Indiana State Road 218 exists in two different sections in the central part of the U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 state of Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, on either side of Mississinewa Lake. The road covers a total distance of about 91 miles; the ends of the two sections are separated by about 14 miles. The road is a rural surface highway for its entire length.

Route description

The western section of the road begins in just north of Delphi

Delphi, Indiana

Delphi is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Indiana, United States. Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 at State Road 25

Indiana State Road 25

State Road 25 is a highway in the U. S. state of Indiana. Although it is designated a north–south road, in practice it travels generally northeast from its southern terminus at State Road 32 to its northern terminus at State Road 15 in Warsaw.- Waynetown to Lafayette :SR 25 heads north...

. The road generally runs east although it is routed along State Road 29

Indiana State Road 29

-Route description:The southern terminus of State Road 29 is at U.S. Route 421 and State Road 28 just south of the small town of Boyleston. Going north, it passes through Michigantown in Clinton County, then along the eastern border of Carroll County where it passes through Burlington. Its...

 for a few miles north of Deer Creek and along U.S. Route 31

U.S. Route 31

U.S. Route 31 is a long north–south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with its northern terminus at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and southern terminus at the combined U.S. Route 90 & U.S. Route 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama...

 in front of the Grissom Air Reserve Base

Grissom Air Reserve Base

Grissom Air Reserve Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately north of Kokomo, Indiana. The facility is a joint use civil airport/military base with the Grissom Aeroplex which provides general aviation and charter service....

. The western section of the road terminates at State Road 19

Indiana State Road 19

State Road 19 in the U.S. state of Indiana begins at State Road 32 in Noblesville in the south, and runs north to the Michigan state line just north of Elkhart, a distance of...

 in Santa Fe on the west side of Mississinewa Lake. The towns and villages located along this route are: Delphi

Delphi, Indiana

Delphi is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Indiana, United States. Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Camden

Camden, Indiana

Camden is a town in Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, Deer Creek, Walton

Walton, Indiana

Walton is a town in Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,069 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Walton is located at ....

, Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, Indiana

Bunker Hill is a town in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.-History:Bunker Hill was platted in 1851 by James Myers, John Duckwall and Alexander Galbraith.-Geography:...

, and Santa Fe.

The eastern section of the road picks up on the east side of Mississinewa Lake in La Fontaine

La Fontaine, Indiana

La Fontaine is a town in Liberty Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 868 at the 2006 census. Its name means "The Fountain" in French, It is correctly pronounced [La-Fon-Tain]....

 at State Road 15

Indiana State Road 15

State Road 15 is a north–south road in northeastern Indiana. Its southern terminus is at State Road 22 in Jonesboro. Its northern terminus is the Michigan state line north of Bristol. It is a surface highway that is mostly rural...

, about 14 miles to the east of Santa Fe. This section of the road runs almost entirely due east for most of its span. The road terminates at the Ohio

Ohio

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 state line at Ohio State Route 707

Ohio State Route 707

State Route 707 is a long east–west state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 707 is at the Indiana state line approximately southwest of Willshire, where it transitions into Indiana State Road 218...

. The towns and villages located along this route are: La Fontaine

La Fontaine, Indiana

La Fontaine is a town in Liberty Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 868 at the 2006 census. Its name means "The Fountain" in French, It is correctly pronounced [La-Fon-Tain]....

, Warren

Warren, Indiana

Warren is a town in Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population of Warren at the 2010 census was 1,239.-Geography:Warren is located at , along the Salamonie River...

, Mount Zion, Poneto

Poneto, Indiana

Poneto is a town in Chester, Harrison and Liberty townships, Wells County, Indiana, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Poneto is located at ....

, Reiffsburg, and Berne

Berne, Indiana

Berne is a city in Monroe and Wabash townships, Adams County, Indiana, United States, 35 miles south of Fort Wayne. The population was 4,150 at the 2000 census...

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