Indiana State Road 520

State Road 520
	Maple Street
Route information
	Maintained by INDOT
Length	0.248 mi[1] (0.399 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 20 in Pines
North end	US 12 in Pines
Highway system

State Road 520 is a four-lane connector about 1,000 feet (305 m) in length. It exists solely to connect U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 20 in Pines, about 3 miles (5 km) west of Michigan City. U.S. 12 and U.S. 20 do not cross at this point — they parallel each other for another 22 miles (35 km) westbound and overlap in Gary; U.S. 20 is generally considered the faster of the two, while U.S. 12 is the scenic Dunes Highway. Eastbound, U.S. 12 travels through Michigan City and northeast into Michigan where it forks east from the Red Arrow Highway. U.S. 20 stays in Indiana and runs around Michigan City as a bypass to the south.

The entirety of State Road 520, looking south from its intersection with U.S. Route 12.

State Road 520 is the shortest designated highway in the State of Indiana.

Route description

State Road 520 begins at a 3-way intersection with U.S. Route 20. The road is locally known as Maple Street and is an undivided four-lane road for its entire length. It heads north from this intersection and soon reaches another 3-way intersection with a local road known as Pine Street. A motel is located at the intersection across from Pine Street. SR 520 passes under a directional sign at its halfway point. The road passes by a fire station before it meets US 12 at another 3-way intersection. There are a total of eight houses on SR 520, plus a storage facility near the US 20 interchange.[2] Several houses also have driveways on the road.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Town of Pines, Porter County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 20 – South Bend, Gary	Southern terminus of SR 520
0.248	0.399	US 12 / LMCT – Michigan City	Northern terminus of SR 520
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
"Indiana Highway Ends - SR 520". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

External links

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[indot-1] Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

[illi-indi-2] "Indiana Highway Ends - SR 520". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-19.