Indiana State Road 44 (SR 44) in the

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begins in the west at

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and State Road 37 (SR 37) in Martinsville and runs eastward to the

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state line in Union County in two broken sections. It is broken in Franklin from Indiana State Road 144 and Interstate 65.

Route description

From Martinsville, its western terminus, at I-69 and SR 37, SR 44 heads east toward

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. Upon entering Franklin SR 44 ends at the

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with State Road 144. (The route continues east as Jefferson St. and crosses US 31 and onto Forsythe and King Streets to Interstate 65.) East of Franklin SR 44 then begins again at an interchange with

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(I-65). SR 44 continues east towards Shelbyville. SR 44 has a short concurrency with State Road 9 (SR 9) in Shelbyville. East of Shelbyville SR 44 has an interchange with

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. SR 44 heads northeast towards Rushville. In Rushville SR 44 has a short concurrency with

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and an intersection with State Road 3. From Rushville SR 44 heads east-northeast towards

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. In Connersville SR 44 has an intersection with the northern terminus of State Road 121 and a short concurrency with State Road 1. SR 44 heads east from Connersville towards

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. In Liberty SR 44 has a concurrency with

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. From Liberty SR 44 heads east towards Ohio; at the Ohio state line SR 44 becomes

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History

At one point , SR 44 went through Franklin, connecting the termini in Franklin.

Major intersections

References

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