The St. Joseph Valley Parkway is a limited-access divided highway in the U.S. states of Michigan and Indiana, serving as a bypass route around Niles, Michigan, South Bend, Indiana, Mishawaka, Indiana, and Elkhart, Indiana. It lies to the west of Niles, to the west and south of South Bend, and to the south of Elkhart and consists of segments of U.S. Highway 31 and U.S. Highway 20, those two highway designations overlap at the southwestern rim of the South Bend metropolitan area. Highway in Pennsylvania, USA For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... 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) None (English, de-facto) Capital Largest city Lansing Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 102,384 sq. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Indianapolis Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq. ... Bypass may refer to: bypass (road) - a road or highway that bypasses a built-up area. ... Niles is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... South Bend is a city located in St. ... Mishawaka is a city on the St. ... Elkhart is a city located in Elkhart County, Indiana. ... 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. ... U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ... A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway, or other road numbers. ...

North of Berrien Springs, Michigan the highway is under study due to environmental, economical and historical sight issues. A few alternative extentions to this roadway involve connecting directly to I-196, and another involves connecting it directly to BR I-94 near Benton Harbor with a collector-distributor lanes to I-196. As per the study, it is scheduled for completion in 2015, when it will connect to Interstate 196.[1] To the east it feeds into an undivided segment of U.S. 20. Berrien Springs is a village located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... I-196 is an eighty mile section of the US Interstate Highway System, connecting I-96 at Grand Rapids, Michigan to I-94 at Benton Harbor, Michigan. ... 2015 (MMXV) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Interstate 196 (abbreviated I-196) is a long freeway spur route in the U.S. state of Michigan linking Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, and Benton Harbor. ...

It has no tolls. No part of it is part of the Interstate Highway System, although some segments are up to Interstate Highway standards and may become part of the Interstate System if and when U.S. 31 between South Bend and Indianapolis is upgraded to or replaced by an Interstate Highway. A few notable exceptions to Interstate-quality elements that exist on this freeway include a nonstandard median barrier with short height. There is a direct driveway to one of Indiana's State Highway Maintainance facilities from the Eastbound lanes near Elkhart. Other than at the St. Joseph County Line, there are no breaks in the median barrier within Elkhart County. The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System, is a network of highways in the United States. ... The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) defines standards for Interstate Highways in their publication A Policy on Design Standards - Interstate System. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ...

See also

• List of gaps in Interstate Highways#Non-Interstate corridors