Шоссе 229 штата Индиана: описание и история

State highway in Indiana, United States

State Road 229 (SR 229) is a State Road in the south eastern section of the state of Indiana. Running for about 25 mile (40 km) in a general north south direction, connecting rural portions of Ripley and Franklin counties. SR 229 was originally introduced in the early 1930 routed between Batesville and U. S. Route 52 (US 52) as part of SR 1. That section SR 1 became SR 229 a year later. In the late 1960s the road was paved.

The southern terminus of SR 229 is in downtown Napoleon, at the corner of Madison Street (US 421) and Main Street. SR 229 leads east from the intersection before turning southeast to head out of town. The road turns north northeast at an T intersection with the western end of SR 48. The highway heads towards Batesville as a rural curvy two lane highway, passing through a mix of farmland and woodland. On the way to Batesville the road passes through the unincorporated community of Ballstown. No part of SR 229 is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation. The highest traffic count is between SR 46 and I–74, where 24,559 vehicles travel the highway on average each day. The lowest traffic count is immediately north of SR 48, where 423 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.

In 1930, the Indiana State Highway Commission designated SR 1 along the modern routing of SR 229, between Batesville and US 52. SR 229 had its beginning in 1931 when it was designated from Napoleon to US 52, replacing SR 1 from Batesville to US 52. The entire roadway was paved between 1966 and 1967.