Indiana State Road 2 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east-west route running from the Illinois border at Illinois Route 17 east to the outskirts of South Bend, Indiana at the U.S. 20/31 freeway, also known as the St. Joseph Valley Parkway. This is a distance of 80.98 miles (130.32 km). Image File history File links IN002. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq. ... See also Illinois Route 17 is a rural, arterial east-west state road that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston, Illinois along the banks of the Mississippi River[2] to Indiana Route 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. ... South Bend is a city located in St. ... U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... US Highway 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ... The St. ...

Indiana 2 has largely been replaced by the Indiana Toll Road (80/90) and by U.S. Route 20. Indiana 2 appears to be part of an old alignment from Kankakee, Illinois to South Bend, Indiana, and runs more diagonally than other east-west state highways in Indiana. The Indiana Toll Road, officially the Indiana East-West Toll Road, is a tolled expressway running east-west across the northernmost part of Indiana; the furthest it gets from the Michigan state line or Lake Michigan is about 10 miles (15 km). ... Route across the United States Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at over 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers). ... U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... Kankakee is a city located in Kankakee County, Illinois. ... South Bend is a city located in St. ...

In Valparaiso, Indiana 2 has been rerouted around the downtown and central business districts of the city. Instead of traveling through the city along Washington Street, Indiana 2 multiplexes with U.S. Route 30 and the Valparaiso Bypass (Indiana State Highway 49). Valparaiso is a city in Porter County, Indiana, USA. The population was 27,428 at the 2000 census. ... U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways. ... // Numbering Indiana has one of the most rational systems of numbering state highways in the United States. ...

Just east of LaPorte, U.S. 20 and Indiana SR 2 "switch alignments" at a lighted intersection. That is, U.S. 20 follows the north and west legs of the intersection, while Indiana 2 follows the south and east legs.

Several times in its history, Indiana 2 has run along the path of the Lincoln Highway. Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, Iowa The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States. ...

Towns along SR 2

West to east, the SR 2 passes through the following communities, and intersects with highways at those locations:

• Belshaw — U.S. Route 41 (multiplexed for 1 mile (1.6 km))
• Orchard Grove — Indiana State Highway 55
• Hebron — U.S. Route 231 (multiplexed for 0.5 mile (0.8 km)), western terminus of Indiana State Highway 8
• Valparaiso — U.S. Route 30 (Morthland Avenue) and Indiana State Highway 49 (multiplexed with both highways for a combined distance of 3 miles (5 km))
• Westville — U.S. Route 6, U.S. Route 421 (multiplexed for less than a mile (1.6 km))
• LaPorte — U.S. Route 35, Indiana State Highway 4, Indiana State Highway 39 (multiplexed for a few hundred yards)
• South Bend — U.S. Route 20/U.S. Route 31 (St. Joseph Valley Parkway)

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Old Indiana State Route 2

Until the completion of the St. Joseph Valley Parkway around the South Bend - Elkhart area, Indiana 2 continued to downtown South Bend, mostly along Western Avenue (which remains, but no longer has state highway markers). Indiana State Highway 2 originally followed the Lincoln Highway to Fort Wayne before US 33 supplanted it east of downtown South Bend. The St. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Summit City Location Location in the state of Indiana, USA Government Country  State   County United States  Indiana   Allen Founded October 22, 1794 Mayor Graham Richard (D) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 204. ... United States Highway 33 is a north-south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1,141 km) from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. ...

External links

• State Road 2 Endpoint Photos by Illinois & Indiana Highway Ends