State Road 163 in the
U.S. State
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of
Indiana
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is a short route in
Vermillion
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and
Parke counties. Though it is an odd-numbered route, it is an east–west route.
Route description
State Road 163 travels from the Illinois border in the town of
Blanford and proceeds east through
Centenary. It then crosses
State Road 63 and proceeds into
Clinton where it follows several streets on its way through the middle of town: Western Avenue, 9th street, Elm Street, Main Street, and Walnut Street. It then crosses the
Wabash River
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at the east edge of town and joins
U.S. Route 41
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about a mile east of the river.
Major intersections
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163
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Transportation in Vermillion County, Indiana
Transportation in Parke County, Indiana
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