Ohio State Route 56

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State Route 56 marker

State Route 56
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Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 108.80 mi[1] (175.10 km)
Existed: 1923 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 29 near Mutual
  I-70 near Summerford

I-71 near Mount Sterling
US 22 / US 23 in Circleville

SR 93 near Orland
East end: SR 682 in Athens
Location
Counties: Champaign, Clark, Madison, Pickaway, Hocking, Vinton, Athens
Highway system
← SR 55 SR 57 →

State Route 56 (SR 56) is a west–east state highway in central Ohio. Its western terminus is at SR 29 near Mutual, and its eastern terminus is at SR 682 in Athens.

Route description

SR 56 travels in a generally northwest-southwest direction in an arc around the southwestern side of Columbus.[2] As of 2012, no part of SR 56 is included within the National Highway System.[3]

History

The route of SR 56 between Mutual and Laurelville has been included within the state highway system since 1912.[4] In 1923, the many numbered routes were unified as SR 56 running along the route it continues to run today.[5][6] By 1926, the route was extended east from its end in Laurelville to Athens running along the same route it has currently.[7][8]

Major junctions

County Location mi[1] km Destinations Notes
Champaign Union Township 0.00 0.00 SR 29 – Urbana, Mechanicsburg
2.14 3.44 SR 4
Clark
 No major junctions
Madison Somerford Township 11.47 18.46 SR 187 north – Mechanicsburg Southern terminus of SR 187
12.39 19.94 I-70 – Springfield, Columbus Exit 72 (I-70)
13.20 21.24 US 40 (National Road) – Springfield, Columbus
London 17.17 27.63 US 42 / SR 38 north / SR 665 begins (High Street) / SR 142 east Western end of SR 38 / SR 665 concurrency; western terminus of SR 142
17.48 28.13 SR 38 south / SR 665 east (Center Street) Eastern end of SR 38 / SR 665 concurrency
Pleasant Township 29.48 47.44 I-71 – Cincinnati, Columbus Exit 84 (I-71)
32.14 51.72 SR 323 west Eastern terminus of SR 323
Mount Sterling 32.92 52.98 US 62 west / SR 3 south (Main Street) / SR 207 begins Western end of SR 207 concurrency
32.99 53.09 US 62 east / SR 3 north (Columbus Street) / SR 207 south Eastern end of SR 207 concurrency
Pickaway Monroe Township 38.65 62.20 SR 316 east / CR 21 (Five Points Pike) – Darbyville Western terminus of SR 316
Jackson Township 49.22 79.21 SR 104 – Chillicothe, Columbus
Wayne Township 51.20 82.40 US 22 west / CR 100 – Washington Court House Western end of US 22 concurrency
Circleville 52.37 84.28 US 23 – Chillicothe, Columbus Interchange
52.76 84.91 SR 188 east (Court Street) Western terminus of SR 188
53.41 85.96 US 22 east (Lancaster Pike) / Mingo Street Eastern end of US 22 concurrency
Salt Creek Township 60.28 97.01 SR 159 – Kingston, Tarlton
67.19 108.13 SR 180 west – Adelphi Western end of SR 180 concurrency
Hocking Laurelville 67.84 109.18 SR 180 east (Main Street) / Water Street Eastern end of SR 180 concurrency
Benton Township 77.23 124.29 SR 664 north – Logan Southern terminus of SR 664
81.39 130.98 SR 374 north Southern terminus of SR 374
Vinton Swan Township 85.95 138.32 SR 93 – Logan, McArthur
Brown Township 89.60 144.20 SR 328 south – McArthur Western end of SR 328 concurrency
Hocking Starr Township 92.15 148.30 SR 328 north – Union Furnace, Logan Eastern end of SR 328 concurrency
96.25 154.90 SR 278 south – Lake Hope State Park, Zaleski Western end of SR 278 concurrency
96.34 155.04 SR 278 north – Nelsonville Eastern end of SR 278 concurrency
Vinton
 No major junctions
Athens Waterloo Township 100.61 161.92 SR 356 south – Mineral, Albany Northern terminus of SR 356
101.79 163.82 SR 691 north – Nelsonville Southern terminus of SR 691
Athens 108.80 175.10 SR 682 (South Plains Street) / West Union Street – The Plains, Chauncey
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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