ends - SR 234