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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 86.198 mi[2] (138.722 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1926[1]–present | |||
| Western section | ||||
| Length | 18.588 mi[2] (29.914 km) | |||
| West end |  SR 37 in Martinsville | |||
| Major junctions |  SR 135 in Johnson County | |||
| East end |  SR 144 in Franklin | |||
| Eastern section | ||||
| Length | 67.610 mi[2] (108.808 km) | |||
| West end |  I-65 at Franklin | |||
| Major junctions |   I-74 / US 421 at Shelbyville
 US 27 at Liberty | |||
| East end |  SR 725 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Fayette, Johnson, Morgan, Rush, Shelby, Union | |||
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Indiana State Road 44 (SR 44) in the State of Indiana begins in the west at State Road 37 (SR 37) in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County in two broken sections. It is broken in Franklin from Indiana State Road 144 and Interstate 65.
Route description
From Martinsville, its western terminus, at SR 37, SR 44 heads east toward Franklin. Upon entering Franklin SR 44 ends at the intersection with State Road 144.[3] (The route continues east as Jefferson St. and crosses US 31 and onto Forsythe and King Streets to Interstate 65.) East of Franklin SR 44 then begins again at an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65). SR 44 continues east towards Shelbyville. SR 44 has a short concurrency with State Road 9 (SR 9) in Shelbyville. East of Shelbyville SR 44 has an interchange with Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421. SR 44 heads northeast towards Rushville. In Rushville SR 44 has a short concurrency with U.S. Route 52 and an intersection with State Road 3. From Rushville SR 44 heads east-northeast towards Connersville. In Connersville SR 44 has an intersection with the northern terminus of State Road 121 and a short concurrency with State Road 1. SR 44 heads east from Connersville towards Liberty. In Liberty SR 44 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 27. From Liberty SR 44 heads east towards Ohio; at the Ohio state line SR 44 becomes Ohio State Route 725.[4]
History
At one point, SR 44 went through Franklin, connecting the termini in Franklin.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Morgan | Washington Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 37 – Bloomington, Indianapolis | Western terminus; road continues as Reuben Drive | ||
| Johnson | Union Township | 13.580 | 21.855 | SR 135 | |||
| Franklin | 18.588 | 29.914 | SR 144 (Jefferson Street) – Bargersville | Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 44[3][5] | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| 22.337– 22.487 | 35.948– 36.189 | I-65 – Louisville, Indianapolis | Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 44;[3] exit 90 on I-65; road continues as King Street | ||||
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 35.836 | 57.672 |  SR 9 south | West end of SR 9 concurrency | ||
| 36.197 | 58.253 | SR 9 north | East end of SR 9 concurrency | ||||
| 38.124 | 61.355 |  Truck SR 9 south | West end of Truck SR 9 concurrency | ||||
| 38.428– 38.628 | 61.844– 62.166 |   I-74 / US 421 / Truck SR 9 north – Indianapolis, Cincinnati | East end of Truck SR 9 concurrency; exit 116 on I-74 | ||||
| Rush | Rushville | 55.170 | 88.788 |   Truck US 52 east / Truck SR 44 east (1st Street) | East end of Truck US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck SR 44 | ||
| 55.214 | 88.858 | US 52 west (2nd Street) / Truck US 52 east | West end of US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck US 52 | ||||
| 55.374 | 89.116 |   US 52 east / SR 3 (Main Street) | East end of US 52 concurrency; SR 3 north serves Rush Memorial Hospital | ||||
| 55.449 | 89.237 | Truck SR 44 west (Perkins Street) | East end of Truck SR 44 | ||||
| Fayette | Connersville | 71.703 | 115.395 |  SR 121 south | North end of SR 121 | ||
| 72.022 | 115.908 |  SR 1 north | West end of SR 1 concurrency | ||||
| 72.500 | 116.677 | SR 1 south | East end of SR 1 concurrency | ||||
| Union | Liberty | 83.559 | 134.475 | US 27 north | West end of US 27 concurrency | ||
| 83.620 | 134.573 |  SR 101 south – Brookville Lake, Whitewater State Park, Quakertown S.R.A., Mounds S.R.A. | North end of SR 101 | ||||
| 84.049 | 135.264 | US 27 south | East end of US 27 concurrency | ||||
| Center Township | 89.947 | 144.756 | SR 725 east (State Line Road) | Continuation at the Ohio border | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Franklin takes control of highway through city". Archived from the original (web) on October 22, 2014.
- ^ Google (2011-03-28). "overview map of SR 44" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Facebook message from INDOT Southeast District ("A section of S.R. 44 was relinquished by the state.")
