Ohio State Route 253
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 0.56 mi[1] (900 m) | |||
Existed | 1989[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | KY 10 near Franklin Furnace, Ohio | |||
East end | US 52 near Franklin Furnace | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Ohio | |||
Counties | Scioto | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 253 (SR 253) is a very short east–west
Route description
SR 253 runs exclusively within Green Township in southeastern Scioto County, near the community of Franklin Furnace. This short highway starts at the Kentucky state line on the two-lane Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River, at the very point where KY 10 terminates. The highway departs the bridge to the east. After a short distance, it then crosses a shorter bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway line. Right at the east end of that bridge, SR 253 comes to an end at a diamond interchange it has with the US 52 expressway. East of the interchange is a short connector to Scioto County Road 1, which runs parallel to US 52 to the east through this area.[4]
On a regular basis, the
History
The SR 253 designation has been utilized on two separate occasions. The first iteration of the highway began in 1925. At the time, in the northern half of
By 1989, SR 253 was re-introduced to the state highway system. Coinciding with the completion of the Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge across the Ohio River, the designation was applied to the brief alignment that it maintains to this day from the Kentucky state line on the bridge to the US 52 expressway.[2][3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Green Township, Scioto County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | KY 10 west to US 23 / AA Hwy (KY 9) | Kentucky state line (Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge over Ohio River) | ||
0.56 | 0.90 | US 52 – Portsmouth, Ironton | interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 253, Scioto County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ a b Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOT. Ohio Department of Transportation. 1987. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ a b Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOT. Ohio Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ Google (October 27, 2015). "Ohio State Route 253" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Traffic Survey Report - Scioto County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. 2008. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ National Highway System: Huntington, West Virginia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. August 1924. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. August 1925. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1957. Archived from the original (MrSID) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1958. Archived from the original (MrSID) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-02-21.