Sec. 2. (a) The state highway system shall be designated by the department. The total extent of the state highway system may not exceed twelve thousand (12,000) miles. The state highway system consists of the principal arterial highways in Indiana and includes the following:
(1) A highway to the seat of government in each county.
(2) Connecting arteries and extensions through municipalities.
(b) In determining the highways or sections of highways that are a part of the state highway system, the department shall consider the following:
(1) The relative importance of each highway to county or municipal government.
(2) Existing business and land use.
(3) The development of natural resources, industry, and agriculture.
(4) The economic welfare of Indiana.
(5) The safety and convenience of highway users.
(6) The financial capacity of the state to reconstruct, construct, and maintain the highways selected to desirable standards.
(c) The state highway system shall be classified for purposes of management, establishment of standards, and priority for use of funds and resources. Classification of the system may conform to the department's designation of the state's federal aid system.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.213.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation
Chapter 4. General Highway, Road, and Street Provisions
8-23-4-1. Highway and Street Systems of State
8-23-4-2. State Highway System; Designation; Composition; Selection Criteria; Classification
8-23-4-3. County Arterial Highway Systems; Selection Criteria; Addition, Relocation, and Deletion
8-23-4-5. Changes in Highway and Street Systems
8-23-4-6. Highway and Street System Maps
8-23-4-7. Cooperation of Director With Executives and Municipalities
8-23-4-8. Changes in Location of State Highways
8-23-4-9. Abandonment of Rights-of-Way; Reversion or Release; Consideration
8-23-4-10. Transfer of State Highways to County and Municipal Systems
8-23-4-11. Transfer of County and Municipal Highways and Streets to State System
8-23-4-12. Transfer of Roads and Streets Between Systems; Memorandum