Indiana State Road 645

State Road 645 (SR 645) is a state road in the southern section of the U.S. state of Indiana. Running for about 2 miles (3.2 km) in a general east–west direction, connecting Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division to U.S. Route 231 (US 231). SR 645 was originally introduced as small part of a much longer SR 58 in 1931. During the early 1940s SR 58 and SR 45 were rerouted around Crane Navel Ammunition Depot. SR 645 was commissioned in the early 1950s.

State Road 645
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length	1.969 mi[1] (3.169 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 231 in Madison Township
East end	Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in Perry Township
Location
Counties	Daviess, Martin
Highway system
Indiana Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 641 → SR 650

Route description

SR 645 begins at an intersection with US 231 and runs towards the east. The road passes through woodland with some farmland on its way towards the unincorporated census-designated place of Burns City. In Burns City the road passes houses as the main road. The highway leaves Burns City and quickly meets an entrance to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. The SR 645 designation ends at the entrance to the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the roadway continues northeasterly through the Naval Surface Warfare Center.[2][3] The traffic count on SR 645 is 1,624 vehicles travel the highway on average each day in 2016.[4]

History

In 1931, the Indiana State Highway Commission added SR 58 between Elnora and Burns City, running along the modern route of SR 645.[5] The state highway commission rerouted SR 58 and SR 45 around Crane Navel Ammunition Depot started in 1941 and finished in 1943. This reroute removed a state road designation from the modern SR 645 routing.[6][7] The SR 645 designation was added to its modern routing between 1952 and 1953.[8][9]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Daviess	Madison Township	0.000	0.000	US 231	Western terminus of SR 645
Martin	Perry Township	1.969	3.169	Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division	Eastern terminus of SR 645
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
2. Indiana Department of Transportation (2016). Indiana Roadway Map 2016 (PDF) (Map). 1:550,000. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. § L5. OCLC 925532510. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
3. Google (December 20, 2016). "Indiana State Road 645" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
4. Indiana Department of Transportation (2016). "Traffic Count Database System". Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
5. "Roads Added to State System". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. May 15, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "To Reroute Highways Around Defense Area". Steuben Republican. Angola. December 31, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved December 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Road 45 Completed Around Crane Depot". The Hancock Democrat. Greenfield. December 16, 1943. Retrieved December 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Indiana State Highway Commission (1952). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:660,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 55533635. Retrieved December 20, 2016 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
9. Indiana State Highway Department (1953). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:660,000. Indiana State Highway Department. OCLC 64574685. Retrieved December 20, 2016 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.

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