Indiana State Road 3

State Road 3
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length:	223.51 mi (359.70 km)
Southern segment
Length:	178.75 mi (287.67 km)
South end:	SR 62 in Charlestown
Major junctions:	US 50 in North Vernon I-74 in Greensburg US 52 in Rushville I-70 near Spiceland US 36 in Mount Summit US 35 in Muncie
North end:	US 224 in Markle
Northern segment Lima Road
Length:	44.76 mi (72.03 km)
South end:	I-69 / US 24 / US 27 / US 30 in Fort Wayne
Major junctions:	US 6 in Kendallville US 20
North end:	SR 120 near Brighton
Location
Counties:	Clark, Scott, Jennings, Decatur, Rush, Henry, Delaware, Blackford, Wells, Huntington, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, LaGrange
Highway system
Indiana State Roads Interstate US State Former ← SR 2 SR 4 →

State Road 3 (SR 3) in the U.S. State of Indiana is a discontinuous state road running through east central Indiana from near the Michigan state line to near the Ohio River. The southernmost terminus is at State Road 62 in Charlestown, and the northernmost terminus is at State Road 120 near Brighton.

The route was continuous until 1972, when the route was split into two segments that exist today.

Route description

Southern section

SR 3 begins just south of Charlestown at SR 62 and heads north toward downtown Charlestown. When in downtown Charlestown SR 3 has an intersection with State Road 403 (SR 403). SR 3 heads north out of Charlestown. Then 17.17 miles (27.63 km) north of SR 403 there is a wrong-way concurrency with State Road 203 (SR 203) for 1.85 miles (2.98 km), meaning southbound SR 203 and northbound SR 3 are going the same direction. After SR 203, SR 3 heads north toward Vernon and then North Vernon. In North Vernon SR 3 has an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (US 50). After North Vernon SR 3 heads mainly due north for 22.52 miles (36.24 km) until State Road 46 (SR 46) just west of Greensburg. SR 3 joins SR 46 on a four-lane divided highway and then enters Greensburg from the southwest. After entering Greensburg SR 46 leaves SR 3 at Main Street. In downtown Greensburg SR 3 has an intersection with U.S. Route 421 (US 421).

View of the north end of the southern section of State Road 3 at Markle

After US 421, SR 3 leaves Greensburg heading northeast, then just north. SR 3 has an interchange with Interstate 74 (I-74), 1.53 miles (2.46 km) from US 421. After I-74, SR 3 becomes a two-lane undivided highway. SR 3 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 52 (US 52) that lasts for 0.42 miles (0.68 km) in Rushville. SR 3 heads due north toward U.S. Route 40 (US 40) and then SR 3 heads east on US 40 for a short concurrency after 0.07 miles (0.11 km). After US 40, SR 3 has an interchange with interstate 70 (I-70), exit number 123 on I-70. Just south of I-70 SR 3 becomes a four-lane divided highway. After I-70, SR 3 passes near New Castle. SR 3 and U.S. Route 36 (US 36) have an interchange near Mount Summit. After US 36, SR 3 head north toward Muncie, where SR 3 has an interchange with State Road 67 (SR 67).

At the interchange with SR 67, SR 3 heads east, then north along the bypass. Interchange includes U.S. Route 35 (US 35) south, State Road 32 (SR 32), and SR 67 north. The bypass is a limited-access highway.

North of the Muncie Bypass, US 35 leaves SR 3 due west to Kokomo. After US 35, SR 3 heads due north to Markle. Passing though Hartford City, where SR  meets State Road 26 (SR 26). South of Markle SR 3 turns northeast, then SR 3 meets State Road 116 (SR 116). Then 0.46 miles (0.74 km) after SR 116, SR 3 comes to its northern terminus of the southern section of SR 3, at U.S. Route 224 (US 224).

Northern section

The southern terminus of the northern section of SR 3 begins at Interstate 69 (I-69) and the northern terminus of U.S. Route 27 (US 27). The road heads North from this point, as a six–lane major arterial passing through both commercial and residenteal areas. North of Dupont Road, on the northside of Fort Wayne, the road becomes a rural four–lane divided highway. North of Fort Wayne, the route bypasses Huntertown, 8.20 miles (13.20 km) north of I-69. The road then enters Dekalb County with and traffic light at State Road 205 (SR 205). Very soon after SR 205, the road enters Noble County, bypassing LaOtto and Avilla. In Noble County, the route passes through rural farming land and parallels an abandoned railroad track on its way to Kendallville. In Kendallville the route has a short concurrency with US 6. After the US 6 concurrency SR 3, becomes a two–lane rural highway heading due North, until Mongo where the road turns northwest. Entering into Brighton, SR 3 reaches its northern terminus at SR 120.

History

Until 1972, SR 3 went through Fort Wayne. But with the completion of I-69, the section that went through Fort Wayne was turned back.

Until 1980, Indiana 3 was concurrent with Indiana 62 until it reached Interstate 65 in Jeffersonville.

In 1990, the four-lane upgrade from the DeKalb/Allen County line north of Huntertown to Kendallville was completed, bypassing the towns of LaOtto and Avilla. This made Indiana 3 four lanes for the 25 miles (40 km) from I-69 in Fort Wayne to US 6 in Kendallville.

