Ohio State Route 3

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State Route 3
Length: 248.5 mi[1] (399.92 km)
Formed: 1923
South end: US 27/US 42/US 52/US 127 in Cincinnati
Major
junctions:		 I-71 in Cincinnati
I-71 near Orient
I-70 in Columbus
I-71 in Columbus
I-76 in Seville
I-71 near Brunswick
North end: US 322 in Cleveland
Counties: Hamilton, Warren, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Franklin, Delaware, Knox, Ashland, Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Cuyahoga
Ohio highways
< SR 2 SR 4 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 3 is a major north-south highway in Ohio which leads from Cincinnati to Cleveland by way of Columbus. Because of this the road is also known as the 3-C Highway. It is the only state route to enter all three of Ohio's largest cities. The route’s southern terminus is in downtown Cincinnati at the U.S. Route 27/U.S. Route 52/U.S. Route 127 concurrence, which is also the western terminus of U.S. Route 22. State Route 3 and U.S. Route 22 share the same path for nearly 70 miles, parting ways in the city of Washington Court House, where Route 3 is joined with U.S. Route 62. This concurrency runs nearly 40 miles to Columbus. From there Route 3 continues solo to Sunbury, where it joins U.S. Route 36 for just over 24 miles until it reaches Mount Vernon. The route does not have any other major concurrencies. State Route 3 ends in Cleveland at Public Square, although it is signposted as ending at its intersection with U.S. Route 42/Pearl Rd. in Parma, with Ridge Road continuing to the north.

Contents

[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] Junctions

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Hamilton Cincinnati 0.0[1]
US 27 - US 42 - US 52 - US 127
US 22
SR 264		 SR 3 begins northbound concurrent with US 22 (also its western terminus), US 27, US 42, US 52 and US 127; westbound lanes of US 22/SR 3 concurrency terminate 0.3 mi. to the north; eastern terminus of SR 264 (eastbound lanes; eastern terminus of westbound lanes is on westbound US 22/SR 3 concurrency 0.3 mi. to the north and east).
0.09
US 27 - US 42 - US 52 - US 127 - SR 264		 Southbound lanes of US 27, US 42, and US 127 as well as eastbound US 52 enter from the east; westbound SR 264 crosses from east to west.
0.17
US 27 - US 52 - US 127		 US 22/US 42/SR 3 leaves northbound lanes of concurrency, heading east; northbound US 27/US 127 as well as westbound US 52 continue north.
0.25
US 27 - US 42 - US 52 - US 127
SR 264		 Southbound lanes of US 27, US 42, and US 127 as well as eastbound US 52 and westbound SR 264 cross from north to south.
0.33 US 42 Northbound lanes of US 42 leave US 22/SR 3 to the north.
1.11
US 22 - SR 3		 Western terminus of westbound US 22/SR 3 lanes.
1.45 I-71 Ramps from eastbound US 22/SR 3 concurrency to northbound I-71 and southbound I-71 to westbound US 22/SR 3 only; I-71 Exit 2.
4.46 I-71 Northbound exit/southbound entrance to/from interstate only; I-71 Exit 5.
Norwood 6.19 SR 561 SR 561 joins from the southeast
6.22 SR 562
Norwood Lateral Expressway		 Full-access interchange with US 22/SR 3/SR 561.
6.29 SR 561 SR 561 leaves to the northwest.
Cincinnati 11.41 I-71 Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 12.
Montgomery 13.30 SR 126
Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway		 Eastern terminus of expressway; SR 126 joins from the west.
13.57 SR 126 SR 126 leaves to the east.
Sycamore Township 16.15 I-275 Full-access interchange; I-275 Exit 50.
Warren Hamilton Township 24.69 SR 48
Morrow 30.02 SR 123 SR 123 joins from the north.
Salem Township 31.75 SR 123 SR 123 leaves to the south.
Washington Township 37.59 SR 350
Clinton Adams Township 41.73 SR 380 Southern terminus of SR 380.
Wilmington 46.63
US 22 - SR 3		 Western split of east- and westbound lanes.
47.20 SR 73 SR 73 joins from the northwest.
48.06
US 68 - SR 134
49.09
US 22 - SR 3 - SR 73		 Eastern split of east- and westbound lanes.
50.63 SR 73 SR 73 leaves to the south.
Richland Township 56.81 SR 72
Sabina 58.95 SR 729
Fayette Union Township 68.58 US 35 Full-access interchange with US 35 expressway, shared with US 62 to the south.
Washington Court House 69.75 US 62
SR 41		 US 62 joins from the southwest; SR 41 joins from the south.
69.76

