Indiana State Road 71

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State Road 71 marker

State Road 71
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Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 37.42 mi[1] (60.22 km)
Southern segment
Length: 19.88 mi[1] (31.99 km)
South end: SR 163 in Blanford
Major
junctions:
US 36 near Dana
North end: SR 63 near Newport
Northern segment
Length: 17.54 mi[1] (28.23 km)
South end: SR 352
Major
junctions:
SR 18 near Freeland Park
North end: US 24 / US 52 near Kentland
Location
Counties: Benton, Newton, Vermillion
Highway system
SR 70 I-74

State Road 71 in west-central Indiana consists of two discontinuous north–south segments of two-lane rural roadway near the Illinois border.

Route description

Southern section

This section is about 20 miles (32 km) long and is entirely within Vermillion County. The southern terminus is at State Road 163 in the town of Blanford. The road passes north through the towns of West Clinton and St. Bernice. It crosses U.S. Route 36 just before passing through the town of Dana. It passes just to the west of the Newport Chemical Depot, then heads northeast to its northern terminus at State Road 63 northwest of Newport.

File:Map of Indiana State Road 71 (south).svg
State Road 71 (southern section)


Northern section

This is a straight 17.5-mile (28.2 km) north–south road except for a small jog about halfway along its length. The southern terminus is at State Road 352 near Ambia. It passes through the small towns of Dunnington and Freeland Park, then crosses State Road 18. It passes through the town of Raub where it crosses the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad on its way from Earl Park northwest through Sheldon, Illinois. The northern terminus at U.S. Route 24/U.S. Route 52 about two miles (3 km) directly west of Kentland. The highway is mostly within Benton County, but the northernmost portion, about two miles (3 km) long, is in Newton County.

File:Map of Indiana State Road 71 (north).svg
State Road 71 (northern section)


Major intersections

County Location mi[1] km Destinations Notes
Vermillion Blanford 0.00 0.00 SR 163 – Clinton Southern terminus of SR 71
Helt Township 10.41 16.75 US 36 – Indianapolis
Vermillion Township 19.88 31.99 SR 63 – Terre Haute, Cayuga Northern terminus of southern section of SR 71
Gap in route
Benton Hickory Grove Township 19.88 31.99 SR 352 – Oxford Southern end of the northern section of SR 71
Parish Grove Township 26.93 43.34 SR 18 – Fowler
Newton Jefferson Township 37.42 60.22 US 24 / US 52 – Kentland, Sheldon Northern terminus of SR 71
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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External links

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