State Road 245 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a two-lane north–south highway in that runs entirely within Spencer County in the southwest corner of the state.
State Road 245 | ||||
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 SR 245 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.577 mi[1] (21.850 km) | |||
| Existed | March 28, 1932[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 70 near Newtonville | |||
| North end |  SR 62 near Dale | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Spencer | |||
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Route description edit
State Road 245 begins at State Road 70 east of Newtonville and runs north. Passing through Santa Claus, it is concurrent with State Road 162 and serves the Holiday World & Splashin' Safari theme park. Past the park, the concurrent routes run along Christmas Boulevard, while the northern stretch of State Road 245 that leads northwest out of town toward Dale is called Holiday Boulevard. State Road 245 ends at State Road 62 east of Dale.
History edit
Until March 2001, State Road 245 was concurrent with State Road 70 west through Newtonville, then south to State Road 66 northeast of Grandview. This segment of highway was decommissioned by the state and is now a county road.
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Spencer County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Huff Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 70 | Southern terminus of SR 245 | |
| Santa Claus | 8.432 | 13.570 |   SR 162 north – Ferdinand | Eastern end of SR 162 concurrency | |
| 8.983 | 14.457 |  SR 162 west – Gentryville | Western end of SR 162 concurrency | ||
| Dale | 13.577 | 21.850 | SR 62 – Dale, Corydon | Northern terminus of SR 245 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "State Highway System Adds 70 Miles of Road". The Franklin Evening Star. March 29, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
