State Road 55 (SR 55) is a north–south road in
Northern
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and
Central Indiana. State Road 55 runs from the
Crawfordsville area in the south to
Gary
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in the north, a distance of approximately .
Route description
SR 55 southern terminus is at an
intersection
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with
State Road 25 (SR 25). SR 55 heads northwest towards
Newtown where SR 55 has an intersection with
State Road 341. SR 55 heads northwest out of Newtown towards
U.S. Route 41
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(US 41). SR 55 and US 41 are
concurrent
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for through
Attica
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. Northwest of Attica SR 55 leaves US 41 and heads north
Oxford
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. North of Oxford, SR 55 has an intersection with
U.S. Route 52
U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
(US 52). US 52 and SR 55 are concurrent for until
Fowler. In Fowler SR 55 leaves US 52 heading north towards
Goodland. In Goodland SR 55 is concurrent with
U.S. Route 24
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(US 24). SR 55 heads north towards
Crown Point passing through intersection with
State Road 16,
State Road 114,
State Road 14,
State Road 10, and
State Road 2. In Crown Point SR 55 has an intersection with
U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north-south United States Numbered Highway System, U.S highway that is a parallel route of U.S. Route 31, US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, St. John, Indiana, at U.S. Route 41 in Indiana, US 41 ...
. SR 55 heads north after US 231 towards an intersection with
Business US 6, the northern terminus of SR 55 is at this point.
Lake County has other names for Indiana 55. In Gary, it is called Cleveland Street. In Merrillville, it is Taft Street. In Crown Point, it is Main Street.
History
Between 1917 and 1926 SR 55 had a different route that follows the route that SR 2 takes today, from
Hebron
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and
Valparaiso. At this point the route that SR 55 takes today was of Old SR 8.
In 1930, SR 55 and
State Road 53 swapped routes in
Lake County.
At some point, the southern terminus of SR 55 was at the intersection with
U.S. Route 136
U.S. Route 136 is an east-west U.S. highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of . U ...
, approximately two miles west of
Crawfordsville.
Major intersections
References
External links
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055
Transportation in Gary, Indiana
Northwest Indiana
Transportation in Benton County, Indiana
Transportation in Montgomery County, Indiana
Transportation in Fountain County, Indiana
Transportation in Warren County, Indiana
Transportation in Newton County, Indiana
Transportation in Lake County, Indiana