User:Chaswmsday/U.S. Route 127 in Ohio
U.S. Route 127 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 194.268 mi[1] (312.644 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 127 at the Kentucky state line in Cincinnati | |||
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| North end | US 127 at the Michigan state line northwest of Fayette, in Gorham Township, Fulton County | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Butler, Preble, Darke, Mercer, Van Wert, Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Fulton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 127 (US 127) in Ohio runs in a south-north direction for 194 miles (312 km) from the Kentucky state line in Cincinnati to the Michigan state line northwest of Fayette, in Gorham Township, Fulton County.
The highway serves a number of cities, smaller communities and rural areas in western Ohio, traveling through all nine counties bordering Indiana, and a small corner of a tenth county (Fulton) not bordering Indiana. Additionally, of the nine counties bordering Indiana, US 127 either passes through or skirts the edge of eight of the county seats, the expception being Defiance County's seat, Defiance.
Route description[edit]
US 35 enters Ohio from the west in concurrency with Interstate 70, departing at that route's Exit 1 just across the state line.The road angles southeasterly into Eaton, then runs due east-west to Drexel, at which point it becomes a limited access expressway. It continues as a freeway through the east side of Dayton, except a small portion east of Dayton, also bypassing Xenia to the south, Jamestown to the north, and Washington Court House to the south. It then bypasses Chillicothe to the north and east, partially in concurrency with US 23, then angles southeasterly again, with the freeway portion ending at Richmond Dale. From there southeasterly and easterly to Gallipolis, it is a divided highway with a mix of interchanges and at-grade intersections.
US 127 enters Ohio from the south in a concurrency with US 42. Cincinnati, New Miami, Seven Mile, Somerville, Eaton, Greenville, Celina, Van Wert, Paulding and Bryan. In Cincinnati, it shares a short concurrency with its parent route, US 27, along with US 42. From there, it heads north through Fairfield and Hamilton. The highway is a four-lane, divided bypass around Greenville. US 127 crosses the Ohio Turnpike near West Unity, but does not intersect with it. It also joins with US 36 for about 5 miles (8 km). The first city US 127 enters after leaving Kentucky is Cincinnati. The last city that US 127 goes through before reaching Michigan is Bryan.
Ohio State Route 2#SR 2D, Ohio State Route 122 (directional alternate)
NB: CWB (US 42 leaves the concurrency on 2nd Street, or 3rd to Elm by Destape) to east on 3rd Street, north on Central Avenue, east on Ezzard Charles Drive, north on Central Parkway,
History[edit]
When it was commissioned on November 11, 1926, US 127 had its northern terminus in Michigan and its southern terminus in Toledo.[2] In 1930, the stretch of US 127 south from Somerset Township, Michigan was rerouted to enter Ohio in Fulton County and extended to have its southern terminus in Cincinnati.[3] The former routing of US 127 from Somerset Township, Michigan to Toledo was then renumbered US 223.[4][5]
Future[edit]
From 2011 to 2015, there were 45 vehicle wrecks, and from 2011 to 2016, three fatalities at the intersection of US 127 and Kruckeberg Road in Greenville Township, Darke County, along Greenville's bypass. After public calls for intersection improvements, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) offered six alternatives at a public meeting on January 24, 2017.[6][7] On June 15, 2017, ODOT announced that the intersection would be converted to a "partial" restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT), at a cost of just over $748,000, with construction slated to begin in summer 2019.[8] (ODOT materials contrast the term "partial" RCUT with the term "RCUT", even though the illustrations of the "partial" RCUT look identical to the configuration otherwise described as an RCUT. It would appear that what ODOT is terming an "RCUT" is a configuration the Federal Highway Administration has called a "basic RCUT", which prohibits left turns from the major road, restricting movements to right-in/right-outs and median U-turns only.)[9]
Major intersections[edit]
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- Ohio
US 42 in Cincinnati. The highways enter concurrently in Cincinnati.
