Indiana State Road 62

Infobox road
state=IN
type=IN
route=62
alternate_name=
length_mi=228
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length_ref= [http://illi-indi.com/EndsPage.php?id=1062&section=1 Indiana Highway Ends - SR 62] ]
established=
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=





direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry, Posey, Ripley, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
previous_type=IN
previous_route=61
next_type=IN
next_route=63

counties, it is narrow, winding and hilly.

SR 62 overlaps Interstate 64, Interstate 265 and SR 265, bypassing the cities of New Albany, Clarksville and Jeffersonville. The highway then turns to the northeast, serving the cities of Charlestown, Hanover and Madison before ending at SR 262 just south of U.S. Highway 50 at Dillsboro.

Before the extension of I-265, SR 62 went directly through the cities of New Albany, Clarksville, and Jeffersonville.

Route

SR 62 passes through the following major cities and towns:
* Mount Vernon (concurrent with SR 69)
* Evansville (concurrent with U.S. 41 and SR 66)
* Boonville (concurrent with SR 61)
* Dale (concurrent with U.S. 231)
* Leavenworth
* Corydon (concurrent with SR 337)
* Lanesville
* New Albany (concurrent with Interstate 265)
* Clarksville (concurrent with SR 265)
* Charlestown
* New Washington
* Hanover
* Madison
* Dillsboro

Major Intersections

INint
county=Posey
cspan=3
location=Posey County
road=
notes=Western terminus of SR 62 at Wabash Memorial Toll Bridge.INint
location=Posey County
type=concur
mile=4.65
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrency with SR 69.INint
location=Mt. Vernon
type=concur
mile=9.92
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurency with SR 69. Becomes a four-lane divided highway just east of Mt. VernonINint
county=Vanderburgh
cspan=6
location=Evansville
road=University Boulevard
notes=Exit leads to University of Southern Indiana. In Vanderburgh County west of US 41, SR 62 is known as the Lloyd Expressway.INint
location=Evansville
road=St. Joseph AvenueINint
location=Evansville
road=First AvenueINint
location=Evansville
type=concur
mile=27.44
road=
notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with US 41 and SR 66. East of US 41, the Lloyd Expressway continues following the path of SR 66.INint
location=Evansville
type=concur
mile=28.53
road=
notes=Northern terminus of concurrency with US 41 and SR 66. SR 62 becomes known as Morgan Avenue east of this intersection.INint
location=Evansville
mile=32.50
road=
notes=Narrows back to two lanes just east of this intersection but inside Warrick County.INint
county=Warrick
cspan=5
mile=42.92
road=
location=Warrick CountyINint
mile=43.33
location=Boonville
type=concur
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrency with SR 61.INint
location=Boonville
type=concur
mile=44.00
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 61.INint
location=Warrick County
type=concur
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrency with SR 161.INint
location=Warrick County
type=concur
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 161.INint
county=Spencer
cspan=6
location=Spencer County
type=concur
road=
notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with US 231.INint
location=Gentryville
type=concur
road=
notes=Western terminus of SR 162.INint
location=Dale
type=concur
road=
notes=Northern terminus of concurrency with US 231; eastern terminus of SR 68.INint
location=Dale
road=
notes=Northern terminus of SR 245 (spur to Holiday World and Splashin' Safari)INint
location=Spencer County
road=INint
location=St. Meinrad
road=
notes=Northern terminus of SR 545.INint
county=Perry
cspan=2
location=Perry County
road=
notes=Enters Hoosier National Forest approximately one mile east of this intersection.INint
location=St. Croix
road=INint
county=Crawford
cspan=2
type=concur
location=Sulphur
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrency with SR 66; southern terminus of SR 237 Leaves Hoosier National Forest approximately three miles east of this intersection.INint
type=concur
location=Crawford County
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 66.INint
county=Harrison
cspan=3
location=Harrison County
road=
notes=Northern terminus of SR 462 (spur to Harrison-Crawford State Forest).INint
location=Corydon
road=INint
location=Corydon
road=INint
county=Floyd
cspan=6
location=Edwardsville
road=
notes=Northern terminus of SR 11.INint
location=Floyd County
type=concur
road=, INint/IN|64
notes=Western terminus of concurrence with I-64; eastern terminus of SR 64.INint
location=New Albany
type=concur
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrence with US 150.INint
location=New Albany
type=concur
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrence with I-64 and US 150; western terminus of concurrence with I-265; western terminus of I-265INint
location=New Albany
type=concur
road=INint
location=New Albany
type=concur
road=INint
county=Clark
cspan=2
location=Jeffersonville
type=concur
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrence with I-265 as well as eastern terminus of I-265 itself; Western terminus of SR 265 as well as concurrence with SR 265.INint
location=Jeffersonville
type=concur
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 265 as well as SR 265 itself.INint
county=Jefferson
cspan=7
location=Jefferson County
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of SR 362.INint
location=Jefferson County
type=concur
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrence with SR 56; eastern terminus of SR 356.INint
location=Jefferson County
type=concur
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 56.INint
location=Jefferson County
road=INint
location=Jefferson County
road=INint
location=Jefferson County
type=concur
road=
notes=Western terminus of concurrence with SR 250.INint
location=Jefferson County
type=concur
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of concurrence with SR 250.INint
county=Ripley
cspan=2
location=Ripley County
type=concur
road=
notes=Southern terminus of concurrence with SR 129.INint
location=Ripley County
type=concur
road=
notes=Northern terminus of concurrence with SR 129.INint
county=Dearborn
location=Dillsboro
road=
notes=Eastern terminus of SR 62.

History

In the pre-Interstate era, Indiana 62 between Evansville and New Albany was also U.S. Highway 460, a heavily-traveled route between St. Louis, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky before Interstate 64 supplanted it as a through route.

The highway forms part of the Lincoln Heritage Trail.

SR 62 is known as the Lloyd Expressway within Evansville's city limits. It is named in honor of former Mayor Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. who was assassinated after leaving office in 1980. Evansville residents use the term “expressway” loosely due to the large number of stoplights along the Evansville stretch of the route.

External links

* [http://www.caranddriver.com/bestroads/road30/indiana/indiana-62-lincoln-heritage-trail/ Car and Driver magazine - Best Driving Roads in America - Indiana 62, Lincoln Heritage Trail]

References