Indiana State Road 249
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State Road 249 in the U.S. state
of Indiana
is a 2.4-mile (4 km) connector highway in Portage
in northwest Indiana. It exists to connect U.S. Route 12
and U.S. Route 20
with Interstate 94
, and also to provide easy access to both highways from the steel mills and their Port of Indiana
. It is marked as Crisman Road for its north–south stretch, and is a four-lane divided highway.
with I-94, 0.24 mile (0.3862416 km) north of US 20. Then SR 249 takes a 90 degrees turn heading east. Then just south of US 12, SR 249 all traffic must exit SR 249. The only traffic that passes though the interchange is traffic to and from the Port of Indiana, just north of the interchange there is a Permission Gate.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 2.4-mile (4 km) connector highway in Portage
Portage, Indiana
Portage is a city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 36,828 as of the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Porter County, and third largest in Northwest Indiana.-Geography:...
in northwest Indiana. It exists to connect U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east–west United States highway, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, for almost . As a thoroughfare, it has mostly been supplanted by I-90 and I-94, but remains an important road for local travel.The...
and U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 is an east–west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, US 20 is a coast-to-coast route. Spanning , it is the longest road in the United States, and the route sparsely parallels Interstate 90...
with Interstate 94
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
, and also to provide easy access to both highways from the steel mills and their Port of Indiana
Port of Indiana
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is an industrial area, founded in 1965 and located on the Lake Michigan shore of Indiana at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Indiana 249. The primary work done in the area is the manufacturing of steel, and the port area is dominated by steel mills...
. It is marked as Crisman Road for its north–south stretch, and is a four-lane divided highway.
Route description
SR 249 heads north from the southern terminus at US 20. SR 249 has an interchangeInterchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
with I-94, 0.24 mile (0.3862416 km) north of US 20. Then SR 249 takes a 90 degrees turn heading east. Then just south of US 12, SR 249 all traffic must exit SR 249. The only traffic that passes though the interchange is traffic to and from the Port of Indiana, just north of the interchange there is a Permission Gate.