Alt US 62 - Alternate|Alt SR 3		 Alternate US 62/SR 3 ends to the northwest; former northwestbound alignment of US 35.
70.23 SR 41
US 35		 SR 41 leaves to the northwest; former southeastbound alignment of US 35.
70.38 US 22
SR 38		 US 22 leaves to the east; SR 38 begins, joining US 62/SR 3.
70.86

Alt US 62 - Alternate|Alt SR 3
SR 38		 Alternate US 62/SR 3 begins to the west; SR 38 leaves to the north.
Union Township 74.85 SR 238 Southern terminus of SR 238.
Madison Pleasant Township 85.18
US 62 - SR 3		 Western split of concurrency into two bi-directional streets.
Mount Sterling 85.63 SR 207 SR 207 joins from the south.
85.89
SR 56 - SR 207		 SR 207 leaves northwest concurrent with SR 56; SR 56 continues southeast.
86.29
US 62 - SR 3		 Eastern split of concurrency into two bi-directional streets.
Pickaway Darby Township 93.6[2]
US 62 - SR 3		 Former northeastbound alignment of concurrency.
94.08 SR 762 Northern terminus of SR 762 (former cross-alignment).
Franklin Pleasant Township 94.5[2]
US 62 - SR 3		 Former westbound alignment of concurrency.
95.0[2]
US 62 - SR 3		 Former northeastbound alignment of concurrency.
95.7[2]
US 62 - SR 3		 Former southwestbound alignment of concurrency.
96.18 I-71 Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 94.
97.72 SR 665
Jackson Township 102.66 I-270 Full-access interchange; I-270 Exit 2.
Columbus 106.46 I-70 Full-access via side streets to the south and north of crossing; I-70 Exit 98A-B.
107.32
US 62 - SR 3		 Western split of east- and westbound lanes.
107.98 SR 315 Full-access interchange from SR 315.
109.15
US 23 - US 33		 Junction with southbound lanes of US 23/US 33 concurrency.
109.25
US 23 - US 33		 Junction with northbound lanes and southern terminus of US 23/US 33/US 62/SR 3 concurrency.
108.9[2]

US 62 - SR 3		 To westbound lanes of US 62/SR 3 concurrency.
109.68
US 40 - US 62 - SR 16		 US 62 leaves to the east, concurrent with US 40 and SR 16 which continue west; also eastern terminus of US 62’s westbound directional alternate.
109.88
US 23 - US 33		 US 23 leaves to the north; US 33 leaves to the west 0.1 mi. later; east- and westbound lanes of SR 3 are split.
110.30 SR 3 Eastern terminus of SR 3’s westbound directional alternate.
110.62 I-670 I-670 Exits 4C (eastbound) and 5 (westbound); westbound exit/entrance via Jack Gibbs Blvd.
111.90 I-71 SR 3 passes under I-71 here; full access to I-71 (Exit 110A) via East 5th Avenue 0.4 mi. before, and to I-71 (Exit 110B) via East 11th Avenue 0.3 mi. later.
Minerva Park 118.93 SR 161
Dublin-Granville Rd.		 Full-access interchange with expressway.
Blendon Township 120.39 I-270 Full-access interchange; I-270 Exit 29.
Delaware Genoa Township 124.3[2] SR 3 Former northbound alignment.
Sunbury 131.47
US 36 - SR 37
SR 61		 US 36 joins from the northwest concurrent with SR 37; SR 37 continues to the southeast; SR 61 begins concurrent with US 36/SR 3 concurrency.
131.90 SR 61 SR 61 leaves to the north (former cross-alignment).
Trenton Township 132.5[2]
US 36 - SR 3		 Former cross-alignment of US 36/SR 3.
135.8[2] SR 605 Former northern terminus of SR 605.
136.5[2]
US 36 - SR 3		 Former cross-alignment of US 36/SR 3.
137.3[2]
US 36 - SR 3		 Former southwestbound alignment of US 36/SR 3.
Knox Centerburg 142.13 SR 314 Southern terminus of SR 314.
Hilliar Township 143.22 SR 657 Western terminus of SR 657.
Clinton Township 153.4[2]
US 36 - SR 3		 Former northeastbound alignment of US 36/SR 3.
154.89 SR 229 SR 229 joins from the west.
Mount Vernon 155.85 SR 13 SR 13 southbound directional alternate joins from the north.
155.97
SR 13 - SR 229		 SR 13 southbound directional alternate and SR 229 eastbound leave to the south (concurrency).
156.01
US 36 - SR 3 - SR 229		 US 36/SR 229 westbound directional alternate lanes end to the north (as well as SR 3 southbound directional alternate).
156.06
US 36 - SR 3 - SR 13 - SR 229		 Former alignment of concurrency.
156.11
US 36 - SR 229		 US 36 leaves to the east; US 36/SR 229 westbound directional alternate enters from the east.
156.16
US 36 - SR 229		 US 36/SR 229 westbound directional alternate leaves to the west.
156.18 SR 13 Northbound SR 13 crosses from east to west.
Monroe Township 158.92 SR 768 Northern terminus of SR 768.
Brown Township 170.64 SR 205 Northern terminus of SR 205.
Ashland Hanover Township 176.38 SR 97 Eastern terminus of SR 97.
Loudonville 178.98 SR 39 SR 39 joins from the west.
179.13
SR 39 - SR 60		 SR 39 leaves to the east concurrent with SR 60; SR 3/SR 60 concurrency continues north.
179.30 SR 60 SR 60 leaves to the north.
Holmes Washington Township 184.19
SR 179 - SR 226		 SR 226 begins east, concurrent with SR 179, which continues north.
Wayne Wooster Township 195.86 SR 226 Northern terminus of SR 226; former northbound alignment of SR 3.
196.43 SR 95 Eastern terminus of SR 95 (former cross-alignment).
197.2[2] SR 3 Former southbound alignment of SR 3.
Wooster 197.95
US 30 - US 250
Lincoln Way		 SR 3 joins expressway via full-access interchange; expressway (US 30/US 250 concurrency) continues to the west; former northbound alignment of SR 3.
198.62 SR 302 Full-access interchange.
Wooster Township 199.57 US 250 Full-access interchange (direct ramp eastbound; westbound via Pittsburgh Avenue); former cross-alignment of US 30 (Pittsburgh Avenue).
200.15 US 30 US 30 leaves to the east at full-access interchange.
200.33 SR 83 SR 83 joins from the south at full-access interchange.
Wooster 201.08 SR 585 Southern terminus of SR 585 (former cross-alignment) at full-access interchange.
203.26 SR 83 SR 3 leaves expressway; SR 83 continues northwest; former cross-alignment of SR 3.
Canaan Township 210.85 SR 604
Medina Seville 217.95
I-76 - US 224		 Full-access interchange; I-76 Exit 2.
Guilford Township 219.19 I-71 SR 3 passes over interstate.
Montville Township 222.56 SR 162 SR 162 joins from the west.
223.05 SR 162 SR 162 leaves to the east.
Medina 224.96 US 42
SR 57		 US 42 joins from the west; SR 57 joins from the east.
225.22 SR 18 SR 18 eastbound lanes cross.
225.30 US 42

