State Road 129 (SR 129) is a part of the
Indiana State Road that runs between
Vevay and
Batesville in the US state of
Indiana
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. The of SR 129 that lie within Indiana serve as a minor highway. Some of the highway is listed on the
National Highway System. Various sections are urban two-lane highway and rural two-lane highway. The highway passes through residential and commercial properties.
Route description
SR 129 begins at
SR 56 on the banks of the
Ohio River on the west side of
Vevay. The route heads northwest as a two-lane rural highway, passing through farmland and woodland. The route has an intersection with
SR 250, in rural
Switzerland County
Switzerland County is a county in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,737. The county seat is Vevay, one of two incorporated towns in the county.
History
In 1787, the fl ...
. The highway crosses into
Ripley County and begins a concurrency with
SR 62. The concurrency heads north-northeast passing through
Cross Plains. North of Cross Plains, SR 62 turns east and SR 129 keeps heading north-northwest. The road enters
Versailles
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from the southeast and begins a concurrency with
U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...
(US 421). The two routes head north towards downtown Versailles and
US 50. At US 50, the concurrency with US 421 ends when it heads east concurrent with US 50. SR 129 heads east concurrent with US 50 and leaves town, entering
Versailles State Park
Versailles State Park (pronounced locally as ''ver-SAYLES'') is an Indiana state park, near the town of Versailles, Indiana in Ripley County. The land was given by the National Park Service for use as a state park to Indiana's Department of Con ...
. After passing through Versailles State Park, the concurrency endS when SR 129 turns north towards
Batesville. The highway enters Batesville and ends at an intersection with
SR 46.
The only segment of State Road 129 in Indiana that is included in the
National Highway System (NHS), is that concurrent with US 50.
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, state highways a ...
(INDOT) like all other state roads in the state. The department tracks the traffic volumes along all state roads 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 ...
(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 1,290 vehicles and 270 commercial vehicles used the highway daily near the intersection with SR 250. The peak traffic volumes were 10,190 vehicles and 610 commercial vehicles AADT along the section of SR 129 at is concurrent with US 421.
History
In 1930 the Indiana State Highway Commission authorized a state road from SR 56 near Vevay to Versailles.
This state road was designated as SR 129 in 1931.
Paving of the original section was completed between 1965 and 1967.
Around 1977 the SR 129 designation was extended north from Versailles to SR 48.
The route was extended north again from SR 48 to SR 46 in Batesville between 1990 and 1991.
Major intersections
See also
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State Road 29
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State Road 229
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State Road 329
References
External links
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Transportation in Ripley County, Indiana
Transportation in Switzerland County, Indiana