State Road 340 (SR 340) is a State Road in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. Running for just over 5.5 miles (8.9 km) in a general east–west direction and completely with in Clay County, along the Historic National Road. Both ends of SR 340 are at intersections with U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), with the western end in Cloverland and the eastern end in Brazil. SR 340 was originally introduced in the late 1930s or early 1940s routed north of its modern routing. The road was moved to its modern routing in the 1960s.
Route description
SR 340 begins an intersection with US 40 in the unincorporated community of Cloverland. The road heads east concurrent with the National Road, passing through Cloverland and Billtown, before entering the town of Brazil. In Brazil SR 340 ends at an intersection with US 40 and the National Road continues east on US 40. The entire route of SR 340 is along the old National Road and closely parallels US 40 to the north.[2][3] The highest traffic count for SR 340 in 2016 was west of its intersection with Waterworks Road in Brazil, where 3,684 vehicles travel the highway on average each day. The lowest traffic count during 2016 was at the western end of SR 340, where 1,379 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.[4]
History
SR 340 was first commissioned in the state of Indiana between 1939 and 1941, running between Cloverland and Brazil. This route was north of the modern routing and north of Williamstown, now Billtown.[5][6] Between 1962 and 1963 the US 40 designation was moved to a new four-lane highway, between Cloverland and Brazil, and the SR 340 designation was moved south to its modern route, to replace the US 40 designation on the National Road.[7][8]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Clay County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverland | 0.000 | 0.000 |    US 40 west / Historic National Road west | Western terminus of SR 340; western end of Historic National Road overlap | |
| Brazil | 5.506 | 8.861 |  US 40 east / Historic National Road east | Eastern terminus of SR 340; eastern end of Historic National Road overlap | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. SR 340. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (2018). Indiana Roadway Map 2018 (PDF) (Map). 1:550,000. Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ Google (January 28, 2018). "Indiana State Road 340" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (2016). "Traffic Count Database System". Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1939). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:633,600. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 64016573. Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1941). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:633,600. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 64574634. Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1962). State Highway System of Indiana (Map). 1:680,000. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 65195920. Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.
- ^ Indiana State Highway Commission (1963). Indiana State Highway System (Map) (1963–1964 ed.). 1:633,600. Indiana State Highway Commission. OCLC 883418455. Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.