End of historic US highway 152 |
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US 152 was an ephemeral little highway: an intra-state route, less than 200 miles long, which lasted only about four years. The original north end of US 152 was at US 20 in Hammond, where IN hwy. 152 ends today. This photo was looking north on Indianapolis Boulevard at Michigan Street. In the distance, behind the railroad bridge, the Indiana East-West Tollroad (I-90) viaduct is visible:
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Hargraves, Nov. 2002
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Here, we are looking the opposite direction, and the backside of the sign bridge is visible. This was from the perspective of eastbound US 20, which continues to the left here on Michigan. Ahead is the north beginning of IN 152 and the historic north beginning of US 152 (the US 41 sign was for a temporary detour):
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Hargraves, Nov. 2002
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Sometime before US 152 was completely decommissioned in 1938, its north end was truncated to the same intersection near St. John that now marks the north end of US 231.
The south end of US 152 was in Indianapolis. It is unclear why it was dual-signed with US 52 from there to beyond Lafayette (a distance of about 70 miles). This map explicitly shows US 52 and 152 overlapped all the way into town on West Street, and barely visible is the label "End SR 34 and US 152" at the junction with US 40 (Washington Street): |
c. 1937, IN DoT
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This interactive image is looking south on West St, and it shows a modern view from the perspective of a driver at the historic terminus of US 152; the crossroad (Washington) carried US 40:
Morrison, Oct. 2019
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Next is this view from westbound Washington, which carried eastbound US 40, as well as US 36. This was also US 52, which continued to the right. By the time 1934 rolled around, that right turn also marked the south beginning of US 152:
Morrison, Oct. 2019
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Research and/or photo credits: Nathan Edgars; Don Hargraves; Jeff Morrison; Dale Sanderson; Michael Summa
Page originally created 2002;
last updated Jul. 11, 2020.
last updated Jul. 11, 2020.
