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U.S. Highway 42 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles (571 km) from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. The route has several names including Pearl Road from Cleveland to State Route 18 in Medina in Northeast Ohio, the Cincinnati and Lebanon Pike in southwestern Ohio and Brownsboro Road in Louisville, Kentucky.
This road was largly replaced by I-71 in the early 1960's.
[edit] Termini
As of 2006, the highway's eastern terminus is in the Ohio City neighborhood in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Its western terminus is in Louisville, Kentucky.
[edit] States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
[edit] Notable cities on the route
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Carrollton, Kentucky
- Covington, Kentucky
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mason, Ohio
- Lebanon, Ohio
- Xenia, Ohio
- London, Ohio
- Delaware, Ohio
- Mansfield, Ohio
- Ashland, Ohio
- West Salem, Ohio
- Medina, Ohio
- Brunswick, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).
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US 31W/60 at Louisville, KY
I-71/I-75 at Cincinnati, OH
I-80 near Cleveland, OH
US 20/6 at Cleveland, OH
