Indiana State Road 62

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State Road 62
Length:	228 mi[1] (367 km)
West end:	IL 141
Major junctions:	US 41 at Evansville I-164 at Evansville I-64 at New Albany I-65 at New Albany US 421 at Madison
East end:	IN 262 at Dillsboro
Counties:	Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry, Posey, Ripley, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
Indiana roads < SR 61 SR 63 > Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Roads - Former

State Road 62 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east-west route that begins at a toll bridge over the Wabash River between New Haven, Illinois and Posey County. From the east side of Mount Vernon through Evansville, SR 62 is a divided expressway-grade highway. East of Evansville, the highway becomes a largely rural two-lane road, and for much of its trip through Spencer, Perry, Crawford, Harrison and western Floyd counties, it is narrow, winding and hilly.

SR 62 overlaps Interstate 64, Interstate 265 and SR 265, bypassing the cities of New Albany, Clarksville and Jeffersonville. The highway then turns to the northeast, serving the cities of Charlestown, Hanover and Madison before ending at SR 262 just south of U.S. Highway 50 at Dillsboro.

Before the extension of I-265, SR 62 went directly through the cities of New Albany, Clarksville, and Jeffersonville.

Contents 1 Route 2 Major Intersections 3 History 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Route

SR 62 passes through the following major cities and towns:

• Mount Vernon (concurrent with SR 69)
• Evansville (concurrent with U.S. 41 and SR 66)
• Boonville (concurrent with SR 61)
• Dale (concurrent with U.S. 231)
• Leavenworth
• Corydon (concurrent with SR 337)
• Lanesville
• New Albany (concurrent with Interstate 265)
• Clarksville (concurrent with SR 265)
• Charlestown
• New Washington
• Hanover
• Madison
• Dillsboro

[edit] Major Intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Posey	Posey County		Illinois 141	Western terminus of SR 62 at Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge.
	Posey County	4.65	SR 69	Western terminus of concurrency with SR 69.
	Mt. Vernon	9.92	SR 69	Eastern terminus of concurency with SR 69. Becomes a four-lane divided highway just east of Mt. Vernon
Vanderburgh	Evansville		University Boulevard	Exit leads to University of Southern Indiana. In Vanderburgh County west of US 41, SR 62 is known as the Lloyd Expressway.
	Evansville		St. Joseph Avenue
	Evansville		First Avenue
	Evansville	27.44	US 41, SR 66	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 41 and SR 66. East of US 41, the Lloyd Expressway continues following the path of SR 66.
	Evansville	28.53	US 41, SR 66	Northern terminus of concurrency with US 41 and SR 66. SR 62 becomes known as Morgan Avenue east of this intersection.
	Evansville	32.50	I-164	Narrows back to two lanes just east of this intersection but inside Warrick County.
Warrick	Warrick County	42.92	SR 261
	Boonville	43.33	SR 61	Western terminus of concurrency with SR 61.
	Boonville	44.00	SR 61	Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 61.
	Warrick County		SR 161	Western terminus of concurrency with SR 161.
	Warrick County		SR 161	Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 161.
Spencer	Spencer County		US 231	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 231.
	Gentryville		SR 162	Western terminus of SR 162.
	Dale		US 231, SR 68	Northern terminus of concurrency with US 231; eastern terminus of SR 68.
	Dale		SR 245	Northern terminus of SR 245 (spur to Holiday World and Splashin' Safari)
	Spencer County		SR 162
	St. Meinrad		SR 545	Northern terminus of SR 545.
Perry	Perry County		SR 145	Enters Hoosier National Forest approximately one mile east of this intersection.
	St. Croix		SR 37
Crawford	Sulphur		SR 237, SR 66	Western terminus of concurrency with SR 66; southern terminus of SR 237 Leaves Hoosier National Forest approximately three miles east of this intersection.
	Crawford County		SR 66	Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 66.
Harrison	Harrison County		SR 462	Northern terminus of SR 462 (spur to Harrison-Crawford State Forest).
	Corydon		SR 135
	Corydon		SR 337
Floyd	Edwardsville		SR 11	Northern terminus of SR 11.
	Floyd County		I-64, SR 64	Western terminus of concurrence with I-64; eastern terminus of SR 64.
	New Albany		US 150	Western terminus of concurrence with US 150.
	New Albany		I-64, I-265, US 150	Eastern terminus of concurrence with I-64 and US 150; western terminus of concurrence with I-265; western terminus of I-265
	New Albany		SR 111
	New Albany		SR 311
Clark	Jeffersonville		I-65, I-265, SR 265	Eastern terminus of concurrence with I-265 as well as eastern terminus of I-265 itself; Western terminus of SR 265 as well as concurrence with SR 265.
	Jeffersonville		SR 265	Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 265 as well as SR 265 itself.
Jefferson	Jefferson County		SR 362	Eastern terminus of SR 362.
	Jefferson County		SR 56, SR 356	Western terminus of concurrence with SR 56; eastern terminus of SR 356.
	Jefferson County		SR 56	Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 56.
	Jefferson County		SR 7
	Jefferson County		US 421
	Jefferson County		SR 250	Western terminus of concurrence with SR 250.
	Jefferson County		SR 250	Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 250.
Ripley	Ripley County		SR 129	Southern terminus of concurrence with SR 129.
	Ripley County		SR 129	Northern terminus of concurrence with SR 129.
Dearborn	Dillsboro		US 50	Eastern terminus of SR 62.

[edit] History

In the pre-Interstate era, Indiana 62 between Evansville and New Albany was also U.S. Highway 460, a heavily-traveled route between St. Louis, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky before Interstate 64 supplanted it as a through route.

The highway forms part of the Lincoln Heritage Trail.

SR 62 is known as the Lloyd Expressway within Evansville's city limits. It is named in honor of former Mayor Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. who was assassinated after leaving office in 1980. Evansville residents use the term “expressway” loosely due to the large number of stoplights along the Evansville stretch of the route.

[edit] External links

• Car and Driver magazine - Best Driving Roads in America - Indiana 62, Lincoln Heritage Trail

[edit] References

1. ^ Indiana Highway Ends - SR 62