Indiana State Road 44 (SR44) in the state of Indiana begins in the west at Interstate 69 in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County in two broken sections. It is broken in Franklin from Indiana State Road 144 and Interstate 65.

Route description

From Martinsville, its western terminus, at I-69, SR44 heads east toward Franklin. Upon entering Franklin SR44 ends at the intersection with State Road 144. (The route continues east as Jefferson St. and crosses US 31 and onto Forsythe and King Streets to Interstate 65.) East of Franklin SR44 then begins again at an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65). SR44 continues east towards Shelbyville. SR44 has a short concurrency with State Road 9 (SR9) in Shelbyville. East of Shelbyville SR44 has an interchange with Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421. SR44 heads northeast towards Rushville. In Rushville SR44 has a short concurrency with U.S. Route 52 and an intersection with State Road 3. From Rushville SR44 heads east-northeast towards Connersville. In Connersville SR44 has an intersection with the northern terminus of State Road 121 and a short concurrency with State Road 1. SR44 heads east from Connersville towards Liberty. In Liberty SR44 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 27. From Liberty SR44 heads east towards Ohio; at the Ohio state line SR44 becomes Ohio State Route 725.

History

At one point , SR 44 went through Franklin, connecting the termini in Franklin.

Major intersections

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