Indiana State Road 558
State highway in Indiana, United States
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State Road 558 (SR 558) is a State Road in the southwestern section of the U.S. state of Indiana. Running for about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in a general east–west direction, connecting the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division with U.S. Route 231 (US 231), passing through the town of Crane. SR 558 was originally introduced in the 1950s to connect the Crane Naval Depot, now Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division with SR 45, now US 231.
US 231 / SR 58 to I-69 in Madison TownshipState Road 558 | ||||
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 SR 558 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.108 mi[1] (1.783 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | US 231 / SR 58 to I-69 in Madison Township | |||
| East end | Crane NSWC | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Daviess | |||
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Route description
SR 558 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 231 and State Road 58 in rural Daviess County. The road heads east before curving southeast. The SR 558 designation ends at the Daviess–Martin county line, at the western town limits of the town of Crane. The continues east as a local road passing through the town of Crane and entering the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division.[2][3] The highest traffic count is at the western end of SR 558, where 3,989 vehicles travel the highway on average each day. The lowest traffic count is at the eastern end of SR 558, where 3,403 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.[4]
History
Major intersections
The entire route is in Daviess County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Madison Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 231 / SR 58 – Loogootee, Bloomington | Western terminus of SR 558 | |
| Crane | 1.108 | 1.783 | CR 1400 E | Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division; eastern terminus of SR 558 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||