US 36US 36 spans the the state going through the center part. It is quite busy ay many points, but is not a major intercity route. Rather, its primary importance is as a major thoroughfare connecting outlying suburbs if Indianapolis such as Pendleton, Lawrence, Avon, and Danville. Around Indianapolis, it multiplexes with the south part of I-465 from Pendleton Pike to Rockville Road.US 36 was one of the original US highways. Its eastern terminus was originally in Indianapolis, but in 1932 it was extended into Ohio. |
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| US 36: | Illinois State Line - | < 139.1 miles > | Ohio State Line - |
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Google Map of US 36 |
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| Cities Served: | Avon, Bainbridge, Danville, Fortville, Indianapolis, Ingalls, Lawrence, Lynn, McCordsville, Montezuma, Pendleton, Rockville | ||
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| Counties Served: | Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Madison, Marion, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Vermillion | ||
| INDOT County Flow Maps (AADT): | Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Madison, Marion, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Vermillion | ||
| Related Highway: | Old SR 31 |
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| Highway Name(s): | Ernie Pyle Memorial Highway (Vermilion Co) | ||
| Branches: | SR 136, US 136, SR 236 | ||
| Multiplexes: | SR 1, SR 9, US 31, SR 37, SR 39, US 40, US 52, SR 67, I-74, US 421, I-465 | ||
| Ending at US 36: | SR 13, SR 103 | ||
| NHS: | The part from the Illinois line east to SR 63 | ||
| Freeway: | Multiplex with I-465 | ||
| Expressway: | Between Danville and Avon in Hendricks County | ||
| Related Links: | » Illinois Highway Ends - US 36 | ||
| » Ohio Highway Ends - US 36 | |||
| » U.S. 36 Corridor/NEPA Study (INDOT) | |||
| » US 36 from Wikipedia | |||
| » US 36 in Western Indiana | |||
| » US Ends .com - US 36 | |||
Scanned maps: | » Map of US 36 through Indianapolis in 1963 |
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| Eastern Terminus:
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Looking east into Ohio at the state line |
Looking west from Ohio into Indiana |
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| Western Terminus: End Photographs |
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Looking west from Indiana into Illinois |
Looking east into Indiana |
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| Multiplex Photographs: |
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US 36/SR 67: Looking southwest in Fortville |
SR 9/US 36/SR 67: Looking northeast in Pendleton |
SR 1/US 36: Looking east where SR 1 and US 36 multiplex for a mile or so. |
US 36/SR 67/I-465: Looking north on I-465 |
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US 36/SR 39: Looking west |
US 36/I-465: Looking south on the ramp to I-465 |
I-465/US 31/US 36/US 40/US 52/US 421/SR 37/SR 67: 8 highways multiplexed |
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| Old Ends Photographs: |
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This is looking down 16th Street at Martin Luther King Drive, once known as Northwestern Avenue, US 36 and US 421 at various times. |
This is looking west down 16th Street, or what was at one time US 136 (and before that, Indiana 34). |
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Looking west approaching Danville on the section of US 36 that is an expressway |
One of Parke Couny's covered bridges just of US 36 near Rockville |
Ernie Pyle Memorial Highway (WW 2 hero) |
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