Ohio State Route 247

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State Route 247
Length: 36.60 mi[1] (58.90 km)
Formed: 1928
South end: Dead end near the Ohio River near Manchester
North end: SR 73 in Hillsboro
Counties: Adams, Highland
Ohio highways
< SR 246 SR 248 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 247 is a north-south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is a dead-end overlooking the Ohio River in the village of Wrightsville, about 5 miles east of Manchester and 0.35 miles south of U.S. Route 52, and its northern terminus is at State Route 73 in Hillsboro.

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[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] History

  • 1928 – Original route certified; originally routed from Wrightsville to West Union along a portion of State Route 137’s former alignment which ran from Wrightsville to Fairfax; West Union to Youngsville became unnumbered in 1928[2].
  • 1938 – Extended to Hillsboro along unnumbered road from West Union to Youngsville, the portion of State Route 137 from Youngsville to Fairfax, and an unnumbered road from Fairfax to Hillsboro[2]; State Route 137 truncated at Youngsville[3].

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ a b Route 247 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  3. ^ Route 137 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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