State Road 252 in the U.S. State

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...

 consists of two segments. The western stretch runs from State Road 37

Indiana State Road 37

State Road 37 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a major route in Indiana, running as a 4-lane divided highway for 110 miles of its course....

 in Martinsville

Martinsville, Indiana

Martinsville is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Indiana, United States; the population was 11,828 at the 2010 census.-History:...

 to 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...

 between Hope

Hope, Indiana

Hope is a town in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,102 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area.-Geography:Hope is located at ....

 and Shelbyville

Shelbyville, Indiana

Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 17,951 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Shelby County...

. The eastern stretch is from U.S. Route 52/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...

 in Brookville

Brookville, Indiana

Brookville is a town in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,625 at the 2000 census. The town is the county seat of Franklin County.-Geography:...

 to the Ohio

Ohio

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 state line near Scipio, Ohio

Scipio, Ohio

Scipio is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States, on the state line with Indiana. A post office was established on February 15, 1823, under the name "Philanthropy". The town was laid out by Joseph Alyea in 1827. It is at the...

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Western section

The western section heads southeast from Martinsville. SR 252 heads southeast until Morgantown

Morgantown, Indiana

Morgantown is a town in Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 986 at the 2010 census.-History:Colonel John Vawter moved to Morgantown, Indiana in 1849. He became the founder and first pastor of the Baptist Church...

 where it turns northeast towards Trafalgar

Trafalgar, Indiana

Trafalgar is a town in Nineveh and Hensley townships, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,101 at the 2010 census.This town is twenty miles south of Indianapolis.It is the home of the transmitter for WTTV-TV, WTTS-FM, and WFCI-FM....

. SR 252 heads east from Trafalgar towards U.S. Route 31 (US 31). US 31 and SR 252 have 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...

 that ends near Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Indiana

Edinburgh is a town in Bartholomew, Johnson, and Shelby Counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,480 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. Edinburgh was named in honor of Edinburgh, Scotland and for many years was pronounced the...

. SR 252 passes through Edinburgh and then east of town SR 252 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 Interstate 65

Interstate 65 in Indiana

In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 65 traverses the state from south to north. The Indiana portion begins near Louisville, Kentucky and travels north, passing through Columbus, Indianapolis, Lafayette. Interstate 65 terminates near Gary on the Indiana Toll Road. Interstate 65 covers 261.27...

 (I-65). From I-65, SR 252 heads east towards SR 9, passing through Flat Rock

Flat Rock, Indiana

Flat Rock is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Shelby County, Indiana.-Geography:Flat Rock is located at .Flat Rock currently has an auto-repair shop, post office, volunteer fire department, cafe , and two churches . The predominant language is English, but a few Hispanic residents...

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Eastern section

From the western terminus of this section that US 52/SR 1, SR 252 heads east towards Ohio. On the way to Ohio SR 252 passes through Mt. Carmel

Mount Carmel, Indiana

Mount Carmel is a town in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 86 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mount Carmel is located at ....

. At the Ohio state line SR 252 as an intersection with Ohio State Route 126 and Ohio State Route 126.

History

In the 1930's the western section of SR 252 was to end at SR 29, now U.S. Route 421

U.S. Route 421 in Indiana

U.S. Route 421 enters Indiana from Kentucky, proceeding northwest to Indianapolis, joining Interstate 465, then continuing northwest to Michigan City....

, but the section from I-65 to SR 29 was never built. The western section ended at I-65 until a new part of the road was built to SR 9 in the winter of 2005-2006.

Major intersections

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