State Road 42
SR 42 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length	62.705 mi[1] (100.914 km)
Existed	1932[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 40 near Terre Haute
Major intersections	US 231 at Cloverdale
East end	SR 67 / SR 144 near Mooresville
Location
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Vigo, Clay, Owen, Putnam, Morgan
Highway system
Indiana State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← US 41 → SR 43

State Road 42 (SR 42) is an east–west road in Central Indiana. Its western terminus is at US 40 in Terre Haute. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 67 and State Road 144 in Mooresville.

Route description

From the western terminus with US 40, SR 42 heads east out of Terre Haute, paralleling Interstate 70 (I-70). Before leaving Terre Haute SR 42 passes by the Terre Haute International Airport. The service road to the airport is State Road 342 (SR 342). SR 42 heads east from Terre Haute passing over I-70. SR 42 then has an intersection with State Road 59. After SR 59, SR 42 still parallels I-70 but the distance between the two routes is greater. SR 42 heads east passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 231. SR 42 heads due east then just south of Eminence SR 42 turns due north and heads through Eminence. SR 42 turns back east north of Eminence and now SR 42 parallels I-70. SR 42 passes through Crown Center and then SR 42 enters Monrovia. in Monrovia SR 42 has an intersection with State Road 39. SR 42 heads east out of Monrovia, heading towards Mooreville. In Mooreville SR 42 has intersections with State Road 267 and SR 67/SR 144.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Vigo	Terre Haute	0.000	0.000	US 40 – Terre Haute	Western terminus of SR 42
Clay	Posey Township	11.351	18.268	SR 59 – Clay City, Brazil
Owen	Jackson Township	27.295	43.927	SR 243 north – Lieber State Recreation Area	Southern terminus of SR 243
Putnam	Cloverdale	32.893	52.936	US 231 – Cloverdale, Spencer
Morgan	Eminence	42.596	68.552	SR 142 east – Martinsville	Western terminus of SR 142
	Monrovia	55.589	89.462	SR 39 south – Martinsville	Western end of SR 39 concurrency
		55.617	89.507	SR 39 north to I-70 – Belleville	Eastern end of SR 39 concurrency
	Mooresville	62.705	100.914	SR 67 / SR 144 east – Indianapolis, Brooklyn	Eastern terminus of SR 42; Western terminus of SR 144
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus