# Indiana State Road 44

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.

## History

At one point, SR 44 went through Franklin, connecting the termini in Franklin.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Morgan | Washington Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-69 to SR 252 – Evansville, Indianapolis | Connector ramps to SR 252; Western terminus; road continues as Reuben Drive |
| Johnson | Union Township | 13.580 | 21.855 | SR 135 | |
| Johnson | Franklin | 18.588 | 29.914 | SR 144 (Jefferson Street) – Bargersville | Eastern terminus of the western section of SR 44 |
| Gap in route ||||||
| Johnson | Franklin | 22.337– 22.487 | 35.948– 36.189 | I-65 – Louisville, Indianapolis | Western terminus of the eastern section of SR 44; exit 90 on I-65; road continues as King Street |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 35.836 | 57.672 | SR 9 south – Hope, Columbus | West end of SR 9 concurrency |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 38.428– 38.628 | 61.844– 62.166 | I-74 / US 421 / SR 9 north – Indianapolis, Greenfield, Cincinnati | East end of SR 9 concurrency; exit 116 on I-74 |
| Rush | Rushville | 55.170 | 88.788 | US 52 Truck east / Truck SR 44 east (1st Street) | East end of Truck US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck SR 44 |
| Rush | Rushville | 55.214 | 88.858 | US 52 west (2nd Street) / US 52 Truck east – Indianapolis | West end of US 52 concurrency; west end of Truck US 52 |
| Rush | Rushville | 55.374 | 89.116 | US 52 east / SR 3 (Main Street) – Greensburg, Brookville, New Castle | East end of US 52 concurrency; SR 3 north serves Rush Memorial Hospital |
| Rush | Rushville | 55.449 | 89.237 | Truck SR 44 west (Perkins Street) | East end of Truck SR 44 |
| Fayette | Connersville | 71.703 | 115.395 | SR 121 south – Laurel | North end of SR 121 |
| Fayette | Connersville | 72.022 | 115.908 | SR 1 north – Cambridge City | West end of SR 1 concurrency |
| Fayette | Connersville | 72.500 | 116.677 | SR 1 south – Brookville | East end of SR 1 concurrency |
| Union | Liberty | 83.559 | 134.475 | US 27 north – Richmond, Fort Wayne | West end of US 27 concurrency |
| Union | Liberty | 83.620 | 134.573 | SR 101 south – Brookville, Brookville Lake, Whitewater State Park, Quakertown S.R.A., Mounds S.R.A. | North end of SR 101 |
| Union | Liberty | 84.049 | 135.264 | US 27 south – Oxford, Cincinnati | East end of US 27 concurrency |
| Union | Center Township | 89.947 | 144.756 | SR 725 east (State Line Road) – Camden | Continuation at the Ohio border |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||