Ohio State Route 159

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State Route 159
Length: 30.94 mi[1] (49.79 km)
Formed: 1924
South end: US 50/SR 104 in Chillicothe
North end: US 22 near Lancaster
Counties: Ross, Pickaway, Fairfield
Ohio highways
< SR 158 SR 160 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 159 is a northeast-southwest state highway (signed north-south) in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is in Chillicothe at the U.S. Route 50 and State Route 104 concurrency; its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 22 approximately 4 miles southeast Lancaster.

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[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] History

  • 1924 – Original route established[2]; originally routed along its current alignment from 6½ miles north of Chillicothe (at current State Route 180) to the former alignment of U.S. Route 22 1 mile east of Amanda[3].
  • 1926 – Extended south to 1 mile north of Oakland along the alignment of former State Route 27[3].
  • 1970 – Extended north to its current terminus along the former alignment of U.S. Route 22[3].
  • 1972 – Extended south to its current terminus along the former alignment of U.S. Route 23[3].

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  3. ^ a b c d Route 159 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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