US 31US 31 was an original 1926 US highway and has been a major road through Indiana since long before the advent of the Interstate System. It is important enough to be divided and have a few interchanges north of Indianapolis. South of Indianapolis the part from Columbus to Indianapolis is divided and runs parallel to I-65. It briefly multiplexes with I-65 in Clark County, but has its own crossing into Kentucky. Between Westfield and South Bend, the highway is scheduled to be upgraded to a freeway by 2011. The part in Carmel will be expanded, but it is not clear if it will brought up to full freeway standards.The US 31 routing has undergone these significant changes in Indiana in recent history:
US 31A: US 31A (shown as SR 31A on some maps) ran from north of Columbus into Columbus and down to Seymour on an original portion of US 31. A sizable portion of this road is now part of a larger Indiana 11. The US 31A designation was first shown in the 1940s and dropped in 1984. US 31E/W: US 31 used to split into 31E and 31W at Sellersburg and cross into Kentucky at different points -- 31E at Jeffersonville and 31W at New Albany. The bridge for 31E still exists and carries US 31 across the Ohio River, but the bridge for 31W has not carried vehicular traffic since the completion of Interstate 64 through downtown Louisville. The 31E and 31W designations were dropped in 1980 and US 31W became SR 311. |
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| US 31: | Kentucky State Line - in Clarksville | < 258 miles > | Michigan State Line - near South Bend |
| US 31A Section: | Seymour (US 50) | < 23 miles > | Columbus (US 31) |
| US 31E Section: | Kentucky State Line - Jeffersonville () | < 0 miles > | Sellersburg (US 31) |
| US 31W Section: | Kentucky State Line - New Albany () | < 0 miles > | Sellersburg (US 31) |
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Google Map of US 31 |
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| Cities Served: | Argos, Austin, Carmel, Clarksville, Columbus, Crothersville, Edinburgh, Franklin, Greenwood, Henryville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lakeville, Lapaz, New Whiteland, Peru, Plymouth, Rochester, Scottsburg, Sellersburg, South Bend, Westfield, Whiteland | ||
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| Counties Served: | Bartholomew, Clark, Fulton, Hamilton, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Miami, Scott, St. Joseph, Tipton | ||
| INDOT County Flow Maps (AADT): | Bartholomew, Clark, Fulton, Hamilton, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Miami, Scott, St. Joseph, Tipton | ||
| Related Highway: | Old SR 1 |
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| Highway Name(s): | Dixie Highway, North-South Blue Star Memorial Hwy, St. Joseph Valley Parkway (S. Bend/Elkhart bypass) | ||
| Branches: | SR 131, US 131, SR 231, US 231, SR 331, SR 431, SR 931 | ||
| Multiplexes: | US 20, US 35, US 36, SR 37, US 40, US 52, I-65, SR 67, I-74, SR 218, SR 252, US 421, I-465 | ||
| Ending at US 31: | SR 2, SR 4, SR 13, US 31, SR 39, SR 60, SR 135, SR 144, SR 234, SR 311, SR 356, SR 403, SR 431, SR 931 | ||
| NHS: | The stretch from Indianapolis to the Michigan line and a small stretch from I-65 NW to Camp Atterbury | ||
| Freeway: | Michigan line to Michigan St. in South Bend, Multiplex with I-465, south of SR 26 to north of US 35 in Kokomo (under construction), US 30 in Plymouth to US 20 in South Bend (under construction) | ||
| Expressway: | US 6 to SR 18, SR 431 to I-465 | ||
| Related Links: | » INDOT Major Moves Projects for Bartholomew County | ||
| » INDOT Major Moves Projects for Hamilton County | |||
| » INDOT Major Moves Projects for Howard County | |||
| » INDOT Major Moves Projects for St. Joseph County | |||
| » INDOT North East Region Major Moves | |||
| » INDOT North West Region Major Moves | |||
| » Michigan Highway Ends - US 31 | |||
| » Michigan Highways - US 31 | |||
| » Old US 31 in Northern Indiana (Jim Grey) | |||
| » Routes in South Bend and Metro Northern Indiana | |||
| » U.S. 31 Improvement Project (Hamilton County) | |||
