Indiana State Road 62
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State Road 62 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east-west route that begins at a toll bridge over the Wabash River between New Haven, Illinois and Posey County. From the east side of Mount Vernon through Evansville, SR 62 is a divided expressway-grade highway. East of Evansville, the highway becomes a largely rural two-lane road, and for much of its trip through Spencer, Perry, Crawford, Harrison and western Floyd counties, it is narrow, winding and hilly.
SR 62 multiplexes with Interstate 64, Interstate 265 and SR 265, bypassing the cities of New Albany, Clarksville and Jeffersonville. The highway then turns to the northeast, serving the cities of Charlestown, Hanover and Madison before ending at SR 262 just south of U.S. Highway 50 at Dillsboro.
Before the extension of I-265, SR 62 went directly through the cities of New Albany, Clarksville, and Jeffersonville.
SR 62 passes through the following major cities and towns:
- Mount Vernon (multiplexed with SR 69)
- Evansville (multiplexed with U.S. 41 and SR 66)
- Boonville (multiplexed with SR 61)
- Dale (multiplexed with U.S. 231)
- Leavenworth
- Corydon (multiplexed with SR 337)
- Lanesville
- New Albany (multiplexed with Interstate 265)
- Clarksville (multiplexed with SR 265)
- Charlestown
- New Washington
- Hanover
- Madison
- Dillsboro
In the pre-Interstate era, Indiana 62 between Evansville and New Albany was also U.S. Highway 460, a heavily-traveled route between St. Louis, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky before Interstate 64 supplanted it as a through route.
The highway forms part of the Lincoln Heritage Trail.
SR 62 is known as the Lloyd Expressway within Evansville, city limits. It is named in honor of former Mayor Russel G. Lloyd Sr. who was assassinated after leaving office in 1980. Evansville residents use the term “expressway” loosely due to the large number of stoplights along the Evansville stretch of the route.
