Indiana State Road 44
{{Short description|Highway in Indiana}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=IN
|type=IN
|route=44
| map={{maplink-road|from=Indiana State Road 44.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = SR 44 highlighted in red
|length_mi=86.198
|established=October 1, 1926{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5535956/route_renumbering_september_30_1926/|title=Road Numbers to Be Changed|work=The Hancock-Democrat|agency=The Indianapolis News|date=September 30, 1926|access-date=June 9, 2016|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}
|decommissioned=
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|section1=Western section
|length_mi1=18.588
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=IN|I|69}} in Martinsville
|junction1={{jct|state=IN|IN|135}} in Johnson County
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=IN|IN|144}} in Franklin
|section2=Eastern section
|length_mi2=67.610
|terminus_a2={{jct|state=IN|I|65}} at Franklin
|junction2=
- {{jct|state=IN|I|74|US|421}} at Shelbyville
- {{jct|state=IN|US|52}} at Rushville
- {{jct|state=IN|US|27}} at Liberty
|terminus_b2={{jct|state=OH|OH|725}}
|counties=Fayette, Johnson, Morgan, Rush, Shelby, Union
|previous_type=IN
|previous_route=43
|next_type=IN
|next_route=45
}}
Indiana State Road 44 (SR 44) in the State of Indiana begins in the west at Interstate 69 in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County in two broken sections. It is broken in Franklin from Indiana State Road 144 and Interstate 65.
Route description
From Martinsville, its western terminus, at I-69, SR 44 heads east toward Franklin. Upon entering Franklin SR 44 ends at the intersection with State Road 144. (The route continues east as Jefferson St. and crosses US 31 and onto Forsythe and King Streets to Interstate 65.) East of Franklin SR 44 then begins again at an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65). SR 44 continues east towards Shelbyville. SR 44 has a short concurrency with State Road 9 (SR 9) in Shelbyville. East of Shelbyville SR 44 has an interchange with Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421. SR 44 heads northeast towards Rushville. In Rushville SR 44 has a short concurrency with U.S. Route 52 and an intersection with State Road 3. From Rushville SR 44 heads east-northeast towards Connersville. In Connersville SR 44 has an intersection with the northern terminus of State Road 121 and a short concurrency with State Road 1. SR 44 heads east from Connersville towards Liberty. In Liberty SR 44 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 27. From Liberty SR 44 heads east towards Ohio; at the Ohio state line SR 44 becomes Ohio State Route 725.{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=IN-44+E&daddr=39.5011017,-85.8498638+to:IN-44+E&geocode=FTGpWQIdZrzZ-g%3BFS29WgId-Qji-imJiF1IARRriDHsdUqy-Gp5aw%3BFYigXAId1c_x-g&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=39.590345,-85.764084&sspn=0.239701,0.935211&ie=UTF8&ll=39.562294,-85.601349&spn=0.479594,1.870422&z=10 |title=overview map of SR 44 |accessdate=2011-03-28}}
History
At one point {{when|date=August 2019}}, SR 44 went through Franklin, connecting the termini in Franklin.
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|state=IN|length_ref={{INDOT ref|title=RPB-2016|access-date=February 6, 2017}}}}
{{INint
|county=Morgan
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=IN|I|69|SR|252|to2=yes|city1=Evansville|city2=Indianapolis}}
|township=Washington
|ctdab=Morgan
|notes=Connector ramps to SR 252; Western terminus; road continues as Reuben Drive
}}
{{INint
|county=Johnson
|cspan=4
|mile=13.580
|road={{jct|state=IN|IN|135}}
|township=Union
|ctdab=Johnson
}}
{{INint
|location=Franklin
|lspan=3
|mile=18.588
|road={{jct|state=IN|IN|144|name1=Jefferson Street|city1=Bargersville}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 44{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Franklin-takes-control-of-high_1397439408/ |format=web |title=Franklin takes control of highway through city|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022031612/http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Franklin-takes-control-of-high_1397439408/|archive-date=October 22, 2014}}Facebook message from INDOT Southeast District ("A section of S.R. 44 was relinquished by the state.")
}}
{{jctgap}}
{{INint
|mile=22.337
|mile2=22.487
|road={{jct|state=IN|I|65|location1=Louisville|city2=Indianapolis}}
|notes=Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 44; exit 90 on I-65; road continues as King Street
}}
{{INint
|county=Shelby
|cspan=2
|mile=35.836
|road={{jct|state=IN|IN|9|dir1=south|city1=Hope|city2=Columbus}}
|type=concur
|notes=West end of SR 9 concurrency
|location=Shelbyville
|lspan=2
}}
{{INint
|mile=38.428
|mile2=38.628
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=IN|I|74|US|421|IN|9|dir3=north|city1=Indianapolis|city2=Greenfield|location3=Cincinnati}}
|notes=East end of SR 9 concurrency; exit 116 on I-74
}}
{{INint
|county=Rush
|cspan=4
|location=Rushville
|lspan=4
|mile=55.170
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=IN|US-Truck|52|dab1=Rushville|dir1=east|IN-Truck|44|dir2=east|name2=1st Street}}
|notes=East end of Truck US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck SR 44}}
{{INint
|mile=55.214
|road={{jct|state=IN|US|52|dir1=west|US-Truck|52|dab2=Rushville|dir2=east|name1=2nd Street|city1=Indianapolis}}
|type=concur
|notes=West end of US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck US 52
}}
{{INint
|mile=55.374
|road={{jct|state=IN|US|52|IN|3|dir1=east|name2=Main Street|extra=hospital|city1=Greensburg|city2=Brookville|city3=New Castle}}
|type=concur
|notes=East end of US 52 concurrency; SR 3 north serves Rush Memorial Hospital
}}
{{INint
|mile=55.449
|road={{jct|state=IN|IN-Truck|44|dab1=Rushville|dir1=west|name1=Perkins Street}}
|notes=East end of Truck SR 44
}}
{{INint
|county=Fayette
|cspan=3
|mile=71.703
|road={{jct|state=IN|IN|121|dir1=south|city1=Laurel}}
|location=Connersville
|lspan=3
|notes=North end of SR 121
}}
{{INint
|mile=72.022
|road={{jct|state=IN|IN|1|dir1=north|city1=Cambridge City}}
|type=concur
|notes=West end of SR 1 concurrency
}}
{{INint
|mile=72.500
|road={{jct|state=IN|IN|1|dir1=south|city1=Brookville}}
|type=concur
|notes=East end of SR 1 concurrency
}}
{{INint
|county=Union
|cspan=4
|mile=83.559
|road={{jct|state=IN|US|27|dir1=north|city1=Richmond|city2=Fort Wayne}}
|type=concur
|notes=West end of US 27 concurrency
|location=Liberty
|lspan=3
}}
{{INint
|mile=83.620
|road={{jct|state=IN|SR|101|dir1=south|city1=Brookville|location2=Brookville Lake|location3=Whitewater State Park|location4=Quakertown S.R.A.|location5=Mounds S.R.A.}}
|notes=North end of SR 101
}}
{{INint
|mile=84.049
|road={{jct|state=IN|US|27|dir1=south|location1=Oxford|location2=Cincinnati}}
|type=concur
|notes=East end of US 27 concurrency
}}
{{INint
|mile=89.947
|road={{jct|state=OH|OH|725|dir1=east|name1=State Line Road|location1=Camden}}
|township=Center
|ctdab=Union
|notes=Continuation at the Ohio border
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}