State Road 15 South - Michigan to Warsaw

Heading south from Mottville, Michigan, M-103 transitions into SR 15. This photo looks at the first southbound shield posted along the 95 mile state road between Michigan and Gas City.

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A distance sign posted for SR 15 south after State Line Road lists the distances to Bristol (4 miles) and Goshen (12 miles).

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The Welcome to Indiana sign follows along SR 15 southbound within the first half mile of the road.

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I-80/90 (Indiana Toll Road) crosses paths with SR 15 on the outskirts of Bristol. An access road connects SR 15 with Exit 101 of the Toll Road.

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Drivers bound for the Indiana Toll Road depart SR 15 southbound. I-80/90 continue west to South Bend and Portage where they split on different courses toward Chicago. Eastward the tandem continue to Angola and Toledo, Ohio.

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We continue on southbound SR 15 (Detroit Street) on the north side of Warsaw (population 13,559). Warsaw has the nickname of Lake City because there are three lakes within the city limits. The city also has the nickname of Orthopedic Capital of the World because it was the location of the first orthopedic device manufacturing and today holds three of the top-ten companies in the world for such devices. Ahead is the folded diamond interchange with U.S. 30 (Lake City Highway).

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SR 15 (Detroit Street) enters the interchange with U.S. 30 (Lake City Highway). U.S. 30 goes for nearly 159 miles in Indiana from Dyer on the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line east of New Haven. The U.S. highway is a four lane facility for its trip across the state, passing through Merrillville, Valparaiso, Plymouth, Warsaw, Columbia City and Fort Wayne. U.S. 30 travels nationally for 3,073 miles from Astoria, Oregon to Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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South of the interchange with U.S. 30 (Lake City Highway), SR 15 (Detroit Street) next meets the intersection with Anchorage Road (County Road 200 North).

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The next mile of SR 15 (Detroit Street) to the south of Anchorage Road (County Road 200 North) consists of a four lane concrete highway that connects U.S. 30 (Lake City Highway) with Downtown Warsaw, going in between Center Lake and Pike Lake.

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SR 15 (Detroit Street) nears Downtown Warsaw at the stoplight intersection with Fort Wayne Street. Central Park is located to the west of SR 15 (Detroit Street) along Fort Wayne Street.

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SR 15 (Detroit Street) approaches the intersection with Center Street. Center Street to the east leads to the U.S. 30 expressway (Lake City Highway). At one time, U.S. 30 followed the Lincoln Highway along Center Street to Downtown Warsaw.

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South of the Center Street intersection, the next stoplight along SR 15 (Detroit Street) is with Market Street. Guide signs direct traffic toward SR 25 south.

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SR 15 (Detroit Street) crosses the CSX Railroad tracks as it nears the intersection with Winona Avenue. Winona Avenue continues east toward the town of Winona Lake and Grace College while SR 15 south follows Winona Avenue to the west for three blocks.

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Now heading west on Winona Avenue, SR 15 will turn toward the south along Buffalo Street at the stoplight while SR 25 will begin heading west along Winona Avenue. SR 25 goes for 123 miles from its northern terminus here in Warsaw to the southwest through Rochester, Logansport, Delphi, and Lafayette before ending at SR 32 near Waynetown.

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We now head south along SR 15 (Buffalo Street) and pass the stoplight intersection at Prairie Street.

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SR 15 (Buffalo Street) southbound between Bass Street and Eagle Creek. The state road transitions through a residential neighborhood on the south side of Warsaw.

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Leaving Warsaw, SR 15 follows Fisher Avenue and passes by Warsaw Community High School on the southwest side of the city.

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Southbound distance sign posted along SR 15 beyond Warsaw. SR 15 is 11 miles from Silver Lake and 31 miles from the Wabash County seat of Wabash.

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