| » U.S. 31 Kokomo Corridor Project | |||
| » U.S. 31 South Bend to Plymouth | |||
| » US 31 from Kentucky Roads.com | |||
| » US Ends .com - US 31 | |||
| » US Highway 31@Everything2.com | |||
Scanned maps: | » Map of US31A between Columbus and Seymour (1977) » Map of US 31E (1973) » Map of US 31W (1973) |
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Looking north approaching Michigan |
Looking south from Michigan |
Approaching the Indiana line from the north |
Northbound at the Michigan line |
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| Southern Terminus: End Photographs |
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Looking south approaching Louisville, Kentucky |
Looking north leaving Louisville, Kentucky |
On the bridge to Louisville, Kentucky in the background |
Looking north at the southern terminus of US 31 at Jeffersonville at the Ohio River. |
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Looking north at I-65 at the southern terminus of US 31 at Jeffersonville at the Ohio River. |
A closeup of the Indiana welcome sign |
Looking at the US 31 bridge from Louisville |
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| Multiplex Photographs: |
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US 31/SR 218: Looking north by Grissom Air Reserve Base |
US 31/US 35: Looking north at the Chrysler plant in Kokomo where US 31 and US 35 are multiplexed |
US 20/US 31: Looking down SR 2 at the sign for the US 20/US 31 multiplex around the southwest side of South Bend |
This section of I-465 multiplexes with US 31, SR 37, US 52, and US 421 |
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US 31/SR 252: Looking at the point where SR 252 joins US 31 in Edinburgh |
US 31/I-465: Photo shows how US 31 is marked as it joins I-465 (looking east) |
US 20/US 31: Looking west on the St. Joseph Valley Parkway |
I-74/I-465/US 31: Looking north on Indy's south side |
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US 31/I-65: Looking north just north of the Ohio River |
I-465/US 31/US 36/US 40/US 52/US 421/SR 37/SR 67: 8 highways multiplexed |
US 31/SR 46: Until SR 46 was re-routed, SR 46 and US 31 multiplexed for a short distance |
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| Other Photographs: |
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Amish people are spread all over the state. This is a view of a buggy exiting US 31 |
Looking south on US 31 in mid-winter |
Looking north on US 31 in the Carmel office area |
Looking north in Clay Terrace SC right off US 31 |
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US 31 enhanced reference location sign (.2 mile marker) in Kokomo |
North-South continental divide sign in South Bend |
Northbound at Plymouth-Goshen Trail between Plymouth and Lapaz |
Northbound at Lilac Road near Lapaz |
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Tyler Road overpass in Lapaz |
CR 200S overpass in Kokomo |
Construction beginning at CR 50N overpass in Kokomo |
New SR 14 overpass |
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Northbound view of the Kokomo Bypass (freeway) under construction |
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| Interchange Photographs: |
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075 Exit 75: Looking northwest at Mayflower Rd. |
076 Exit 76: Northbound at SR 23 |
137 Exit 137: Looking south in Carmel at SR 431 |
137 Exit 137: Southbound at former SR 431 |
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191 Exit 191: Northbound at US 24 near Peru |
212 Exit 212: Northbound at SR 25 in Rochester |
234 Exit 234: Northbound at US 30 in Plymouth |
240 Exit 240: Southbound at old US 31 |
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260 Exit 260: Northbound at SR 2 |
262 Exit 262: Northbound at US 20 |
263 Exit 263: Northbound at Nimitz Parkway in South Bend |
263 Exit 263: Northbound at the Toll Road |
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263 Exit 263: Southbound on US 31 at the Toll Road |
264 Exit 264: Looking north at Brick Road |
Control City: Toll Road |
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