State Road 117 (SR 117) is a
state road
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in the
northern
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section of the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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. Running for about in a general north–south direction, connecting Lake Maxinkuckee to
SR 110 and
SR 10, in
Marshall County. SR 117 was originally introduced in the early 1950s routed along its modern routing. The road was paved in the 1960s.
Route description
SR 117 starts at an intersection with
SR 110, at the
Fulton–Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
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* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
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* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
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* Marshall Islands, an i ...
county line, southeast of
Culver
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*Culver Down, Isle of Wight
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*Culver, Indiana, a town in northern Indiana
*Culver, Kansas, a city in north-central Kansas
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. The highway head north, passing between a golf course and farmland, before curving and becoming an east–west roadway. The roadway head west towards Lake Maxinkuckee, before another curve turning the road back towards the north. North of the curve the road runs along the east side of the lake, passing by mostly houses. As the lake ends, SR 117 passes through
Culver Military Academy
Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school located in Culver, Indiana, which is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy (CMA) for boys, Culver Girls Academy (CGA), and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps (CSSC). Culver ...
, before ending at an intersection with
SR 10, east of Culver.
The highest traffic count for SR 117 in 2015 was at its northern end, where 1,215 vehicles travel the highway on average each day. The lowest traffic count during 2015 was at the southern end of SR 117, where 474 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.
History
Indiana State Highway Commission added SR 117 to the state system between 1950 and 1951, running along its modern routing.
The entire roadway was paved between 1962 and 1963.
No major changes have occurred to SR 117 since it was paved.
Major intersections
References
External links
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117 117 may refer to:
*117 (number)
*AD 117
*117 BC
*117 (emergency telephone number)
*117 (MBTA bus)
* 117 (TFL bus)
*117 (New Jersey bus)
*''117°'', a 1998 album by Izzy Stradlin
*No. 117 (SPARTAN-II soldier ID), personal name John, the Master Chief ...
Transportation in Marshall County, Indiana