Indiana State Road 111
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State Road 111 in the U.S. State
U.S. state
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 of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 is a rural two lane highway which passes though New Albany
New Albany, Indiana
New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky. In 1900, 20,628 people lived in New Albany; in 1910, 20,629; in 1920, 22,992; and in 1940, 25,414. The population was 36,372 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of...

 in the far southern portion of the state. It has existed since 1935.

Route description

The southern terminus of State Road 111 is at a dead end on the shores of the Ohio River, near the small community of New Boston. From here, it runs to the north and east, closely following the course of the river for about 13 miles (20.9 km), at which point it intersects with the east–west State Road 211
Indiana State Road 211
State Road 211 is a short east–west connector route in southeast Harrison County in the U.S. State of Indiana.-Route description:State Road 211 connects State Road 11 northeast of Elizabeth with State Road 111 south of Bridgeport, covering a distance of about .-Major intersections:...

. It continues to follow the river toward New Albany, where it is concurrent with Main Street and passes under Interstate 64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...

 and U.S. Route 150
U.S. Route 150
U.S. Route 150 is a 571 mile long northwest-southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky .-Illinois:In the state of Illinois, U.S. 150 runs from the Quad City International Airport at U.S...

 (with no interchange). Leaving Main Street, it follows Vincennes Street, then Charlestown Road. State Road 311
Indiana State Road 311
State Road 311 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a short southwest-to-northeast route in the southeastern part of the state.-Route description:State Road 311 runs a five-mile stretch from Interstate 265 north of New Albany to U.S. Route 31 near Interstate 65 in Sellersburg. State Road 311 in Floyd...

 begins where State Road 111 turns onto Beechwood Avenue; the former runs northeast whereas the latter runs northwest, then follows the north–south Grant Line Road. On the north side of town, it has an interchange with Interstate 265
Interstate 265
Interstate 265 is an Interstate Highway ringing the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, which includes southern Indiana, although the Indiana and Kentucky segments remain separate at the present time. In Kentucky it only runs through Jefferson County, from Interstate 71 in northeastern...

 at exit number 3, then continues to its northern terminus at State Road 60
Indiana State Road 60
State Road 60 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a mostly rural, two-lane highway in the southeastern portion of the state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...

 near Bennettsville
Bennettsville, Indiana
Bennettsville is an unincorporated town in Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana....

.

History

Before 1935, SR 111 was known as SR 133. When U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33 in Indiana
U.S. Route 33 is a mainly two-lane U.S. Highway running through northeast Indiana. The highway travels from southeast to northwest.-Route description:...

(US 33) commissioned in Indiana, SR 33 was decommissioned. SR 133 followed the same route as SR 111.

Major intersections

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