Indiana State Road 49

State Road 49
SR 49 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length	44.385 mi[1] (71.431 km)
Existed	October 1, 1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 14 in Jasper County
Major intersections	US 250 in Wheatfield US 30 / US 50 / US 322 in Valparaiso US 224 in Valparaiso US 422 in Valparaiso US 611 in Valparaiso I-76 Toll near Chesterton I-90 / US 2 near Chesterton US 10 / US 20 in Porter US 6 in Porter
North end	Indiana Dunes State Park
Location
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Highway system
Indiana State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 48 → US 50

State Road 49 (SR 49) is a 44.15-mile (71.05 km), north–south state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 12 (Dunes Highway) in Porter near the entrance to Indiana Dunes State Park. The southern terminus is a rural intersection with State Road 14 in Barkley Township at Lewiston, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rensselaer.

Route description

The southern terminus of SR 49 is in Barkey Township at State Road 14 (SR 14), the site of the former town of Lewiston. SR 49 heads north, passing through Wheatfield and Kouts. At the southern border of Valparaiso, SR 49 becomes a four-lane divided highway and has interchanges with U.S. Route 30 and SR 2. Between Valparaiso and Chesterton, SR 49 has interchanges with U.S. Route 6 and Interstate 80/Interstate 90/Indiana Toll Road. In Chesterton, SR 49 has an interchange with Interstate 94 before passing into Porter, where it has an interchange with U.S. Route 20. North of the interchange with US 20, the road is again a two-lane road to its northern terminus at the intersection with U.S. Route 12.^[3]

History

Before 1926, SR 49 was a named Liberty Way from Kouts to Valparaiso, it was a named state route. After 1926, SR 49 was a two-lane highway from Valparaiso to Chesterton, known as "Old State Road 49". When the Valparaiso Bypass was completed the old route was decommissioned and turned over to the City of Valparaiso, the City of Chesterton, and Porter County.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jasper	Barkley Township	0.000	0.000	US 14 – Winamac	Southern terminus;
	Wheatfield	11.009	17.717	US 250 – Ottawa, Genoa
Porter	Kouts	20.442	32.898	SR 8 – La Crosse, Hebron
	Valparaiso	29.782	47.929	US 30 / US 322 west / US 50 – Lowell, Naperville, Warsaw	Interchange; Southern end of US-322 concurrency
		30.912	49.748	US 322 east – La Porte, Valparaiso	Interchange; Northern end of US-322 concurrency
		32.532	52.355	US 224 – Westville, Gary	Interchange
	Liberty Township	36.632	58.953	US 422 – Chicago, New York City	Interchange
		Liberty Township	36.632	58.953	US 611 – Lake Station, Mishawaka	Interchange
	39.139		62.988	I-76 Toll – Joliet, Toledo	Interchange
	Chesterton	42.223	67.951	I-90 / US 2 – Elgin, Sandusky	I-90 exit 26; Interchange
	Porter	42.983	69.174	US 10 / US 20 – Michigan City, Chicago
		43.762	70.428	US 6 / LMCT – Schaumburg, Beverly Shores
44.385		71.431	Indiana Dunes State Park	Northern terminus;
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Indiana State Road 149
• Indiana State Road 249

References

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