State Road 332 (SR 332) is a part of the
Indiana State Road that runs between
Interstate 69
Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States currently consisting of 10 unconnected segments with an original continuous segment from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, at ...
(I–69) and
Muncie
Muncie ( ) is an incorporated city and the seat of Delaware County, Indiana. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town, named after the legendary Delaware Chief.http://www.delawarecountyhistory.org/history/docs/lenape-villages.pdf It is located in ...
in US state of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
. The of SR 332 that lie within Indiana serve as a minor highway. None of the highway is listed on the
National Highway System. Various sections are rural four-lane divided highway and urban four-lane highway. The highway passes through farmland, residential and commercial properties.
Route description
SR 332 begins at an interchange with I–69, in rural
Delaware County, just east of
Madison County line. West of the interchange the route is a county road, known as McGalliard Road, eventually feeding into
State Road 128 at
State Road 9. The route heads east towards Muncie, as a four-lane divided highway passing through farmland. The road crosses over the
Norfolk Southern Railroad
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31, ...
track and begins to enter
residential
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.
Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
properties. The highway enters Muncie and a mix of commercial and residential properties. The road enters the
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...
campus and SR 332 ends at North Tillotson Avenue next to Ball State's
Scheumann Stadium
Scheumann Stadium (officially, the "John B. and June M. Scheumann Stadium"), formerly known as Ball State Stadium, is in Muncie, Indiana. It is primarily used for football, and it is the home field of the Ball State University Cardinals. The ...
. McGalliard Road continues east through Muncie and has a traffic signal at
U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
/
State Road 3/
State Road 67, also known as the Muncie Bypass.
SR 332 is not included as a part of the
National Highway System (NHS).
The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.
The highway is maintained by the
Indiana Department of Transportation
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining and regulating transportation and transportation related infrastructure such as state owned airports, List of numbered ...
(INDOT) like all other state roads in the state. The department tracks the traffic volumes along all state highways as a part of its maintenance responsibilities using a metric called
average annual daily traffic
Annual average daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning, transportation engineering and retail location selection. Traditionally, it is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a y ...
(AADT). This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year. In 2010, INDOT figured that lowest traffic levels were the 12,650 vehicles and 520 commercial vehicles used the highway daily near Muncie. The peak traffic volumes were 22,560 vehicles and 540 commercial vehicles AADT along the section of SR 332 between Morrison Road and Bethel Avenue, in Muncie.
Major intersections
See also
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State Road 32
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State Road 132
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State Road 232
References
External links
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Transportation in Delaware County, Indiana