Indiana State Road 252

State Road 252 marker
State Road 252
Map
SR 252 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length41.724 mi[1] (67.148 km)
Existed1931[2]–present
Western segment
Length30.542 mi[1] (49.153 km)
West end I-69 in Martinsville
Major intersections US 31 near Edinburgh
East end I-65 near Edinburgh
Eastern segment
Length11.182 mi[1] (17.996 km)
West end US 52 / SR 1 in Brookville
East end SR 126 / SR 129 near Scipio, Ohio
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesFranklin, Johnson, Morgan, Shelby
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
SR 250 SR 256

State Road 252 (SR 252) in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two segments. The western stretch runs from Interstate 69 in Martinsville to Interstate 65 near Edinburgh. The eastern stretch is from U.S. Route 52/State Road 1 in Brookville to the Ohio state line near Scipio, Ohio.

Route description

Western section

The western section heads southeast from Martinsville.[3] SR 252 heads southeast until Morgantown where it turns northeast towards Trafalgar. SR 252 heads east from Trafalgar towards U.S. Route 31 (US 31). US 31 and SR 252 have a concurrency that ends near Edinburgh. SR 252 passes easterly through Edinburgh to an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65) where the SR 252 designation terminates. The road continues as a county road to SR 9 named Old State Rd 252.[4]

Eastern section

From the western terminus of this section at US 52/SR 1, SR 252 heads east towards Ohio. On the way to Ohio SR 252 passes through Mt. Carmel. At the Ohio state line SR 252 ends at an intersection with Ohio State Route 126, near Ohio State Route 129.[5]

History

In the 1930s the western section of SR 252 was to end at SR 29, now U.S. Route 421, but the section from I-65 to SR 29 was never built. The western section ended at Flat Rock until a new part of the road was built to SR 9 in the winter of 2005-2006. Originally SR 252 went along Hospital Road and through what is now Camp Atterbury and Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. It was moved north to its current location after Camp Atterbury was built. As of January 19, 2020[citation needed], SR 252 no longer heads east towards SR 9, per INDOT.[4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MorganMartinsville0.0000.000
I-69 to SR 44 – Evansville, Indianapolis
Connector ramps to SR 44; Western terminus of SR 252 and SR 44
Jackson Township8.99414.474
SR 135 south – Nashville
Western end of SR 135 concurrency
JohnsonTrafalgar15.35424.710
SR 135 north – Indianapolis
Eastern end of SR 135 concurrency
Blue River Township24.07738.748
US 31 north – Franklin, Greenwood, Indianapolis
Northern end of US 31 concurrency
Edinburgh27.81044.756
US 31 south – Columbus, Scottsburg
Southern end of US 31 concurrency
Shelby30.392–
30.542
48.911–
49.153
I-65 – Indianapolis, LouisvilleExit 80 on I-65; eastern terminus of the western section of SR 252
Gap in route
FranklinBrookville36.63858.963
US 52 / SR 1 to SR 101 – Whitewater Canal State Historic Site
Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 252
Springfield Township47.81976.957 SR 126 (Cincinnati Brookville Road) / SR 129 (Hamilton Scipio Road) – Cincinnati, HamiltonOhio state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Roads Added to State System". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. May 15, 1931. Retrieved October 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "overview map of SR 252 from Martinsville to SR 9" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  4. ^ a b "Shelby County, IN GIS Map". shelbyin.wthgis.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ^ "overview map of SR 252 from Brookville to Ohio" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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