Ohio State Route 4
| State Route 4 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length: | 206.51 mi[1] (332.35 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1924 – present | |||
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| Counties: | Hamilton, Butler, Montgomery, Greene, Clark, Champaign, Union, Delaware, Marion, Crawford, Seneca, Huron, Erie | |||
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State Route 4 is a major north–south state highway in Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 42 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 in Sandusky, Ohio. Its path is nearly ruler-straight for many miles. Some portions of the route are still marked as Dixie Highway. The northern portion was constructed by the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company, see Turnpike Lands.
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[edit] History
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- 1924 – Original route established;[2] originally followed current US 23 alignment from Portsmouth to Waldo, and current SR 423 from Waldo to Marion.[3]
- 1926 – Alignment from Portsmouth to Marion certified as US 23; SR 4 realigned south of Marion to its current southern terminus in Cincinnati, replacing the former SR 6 from Cincinnati to Middletown, the former SR 52 from Middletown to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Milford Center, and the former SR 38 from Marysville to Marion.[3]
- 1959 – Alignment from Dayton to Springfield rerouted and upgraded to freeway; segment through Fairborn around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base designated as SR 444.[3]
- 1967 – Segment from SR 201 to SR 444 upgraded to freeway.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton |
Cincinnati | 0.0 | Southeren terminus at a signalized intersection. | |
| 1.2 | Full-access interchange with expressway. | |||
| 2.5 | ||||
| 2.7 | Full-access interchange; I-75 Exit 9. | |||
| Woodlawn | 7.1 | Glendale Milford Road | Former routing of SR 126 | |
| 7.5 | Southern terminus of SR 747. | |||
| Springdale | 9.4 | West Kemper Road | Former routing of SR 126 | |
| 10.0 | Full-access interchange; I-275 Exit 41. | |||
| Butler |
Fairfield | 12.4 | Southern terminus of bypass route. | |
| Hamilton | 18.5 | |||
| Fairfield Township | 21.2 | Northern terminus of bypass route. | ||
| Liberty Township | 24.3 | Northern terminus of SR 747. | ||
| Lemon Township | 26.3 | Western terminus of SR 63. | ||
| 28.2 | South Main Street | Former routing of SR 4 | ||
| 28.7 | SR 73 joins from the west. | |||
| Middletown | 31.3 | |||
| 31.9 | Tytus Avenue | Former routing of SR 4 | ||
| 32.8 | SR 73 leaves to the east; former southbound alignment of SR 4. | |||
| Madison Township | 34.6 | Middletown Germantown Road | Former routing of SR 4 | |
| Montgomery |
German Township | 38.9 | Western terminus of SR 123. | |
| Germantown | 39.9 | SR 725 joins from the west. | ||
| 40.5 | Dayton Pike | Former routing of SR 4 | ||
| 41.5 | SR 725 leaves to the east. | |||
| Dayton | 51.7 | South Broadway Street | Former routing of US 35 | |
| 53.0 | Southbound lanes of SR 48 here; northbound lanes 0.2 mi. later; north of this point SR 4 shares SR 48 lanes southbound. | |||
| 54.8 | SR 4 becomes freeway, with lanes to/from the west connecting to full-access interchange with I-75 Exit 54C; southern terminus of SR 202; southern terminus of SR 201. | |||
| 59.2 | Full-access interchange; former eastbound alignment of SR 4. | |||
| Huber Heights | 63.2 | SR 235 joins from east via full-access interchange. | ||
| 64.6 | I-70 joins from the west; SR 235 leaves to the north; full-access interchange; I-70 Exit 41A-B. | |||
| Clark |
Mad River Township | 67.8 | Full-access interchange; northern terminus of I-675; I-70 Exit 44A-B; I-675 Exit 26A-B. | |
| 70.5 | SR 4 leaves interstate; I-70 Exit 47 eastbound and Exit 48 westbound (via Enon Road). | |||
| Bethel Township | 73.2 | Southern terminus of SR 369 via full-access interchange; former cross-alignment of SR 4. | ||
| Springfield Township | 76.0 | US 40 joins; SR 4 expressway ends. | ||
| 76.4 | Full-access interchange with US 68 expressway. | |||
| Springfield | 78.5 | SR 41 joins from the north. | ||
| 79.0 | Southbound lanes of SR 72; northbound lanes 0.1 miles (0.16 km) later. | |||
| 79.6 | US 40/SR 41 concurrency leaves SR 4 to the east. | |||
| Moorefield Township | 84.3 | Eastern terminus of SR 334. | ||
| 85.6 | Old Mechanicsburg Road | Former routing of SR 4 | ||
| 87.9 | Old Mechanicsburg Road | Former routing of SR 4 | ||
| Champaign |
