State Road 25 is a highway in the U. S. state of Indiana. Although it is designated a north–south road, in practice it travels generally northeast from its southern terminus at State Road 32 (south of Waynetown and north of Shades State Park) to its northern terminus at State Road 15 in Warsaw.

State Road 25 marker
State Road 25
Map
SR 25 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length117.230 mi[1] (188.663 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1926[2]–present
Southern segment
Length31.871 mi[1] (51.291 km)
South end SR 32 near Waynetown
Major intersections US 136 in Waynetown
I-74 in Waynetown
North end US 52 / US 231 in West Lafayette
Northern segment
Length86.359 mi[1] (138.981 km)
South endSchuyler Avenue in Lafayette
Major intersections I-65 in Lafayette
US 421 / SR 39 / SR 18 in Delphi
US 24 / US 35 in Logansport
US 31 in Rochester
North end SR 15 in Warsaw
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesCarroll, Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Montgomery, Tippecanoe
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
US 24 SR 26

Route description

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Waynetown to Lafayette

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SR 25 heads north from its southern terminus towards Waynetown. In Waynetown SR 25 is concurrence with U.S. Route 136. Then SR 25 heads north towards Wingate passing over Interstate 74. In Wingate SR 25, has an intersection with the southern terminus of State Road 55. After Wingate SR 25 heads north toward West Point, where SR 25 turns east then northeast toward Lafayette. SR 25 terminates at the intersection with U.S. Route 231, south of West Lafayette. At this point and as of September 2013 the route is discontinuous due to the transfer of several urban road segments to the city of Lafayette.[3] Formerly the route followed Teal Road and Sagamore Parkway through the south and east sides of Lafayette. SR 25 resumes at the interchange with I-65 (exit 175 on I-65) on the northeast side of town.[4]

Lafayette to Logansport

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Source:[5]

After I-65, SR 25 heads northeast out of Lafayette and, immediately after a roundabout, curves to the right and becomes a 4-lane limited access highway. It then heads towards Delphi, bypassing it on the south side, having interchanges with U.S. Route 421, State Road 18, State Road 39 and the western terminus of State Road 218. SR 25 then heads northeast towards Logansport, going past the communities of Rockfield, Burrows, and Clymers. SR 25 intersects with passing U.S. Route 24, U.S. Route 35, and State Road 29 near Logansport. SR 25 then heads into downtown Logansport after exiting off the Hoosier Heartland Highway onto Burlington Ave. [6]

State Route 25 from Lafayette to Logansport is part of the National Highway System, a network of routes deemed most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[7]

Logansport to Warsaw

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In Logansport SR 25 has one way pairs with northbound on Market Street and southbound on Broadway. At Sixth Street SR 25 turns north on to Sixth Street. SR 25 leaves Logansport on north side of town, heading north-northeast toward Rochester. On the south side of Rochester SR 25 has an interchange with U.S. Route 31. Through Rochester SR 25 is concurrent with State Road 14. SR 25 leaves town on the north side, heading north towards Warsaw. West of Mentone SR 25 turn due east. SR 25 passes through Mentone having an intersection with State Road 19. East of Mentone SR 25 heads east and then northeast towards its northern terminus in Warsaw at State Road 15.[8]

History

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Between 1917 and 1926 SR 25 went from Michigan City to the Ohio State Line, east of Angola, the route is now U.S. Route 20.

Then in 1926, SR 25 was changed to a route from Logansport to Rochester. In 1930, the route went from Lafayette to Rochester. Then in 1932, SR 25 went from SR 32 to Warsaw.

Originally SR 25 passed through Lafayette, entering from the south on 4th Street, continuing on 3rd and 4th Streets where they are one-way streets, to Union and Salem Streets (also one-ways), to 14th Street, then one block on Greenbush Street, then to 15th Street which became Schuyler Avenue. With the building of Sagamore Parkway and the rerouting of US 52 onto it, SR 25 was rerouted to Teal Road, to Sagamore Parkway/US 52, to Schuyler Avenue. This routing is still commonly seen on maps; in the 1990s this routing was further modified to route using SR 38 and Interstate 65.

In 2012, INDOT officially dropped the routing of SR 25, SR 26, and a few other routes inside the city limits of Lafayette and West Lafayette, as previously done with Indianapolis's former numerical routes inside the Interstate 465 beltline. As a result, the routes are now technically discontinuous. On September 13, 2013, the US 231 bypass in West Lafayette was given over to traffic. At the same time both SR 25 and SR 26 ceased to be signed on their respective alignments between US 231 and Interstate 65.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MontgomeryRipley Township0.0000.000  SR 32 – CrawfordsvilleSouthern terminus of SR 25
Waynetown4.3096.935 
 
US 136 east – Crawfordsville, Indianapolis
Eastern end of US 136 concurrency
4.8187.754 
 
US 136 west - Danville
Western end of US 136 concurrency
Wayne Township5.838–
5.970
9.395–
9.608
  I-74 – Indianapolis, PeoriaExit number 25 on I-74
Wingate10.90217.545 
 
SR 55 north – Attica
Southern terminus of SR 55
TippecanoeJackson Township18.20629.300 
 
SR 28 west – Attica
Southern end of SR 28 concurrency
18.71730.122 
 
SR 28 east – Frankfort
Northern end of SR 28 concurrency
Lafayette30.87149.682   US 52 / US 231 – Crawfordsville, West LafayetteEast end of the western segment of SR 25
Gap in route
Fairfield Township30.87249.684Schuyler AvenueWest end of the eastern segment of SR 25
31.060–
31.142
49.986–
50.118
  I-65 – Chicago, Indianapolis
CarrollDelphi44.348–
44.991
71.371–
72.406
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 421 north / SR 18 west / SR 39 north – Monticello
Deer Creek Township48.21777.598  SR 218
CassLogansport64.853104.371 
 
 
 
 
 
US 24 west / US 35 north / SR 29 south – Michigan City
Split diamond interchange, together with interchange for US 24 east/US 35 south; west end of US 24/US 35 concurrency; north end of SR 29
65.128–
65.177
104.813–
104.892
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 24 east / US 35 south / SR 329 south
Split diamond interchange, together with interchange for US 24 west/US 35 north; east end of US 24/US 35 concurrency; north end of SR 329
66.990107.810 
 
SR 17 north – Plymouth
Southern terminus of SR 17
Bethlehem Township75.392121.332  SR 16
FultonFulton81.417131.028 
 
SR 114 west
Eastern terminus of SR 114
Rochester88.812–
88.964
142.929–
143.174
  US 31 – Indianapolis, South Bend
89.530144.085 
 
SR 14 west
Western end of SR 14 concurrency
91.492147.242 
 
SR 14 east
Eastern end of SR 14 concurrency
Newcastle Township100.736162.119 
 
SR 110 west
Eastern terminus of SR 110
MarshallTippecanoe Township101.064162.647 
 
SR 331 north – Bremen, South Bend, Mishawaka
Southern terminus of SR 331
KosciuskoMentone104.987168.960  SR 19 – Akron, Nappanee
Warsaw117.230188.663  SR 15 – Wabash, GoshenNorthern terminus of SR 25
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Smith, Dave (2014-03-20). "State highway rerouting in Lafayette area causes confusion". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  4. ^ "overview map of SR 25 from SR 32 to Lafayette" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  5. ^ "State Road 25 North - Lafayette to Logansport - AARoads - Indiana". AARoads. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ "overview map of SR 25 from Lafayette to Logansport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  7. ^ National Highway System: Indiana (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  8. ^ "overview map of SR 25 from Logansport to Warsaw" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
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