Ohio State Route 266
State Route 266 | ||||
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 SR 266 in red, SR 266-J in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 14.037 mi[1] (22.590 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 377 near Stockport | |||
| East end |  SR 60 near Beverly | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Morgan | |||
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State Route 266 (SR 266) is a 14-mile-long (23 km) east–west state highway located in the southeastern portion of Ohio. SR 266's western terminus is at an intersection with SR 377 nearly 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Stockport, and its eastern terminus is an intersection with SR 60 approximately 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Beverly.
Located in southeastern Morgan County, SR 266 was first designated in the middle of the 1920s along its current routing. The highway serves the village of Stockport. From the SR 376 intersection to its eastern terminus at SR 60, SR 266 generally straddles the northern banks of the Muskingum River.
Route description
SR 266 begins at an intersection with SR 377 in
The entirety of SR 266 is within the confines of southeastern Morgan County. There is no portion of State Route 266 that is included within the National Highway System.[3]
History
SR 266 was first designated in 1926 along the routing within southeastern Morgan County that it generally occupies to this day. There have been no significant changes to its routing since its inception.[4][5] Beginning in 2016, a portion of the road east of Stockport located close to the Muskingum River bed was slated for removal due to the constant need for repairs of landslides and rock falls. Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) hired Kokosing Construction Company to construct a US$15,000,000 realignment of the road, partially on a new alignment and the remaining over the township-maintained Point Lookout Road, at a higher elevation and away from the river banks.[6][7][8] The project was completed in June 2018p.[9] The 1.065-mile (1.714 km) former alignment of the highway located closer to the river has been designated by ODOT as SR 266-J, with the "J" suffix meaning the road is to be eventually abandoned by the state.[1][10]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Morgan County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Penn Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 377 – Chesterhill, Pennsville, McConnelsville | Western terminus | |
| 2.353 | 3.787 |   SR 792 south / Lick Run Road | Northern terminus of SR 792 | ||
| Windsor Township | 4.408 | 7.094 |   SR 376 north – McConnelsville | Southern terminus of SR 376 | |
| Center Township | 14.037 | 22.590 | SR 60 – McConnelsville, Marietta | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Google (April 27, 2019). "Ohio State Route 266" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1925.
- ^ Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1926.
- ^ "SR 266 Realignment". kokosing.biz. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "ODOT advances Morgan County SR 266 realignment project" (Press release). ODOT. January 7, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Staff (January 13, 2016). "ODOT advances $16 million for SR 266 realignment project". Morgan County Herald. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Staff (June 20, 2018). "SR 266 Realignment Completed". Morgan County Herald. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Legend for Straight Line Diagrams" (PDF). ODOT. p. 2. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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