State Road 23 is a highway in the north-central part of the in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 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...

. In practice it runs from the southwest to the northeast, though it is designated as a north–south route. It is an undivided surface road.

Route description

From the south, State Road 23 begins at State Road 10

Indiana State Road 10

State Road 10 is an east–west road in northwest Indiana. Its western terminus is at the Illinois state line west of Lake Village. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 19 south of Etna Green.-Route description:...

 and heads north toward Grovertown

Grovertown, Indiana

Grovertown is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 23 northeast of the city of Knox, the county seat of Starke County. Its elevation is 725 feet , and it is located at...

. In Groovetown, SR 23 meets U.S. Route 30

U.S. Route 30 in Indiana

In the state of Indiana, U.S. Route 30 is an east–west four-lane divided highway across northern Indiana. It runs from the Illinois state line at Dyer to east of Fort Wayne at the Ohio state line. This is a distance of 151.8 miles ....

. SR 23 continues north until Walkerton

Walkerton, Indiana

Walkerton is a town in Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,144 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, where it meets U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 in Indiana

U.S. Route 6 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway that runs from California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Indiana, it is a mostly rural, two-lane route that travels in the northern part of the state. However, some four-lane stretches may be found in Lake and Porter counties. For...

. It then turns north-northeast toward South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...

, passing though North Liberty

North Liberty, Indiana

North Liberty is a town in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. It is located in Liberty Township. The population was 1,896 at the 2010 Census...

. On the south side of South Bend, SR 23 has an interchange

Interchange (road)

In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...

 with U.S. Route 20

U.S. Route 20 in Indiana

U.S. Route 20 in Indiana is a main east–west highway that is parallel to the Indiana Toll Road. The western terminus of US 20 is at the Illinois state line and the eastern terminus is at the Ohio state line. US 20 through Whiting, East Chicago, and Gary is concurrent with...

/U.S. Route 31/St. Joseph Valley Parkway

St. Joseph Valley Parkway

The St. Joseph Valley Parkway is a freeway in the U.S. states of Indiana and Michigan, serving as a bypass route around Elkhart, Mishawaka, and South Bend in Indiana and Niles in Michigan. The freeway runs to the south and west of Elkhart and South Bend and Niles and consists of segments of U.S...

. It then passes though South Bend from the southwest to the northeast, continuing though Granger

Granger, Indiana

Granger is a census-designated place in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, located in Clay and Harris Townships. The population was 30,465 at the 2010 census. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and the South Bend Community School Corporation maintain the public schools in the area...

 before reaching the Michigan state line.

History

Between 1917 and 1926, SR 23 began east of Pennville

Pennville, Indiana

Pennville is a town in Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 701 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pennville is located at , along the Salamonie River....

 and ran to a point north of Pennville, following today's State Road 1

Indiana State Road 1

State Road 1 is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 50 in east-central Dearborn County, just east of Lawrenceburg. Its northern terminus is at U.S...

 and State Road 26

Indiana State Road 26

State Road 26 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...

 routes. Between 1917 and 1926, today's SR 23 route was a county road.

Major intersections