Ohio State Route 79

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State Route 79
Length:	45.66 mi[1] (73.48 km)
Formed:	1924
South end:	SR 37 near Buckeye Lake
Major junctions:	I-70 in Buckeye Lake
North end:	US 36 in Nellie
Counties:	Licking, Coshocton
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Contents 1 Route 79A 2 Freeway Sections 3 History 4 References

[edit] Route 79A

Route 79A is a 1.72-mile^[1] alternate route of SR 79. Route 79A splits from SR 79 south of Hebron. SR 79 bypasses Hebron to the east, while Route 79A, or Business Route 79, runs through downtown Hebron as High Street. Route 79A follows High Street as it intersects Enterprise Drive, which ends, as Route 79A, at SR 79 north of Hebron.

[edit] Freeway Sections

• From 1 mile south of Newark to 1 mile north of Newark. ^[2]

[edit] History

1. Original state highway. ^[2]
2. Originally routed from Lancaster to Walhonding along current route 37 from Lancaster to 2 miles south of Hebron, route 40 from 2 miles south of Hebron to Hebron, route 79 from Hebron to 5 miles north of Fallsburg, unnumbered roads from 5 miles north of Fallsburg to New Guilford, and route 206 from New Guilford to Walhonding. ^[2]
3. 4 miles south of Buckeye Lake to Buckeye Lake was route 157 from 1926-63. ^[2]
4. Buckeye Lake to Hebron was route 237 from 1926-32. ^[2]
5. By 1931, rerouted from 5 miles north of Fallsburg to Nellie along previous unnumbered roads. ^[2]
6. 5 miles north of Fallsburg to New Guilford decertified by 1931. ^[2]
7. New Guilford to Walhonding certified as route 206 by 1931. ^[2]
8. Rerouted from Hebron to Buckeye Lake along previous route 237 in 1932. ^[2]
9. Lancaster to 2 miles south of Hebron certified as route 37 in 1932. ^[2]
10. By 1961, extended to 2 miles south of Harbor Hills along route 157 from Buckeye Lake to 4 miles north of Harbor Hills and previous route 596 from 4 miles north of Harbor Hills to 2 miles south of Harbor Hills. ^[2]
11. In 1963, rerouted from Buckeye Lake to 4 miles south of Buckeye Lake along previous route 157. ^[2]
12. Buckeye Lake to 2 miles south of Harbor Hills decertified in 1963. ^[2]
13. Newark bypass added by 1983. ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Route 79 by John Simpson