State Road 17 is a north–south road in Northern Indiana. Its southern terminus is at State Road 25 in Logansport. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 in Plymouth.
 State Road 17 | ||||
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 SR 17 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 50.705 mi[1] (81.602 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 25 at Logansport | |||
| North end |  US 30 at Plymouth | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Cass, Fulton, Marshall | |||
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Route description
editSR 17 southern terminus is in Logansport at eastbound SR 25 (East Market Street). One block north SR 17 meets the westbound SR 25 (East Broadway). After SR 25, SR 17 heads north-northwest out of Logansport. After Logansport SR 17 heads due north toward a T-intersection with State Road 114. Where SR 17 turns west, with SR 114 heading east. After SR 114, SR 17 has five 90 degrees curves, then SR 17 heads due north. SR 17 heads north until Kewanna. North of Kewanna SR 17 heads north toward Culver. After Culver SR 17 heads north and then east toward Plymouth. SR 17 enters Plymouth on the southwest side of town and heads toward downtown. North of downtown Plymouth SR 17 heads north towards its northern terminus at US 30.[3]
History
editBetween 1917 and 1926, SR 17 was a route from Ligonier to the Ohio State Line, east of Butler, this route is the same as U.S. Route 6 takes today. At this time the route that SR 17 takes today was unsigned.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cass | Logansport | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 25 | Southern terminus of SR 17 |
| 7.929 | 12.760 | SR 16 – Twelve Mile, Lucerne | |||
| Fulton | Wayne Township | 14.403 | 23.179 | SR 114 east – Fulton | Western end of SR 114 |
| Union Township | 23.134 | 37.231 | SR 14 – Winamac, Rochester | ||
| Fulton–Marshall county line | Aubbeenaubbee–Union township line | 31.275 | 50.332 | SR 110 east – Warsaw | Western terminus of SR 110 |
| Marshall | Union Township | 35.060 | 56.424 | SR 10 west – North Judson | Western end of SR 10 concurrency |
| 36.034 | 57.991 | SR 10 east – Argos Lake Shore Drive – Culver | Eastern end of SR 10 concurrency | ||
| West Township | 40.343 | 64.926 | SR 8 west – Knox, Kouts | Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 8 | |
| Plymouth | 49.426 | 79.543 | Lincoln Highway (Jefferson Street) | ||
| 50.613– 50.705 | 81.454– 81.602 | US 30 – Valparaiso, Fort Wayne | Northern terminus of SR 17 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Work Starts on County Roads". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield. April 15, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "overview map of SR 17" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-21.