State Road 46
A view of the SR 45/46 bypass around the north side of Bloomington from the Arlington Road (Old SR 46) overpass. The bypass was first built in the 1970s to reroute SR 46 from central Bloomington. Until then, the highway followed Arlington Road from the northwest to Walnut Street (then SR 37). SR 46 followed Walnut Street south to Downtown Bloomington where it turned east onto 3rd Street. The bypass allowed for the highway to go from SR 37 around the north and east sides of Bloomington to the point where it rejoined 3rd Street. SR 45 was routed along SR 37 to the west and SR 46 to the north later. Photo by Thomas Decker. - 08/02/2009
Indiana 46 goes for 154 miles across the South Central part of Indiana. The highway currently begins at the intersection with U.S. 40 (Wabash Avenue) in Terre Haute and heads toward the southeast past the towns of Riley and Bowling Green. The highway then intersects with U.S. 231 & Indiana 67 in Spencer to become a major highway to the southeast into Bloomington, where it intersects with Indiana 37 (the future Interstate 69). The highway then forms an important east-west road from Bloomington to Columbus, where it intersects with Interstate 65. East of Columbus, Indiana 46 heads northeast to Greensburg where it follows the path of Interstate 74 east past Batesville to its eastern terminus with U.S. 52 west of the Ohio border.
Indiana State Road 46 Guides
East
Owen Count - 16 photos
Monroe County - 53 photos
Brown County - 40 photos
Bartholomew County - 52 photos
Decatur County - 15 photos
West
Decatur County - 25 photos
Bartholomew County - 62 photos
Brown County - 47 photos
Monroe County - 60 photos
Owen County - 17 photos
scenes
Heading south on the exit ramp from Interstate 65 at Exit 68. Guide signs direct traffic heading toward Nashville and Bloomington to SR 46 west and for Columbus to SR 46 east. Note the Brown County State Park sign with the misaligned "y" at the end of the word County.
05/08/11
A close-up of a sign at the intersection of SR 46 and SR 135 north in Nashville, with the two main control cities of Bloomington and Columbus.
06/01/10
A close-up of shields of SR 46, Interstate 65 and SR 135 at the intersection of SR 46 and SR 135 north in Nashville.
06/01/10
Photo Credits:
- Thomas Decker: 06/01/10, 05/08/11
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Page Updated Tuesday August 19, 2014.