Ohio State Route 561
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length: | 7.11 mi[1] (11.44 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1938 – present | |||
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| South end: |  US 50 in Cincinnati |
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 I-71 in Norwood |
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| North end: | Vine St. in Cincinnati | |||
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| Counties: | Hamilton | |||
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→State Route 561 is a north–south state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 approximately 9 miles (14 km) east of Downtown Cincinnati – this point also serves as the western termini for both State Route 32 and State Route 125; the route’s northern terminus is just 0.3 miles (0.48 km) west of its intersection with State Route 4 at Vine Street in Cincinnati’s Carthage neighborhood. The route takes many different names along its length, being first known as Linwood Avenue, Observatory Avenue, and Edwards Road in Cincinnati; then it is named Smith Road and Carthage Avenue as it passes through Norwood; its final stretch in Cincinnati once again is as Seymour Avenue.
[edit] History
- 1938 – Original route certified; originally routed from 2 miles (3.2 km) north of its current southern terminus to U.S. Route 42[2].
- 1941 – Extended south to its current terminus on a former segment of U.S. Route 50[2].
- 1947 – Northern terminus moved to 1-mile (1.6 km) north of State Route 4 (Ohio) along a previously unnumbered road[2].
- 1966 – Truncated at State Route 4; 1-mile (1.6 km) north of State Route 4 to State Route 4 decertified[2][3].
[edit] References
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Route 561 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ This does not agree with the information found at Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams, which shows the route ending 0.3 miles west of State Route 4 at Vine Street.
