State Road 301 in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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is a short north–south route in
Wells County in the northeastern part of the state.
Route description
SR 301 begins at
SR 116 south of the town of
Vera Cruz and travel northeast crossing the
Wabash River
The Wabash River ( French: Ouabache) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river that drains most of the state of Indiana in the United States. It flows fro ...
, before entering Vera Curz. In the town SR 301 is concurrent with Center Street before turning northwest onto Wabash Street and leaving town. SR 301 logs its lowest average annual daily traffic (AADT) counts. The 2016 AADT figures show that 386 vehicles use the highway per day between Center Street and SR 124.
Northwest of Vera Cruz the road passes through farmland before turning due north paralleling the east side of
Ouabache State Park
Ouabache ʊ'bɑːtʃi(a French transcription of the Miami Indian word for the river, ''waapaahšiiki'', meaning "it shines white", "pure white", or "water over white stones") is a state park in Indiana. It is located south of Fort Wayne, Indi ...
. The highway ends an intersection with
SR 124 south of
Craigville.
History
Prior to 2020, SR 301 continued north past SR 124 to
U.S. Route 224
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about a mile east of
Tocsin. According to INDOT, this segment just north of SR 124 logged the highway's highwast AADT, only 963 vehicles per day, in 2016.
In Craigville SR 301 crosses over the
Wabash Central Railroad track.
Major intersections
References
External links
Indiana Highway Ends - SR 301
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Transportation in Wells County, Indiana
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