Ohio State Route 3
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| State Route 3 | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 248.5 mi[1] (399.92 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1923 | ||||||||||||
| South end: |     US 27/US 42/US 52/US 127 in Cincinnati |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-71 in Cincinnati I-71 near Orient I-70 in Columbus I-71 in Columbus I-76 in Seville I-71 near Brunswick |
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| North end: |  US 322 in Cleveland |
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| Counties: | Hamilton, Warren, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Franklin, Delaware, Knox, Ashland, Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Cuyahoga | ||||||||||||
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>State Route 3 is a major north-south highway in Ohio which leads from Cincinnati to Cleveland by way of Columbus. Because of this the road is also known as the 3-C Highway, a designation which predates the Ohio state highway system.[2] It is the only state route to enter all three of Ohio's largest cities (though it has largely been bypassed by Interstate 71). The route's southern terminus is in downtown Cincinnati at the U.S. Route 27/U.S. Route 52/U.S. Route 127 concurrence, which is also the western terminus of U.S. Route 22. State Route 3 and U.S. Route 22 share the same path for nearly 70 miles (110 km), parting ways in the city of Washington Court House, where Route 3 is joined with U.S. Route 62. This concurrency runs nearly 40 miles (64 km) to Columbus. From there Route 3 continues solo to Sunbury, where it joins U.S. Route 36 for just over 24 miles (39 km) until it reaches Mount Vernon. The route does not have any other major concurrencies. State Route 3 ends in Cleveland at Public Square, although it is signposted as ending at its intersection with U.S. Route 42/Pearl Rd. in Parma, with Ridge Road continuing to the north.
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[edit] Junctions
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Hamilton | Cincinnati | 0.00 |     US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127 US 22 SR 264 |
SR 3 begins northbound concurrent with US 22 (also its western terminus), US 27, US 42, US 52 and US 127; eastern terminus of SR 264 (eastbound) |
| 0.09 | US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127 |
Southbound lanes of US 27, US 42, and US 127 as well as eastbound US 52 enter from the east; westbound SR 264 crosses from east to west. | ||
| 0.17 | US 27 / US 52 / US 127 |
US 22/US 42/SR 3 leaves northbound lanes of concurrency, heading east; northbound US 27/US 127 as well as westbound US 52 continue north. | ||
| 0.25 | US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127 SR 264 |
Southbound lanes of US 27, US 42, and US 127 as well as eastbound US 52 and westbound SR 264 cross from north to south. | ||
| 0.33 | US 42 |
Northbound lanes of US 42 leave US 22/SR 3 to the north. | ||
| 1.45 | I-71 |
Ramps from eastbound US 22/SR 3 concurrency to northbound I-71 and southbound I-71 to westbound US 22/SR 3 only; I-71 Exit 2. | ||
| 4.46 | I-71 |
Northbound exit/southbound entrance to/from interstate only; I-71 Exit 5. | ||
| Norwood | 6.19 |  SR 561 |
SR 561 joins from the southeast | |
| 6.22 |  SR 562 (Norwood Lateral Expressway) |
Full-access interchange with US 22/SR 3/SR 561. | ||
| 6.29 | SR 561 |
SR 561 leaves to the northwest. | ||
| Cincinnati | 11.41 | I-71 |
Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 12. | |
| Montgomery | 13.30 |  SR 126 (Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway) |
Eastern terminus of expressway; SR 126 joins from the west. | |
| 13.57 |  SR 126 |
SR 126 leaves to the east. | ||
| Sycamore Township | 16.15 |  I-275 |
Full-access interchange; I-275 Exit 50. | |
| Warren | Hamilton Township | 24.69 |  SR 48 |
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| Morrow | 30.02 |  SR 123 |
SR 123 joins from the north. | |
| Salem Township | 31.75 | SR 123 |
SR 123 leaves to the south. | |
| Washington Township | 37.59 |  SR 350 |
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| Clinton | Adams Township | 41.73 |  SR 380 |
Southern terminus of SR 380. |
| Wilmington | 47.20 |  SR 73 |
SR 73 joins from the northwest. | |
| 48.06 |   US 68 / SR 134 |
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| 50.63 | SR 73 |
SR 73 leaves to the south. | ||
| Richland Township | 56.81 |  SR 72 |
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| Sabina | 58.95 |  SR 729 |
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| Fayette | Union Township | 68.58 |  US 35 |
