Indiana State Road 558

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State Road 558 marker
State Road 558
SR 558 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length1.108 mi[1] (1.783 km)
Major junctions
West end
 US 231 / SR 58 to I-69 in Madison Township
East endCrane NSWC
Location
CountiesDaviess
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
← SR 550→ SR 641

State Road 558 (SR 558) is a State Road in the southwestern section of the U.S. state of Indiana. Running for about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in a general east–west direction, connecting the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division with U.S. Route 231 (US 231), passing through the town of Crane. SR 558 was originally introduced in the 1950s to connect the Crane Naval Depot, now Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division with SR 45, now US 231.

Route description[]

SR 558 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 231 and State Road 58 in rural Daviess County. The road heads east before curving southeast. The SR 558 designation ends at the Daviess–Martin county line, at the western town limits of the town of Crane. The continues east as a local road passing through the town of Crane and entering the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division.[2][3] The highest traffic count is at the western end of SR 558, where 3,989 vehicles travel the highway on average each day. The lowest traffic count is at the eastern end of SR 558, where 3,403 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.[4]

History[]

SR 558 was first designated between 1952 and 1953. The original routing started at SR 45 (now US 231) and SR 58 and ran east-southeast to the Daviess–Martin county line much as it does today.[5][6]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Daviess County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Madison Township0.0000.000 US 231 / SR 58 – Loogootee, BloomingtonWestern terminus of SR 558
Crane1.1081.783CR 1400 ENaval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division; eastern terminus of SR 558
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (2016). Indiana Roadway Map 2016 (PDF) (Map). 1:550,000. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. § L5. OCLC 925532510. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Google (December 20, 2016). "Indiana State Road 558" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (2016). "Traffic Count Database System". Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1952). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:660,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 55533635. Retrieved December 20, 2016 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
  6. ^ Indiana State Highway Department (1953). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:660,000. Indiana State Highway Department. § L5. OCLC 64574685. Retrieved December 20, 2016 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.

External links[]

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