East end: SR 37 in Bluff Creek East end: SR 44 in Franklin | West end: SR 135 in Bargersville Length 19.25 km | |
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West end: SR 42 / SR 67 in Mooresville Counties Morgan County, Indiana, Johnson County, Indiana | ||
State Road 144 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a highway that exists in two short sections south of Indianapolis.
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Map of IN-144, Indiana, USA
Route Description
The western half section has a west terminus at Indiana State Road 67 in Mooresville and has an east terminus at Indiana State Road 37 near Waverly. The eastern half section has a west terminus at Indiana State Road 135 in Bargersville and has an east terminus at Indiana State Road 44 in Franklin.The middle one-third of its run, from Indiana State Road 37 in the west to Indiana State Road 135 to the east is known as CR 144. It was previously signed with County Road 144 signs at its west and east ends at 37 and 135 respectively. It is also known as Old Plank Road in Bargersville. It is one of the very few county roads in Indiana with a numerical designation identical to that of an adjoining state road, similar to how it is done in Florida.
History
SR 144 was added to the state road system in 1930, running along its current routing between SR 35 (now SR 135) in Old Bargersville and US 31 in Franklin. SR 144 and SR 35 were commissioned to help relieve traffic on US 31 between Franklin and Indianapolis. This segment of SR 144 was paved in 1931. The segment between Mooresville and Waverly was added to the state road system between 1939 and 1941 with an intermediate road surface. SR 37 was reroute around Waverly and SR 144 was extended east to meet new SR 37 northeast of Waverly between 1963 and 1965. The western segment was paved between 1965 and 1966. SR 144 was reruted to bypass Waverly between 1969 and 1970. In 2014 the eastern end of SR 144 was moved to the intersection with SR 44. The Indiana Deportment of Transportation transfer the segment of SR 44 and SR 144 that was concurrent with Jefferson Street to the City of Franklin.