Thanks for the nice article on Meridian Street. As an Indy native, I’ve always loved the N. Meridian St. area. Although I know you had a different focus, Meridan Street originally came into existence because it runs on one of the four prime geographical meridians in the U.S., and was layed out as such by U.S.G.S. engineers. The U.S. time zones used to follow these meridians, which is why Indiana has always had a hard time deciding which time zone to be in. It is a narrow state, split by a time zone, that has suburban areas of major metro areas (Chicago, Cincinnatti, Louisville) in different time zones. Of course, the people in these areas want to be in the time zone of their larger city. Thus, the dilemma.

Another route to Indy that takes about the same amount of time as U.S. 31, but it much prettier, is Ind. 13. It ends in Fortville, a northeast Indy suburb. It’s 2-lane but very enjoyble.