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| SR 46 travels 2.7 miles from the county to the intersection with County Road 850 West, which leads north to the town of Burney. 03/10/10 |
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| Views of SR 46 as it makes its way east toward the junction with SR 3 south. 03/10/10 |
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| SR 46 east meets SR 3 south, which leads to the towns of Westport and North Vernon. SR 3 exists in two segments, the first going for nearly 179 miles from Charlestown to the south through North Vernon, Greensburg, Rushville, New Castle, and Muncie before ending Markle. The second segment goes from Fort Wayne north to Kendallville and SR 120 in LaGrange County. 03/10/10 |
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| East of the intersection with SR 46 west, SR 3 & 46 are now five miles from Greensburg and six from SR 3's interchange with Interstate 74. 12/18/11 |
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| SR 3 & 46 comprise a four lane expressway from the southern split of the two highways north through the Greensburg area. 12/18/11 |
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| One half mile out from the split of SR 46 east from SR 3 at Greensburg. 12/18/11 |
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| SR 46 breaks off for Main Street and Downtown Greensburg. The state road continues from the city to the towns of Newpoint and Batesville to the east. SR 3 continues to the northeast as an expressway to Interstate 74. 12/18/11 |
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| Once in the city of Greensburg (population 11,492) SR 46 follows Main Street for a mile before it intersects with U.S. 421 north (Ireland Street). SR 46 and U.S. 421 south follow Main Street across Downtown Greensburg as part of a five-block multiplex. The Decatur County courthouse can be seen in the distance. 03/05/10 |
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| U.S. 421 south & SR 46 (Main Street) east enter the downtown of Greensburg. U.S. 421 goes for 941 miles from Michigan City southeast to Fort Fisher, North Carolina. In Indiana, it travels for 232 miles from Michigan City south to Indianapolis, and then southeast through Greensburg to Madison. 03/05/10 |
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| U.S. 421 south & SR 46 (Main Street) east on the approach to the intersection with Broadway Street. Broadway Street continues to the north up to the SR 3 expressway, forming the western edge of the square containing the Decatur County courthouse. 03/05/10 |
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| Past the Broadway Street intersection, U.S. 421 & SR 46 (Main Street) pass by Decatur County Courthouse. The next stoplight is with Franklin Street, which forms the eastern edge of the courthouse square. As with many Indiana county seats, the commercial core of the downtown surrounds the courthouse square. 03/05/10 |
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| A view of the Decatur County courthouse from Main Street. Built in 1861, the courthouse is best known for having a live tree grow in its tower since the 1870s. There have been several trees that have grown in the tower, with the current version believed to be a mulberry tree. The tree in the courthouse tower gave Greensburg the nickname of "Tree City." 03/05/10 |
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| One block east of the courthouse square is the split of U.S. 421 south and SR 46 east at a five-way intersection. SR 46 continues east along Main Street while U.S. 421 joins Michigan Avenue south toward Madison, following the path of the original Michigan Road. East Street also crosses the intersection, going north to south. 03/05/10 |
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| East of the intersection with Michigan Avenue (U.S. 421 south) and East Street, SR 46 (Main Street) comes up to the next stoplight with Lincoln Street. Lincoln Street goes north to the SR 3 expressway near the location of its interchange with Interstate 74. 03/05/10 |
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| SR 46 (Main Street) east at Davidson Street, which leads north to the Greensburg Elementary School and Greensburg High School. 03/05/10 |
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| Leaving Greensburg, SR 46 turns toward the southeast while Base Road continues to the east. Base Road is the main divider for north-south roads in Decatur County. 03/05/10 |
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| East of Greensburg, the town of Newpoint is eight miles away and Batesville, in northern Ripley County, is 14 miles away. Batesville is the last large community that SR 46 will go through. From Greensburg eastward, the state highway follows the path of Interstate 74 all the way to its eastern terminus with U.S. 52 near the Ohio border. 03/05/10 |
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