State Road 236 in the U.S. State

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 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...

 exists in two sections. The western section starts at U.S. Route 41

U.S. Route 41 in Indiana

In the U.S. state of Indiana, U.S. Route 41 is a north–south highway that is parallel to the Illinois state line. It enters the state south of Evansville. North of Evansville, it becomes a 4-Lane divided highway passing around Vincennes and traveling North to Terre Haute. In Terre Haute, it...

 (US 41) in Parke County

Parke County, Indiana

Parke County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. The county seat is Rockville....

, and runs eastward, paralleling its parent that lies to the south, U.S. Route 36 (US 36). In western Hendricks County

Hendricks County, Indiana

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 it then turns to the southeast and ends at State Road 39

Indiana State Road 39

State Road 39 in the U.S. State of Indiana is the name of two distinct north–south highways in the state of Indiana.-Southern section:Located in south-central Indiana, the shorter southern section of State Road 39 begins at State Road 56 west of Scottsburg. It runs north and passes through...

 (SR 39), only two miles north of that road's intersection with US 36 in Danville

Danville, Indiana

Danville is a town in Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,001at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Hendricks County. -History:...

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The eastern portion is a 6.2 miles (10 km) route that connects State Road 9

Indiana State Road 9

State Road 9 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a long north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana. Its southern terminus is near Columbus at State Road 46, and the northern terminus is at the Michigan/Indiana border between Howe, Indiana, and Sturgis, Michigan, where it...

 (SR 9) in Anderson

Anderson, Indiana

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...

 with Middletown

Middletown, Indiana

Middletown is a town in northwest Henry County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,322 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Middletown is located at ....

 in Henry Co

Henry County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

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Western section

From the western terminus SR 236 heads east. SR 236 passes through a concurrency

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with State Road 59

Indiana State Road 59

State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about through five counties.-Route description:State Road 59 begins at State Road 58 and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 has intersection with State Road 67...

 (SR 59) that begains in Guion

Guion, Indiana

Guion is an unincorporated town in Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana, USA. It is near the western intersection of Indiana State Road 59 and Indiana State Road 236.-Geography:...

 and heads east towards Milligan

Milligan, Indiana

Milligan, also called South Waveland, is an unincorporated town in Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana, USA near Indiana State Road 236.-Geography:Milligan is located at at an elevation of 794 feet....

. SR 236 heads towards U.S. Route 231 (US 231). SR 236 and US 231 have a short concurrency. From US 231, heads east towards North Salem

North Salem, Indiana

North Salem is a town in Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 518 at the 2010 Census.-Geography:North Salem is located at ....

 passing through Roachdale

Roachdale, Indiana

Roachdale is a town in Franklin and Jackson townships, Putnam County, Indiana, United States. The population was 926 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Roachdale is located at ....

. In North Salem SR 236 has an intersection

Intersection (road)

An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...

 with State Road 75

Indiana State Road 75

State Road 75, the highest two-digit route in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two discontinuous north–south segments.-Southern section:...

 (SR 75). From North Salem SR 236 turns southeast. The eastern terminus of the eastern section is at three–way intersection.

Eastern section

From the western terminus of the eastern section at a stoplight with SR 9, SR 236 heads due east towards Middletown

Middletown, Indiana

Middletown is a town in northwest Henry County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,322 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Middletown is located at ....

. SR 236 passes over Interstate 69

Interstate 69 in Indiana

Interstate 69 presently exists in two discontinuous segments in Indiana. The original highway, completed in November 1971, runs northeast from the state capital of Indianapolis, to the city of Fort Wayne, and then proceeds north to the state of Michigan...

 (I-69). SR 236 enter Middletown from the west and ends at County Road 800 West.

History

The eastern section of SR 236 was State Road 67

Indiana State Road 67

State Road 67 in the U.S. State of Indiana cuts a diagonal route from southwest to northeast across the state from the north side of Vincennes to Indianapolis to the Ohio state line, where it becomes State Route 29 east of Bryant.-Route description:...

 until SR 67 became concurrenct with I-69 from Anderson to Muncie

Muncie, Indiana

Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...

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Major intersections

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External links

• Indiana Highway Ends - SR 236