Indiana State Road 331 Explained

State:IN
Type:IN
Route:331
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 331 highlighted in red
Length Mi:43.278
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Tippecanoe
Junction: in Bourbon
in Bremen
near Mishawaka
in Granger
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Granger
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Previous Route:329
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Next Route:332

State Road 331 (SR 331) is a state highway in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana.

Route description

State Road 331 runs from State Road 25 north of Rochester via Bourbon, Bremen and Mishawaka to State Road 23 just north of the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80/Interstate 90). The SR 331 designation northward from the St. Joseph Valley Parkway (US 20) is prescribed by state law,[1] as are the locations of the intersections within this section.[2]

History

SR 331 first appeared on the February 1933 edition of the Indiana State Highway Commission map of the state highway system, running from SR 25 in the south to SR 2 (later US 33 then SR 933) in the north. By 1953 it had been extended northward to US 20 (later Business US 20). Between 1980 and 1987 SR 331 was routed east of downtown Mishawaka. In June 1999 it was relocated eastward north of the St. Joseph Valley Parkway (US 20) in anticipation of a highway upgrade there which had been completed in part.[3] Although by law the entire project was to have been completed by January 1, 2009,[2] in reality it was finished by September 30, 2013.[4] [5] Subsequently in August 2014 the Indiana Department of Transportation relinquished the parallel portions of the route which it had acquired in 1999.[6]

References

  1. http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2018/ic/titles/008#8-23-6-1 IC 8-23-6-1
  2. http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2018/ic/titles/008#8-23-8-10 IC 8-23-8-10
  3. News: Staff. Signs to Mark Elm, Capital as Indiana 331. May 20, 1999. D2. South Bend Tribune.
  4. Staff. 2 Major Local Projects Open to Traffic. September 30, 2013. Indiana Department of Transportation. Hosted at WSBT-TV's website.
  5. News: Staff. Briefs. October 1, 2013. A4. South Bend Tribune.
  6. News: Joseph. Dits. City Takes Capital Remnants. September 14, 2014. South Bend Tribune. September 7, 2018. A4.

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