SR 62 begins at the
Wabash Memorial Bridge over the
Wabash River between
New Haven, Illinois and
Posey County. It travels through
Mount Vernon, Indiana and then becomes a divided highway as it approaches
Evansville. Within Evansville, SR 62 forms part of the
Lloyd Expressway, a divided expressway-grade highway that serves as a major east–west traffic artery through the city. The
expressway contains a mix of
intersections and
interchanges. Nearly halfway through the city, the expressway meets
US 41 and SR 62 leaves the expressway, running north
concurrently with US 41 and SR 66. At Morgan Avenue, SR 62 turns east and leaves Evansville. East of Evansville, the four lane divided road continues to
Chandler and then on to
Boonville. It then becomes a two-lane road. For much of its trip through
Spencer,
Perry,
Crawford,
Harrison, and western
Floyd counties, it is narrow, winding, and hilly. SR 62 travels concurrently with
I-64 and
I-265, bypassing the cities of
New Albany,
Clarksville, and
Jeffersonville. The highway then turns to the northeast, serving the cities of
Charlestown,
Hanover, then having a junction at
SR 56, and
Madison before ending at
SR 262 just south of
US 50 at
Dillsboro. The highway forms part of the
Lincoln Heritage Trail. ==History==