Union Township | 90.8 | ||
| 93.7 | ||||
| Mechanicsburg | 96.9 | |||
| Goshen Township | 100.9 | SR 161 joins from the southwest. | ||
| Union |
Union Township | 102.3 | SR 161 leaves to the southeast. | |
| 104.3 | US 36 joins from the northwest. | |||
| Paris Township | 110.1 | Milford Avenue | Former routing of SR 4 | |
| 112.1 | US 33 expressway joins from the west; expressway concurrency continues northeast. | |||
| 112.5 | Eastern terminus of SR 245; former cross-alignment of US 33. | |||
| Marysville | 114.1 | Southern terminus of SR 31; former cross-alignment. | ||
| Paris Township | 114.9 | SR 4 leaves expressway via full-access interchange; expressway continues southeast; northern terminus of SR 38; former southbound alignment of SR 4. | ||
| Leesburg Township | 122.0 | |||
| 124.9 | SR 37 joins from the southeast. | |||
| Claibourne Township | 125.9 | SR 37 leaves to the west. | ||
| Delaware |
Thompson Township | 129.9 | SR 47 joins from the west. | |
| Marion |
Prospect Township | 130.6 | SR 47 leaves to the east. | |
| 133.4 | ||||
| Marion | 140.7 | Southbound lanes of SR4/SR 423 concurrency | ||
| 140.9 | SR 423 continues to the south | |||
| 141.1 | Eastern terminus of SR 739. | |||
| 141.4 | Junction with eastbound lanes; westbound lanes 0.1 mi. later. | |||
| Marion Township | 143.7 | SR 423 leaves to the north. | ||
| Grand Prairie Township | 147.0 | Full-access interchange with US 23 expressway. | ||
| Crawford |
Dallas Township | 151.8 | ||
| Bucyrus | 158.8 | SR 98 joins from the south. | ||
| 159.5 | SR 19 and SR 100 join from the east where concurrent with Bus US 30, which continues west. | |||
| 159.9 | SR 98 leaves to the northeast. | |||
| Holmes Township | 160.7 | Full-access interchange with US 30 expressway. | ||
| 161.2 | SR 19/SR 100 concurrency leaves to the west. | |||
| Chatfield | 169.4 | SR 103 joins from the west. | ||
| Chatfield Township | 170.5 | SR 103 leaves to the east. | ||
| Seneca |
Attica | 177.8 | ||
| Reed Township | 182.2 | |||
| Huron |
Sherman Township | 185.8 | Southern terminus of SR 269, which straddles the Seneca-Huron county line. | |
| 187.9 | ||||
| Lyme Township | 192.5 | |||
| 193.8 | ||||
| Erie |
Groton Township | 198.1 | SR 4 passes over Turnpike here; access ramps are 0.3 mi. later; Turnpike Exit 110. | |
| 198.8 | Northern terminus of SR 99. | |||
| Perkins Township | 202.6 | Full-access interchange with SR 2 expressway. | ||
| Sandusky | 206.4 | Northern terminus of SR 101; eastern terminus of US 6/SR 101 concurrency; US 6 continues east. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] State Route 4 Bypass
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| Location: | Hamilton, Ohio |
| Existed: | 1997–present |
State Route 4B (SR 4B, OH 4B) is a 5.97 mile (9.61 km) north–south state highway through Butler County in the western part of the state. The route runs from SR 4 south of Hamilton to SR 4 north of Hamilton.
Along its path, SR 4B passes through the western portion of Butler County. No segments of SR 4B are included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[4][5]
The SR 4B designation was applied in 1997. Since the route was put in, no changes have been made[6] [7]
The entire route is in Butler County.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fairfield Township | 0.00 | Signalized intersection | ||
| Hamilton | 4.35 | Diamond interchange | ||
| Fairfield | 5.97 | Signalized intersection | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] Sources
- ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ a b c d Route 4 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_System_(United_States)
- ^ http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1995a.sid
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (1997) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1997a.sid. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
[edit] External links
- State highways in Ohio
- Dixie Highway
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- Transportation in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Transportation in Hamilton County, Ohio
- Transportation in Butler County, Ohio
- Transportation in Montgomery County, Ohio
- Transportation in Greene County, Ohio
- Transportation in Clark County, Ohio
- Transportation in Champaign County, Ohio
- Transportation in Union County, Ohio
- Transportation in Delaware County, Ohio
- Transportation in Marion County, Ohio
- Transportation in Crawford County, Ohio
- Transportation in Seneca County, Ohio
- Transportation in Huron County, Ohio
- Transportation in Erie County, Ohio