Indiana State Road 39
State Road 39 in the U.S. state of Indiana is the name of two distinct north-south highways.
Route description
Southern section
Located in south-central Indiana, the shorter southern section of SR 39 begins at SR 56 west of Scottsburg. It runs north and passes through Little [York, Indiana|Little York], then ends at an intersection with SR 250 just before reaching Brownstown.Northern section
The much longer northern section starts at I-69 in Martinsville, southwest of Indianapolis, and runs north to the Michigan border near I-94. Along the route, it passes through these towns :- Martinsville
- Monrovia
- Danville
- Lizton
- Lebanon
- Frankfort
- Rossville
- Delphi
- Monticello
- Buffalo
- North Judson
- LaPorte
- Springville, [LaPorte County, Indiana|Springville]
History
Northern section
In the 1960s, SR 39 was the connector between the west end of I-94 and the Indiana Toll Road. Hence, a dozen miles of this winding 2-lane road carried all the heavy traffic between Chicago and Detroit.In 2010, the section of SR 39 between Monrovia and Belleville was greatly improved and re-paved.