Ohio State Route 125
State Route 125 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 85.79 mi[1] (138.07 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | File:US 50.svgFile:OH-561.svg US 50 / SR 561 in Cincinnati | |||
| East end | File:US 52.svg US 52 in Friendship | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto | |||
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State Route 125 (SR 125) is an east–west state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is within the Cincinnati city limits, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of downtown, at U.S. Route 50 – this is also the western terminus of State Route 32 and the southern terminus of State Route 561. The route’s eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 52 approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Portsmouth near the village of Friendship. Heading east from the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Mount Lookout, Linwood, and Mount Washington, State Route 125 passes through numerous subdivisions in Anderson Township as a four lane road, Beechmont Avenue. After the Clermont County line, State Route 125 becomes Ohio Pike, the old Ohio Turnpike, originally built in 1831 by E.G. Penn,[2] not related to the modern highway of the same name. Passing under Interstate 275, State Route 125 begins to lose its suburban feel after the villages of Amelia and Hamlet as it heads into the countryside of eastern Clermont, Brown, Adams, and Scioto Counties. Near its eastern terminus, the route passes through Shawnee State Forest, the largest in the state of Ohio, and by the Shawnee State Lodge and Park, Roosevelt Lake, and Turkey Creek Lake. This section of State Route 125 is part of the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail.[3] See also National Scenic Byway, Ohio Byway, and Shawnee State Forest and Park map
History
- 1926 – Route certified; originally routed from 7 miles (11 km) east of downtown Cincinnati to Friendship along the current U.S. Route 50 from 7 miles (11 km) to 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Cincinnati, and along its own current alignment from 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Cincinnati to Friendship; this entire route was State Route 25 before 1926; 7 miles (11 km) to 11 miles (18 km) east of downtown dually certified with the former State Route 74.[4]
- 1946 – Extended to downtown Cincinnati along U.S. Route 50, U.S. Route 52, and State Route 74.[4]
- 1956 – Truncated at 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Cincinnati.[4]
- 1959 – From its western terminus to Amelia upgraded to 4 lanes.[4]
- 1962 – State Route 74 renumbered to State Route 32.[4]
- 1972 – Amelia to Bethel and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Georgetown to Georgetown upgraded to divided highway.[4]
- 1997 – From Interstate 275 to Bethel downgraded from divided highway to 4-lane undivided highway.[4]
Before 1926
- Routed from LeSourdesville (south of Middletown to Lebanon along current State Route 63.[4]
- 1926 – Entire route certified as State Route 63.[4]
Major junctions
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton | Cincinnati | 0.00– 0.13 | 0.00– 0.21 | File:West plate.svg File:US 50.svgFile:North plate.svg File:OH-561.svgFile:Begin plate.svg File:OH-32.svg US 50 west (Columbia Parkway) / SR 561 north (Linwood Avenue) / SR 32 begins – Downtown Cincinnati | Interchange; no access to US 50 east, from US 50 west; southern terminus of SR 561; western end of SR 32 concurrency |
| 0.38– 0.42 | 0.61– 0.68 | Wilmer Avenue / Wooster Road – Lunken Airport | |||
| Anderson Township | 1.40– 1.60 | 2.25– 2.57 | File:East plate.svg File:OH-32.svg SR 32 east – Newtown, Batavia | Interchange; eastern end of SR 32 concurrency | |
| Clermont | Union Township | 8.15– 8.43 | 13.12– 13.57 | File:I-275.svgFile:To plate.svg File:US 52.svgFile:To plate blue.svg File:I-71.svg I-275 to US 52 / I-71 – Kentucky, Columbus | Exit 65 (I-275) |
| Pierce–Batavia township line | 14.51 | 23.35 | File:South plate.svg File:OH-132.svg SR 132 south – New Richmond | Western end of SR 132 concurrency | |
| 14.83 | 23.87 | File:North plate.svg File:OH-132.svg SR 132 north – Batavia | Eastern end of SR 132 concurrency | ||
| Monroe–Batavia township line | 16.41 | 26.41 | File:South plate.svg File:OH-222.svg SR 222 south | Western end of SR 222 concurrency | |
| Tate Township | 17.87 | 28.76 | File:North plate.svg File:OH-222.svg SR 222 north / Bantam Road | Eastern end of SR 222 concurrency | |
| Bethel | 22.18 | 35.70 | File:South plate.svg File:OH-232.svg SR 232 south – Point Pleasant | Northern terminus of SR 232 | |
| 22.56 | 36.31 | File:OH-133.svg SR 133 (Main Street) | |||
| Brown | Hamersville | 28.67 | 46.14 | File:OH-774.svg SR 774 (Orchard Street) | |
| Clark Township | 30.03 | 48.33 | File:South plate.svg File:OH-505.svg SR 505 south / Feesburg Road | Northern terminus of SR 505 | |
| Georgetown | 34.48 | 55.49 | File:South plate.svg File:OH-221.svg SR 221 south (West Grant Avenue) – Higginsport | Northern terminus of SR 221 | |
| Pleasant Township | 36.52 | 58.77 | File:North plate.svg File:US 68.svg US 68 north – Mt. Orab | Western end of US 68 concurrency | |
| 37.54 | 60.41 | File:South plate.svg File:US 68.svg US 68 south – Ripley | Eastern end of US 68 concurrency | ||
| Russellville | 41.54 | 66.85 | File:US 62.svg US 62 (Columbus Street) | ||
| Byrd Township | 47.17– 47.21 | 75.91– 75.98 | File:West plate.svg File:OH-353.svgFile:South plate.svg File:OH-763.svg SR 353 west / SR 763 south | Eastern terminus of SR 353 / northern terminus of SR 763 | |
| Adams | Liberty Township | 53.51 | 86.12 | File:OH-136.svg SR 136 – Cherry Fork, Manchester | |
| West Union | 57.05 | 91.81 | File:South plate.svg File:OH-41.svg SR 41 south (Manchester Street) / Walnut Street – Bentonville, Aberdeen | Western end of SR 41 concurrency | |
| 57.27 | 92.17 | File:North plate.svg File:OH-247.svg SR 247 north (Cross Street) | Western end of SR 241 concurrency | ||
| 57.42 | 92.41 | File:South plate.svg File:OH-247.svg SR 247 south (2nd Street) | Eastern end of SR 241 concurrency | ||
| 57.83 | 93.07 | File:North plate.svg File:OH-41.svg SR 41 north (Main Street) / Wilson Drive – Peebles | Eastern end of SR 41 concurrency | ||
| Tiffin Township | 63.32 | 101.90 | File:East plate.svg File:OH-348.svg SR 348 east | Western terminus of SR 348 | |
| Scioto | Nile Township | 85.79 | 138.07 | File:US 52.svg US 52 – Rome, Portsmouth | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ Clermont County, Ohio: History of Amelia Archived January 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Ohio Byways". Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Route 125 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived December 27, 2004, at the Wayback Machine