Indiana State Road 520

State Road 520
State Road 520
Maple Street
	SR 520 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by INDOT
Length	0.248 mi (399 m)
Major junctions
South end	US 20 in Pines
North end	US 12 in Pines
Location
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Highway system
	Indiana State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

State Road 520 is a four-lane connector about 1,000 feet (300 m) in length. It exists solely to connect U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 20 in Pines, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Michigan City. U.S. 12 and U.S. 20 do not cross with each other — they parallel each other for another 22 miles (35 km) westbound and overlap in Gary; U.S. 20 is generally considered the faster of the two, while U.S. 12 is the scenic Dunes Highway. Eastbound, U.S. 12 travels through Michigan City and northeast into Michigan where it forks east from the Red Arrow Highway. U.S. 20 stays in Indiana and runs around Michigan City as a bypass to the south.

State Road 520 is the shortest designated highway in the State of Indiana.

^ Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

[indot-1] Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2015). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

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