Indiana State Road 48

State Road 48 (SR 48) in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west state highway running through southern Indiana. It has three distinct and separate sections. The western terminus of SR 48 is at State Road 63 and the eastern terminus at U.S. Route 50.

State Road 48
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length	62.426 mi[1] (100.465 km)
Existed	October 1, 1926[2]–present
Western segment
Length	29.963 mi[1] (48.221 km)
West end	SR 63 in Fairbanks
Major junctions	US 41 / US 150 in Shelburn SR 23 in North Liberty
East end	US 231 / SR 67 / SR 157 in Worthington
Central segment
Length	5.991 mi[1] (9.642 km)
West end	SR 43 in Whitehall
East end	I-69 / SR 37 / SR 45 in Bloomington
Eastern segment
Length	26.472 mi[1] (42.603 km)
West end	SR 229 in Napoleon
East end	US 50 in Lawrenceburg
Location
Counties	Clay, Dearborn, Greene, Monroe, Owen, Ripley, Sullivan
Highway system
Indiana Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 47 → SR 49

Route description

Western section

The western section begins at SR 63 and heads east towards Jasonville. Passing through Shelburn at an intersection with U.S. Route 41 (US 41) and U.S. Route 150 (US 150). East of Jasonville SR 48 heads east towards Worthington. Northwest of Worthington SR 48 ends at State Road 157.[3]

Middle section

The middle section of SR 48 begins at an intersection with State Road 43 and SR 48 heads east towards Bloomington. The eastern terminus of this section is at an interchange with Interstate 69, Indiana State Road 37 (SR 37) and State Road 45 (SR 45) in Bloomington.[4]

Eastern section

The eastern section begins at an intersection with State Road 229 and SR 48 heads east from that intersection. SR 48 passes through intersection with State Road 129, State Road 101, and State Road 148 before entering Lawrenceburg. In Lawrenceburg SR 48 has an intersection with US 50, this intersection is the eastern terminus of SR 48.[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Sullivan	Fairbanks	0.000	0.000	SR 63 – Graysville, Fairbanks	Western terminus of SR 48
	Shelburn	7.000	11.265	US 41 / US 150 – Terre Haute, Sullivan, Vincennes
Clay	Coalmont	15.908	25.601	SR 159 north – Coalmont	Southern terminus of SR 159
Greene	Jasonville	19.530	31.430	SR 59 – Linton, Clay City
	Worthington	29.963	48.221	SR 157 – Coal City	Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 48
Gap in route
Monroe	Richland Township	29.964	48.222	SR 43 – Spencer, SR 54	Western terminus of middle section of SR 48
	Bloomington	35.954	57.862	I-69 / SR 37 / SR 45 – Indianapolis, Bedford	Eastern terminus of middle section SR 48
Gap in route
Ripley	Napoleon	35.955	57.864	SR 229 – Napoleon, Batesville	Western terminus of Eastern section
	Delaware Township	39.863	64.153	SR 129 – Batesville, Delaware
	Franklin Township	46.570	74.947	SR 101 – Milan, Sunman
Dearborn	Aurora	56.678	91.214	SR 148 east – Aurora
	Lawrenceburg	62.426	100.465	US 50 – Lawrenceburg, Aurora	Eastern terminus of SR 48
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of Indiana state highways

References

1. Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
2. "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Google (2011-03-24). "overview map of the western section of SR 48" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
4. Google (2011-03-24). "overview map of the middle section of SR 48" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
5. Google (2011-03-24). "overview map of the eastern section of SR 48" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-24.

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