State Road 42 (SR 42) is an east–west road in

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. Its western terminus is at

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. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 67 and State Road 144 in Mooresville.

Route description

From the western terminus with US 40, SR 42 heads east out of Terre Haute, paralleling

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(I-70). Before leaving Terre Haute SR 42 passes by the

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. The service road to the airport is State Road 342 (SR 342). SR 42 heads east from Terre Haute passing over I-70. SR 42 then has an

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with State Road 59. After SR 59, SR 42 still parallels I-70 but the distance between the two routes is greater. SR 42 heads east passing through an intersection with

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. SR 42 heads due east then just south of Eminence SR 42 turns due north and heads through Eminence. SR 42 turns back east north of Eminence and now SR 42 parallels I-70. SR 42 passes through

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and then SR 42 enters

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. in Monrovia SR 42 has an intersection with State Road 39. SR 42 heads east out of Monrovia, heading towards Mooreville. In Mooreville SR 42 has intersections with State Road 267 and SR 67/SR 144.

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