State Road 13 (SR 13) is a north–south

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in the US state of

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. The southern terminus is at an intersection with

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(US 36) and SR 67, in the town of Fortville, and its northern terminus is at the

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state line. At its northern end, signage for SR 13 ends at the interchange with the

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; the highway continues unsigned for an additional running concurrently with US 131 to the state line. The state road runs through six counties in central and north-central Indiana mostly through rural farm fields and small towns. Dating back to the early days of the state road system, SR 13 was first signed in the eastern and northeastern part of the state. It was moved to its modern routing in 1931, running in two segments with the southern end in Indianapolis and the northern end at the Michigan state line. During the late 1930s, SR 13 was moved onto its modern routing in far southern

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. The southern end was moved from Indianapolis to Greenfield in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The north–south concurrency with US 33 was added in the early 1970s and the southern terminus was moved to Fortville in the mid-to-late 1970s.

Route description

SR 13 begins in Fortville at the corner of Broadway Street (US 36/SR 67) and Madison Street. The highway proceeds north on Madison Street, over

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railroad track, before heading through the northern part of Fortville. Past Fortville the road enters Madison County and the landscape is mostly farms and fields. While in rural Madison County SR 13 has an interchange

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(I-69) and an intersection with SR 38. The road enters

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and passes the Lapel Middle and Elementary Schools, before an intersection with the former northern end of SR 132. SR 13 turns towards the northwest at this intersection and passes through the center of Lapel. While in Lapel SR 13 has an at-grade crossing with a Central Indiana & Western Railroad track. Past Lapel SR 13 has an all-way stop at SR 32, before curving towards the west. Soon after the roadway becomes east–west until it curves again to become north–south. The highway passes over the White River, before merging north onto SR 37. SR 13 and SR 37 head north along the Madison-

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county line, becoming the Madison-

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county line, before an intersection with the western end of SR 128. North of SR 128 the concurrency bends towards the northeast, before SR 13 leaves SR 37, heading due north. SR 13 enters Elwood concurrent with Anderson Street, passing mostly residential properties, before a

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track. Past the tracks SR 13 passes through the Elwood Downtown Historic District and an intersection with SR 28. North of SR 28, SR 13 passes through the north side of Elwood, before reentering rural Madison County. The road head north entering

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passing through farmland and an intersection with SR 26 and

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/ SR 22. North of US 35/SR 22 the road passes through the town of Swayzee. In the center of town SR 13 cross a Central Railroad of Indianapolis railroad track. Past Swayzee SR 13 passes through rural Grant County before entering Mier. In Mier SR 13 and SR 18 run concurrently passing over a US Rail Corporation railroad track. After the bridge SR 13 leaves the concurrency with SR 18 heading northwest, passing the Oak Hill United Schools. After the school SR 13 bends to become north–south once again, while passing through agriculture land. SR 13 enters Wabash County before passing over the

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, before entering the city of Wabash. In the city, SR 13 joins

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on Wabash Street passing through industrial land, before crossing over the

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and entering the

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. SR 15 leaves the concurrency with SR 13 at the intersection between Wabash Street and Market Street, SR 13 continues north on Wabash Street passing through the rest of the historic district. After the historic district SR 13 crosses over a Norfolk Southern Railroad track. The road passes through the North Wabash Historic District, before leaving Wabash Street for Manchester Avenue. While on Manchester Avenue SR 13 is concurrent with Business US 24 and passes mostly commercial and industrial properties. SR 13 has a junction with

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, where Business US 24 ends, as SR 13 leaves Wabash. Past Wabash SR 13 heads north parallel to a Norfolk Southern Railroad track, passing through a junction with SR 16 in rural Wabash County. The highway has a bridge over a railroad track, before passing over the Eel River. After crossing the river SR 13 passes through the west edge of

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having an intersection with SR 114. North of SR 114, SR 13 curves towards the east passing just north of North Manchester and crossing the Norfolk Southern railroad track that it was previously paralleling. The highway bends northeast, before curving to become north–south, passing through rural landscape. SR 13 enters

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, passing through a junction with SR 14, before passing through Sidney. SR 13 passes through Pierceton concurrent with Main Street and has an at-grade crossing with a

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track. North of the tracks Main Street passes through the Pierceton Historic District. On the north end of town SR 13 has an intersection with

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, before passing through rural Kosciusko County and a traffic signal with Old Road 30 (

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). After Old Road 30, SR 13 passes the Robert Orr Polygonal Barn, before curving around the east and northeast sides of Kuhn Lake. SR 13 enters North Webster and is concurrent with Main Street, passing mostly commercial properties. After North Webster, the road passes on the west side of the

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. The roadway bends northwest and then west, passing between

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, a golf course, and residential landscape. The road curves and becomes generally northwest–southeast passing through the main commercial area of

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, as Huntington Street. The street crosses over a CSX railroad track, heading northeast, passing through a residential area south of downtown. SR 13 passes through downtown and bends, leaving Huntington Street and becoming Indiana Avenue. The highway curves to become north–south as it leaves both Syracuse and Kosciusko County. After Syracuse, SR 13 enters

passing through woodland and industrial environment, before a four-way stop with

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, with US 6 crossing east–west and County Road 33 continuing north. SR 13 turns east concurrent with US 6. The concurrency passes the mostly farms and fields, before ending at an intersection with

