State Road 70 in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two discontinuous east–west segments of two-lane rural roadway. State Road 70 passes through no cities or towns of significant size.

State Road 70 marker
State Road 70
Map
SR 70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length15.271 mi[1] (24.576 km)
Western segment
Length9.116 mi[1] (14.671 km)
West end US 231 near Chrisney
East end SR 66 near Troy
Eastern segment
Length6.155 mi[1] (9.906 km)
West end SR 37 in Gatchel
East end SR 66 in Derby
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesWestern Section
Spencer
Eastern Section
Perry
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
I-70 SR 71

Route description

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Western segment

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The western segment is about 10 miles (16 km) long and is relatively straight; it runs entirely within the boundaries of Spencer County, from U.S. Route 231 at the west end through the unincorporated town of Newtonville to State Road 66 at the east end.

Eastern segment

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The eastern segment about 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long and is a more winding road than the western segment; it runs entirely within Perry County, from State Road 37 at the west end to State Road 66 in the community of Derby, on the banks of the Ohio River, at the east end.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
SpencerChrisney0.0000.000  US 231 – RockportWestern terminus of SR 70
Huff Township6.44310.369 
 
SR 245 north – Lamar, Santa Claus
Southern terminus of SR 245
9.11614.671  SR 66Eastern terminus of the western section
Gap in route
PerryGatchel9.11714.672  SR 37 – Tell City, St. CroixWestern terminus of the eastern section
Derby15.27124.576  SR 66 – Rome, MarengoEastern terminus of SR 70
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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