State Road 114 (SR 114) is an east–west

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, that consists of three discontinuous sections, in the

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part of the US state of

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. The western portion of SR 114 is just under long and is routed between U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and

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. The central segment runs through rural

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; it is approximately long and connects SR 17 at the west end with SR 25 at the east end. The eastern portion of SR 114 is just over long and is routed between SR 14 and

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. SR 114 mostly passes rural agriculture land, but passes through a few towns and small cities. The SR 114 designation was first used in the early 1930s along the route between SR 14 and SR 5, a route that later became SR 113. In the early to mid 1930s the eastern segment was rerouted to its modern route and the western segment was added, running between

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state line and SR 43. The central segment of SR 114 was commissioned in the early to mid 1950s along a similar route as it is today, but was north of the modern route. By 1960 the central segment was moved onto its current alignment. The entire roadway was paved by 1971. The western end was moved from the Illinois state line to US 41 in the late 2000s or early 2010s.

Route description

Western section

SR 114 begins at a

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type intersection with US 41 on the southeast town limits of Morocco, in Newton County. The road heads east passing through farmland before crossing into Jasper County and having an interchange with

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(I-65). Past I-65, SR 114 passes south of the Jasper County Airport before entering Rensselaer, on Clark Street. The street passes through mostly residential properties before SR 114 turns southeasterly on Cullen Street. Cullen Street heads through downtown having an intersection with

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(Washington Street), on the north side of the Jasper County Court House. Past the courthouse SR 114 turns east onto Grace Street, passing the Rensselaer Central High school before leaving the city. East of Rensselaer SR 114 crosses over the Iroquois River and through agriculture land. The road enters Pulaski County before ending at a three-way intersection with US 421.

Central section

The central segment of SR 114 begins at a three-way intersection with SR 17, in rural

. SR 114 heads east towards Fulton passing farms and fields. The road bends southeasterly and enters the town of

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, concurrent with Center Street. The SR 114 designation ends at the intersection of Center Street and Liberty Avenue (SR 25), while SR 114 ends the roadway continues southeasterly as Center Street.

Eastern section

The eastern segment of SR 114 begins on the eastern edge of Akron, at a three-way intersection with SR 14. SR 114 heads towards the southeast leaving Akron and entering rural Fulton County, passing agriculture land. The road enters Wabash County and becomes east-west and has a rural intersections with

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. The road enters

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having an intersection with SR 13 and begins to passes through a commercial area before curving onto Main Street. Main Street crosses a NSNorfolk Southern division maps railroad track, while continuing through commercial properties, before passing through the North Manchester Historic District. East of the historic district SR 114 crosses over Eel River before leaving North Manchester. The road east of North Manchester passes through farms and fields before leaving Wabash County. After leaving Wabash County SR 114 becomes the county line between Huntington and Whitley Counties. While being the dividing line between the two counties SR 114 has rural intersections with SR 105, SR 5, and SR 9. The landscape becomes a little more wooded before the eastern end of SR 114, at an intersection with US 24, southwest of

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History

SR 114 was first designated a state road in late 1931, this route was south of its modern eastern segment. It ran from SR 14 in Akron south-southeast to SR 5 east of Bippus, this route was originally part of SR 5 in early 1931. During 1932 SR 114 moved to modern route running from SR 14 in Akron to SR 9, this resulted in the original route of SR 114 becoming SR 113. At this time the road Between SR 9 and US 24 was a proposed addition. In late 1932 or early 1933 the western segment SR 114, between Illinois state line and SR 43 (now US 421), was authorized to be added to the state road system. SR 114 officially became a state road between SR 9 and US 24 between 1933 and 1934. By 1936 the western segment of SR 114 was officially added to the state road system as a gravel road surface. The central segment of SR 114 was added to the state road system routed between SR 17 and SR 25, passing through Bluegrass, in either 1952 or 1953. By 1960 the central segment was realigned to its modern routing and paved. SR 114 east of SR 13 was paved between 1962 and 1963. Within the next few years SR 114 west of US 41, to the Illinois state line was paved. The rest of the western segment was paved between 1966 and 1967, while the road within Wabash County was paved. The last segment of roadway to be paved was the eastern segment, within Fulton County, and it was paved in either 1970 or 1971. Between 2009 and 2011 the western end of SR 114 was moved from the Illinois state line to US 41, the former route of SR 114 became a county road. In 2015 the intersection at US 41 and SR 114 became a

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type of intersection which was the first such type of intersection within the state of Indiana.

Major intersections

References

External links

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Indiana Highway Ends - SR 114
114 Transportation in Fulton County, Indiana Transportation in Jasper County, Indiana Transportation in Huntington County, Indiana Transportation in Newton County, Indiana Transportation in Pulaski County, Indiana Transportation in Wabash County, Indiana Transportation in Whitley County, Indiana