US 27 / US 52 in Cincinnati. The highways travel concurrently through Cincinnati.
I-75 / US 50 in Cincinnati- I-75 / US 50 in Cincinnati
US 22 in Cincinnati
I-74 in Cincinnati- I-75 in Cincinnati
SR 126 (Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway)
I-275 on the Pleasant Run–Mount Healthy Heights–Forest Park line.
US 35 in Eaton
I-70 exit 10 Eaton, OH (4 miles south)
US 40 west of Lewisburg
US 36 west-northwest of Jaysville. The highways travel concurrently to Greenville.
US 33 southeast of Rockford
US 30 / US 224 in Van Wert. US 127/US 224 travels concurrently to north-northeast of Van Wert.
US 24 east of Cecil
US 6 south of Bryan
US 20A in West Unity
Ohio Turnpike north of West Unity, but does not intersect, compare Interstate 271
US 20 east of Alvordton. The highways travel concurrently to west of Fayette.
All exits are unnumbered.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Preble | Jefferson–Jackson township line | 0.00 | 0.00 |     I-70 west / US 35 north – Indianapolis, Muncie | Indiana state line |
| 1.66 | 2.67 |  I-70 east – Dayton | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 1 on I-70; east end of I-70 overlap | ||
| Jackson Township | 2.38 | 3.83 |  SR 320 north – New Paris | Southern terminus of SR 320 | |
| Eaton | 11.42 | 18.38 |   SR 122 west (Main Street) | Western end of SR 122 overlap; no right turn for trucks from eastbound US 35 to westbound SR 122 | |
| 11.68 | 18.80 |   US 127 / SR 732 south (Barron Street) | Northern terminus of SR 732 | ||
| 11.92 | 19.18 |  SR 122 east (Franklin Street) | Eastern end of SR 122 overlap | ||
| West Alexandria | 17.22 | 27.71 |  SR 503 (Main Street) | ||
| Montgomery | Jefferson Township–Trotwood municipal line | 30.22 | 48.63 |  SR 49 north – Greenville | Southern terminus of SR 49; western end of expressway |
| Dayton | 32.59 | 52.45 | Gettysburg Avenue | ||
| 34.31 | 55.22 | James H. McGee Boulevard | |||
| 35.30 | 56.81 |  I-75 – Toledo, Cincinnati | Exits to southbound I-75 and entrances from northbound I-75 also provide complete access to Stewart Street; exit 52 on I-75. | ||
| Bridge over the Great Miami River | |||||
| 35.97 | 57.89 | Perry Street, Ludlow Street | |||
| 36.19 | 58.24 |  SR 48 (Main Street) | |||
| 36.94 | 59.45 | Keowee Street, Wayne Avenue | No direct access from northbound Keowee Street to westbound US 35; westbound exit is attached to Steve Whalen Boulevard exit | ||
| 37.84 | 60.90 | Steve Whalen Boulevard | |||
| 39.00 | 62.76 | Smithville Road | |||
| Greene | Beavercreek |  SR 835 (Woodman Drive) | Western terminus of SR 835 | ||
| Linden Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
 I-675 – Cincinnati, Columbus | Westbound uses collector/distributor lane. Exits 13A-B on I-675. | ||||
| SR 835 (Research Boulevard) / North Fairfield Road | Separate eastbound exit for SR 835/Research Boulevard; eastern terminus of SR 835 | ||||
| Eastern end of freeway | |||||
| Xenia Township–Xenia municipal line |  US 35 Bus. east (West Main Street) | Interchange | |||
| Xenia | Western end of freeway | ||||
| Lower Bellbrook Road | |||||
| Xenia Township–Xenia municipal line |  US 42 – Lebanon | ||||
 US 68 (Home Avenue) – Wilmington | |||||
| Xenia Township | Bickett Road | Eastern terminus of BUS US 35 | |||
| Silvercreek Township | Old US 35 — Jamestown | ||||
 SR 72 – Cedarville, Jamestown | |||||
| Fayette | Jefferson Township |    SR 435 to I-71 – Columbus, Cincinnati | Western terminus of SR 435; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| SR 435 to I-71 | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| Union Township | Palmer Road | ||||
   US 22 / US 62 / SR 3 – Washington Court House, Hillsboro | |||||
 SR 41 – Greenfield | |||||
 SR 753 | |||||
| Ross | Concord Township |  SR 138 – Greenfield, Clarksburg | |||
| County Road 87 — Frankfort | |||||
| Union Township | County Road 550 — Pleasant Valley | ||||