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. After meeting US 33, the highways run concurrently for about a mile before SR 13 breaks off to the east. SR 13 heads east for about a mile before a T-intersection with County Road 50 with SR 13 making the west and north legs and County Road 50 making the eastern leg. SR 13 heads north for a few miles before a share curve that send the road towards the west, for about a mile, before another shape curve that sends the road back towards the north. The road crosses the

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before entering the town of Millersburg. In Millersburg, SR 13 has an at-grade crossing with a Norfork Southern Railroad track. The roadway passes through a mix of commercial and residential properties before leaving Millersburg. After Millersburg, SR 13 has a four-way stop at County Road 38, before making a sharp turn at a four-way County Road 32 and County Road 39. SR 13 heads east, before another sharp turn, turning SR 13 back towards the north, SR 4 continues west towards the City of Goshen. North of SR 4, SR 13 passes through mostly a rural environment with farms and fields. The roadway enters Middlebury, passing mostly industrial properties with a few commercial properties. The highway has an intersection with

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, while passing through Middlebury SR 13 is concurrent with Main Street. The street passes through downtown Middlebury, passing through a mixture of residential and commercial properties. As the road leaves Middlebury it passes through industrial properties. SR 13 leaves Middlebury and enters rural Elkhart County, passing through a mixture of woodland, farmland, and residential properties. The road passes through an intersection with SR 120, before passing through an intersection with the access road to the

(I-80/I-90). North of the toll road SR 13 is unsigned and is concurrent with US 131 heading towards

. The roadway passes through commercial and industrial properties for about , before entering Michigan. The roadway continues north, as US 131, towards Three Rivers.

History

SR 13 originated with an old Indian trail. This was part of the route that Eastern settlers, having crossed the lakes to

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, used after they disembarked to travel south into

. In the early days, SR 13 was called the " Logansport– White Pigeon Road". SR 13 prior to 1926 was designated between SR 3, now US 40, and the Michigan state line, north of Angola. Between 1926 and 1931 the SR 13 designated went unused, but during this time frame the modern route of SR 13 between Wabash and North Manchester was part of SR 15. In 1931 SR 13 was commissioned in two segments with the first routed between Indianapolis and SR 2, now US 33, near Benton. The second segment at that time went from US 20, in Middlebury, to Michigan state line, north of Middlebury. During 1932 SR 13 was routed southeast on SR 2 and north on a newly designated roadway, passing through Millersburg, to US 20. This made SR 13 one continuous from Indianapolis to the Michigan state line. Between 1932 and 1933 SR 15 was moved west to its modern route with the small segment between SR 13 and SR 114 west of North Manchester becoming SR 213. SR 13 moved onto its modern route following US 6 and a new north–south road, now the US 33 concurrency, between 1938 and 1939. Also in this time frame the former route of SR 13 between US 6 and US 33, became part of SR 313. Between 1939 and 1941 the road between Indianapolis and the south end of the modern SR 13 and SR 37 concurrency was renumber to SR 37. During this time frame SR 13 was extended south from the south end of the modern SR 13 and 37 concurrency to Greenfield. SR 13 was rerouted on its modern route bypassing North Manchester between 1947 and 1948, replacing SR 213 and along a new roadway. The last segment of roadway to be paved was the segment of SR 13 between I-69 and SR 132 and it was completed between 1969 and 1970. US 33 was rerouted onto its modern concurrency with SR 13, between 1970 and 1971. The southern end was moved to Fortville from Greenfield between 1976 and 1977.

Major intersections

Related state roads

SR 13A

SR 13A was a north–south state road in Kosciusko and Elkhart, running east of Lake Wawasee. The highway begian at an intersection with SR 8 southeast of Lake Wawase and SR 13A headed north along the eastside of Lake Wawasee. SR 13A headed towards US 6, SR 13A crossed US 6. SR 13A headed north towards US 33 (

), ending at the intersection with US 33. SR 13A was formed in 1953, and it was decommissioned in 1969; the entire former route of SR 13A became county roads upon the decommission of SR 13A. Major intersections

SR 213

SR 213 was a short north–south state road in Wabash County, west of North Manchester. This segment of road was SR 15 between 1926 and 1932. In 1932 SR 15 was moved west and SR 213 was commissioned along a segment of between SR 13 and SR 114. SR 213 was decommissioned in 1947 when SR 13 was bypassed around the west and north side of North Manchester, replacing SR 213. Major intersections

SR 313

SR 313 was a short north–south state road in Elkhart County, routed between Syracuse and Benton. The entire roadway was commissioned as SR 13 in 1931. SR 313 commissioned between 1939 and 1941 when SR 13 was reroute onto its modern route. The entire former route of SR 313 became county roads upon the decommission of SR 313. Today it is a two-lane rural county road known as County Road 33. Major intersections

References

External links

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