Full-access interchange with US 35 expressway, shared with US 62 to the south. |
| Washington Court House | 69.75 |  US 62 SR 41 |
US 62 joins from the southwest; SR 41 joins from the south. | |
| 70.23 | SR 41 US 35 |
SR 41 leaves to the northwest; former southeastbound alignment of US 35. | ||
| 70.38 | US 22 SR 38 |
US 22 leaves to the east; SR 38 begins, joining US 62/SR 3. | ||
| Union Township | 74.85 |  SR 238 |
Southern terminus of SR 238. | |
| Madison | Mount Sterling | 85.63 |  SR 207 |
SR 207 joins from the south. |
| 85.89 |   SR 56 / SR 207 |
SR 207 leaves northwest concurrent with SR 56; SR 56 continues southeast. | ||
| Pickaway | Darby Township | 93.6[3] | CR 501 | Former routing of SR 3 |
| 94.08 |  SR 762 |
Northern terminus of SR 762 | ||
| Franklin | Pleasant Township | 94.5[3] | Columbus Street | Former routing of SR 3 |
| 95.0[3] | Old Harrisburg Road | Former routing of SR 3 | ||
| 95.7[3] | Old Harrisburg Road | Former routing of SR 3 | ||
| 96.18 | I-71 |
Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 94. | ||
| 97.72 |  SR 665 |
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| Jackson Township | 102.66 |  I-270 |
Full-access interchange; I-270 Exit 2. | |
| Columbus | 106.46 | I-70 |
Full-access via side streets to the south and north of crossing; I-70 Exit 98A-B. | |
| 107.98 |  SR 315 |
Full-access interchange from SR 315. | ||
| 109.15 |   US 23 south / US 33 south |
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| 109.25 | US 23 north / US 33 north |
Southern terminus of US 23/US 33/US 62/SR 3 concurrency | ||
| 109.68 |    US 40 / US 62 / SR 16 |
US 62 leaves to the east, concurrent with US 40 and SR 16 which continue west | ||
| 109.88 | US 23 / US 33 |
US 23 leaves to the north; US 33 leaves to the west 0.1 mi. later | ||
| 110.62 |  I-670 |
I-670 Exits 4C (eastbound) and 5 (westbound); westbound exit/entrance via Jack Gibbs Blvd. | ||
| 111.90 | I-71 |
SR 3 passes under I-71 here; full access to I-71 (Exit 110A) via East 5th Avenue 0.4 mi. before, and to I-71 (Exit 110B) via East 11th Avenue 0.3 mi. later. | ||
| Minerva Park | 118.93 |  SR 161 (Dublin-Granville Road) |
Full-access interchange with expressway. | |
| Blendon Township | 120.39 | I-270 |
Full-access interchange; I-270 Exit 29. | |
| Delaware | Genoa Township | 124.3[3] | South Old 3C Highway | Former routing of SR 3 |
| Sunbury | 131.47 |   US 36 / SR 37 SR 61 |
US 36 joins from the northwest concurrent with SR 37; SR 37 continues to the southeast; SR 61 begins concurrent with US 36/SR 3 concurrency. | |
| 131.90 | SR 61 |
SR 61 leaves to the north | ||
| Trenton Township | 132.5[3] | North Old 3C Road | Former routing of SR 3 | |
| 135.8[3] | CR 605 | Former northern terminus of SR 605 | ||
| 136.5[3] | North Old 3C Road | Former routing of SR 3 | ||
| 137.3[3] | Locust Road | Former routing of SR 3 | ||
| Knox | Centerburg | 142.13 |  SR 314 |
Southern terminus of SR 314. |
| Hilliar Township | 143.22 |  SR 657 |
Western terminus of SR 657. | |
| Clinton Township | 153.4[3] | Columbus Road | Former routing of SR 3 | |
| 154.89 |  SR 229 |
SR 229 joins from the west. | ||
| Mount Vernon | 155.85 |  SR 13 |
SR 13 southbound directional alternate joins from the north. | |
| 155.97 |   SR 13 / SR 229 |
SR 13 southbound directional alternate and SR 229 eastbound leave to the south (concurrency). | ||
| 156.11 | US 36 / SR 229 |
US 36 leaves to the east; US 36/SR 229 westbound directional alternate enters from the east. | ||
| 156.16 | US 36 / SR 229 |
US 36/SR 229 westbound directional alternate leaves to the west. | ||
| 156.18 | SR 13 |
Northbound SR 13 crosses from east to west. | ||
| Monroe Township | 158.92 |  SR 768 |
Northern terminus of SR 768. | |
| Brown Township | 170.64 |  SR 205 |
Northern terminus of SR 205. | |
| Ashland | Hanover Township | 176.38 |  SR 97 |
Eastern terminus of SR 97. |
| Loudonville | 178.98 |  SR 39 |
SR 39 joins from the west. | |
| 179.13 |   SR 39 / SR 60 |
SR 39 leaves to the east concurrent with SR 60; SR 3/SR 60 concurrency continues north. | ||
| 179.30 |  SR 60 |
SR 60 leaves to the north. | ||
| Holmes | Washington Township | 184.19 |   SR 179 / SR 226 |
SR 226 begins east, concurrent with SR 179, which continues north. |
| Wayne | Wooster Township | 195.86 |  SR 226 |
Northern terminus of SR 226; former northbound alignment of SR 3. |
| 196.43 |  SR 95 |
Eastern terminus of SR 95 | ||
| 197.2[3] | Columbus Avenue | Former routing of SR 3 | ||
| Wooster | 197.95 |   US 30 / US 250 (Lincoln Way) |
SR 3 joins expressway via full-access interchange; former northbound alignment of SR 3. | |
| 198.62 |  SR 302 |