  To US 50 (Pleasant Valley Road) | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| Chillicothe |  SR 104 (High Street) | ||||
  SR 159 / US 23 Bus. / Bridge Street – Kingston | |||||
| US 23 north – Columbus | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; west end of US 23 overlap | ||||
| To US 50 west (Main Street) – Chillicothe | |||||
| Scioto Township | US 23 south to US 50 west – Portsmouth | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; east end of US 23 overlap | |||
| US 50 west (Eastern Avenue) to US 23 south | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| Scioto–Liberty township line | US 50 east – Athens | East end of US 50 overlap | |||
| Jefferson Township | Vigo Road, Watson Road — Richmond Dale | ||||
| Western end of freeway | |||||
| Jackson | Coal Township | County Road 84, Chillicothe Pike, Jackson Business Route | Jackson Business Route signed eastbound only; CR 84 and Chillicothe Pike signed westbound only | ||
| Lick Township |  SR 93 – Coalton, Jackson | ||||
| Pattonsville Road, Broadway Street | |||||
| Jackson |   SR 32 / SR 124 – Athens, Cincinnati | ||||
| Bloomfield Township |  SR 327 north | Grade separation; southern terminus of SR 327 | |||
| Gallia | Raccoon Township |  SR 279 west | Eastern terminus of SR 279 | ||
| Eastern end of freeway | |||||
 SR 325 – Vinton, Rio Grande | |||||
| Springfield Township |  SR 850 | ||||
 SR 160 – Vinton, Gallipolis | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| Green–Gallipolis township line | SR 160 – Vinton, Gallipolis | No eastbound exit | |||
| Gallipolis Township |   SR 735 to SR 7 – Pomeroy, Gallipolis | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western terminus of SR 735 | |||
| SR 7 – Pomeroy, Gallipolis | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| Gallipolis | 174.33 | 280.56 | Silver Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River US 35 continues into West Virginia | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Hamilton County directional alternate[edit]
Paulding County directional alternate[edit]
Williams County alternate[edit]
Williams County directional alternate[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. March 6, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017. Description, Hamilton, Butler, Preble, Darke, Mercer, Van Wert, Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Fulton.
- ^ a b Bureau of Public Roads; American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved June 19, 2017 – via University of North Texas Libraries.
{{cite map}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ "U.S. Route 40 to Indiana is Completed". The Evening Review. East Liverpool, Ohio. July 18, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1930). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7237073. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1931). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. §§ E4–B14. OCLC 5673562, 7231737. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ Martin, Erik (January 25, 2017). "ODOT hears intersection feedback: Discusses plans to improve 127/Kruckeberg junction". The Daily Advocate. Greenville, Ohio. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Hartley, Susan (January 25, 2017). "ODOT hears suggestions for Kruckeberg Road". Bluebag Media / The Early Bird. Greenville, Ohio: Brothers Publishing Company. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Martin, Erik (June 15, 2017). "State agrees to fund 127/Kruckeberg intersection reconstruction". The Daily Advocate. Greenville, Ohio. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Staff (March 8, 2016) [April 2010]. "Report: Chapter 4. Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection (FHWA-HRT-09-060)". Alternative Intersections/Interchanges: Informational Report (AIIR) (FHWA-HRT-09-060). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
