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North of Indianapolis, US 421 continues to the north-northwest, providing a direct highway link between Indianapolis and Michigan City. US 421 ends at its junction with US 20 on the south side of Michigan City. Originally, the highway's end was a few miles north at the junction with US 12 near the shores of Lake Michigan.
Between 1917 and 1926, the route from Illinois state line to Michigan City was SR 43; this route was named Dunes Highway. At this time, US 20 from Michigan City to Ohio state line was SR 25. [12] [13] When US 20 was signed in Indiana, in 1926, the section from Illinois state line to Michigan City was concurrent with US 12 and the Dunes Highway.
Formerly the longest Interstate in Indiana I-69: 342: 550 US 41/Veterans Memorial Parkway in Evansville: I-69 at Michigan state line northwest of Fremont: 1956: current Longest Interstate in Indiana I-70: 156.60: 252.02 I-70 at Illinois state line west of Terre Haute: I-70 at Ohio state line at Richmond: 1956: current I-74: 171.54: 276.07
State Road 2 and U.S. Route 20 follow the original road from South Bend to Michigan City. The later U.S. Route 421 replaced Indiana State Road 29 from Madison to near Boyleston. The original route for US 421 was altered when Interstate 465 was constructed. [6] A more "truck friendly" route was also built from Madison to North Madison.
The route curves northeast and becomes a four-lane undivided highway, before leaving the dunes. After the dunes the route crosses the Michigan Line, owned by Amtrak. The Michigan Line is used by Amtrak's Wolverine train. The route makes a few more curves before entering downtown Michigan City and passing through a mix of industrial and ...
I-275/US 50 near Lawrenceburg: I-469/US 33 near Fort Wayne — — Southern segment SR 1: 41.395: 66.619 I-69 in Fort Wayne: US 20 near Angola: 1930: current Northern segment SR 2: 81.023: 130.394 IL 17 near Lowell: US 20/US 31 near South Bend — — SR 3: 180.352: 290.248 SR 62 in Charlestown: US 224 in Markle — — Southern segment SR 3: ...
State Road 212 (SR 212) is a north–south highway in LaPorte County in the U.S. state of Indiana, that runs between U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) and US 12. It is entirely an undivided four-lane surface road that passes east of Michigan City. The road provides access to the Michigan City Municipal Airport. The construction on SR 212 began in 1930 ...
It followed SR 46 through Spencer, US 231 from Spencer to West Lafayette, and US 421 from Reynolds to Michigan City, along with its split sections. The early 1950s renumbering of Indiana highways caused SR 43 to be concurrent. US 421 was extended into Indiana in 1951, and US 231 was commissioned in 1952.