In early 2010, construction began on SR 3 widening for about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Ludwig Road in Fort Wayne to Dupont Road on the northside of Fort Wayne. This section of highway was widened from four lane divided roadway to six lane divided highway and was completed in November 2011.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Clark	Charlestown	0.00	0.00	SR 62	Southern terminus of SR 3
		1.12	1.80	CR 403 south – Sellersburg	former SR 403 south
	Oregon Township	11.42	18.38	CR 203 north	former SR 203 north
Clark–Scott county line	Washington–Lexington township line	12.12	19.51	SR 362 – Nabb	Western terminus of SR 362.
Scott	Lexington Township	15.76	25.36	SR 356 – Vienna, Lexington
		18.29	29.43	SR 56 west / SR 203 north – Scottsburg	south end of SR 56 / SR 203 overlap
		20.14	32.41	SR 203 south – Lexington	north end of SR 203 overlap
		21.31	34.30	SR 56 east – Hanover, Madison	north end of SR 56 overlap
Jefferson	Graham Township	23.45	37.74	SR 256 – Austin, Madison, Hardy Lake
Jennings	Montgomery Township	29.67	47.75	SR 250 east – Paris	Southern end of SR 250 concurrency
		29.90	48.12	SR 250 west – Paris Crossing	Northern end of SR 250 concurrency
	Vernon Township	41.03	66.03	SR 7 south – Madison	Southern end of SR 7 concurrency
	North Vernon	43.20	69.52	US 50
		44.20	71.13	SR 7 north – Columbus	north end of SR 7 overlap
	Center Township			SR 750 west
Decatur	Clay Township	66.72	107.38	SR 46 west – Columbus	Southern end of SR 46 concurrency
	Craig	70.08	112.78	SR 46 east (West Main Street) – Greensburg, Historic Tower Tree, Airport	Northern end of SR 46 concurrency
	Greensburg	71.67	115.34	US 421 (North Michigan Avenue) – Business District
	Washington Township	73.20	117.80	I-74 – Indianapolis, Cincinnati	I-74 exit 134
Rush	Anderson Township	82.51	132.79	SR 244 – Shelbyville, Milroy
	Rushville	90.43	145.53	US 52 east – Brookville	Southern end of US 52 concurrency
		90.82	146.16	Truck US 52 west / Truck SR 44 (1st Street)
		90.85	146.21	US 52 west / SR 44 (2nd Street)	Northern end of US 52 concurrency
Henry	Spiceland Township	104.40	168.02	US 40 west – Indianapolis	Western end of US 40 concurrency
	Dunreith	104.47	168.13	US 40 east – Richmond	Eastern end of US 40 concurrency
	Spiceland Township			I-70 – Indianapolis, Columbus, OH	Exit 123 on I-70
	New Castle	114.83	184.80	SR 38 (Broad Street) – Business District
	Prairie Township	119.95	193.04	US 36 – Lynn, Mount Summit	interchange
Delaware	Monroe Township	129.84	208.96	SR 67 south – Indianapolis, Muncie, Ivy Tech	Southern end of SR 67 concurrency; interchange
	Muncie	131.14	211.05	US 35 south – Richmond, Muncie	interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of US 35 overlap
	Center Township			Memorial Drive	interchange
	Muncie			SR 32 – Winchester, Muncie	interchange
	Hamilton Township			SR 67 north – Portland	Northern end of SR 67 concurrency; interchange
				Muncie (Old State Road 3 south) – Ball State University	interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
		140.15	225.55	US 35 north / SR 28 – Alexandria, Albany	Northern end of US 35 concurrency
Blackford	Hartford City	152.22	244.97	SR 26 (Washington Street)
	Washington Township	159.16	256.14	SR 18 – Marion, Montpelier
Wells Huntington	Jackson Township Salamonie Township	166.17	267.42	SR 218 – Warren, Poneto
Huntington	Salamonie Township Rock Creek Township	172.19	277.11	SR 124 – Mount Etna, Bluffton
	Markle	178.39	287.09	SR 116 (Morse Street)
		178.75	287.67	US 224 (Logan Street) to I-69 / SR 3 north	Northern end of southern section
Gap in route
Allen	Fort Wayne	178.75	287.67	I-69 / US 24 / US 30 / US 27 south (Lima Road) – Indianapolis, Lansing	Southern terminus of northern section of SR 3 and northern terminus of US 27
DeKalb	Butler Township	190.68	306.87	SR 205 – Churubusco, Garrett
Noble	Avilla	195.90	315.27	SR 8 east / East Albion Street – Avilla, Auburn	Southern end of SR 8 concurrency
	Allen Township	198.59	319.60	SR 8 west – Albion	Northern end of SR 8 concurrency
	Kendallville	203.17	326.97	US 6 west (West North Street) – Ligonier, G.S. Porter Historic Site	south end of US 6 concurrency
		203.80	327.98	US 6 east (North Street) – Waterloo	north end of US 6 concurrency
LaGrange	Springfield Township	217.14	349.45	US 20 – LaGrange, Elkhart, Angola
	Brighton	223.51	359.70	SR 120 – Elkhart, Orland	Northern terminus of SR 3
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus