State Road 23 is a highway in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. In practice it runs from the southwest to the northeast, though it is designated as a north–south route.[2] It is an undivided surface road.
 State Road 23 | ||||
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 SR 23 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 50.871 mi[1] (81.869 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 10 near Culver | |||
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| North end |  M-62 at Michigan state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Starke, St. Joseph | |||
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Route description
editIndiana State Road 23 (SR 23) begins about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the northeastern shore of Bass Lake in Starke County at the intersection of State Road 10 and County Road 900E. From there, it heads north toward Grovertown, where it intersects US 30. SR 23 continues north until Walkerton in the extreme southwestern corner of St. Joseph County, where it meets US 6. After a very brief concurrency with that route, SR 23 departs town to the north, then quickly turns northeast toward South Bend, passing through North Liberty. As it enters the South Bend metropolitan area, SR 23 has an interchange with US 20/US 31 (the St. Joseph Valley Parkway). It then traverses the city of South Bend from southwest to northeast, passing very near the campus of the University of Notre Dame. After crossing under the Indiana East-West Toll Road (I-80/I-90) without providing any access, SR 23 parallels that tollway briefly before reaching an intersection with SR 331, which does provide access to the Toll Road (at its Exit 83). From there SR 23 proceeds northeast into the town of Granger before it curves due north to reach the Michigan state line.[3]
History
editPrior to 1926, the SR 23 designation went from SR 13, north of Pennville, to SR 21, north of Portland.[4] When the Indiana State Highway Commission renumbered most of the state roads in 1926 the SR 23 designation went unused at the time.[5][6] It wasn't until late 1930 when the SR 23 designation was used again along its modern routing between US 30, in Grovertown and M-62 at the Michigan state line.[7][8] This segment of roadway becomes a high type of driving surface between 1939 and 1941.[9][10] The road was extended south from US 30 to SR 10 in either 1950 or 1951.[11][12] This section of roadway was paved between 1963 and 1964.[13][14]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Starke | North Bend Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 10 | Southern terminus of SR 23 |
| Washington Township | 4.021 | 6.471 |  SR 8 – Knox | ||
| Grovertown | 10.826 | 17.423 |   US 30 / Lincoln Highway – Plymouth, Valparaiso | ||
| St. Joseph | Walkerton | 18.542 | 29.840 |   US 6 east – Bremen | Southern end of US 6 concurrency |
| 18.678 | 30.059 |  US 6 west – Westville | Northern end of US 6 concurrency | ||
| North Liberty | 24.442 | 39.336 |  SR 4 – Potato Creek State Park | ||
| South Bend | 35.697– 35.803 | 57.449– 57.619 |   US 20 / US 31 / St. Joseph Valley Parkway – Mishawaka, Niles | ||
| 38.708 | 62.294 |   SR 933 north / Main Street | Western end of SR 933 concurrency | ||
| 39.556 | 63.659 |  SR 933 south / Lincolnway East – Mishawaka | Eastern end of SR 933 concurrency | ||
| 39.861 | 64.150 | Mishawaka Avenue | interchange | ||
| Granger | 46.807 | 75.329 |     SR 331 south to I-80 / I-90 | ||
| 50.871 | 81.869 | M-62 north – Edwardsburg | Northern terminus of SR 23; Michigan State Line | ||
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 February 7, 2017.
- ^ Indiana Highway Ends – SR 23 Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "overview map of SR 23" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Many State Highway Numbers Changed". The Hancock Democrat. Greenfield, IN. November 8, 1923. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Are Renumbering All Indiana State Roads". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield, IN. September 29, 1926. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1926). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (August 1, 1930). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (September 30, 1930). State Highway System of Indiana (PDF) (Map). Indianapolis: Indiana State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1939). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:633,600. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 64016573. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1941). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:633,600. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 64574634. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1950). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:656,700. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 53353668. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1951). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:660,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 64558142. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1963). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1963–1964 ed.). 1:633,600. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 883418455. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1964). Indiana State Highway System (Map). 1:640,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 65195866. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.