Full-access interchange. | ||
| Wooster Township | 199.57 |  US 250 |
Full-access interchange (direct ramp eastbound; westbound via Pittsburgh Avenue) | |
| 200.15 |  US 30 |
US 30 leaves to the east at full-access interchange. | ||
| 200.33 |  SR 83 |
SR 83 joins from the south at full-access interchange. | ||
| Wooster | 201.08 |  SR 585 |
Southern terminus of SR 585 (former cross-alignment) at full-access interchange. | |
| 203.26 | SR 83 |
SR 3 leaves expressway; SR 83 continues northwest; former cross-alignment of SR 3. | ||
| Canaan Township | 210.85 |  SR 604 |
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| Medina | Seville | 217.95 |   I-76 / US 224 |
Full-access interchange; I-76 Exit 2. |
| Montville Township | 222.56 |  SR 162 |
SR 162 joins from the west. | |
| 223.05 | SR 162 |
SR 162 leaves to the east. | ||
| Medina | 224.96 | US 42 SR 57 |
US 42 joins from the west; SR 57 joins from the east. | |
| 225.22 |  SR 18 |
SR 18 eastbound lanes cross. | ||
| 225.30 | US 42  SR 18 / SR 57 |
US 42 leaves to the north; SR 18 westbound lanes, concurrent with SR 57, leave to the west. | ||
| 225.36 | SR 18 / SR 57 |
SR 18 westbound lanes, concurrent with SR 57, join from the south. | ||
| Medina Township | 231.04 | I-71 |
Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 222. | |
| Hinckley Township | 232.03 |  SR 606 |
Western terminus of SR 606. | |
| 233.63 |  SR 94 |
SR 94 joins from the south. | ||
| 234.66 | SR 606 |
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| 236.16 |   SR 94 / SR 303 |
SR 94 leaves to the east concurrent with SR 303 which continues west. | ||
| Cuyahoga | North Royalton | 241.55 |  SR 82 |
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| Parma | 248.50 | US 42 |
SR 3 joins US 42, end sign is posted. | |
| Cleveland | 254.60 |    Alt US 6/US 6/US 20 |
US 42 and SR 3 join US 6 and US 20. | |
| 255.48 | US 20/Public Square west |
US 20 leaves. | ||
| 255.53 |      US 422/SR 8/SR 14/SR 43/SR 87/Public Square |
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| 255.58 | US 322/Public Square east |
[edit] Points of interest
- Eden Park, Cincinnati
- Little Miami River, crossing at Fosters near Maineville
- Deer Creek State Park, near Mount Sterling
- Big Darby Creek, crossing near Orient
- Scioto River, crossing in Columbus
- Fort Hayes Park, Columbus
- Hoover Reservoir, Westerville and Galena
- Kokosing River, crossing at Mount Vernon
- Mohican State Forest, near Loudonville
- Mohican River, near Loudenville
- Cuyahoga River, Cleveland
- Lake Erie
[edit] History
- 1923 – Original route established[4]; originally followed its current alignment (more or less) from Cincinnati to 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville, the SR 226 alignment from 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville to 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster, its old alignment from 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster to Medina, and US 42's alignment from Medina to Cleveland[5].
- 1927 – 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville to 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster rerouted to current alignment, along former SR 250; original alignment certified as SR 250; Medina-to-Parma routing changed to current alignment, and former alignment here certified as US 42[5][6].
- 1932 – Alignment from Cincinnati to Washington Court House dually certified with US 22; alignment from Washington Court House to Columbus dually certified with US 62[5].
- 1938 – Medina-Parma alignment changed to the pre-1926 routing and dually certified with US 42; previous alignment signed SR 200 until 1939[5].
- 1939 – Medina-Parma alignment switched back to current alignment[7].
- 1961 – SR 3 routed to new freeway alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus[5].
- 1962 – Harrisburg-Columbus alignment dually certified as I-71[5].
- 1967 – Reverted to US 62 alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus[5].
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ In Search of...The Three-C Highway by Michael G. Buettner, February, 2006
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Estimated based on mapping software (no definitive data from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams)
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ a b c d e f g Route 3 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Official maps for 1926 and 1927
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Official map for 1939
[edit] External links
- The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site, by John Simpson
- OH 3 Endpoint Photos from Ohio Highway Ends by Dan Garnell
