Indiana State Road 23: Difference between revisions

Prior to 1926, the SR 23 designation went from SR 13, north of Pennville, to SR 21, north of Portland.<ref name="1923renumbering">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8468433/state_road_1923_renumbering/|title=Many State Highway Numbers Changed|work=The Hancock Democrat|location=Greenfield, IN|date=November 8, 1923|accessdate=May 4, 2017|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> When the Indiana State Highway Commission renumbered most of the state roads in 1926 the SR 23 designation went unused at the time.<ref name="1926renumbering">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6916247/new_state_road_in_1926/|title=Are Renumbering All Indiana State Roads|work=The Daily Reporter |location=Greenfield, IN|date=September 29, 1926|accessdate=May 4, 2017|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref name="map1926">{{INDOT map|year=1926|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref> It wasn’twasn't until late 1930 when the SR 23 designation was used again along its modern routing between US 30, in Grovertown and M-62 at the Michigan state line.<ref name="map1930-8">{{INDOT map|year=1930-8|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="map1930-9">{{INDOT map|year=1930-9|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref> This segment of roadway becomes a high type of driving surface between 1939 and 1941.<ref name="map1939">{{INDOT map|year=1939|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="map1941">{{INDOT map|year=1941|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref> The road was extended south from US 30 to SR 10 in either 1950 or 1951.<ref name="map1950">{{INDOT map|year=1950|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="map1951">{{INDOT map|year=1951|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref> This section of roadway was paved between 1963 and 1964.<ref name="map1963">{{INDOT map|year=1963|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="map1964">{{INDOT map|year=1964|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>