US 33US 33 goes generally northwest-southeast in its trip through Indiana, although its numbering is of a north-south route. In all other states, US 33 is marked as an east-west route. It connects the Michiana and Fort Wayne areas in Indiana so it can be considered a major route, but it is generally a two lane road.Originally US 33 ran through to St. Joseph, Michigan (and even a bit beyond), following the Lincoln Highway routing from Elkhart to South Bend, then cosigned with US 31 into Michigan. As US 20 and US 31 were reassigned on divided, limited access highways US 33 stayed on its original routing, then in 1998 it was truncated from the Niles, Michigan terminus to Dunlap, Indiana, just south of Elkhart. US 33 took over all or part of the routes of SR 2 and SR 527 when it came into existence in 1935. |
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| US 33: | Ohio State Line - near Willshire, Ohio () | < 95 miles > | Elkhart (US 20) |
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Google Map of US 33 |
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| Cities Served: | Churubusco, Decatur, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Goshen, Ligonier | ||
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| Counties Served: | Adams, Allen, Elkhart, Noble, Whitley | ||
| INDOT County Flow Maps (AADT): | Adams, Allen, Elkhart, Noble, Whitley | ||
| Related Highway: | Old SR 46 |
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| Branches: | SR 33, SR 133, SR 933 | ||
| Multiplexes: | SR 5, US 6, SR 13, SR 15, US 27, US 30, I-69, SR 101, US 224, I-469 | ||
| Ending at US 33: | SR 109 | ||
| NHS: | Entire length in Indiana from Elkhart to the Ohio line | ||
| Freeway: | Multiplex with I-69, Multiplex with I-469 | ||
| Expressway: | Fort Wayne to Decatur | ||
| Related Links: | » Indiana Lincoln Highway Photos | ||
| » INDOT North East Region Major Moves | |||
| » Michigan Highways - Historic US 33 | |||
| » Ohio Highway Ends - US 33 Page | |||
| » Routes in South Bend and Metro Northern Indiana | |||
| » US Highways Ends - US 33 | |||
| » usroadman.com US 33 Page | |||
Scanned maps: | » Map of US 33 routing in 1969 |
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| Northern Terminus: Elkhart at US 20
End Photographs |
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Looking northwest towards Elkhart |
Same endpoint, only a different view, starting from near the US-20 overpass. |
Back in the early twenties, C.R. 45 southeast of Elkhart was also known as Lincoln Highway. This is a copy of a postcard showing the old iron bridge (now long replaced) crossing the Yellow River under |
Looking southeast on Main Street |
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Looking east on US 20 at the US 33 interchange |
Looking northwest about a block south of US 20 |
A closeup of the end sign |
Looking south from US 20 interchange |
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| Southern Terminus: - near Willshire, Ohio at End Photographs |
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Looking east into Willshire, Ohio |
Looking northwest into Indiana |
Here's two pictures looking down US 33 as it enters into Indiana. The main picture shows the scene as it enters into Indiana, the inset picture shows the first reassurance shield for US 33 in Indiana. |
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US 24/US 33/I-469: Looking east on I-469 in Fort Wayne. |
SR15/US33: Looking north in Goshen. |
SR 5/US 33: Looking northwest where SR 5 and US 33 meet |
US 6/US 33: Looking east |
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SR 13/US 33: Looking north from US 6 |
US 30/US 33: Looking northwest |
US 24/US 33/I-69: Looking south |
US 27/US 33: Looking east on I-469 |
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US 33/SR 101: Looking southeast in Pleasant Mills |
US 27/US 33/US 224: Looking north on 13th Street |
US 33/I-69: Northbound in Fort Wayne |
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An old stretch of the Lincoln Highway (old US 33) south of Ligonier |
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