Indiana State Road 7


State Road 7 in the U.S. State of Indiana is located in southeast Indiana. It runs from northwest-to-southeast connecting the cities of Columbus and Madison.

History

Prior to 1926 the SR 7 designation was routed along the US 24 corridor. At this time modern SR 7 route was part of SR 26. In 1926 the modern route of SR 7 was planned to become part of SR 11 designation. Later in 1926 the SR 11 designation became SR 7, routed from Madison to Columbus. Between 1931 and 1932 the entire route of SR 7 became a hard driving surface. US 31 was rerouted onto SR 7 northwest of the modern intersection between the two roads between 1939 and 1941. By 1942 US 31 was rerouted onto its modern route towards Columbus. The northern end of SR 7 was moved to its current location, at SR 46, in either 1999 or 2000.
Three bronze markers in Madison, North Vernon, and Columbus designate the road as the "Guthrie Trail". The markers were placed for former Indiana State Senator William Guthrie of Dupont in the 1920s, who was instrumental in the road becoming a state highway.

Major intersections