SR 18 - SR 57		 US 42 leaves to the north; SR 18 westbound lanes, concurrent with SR 57, leave to the west.
225.36
SR 18 - SR 57		 SR 18 westbound lanes, concurrent with SR 57, join from the south.
Medina Township 231.04 I-71 Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 222.
Hinckley Township 232.03 SR 606 Western terminus of SR 606.
233.63 SR 94 SR 94 joins from the south.
234.66 SR 606
236.16
SR 94 - SR 303		 SR 94 leaves to the east concurrent with SR 303 which continues west.
Cuyahoga North Royalton 240.80
I-80 - OH Tpk		 SR 3 passes over turnpike.
241.55 SR 82
Parma 248.50 US 42 SR 3 joins US 42, end sign is posted.
Cleveland 254.60
Alt US 6/US 6/US 20		 US 42 and SR 3 join US 6 and US 20.
255.48 US 20/Public Square west US 20 leaves.
255.53 US 422/SR 8/SR 14/SR 43/SR 87/Public Square
255.58 US 322/Public Square east End of SR 3.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] History

  • 1923 – Original route established[3]; originally followed its current alignment (more or less) from Cincinnati to 6 miles north of Loudonville, the SR 226 alignment from 6 miles north of Loudonville to 2 miles south of Wooster, its old alignment from 2 miles south of Wooster to Medina, and US 42’s alignment from Medina to Cleveland[4].
  • 1927 – 6 miles north of Loudonville to 2 miles south of Wooster rerouted to current alignment, along former SR 250; original alignment certified as SR 250; Medina-to-Parma routing changed to current alignment, and former alignment here certified as US 42[4][5].
  • 1932 – Alignment from Cincinnati to Washington Court House dually certified with US 22; alignment from Washington Court House to Columbus dually certified with US 62[4].
  • 1938 – Medina-Parma alignment changed to the pre-1926 routing and dually certified with US 42; previous alignment signed SR 200 until 1939[4].
  • 1939 – Medina-Parma alignment switched back to current alignment[6].
  • 1961 – SR 3 routed to new freeway alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus[4].
  • 1962 – Harrisburg-Columbus alignment dually certified as I-71[4].
  • 1967 – Reverted to US 62 alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus[4].

[edit] Sources

  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 Estimated based on mapping software (no definitive data from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams)
  3. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Route 3 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Official maps for 1926 and 1927
  6. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Official map for 1939

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