Ohio State Route 561

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State Route 561
Length: 7.11 mi[1] (11.44 km)
Formed: 1938
South end: US 50 in Cincinnati
Major
junctions:		 I-71 in Norwood
North end: Vine St. in Cincinnati
Counties: Hamilton
Ohio highways
< SR 560 SR 562 >
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State Route 561 is a north-south state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 approximately 9 miles east of Downtown Cincinnati – this point also serves as the western termini for both State Route 32 and State Route 125; the route’s northern terminus is just 0.3 miles west of its intersection with State Route 4 at Vine Street in Cincinnati’s Carthage neighborhood. The route takes many different names along its length, being first known as Linwood Avenue, Observatory Avenue, and Edwards Road in Cincinnati; then it is named Smith Road and Carthage Avenue as it passes through Norwood; its final stretch in Cincinnati once again is as Seymour Avenue.

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* denotes separated-grade intersection

[edit] History

  • 1938 – Original route certified; originally routed from 2 miles north of its current southern terminus to U.S. Route 42[2].
  • 1941 – Extended south to its current terminus on a former segment of U.S. Route 50[2].
  • 1947 – Northern terminus moved to 1 mile north of State Route 4 (Ohio) along a previously unnumbered road[2].
  • 1966 – Truncated at State Route 4; 1 mile north of State Route 4 to State Route 4 decertified[2][3].

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ a b c d Route 561 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  3. ^ This does not agree with the information found at Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams, which shows the route ending 0.3 miles west of State Route 4 at Vine Street.

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