Route description U.S. Route 231 in Indiana

the william h. natcher bridge on ohio river between kentucky , indiana

us 231 enters indiana on william h. natcher bridge on ohio river kentucky. road enters four–lane divided highway , has folded diamond interchange state road 66 (sr 66). highway heads north passing power plant , through farmland towards dale; expressway intersects sr 70. route turns northeast, passing through woods, south of lincoln state park. road turns north having interchange sr 162; exit allows access state park. expressway turns northwest , enters dale. on south side of dale, roadway intersects sr 62; old route of us 231. highway turns northeast again, around northwest side of dale. subsequently, route has interchange i–64. @ dubois county line, highway enters eastern time zone. @ dubois county line, expressway ends , us 231 becomes two-lane rural highway.

us 231 heads north-northeast towards huntingburg, passing through rural farmland. highway enters huntingburg south, passing through residential areas. route has traffic light in downtown huntingburg sr 64. north of downtown huntingburg, road passes through commercial properties, before leaving town. highway heads north towards jasper, passing mix of both farmland , woodland. us 231 enters jasper south, passing commercial lots. west of downtown jasper, route begins concurrency sr 56, both routes heading east. concurrency enters downtown , has traffic light @ northern terminus of sr 64. intersection us 231 , sr 56 turn towards north. 2 highways head north residential areas. road leaves jasper heading northeastward toward loogootee. in haysville, concurrency sr 56 ends. us 231 heads north-northeast sr 54, before turning more northward. highway enters loogootee , begins concurrency both u.s. route 50 (us 50) , us 150. concurrency travels due north, turns northeast , enters downtown loogootee. in downtown, concurrency ends, us 50 , us 150 heading east , us 231 heading northwest. highway heads north towards bloomfield, passing naval surface warfare center crane division.

the route enters bloomfield south, beginning concurrency sr 54 in downtown. intersection southern terminus of sr 157. us 231 , sr 54 head due west after 4 miles (6.4 km), after sr 54 keeps heading due west , us 231 turns due north. intersection northern terminus of sr 57. us 231 heads north 4 miles (6.4 km) until sr 67. 2 routes head northeast heading towards spencer, along banks of white river. highway turns towards north away river , concurrency ends. sr 67 heads northeast again , us 231 heads northwest. road travels towards cloverdale, passing through intersection sr 42. route enters cloverdale passing mix of commercial , residential properties. on north side of cloverdale, highway becomes four-lane divided highway, interchange @ i–70.

northern indiana

north of i–70, us 231 narrows two-lane highway, heading towards northwest. route has traffic light @ us 40, south of greencastle. highway enters greencastle southeast , begins turn north, passing depauw university west. in downtown greencastle, highway has traffic light western terminus of sr 240. us 231 leaves greencastle heading further north crawfordsville, passing through traffic light @ us 36, brief concurrency sr 236, , intersection sr 234. on south side of crawfordsville, route becomes four-lane undivided highway, passing through commercial development. road heads toward downtown crawfordsville, , begins concurrency both sr 32 , sr 47. concurrency passes wabash college , has intersection us 136. @ intersection, concurrency sr 32 , sr 47 turns east onto us 136. us 231 becomes four-lane divided highway north of us 136, heading through north side of crawfordsville. through north side of crawfordsville, road passes through residential land, few commercial properties near interchange i–74.

north of i–74, road returns two–lane rural highway , heads north lafayette. on way lafayette, route passes through rural farmland, paralleling csx rail line. road enters lafayette , becomes four-lane divided highway runs through mix of farmland , residential areas. highway has traffic light @ sr 25. of 2013, route crosses wabash river , heads west lafayette, runs along south , west edges of purdue campus. us 231, has been joined us 52 point, continues north few miles, turns westbound. us 231 leaves concurrency, while us 52 continues northwest , us 231 heads due north.

north of us 52, highway becomes two-lane rural highway passing through farmland. us 231 has interchange i–65; first of 4 interchanges i–65. route begins concurrency us 24 in wolcott. 2 highways head north through wolcott , turn due west. after wolcott, concurrency crosses jasper county , central time zone. 2 routes have interchange @ i–65 east of remington. in remington, concurrency ends, us 24 continuing due west , us 231 heading due north again. road enters rensselaer, heads north , turns northeast, traffic light @ sr 114. north of traffic light, road makes sharp turn , heads northwest. north of rensselaer, route turns north once again, heading towards sr 10. @ sr 10, us 231 turns due west, concurrent state road. after 2.5 miles (4.0 km), concurrency ends, sr 10 traveling south , us 231 continuing north. highway enters porter county on bridge on kankakee river.

north of kankakee river, route begins concurrency sr 2 @ four-way stop south of hebron. concurrency enters hebron south, passing residential areas. concurrency has intersection western terminus of sr 8 @ main intersection in downtown. north of downtown, concurrency sr 2 ends sr 2 heading due north , us 231 heading northwest. road leaves hebron, passing more residential properties , heading towards crown point. on southeast side of crown point, route has last interchange i–65. after i–65, road has intersection sr 55. passing through southeast side of crown point, road lined housing additions on both sides. road begins concurrency sr 55 , 2 highways head downtown crown point. in downtown crown point, routes go around county courthouse on one-way streets. concurrency ends when state road heads due north. us 231 leaves crown point, heading towards northern terminus on south side of st. john. route turns west last few miles meet us 41. us 231 meets us 41 @ intersection controlled traffic light.