St. Joseph Valley Parkway
Freeway in Indiana and Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The St. Joseph Valley Parkway is a freeway in the U.S. states of Indiana and Michigan, serving as a bypass route around Elkhart, Mishawaka, and South Bend in Indiana and Niles in Michigan. The freeway runs to the south and west of Elkhart and South Bend and Niles and consists of segments of U.S. Route 31 (US 31) and US 20; those two highway designations run concurrently at the southwestern rim of the South Bend metropolitan area. It continues north to run along the St. Joseph River valley.
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Last section opened on November 9, 2022. (November 2022) |
St. Joseph Valley Parkway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by INDOT, MDOT | |
Length | 56.34 mi[lower-alpha 1] (90.67 km) |
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Major junctions | |
East end | US 20 near Elkhart, IN |
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North end | I-94 near Benton Harbor, MI |
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Country | United States |
States | Indiana, Michigan |
Counties | IN: Elkhart, St. Joseph MI: Berrien |
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The freeway was first built in Indiana in the 1960s, although plans in Michigan date back to the 1950s. Indiana completed its portion of the freeway in 1992, while Michigan opened its last segment in 2022.