U.S. Route 50 in Ohio

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U.S. Route 50

Length:

209 mi^[1] (336 km)

Major
junctions:

I-275 in Cincinnati

U.S. 23 in Chillicothe

U.S. 33 in Athens

East end:

US 50 at the Ohio River

Ohio highways
< SR 49		SR 51 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

U.S. Route 50 runs east-west across the southern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, passing through Cincinnati, Chillicothe, and Athens. It is mainly a two-lane road except for the easternmost part. Near Athens it becomes part of State Route 32, a four-lane divided highway known as Corridor D, and from Reedsville to the Ohio/West Virginia border it also overlaps State Route 7 before crossing into Parkersburg, West Virginia.

A view of U.S. 50 (traveling west) near Albany, Ohio as it is about to leave the concurrency with SR 32

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US 50 enters Ohio from Indiana near Lawrenceburg, immediately crossing under Interstate 275 before entering the extreme western suburbs of the greater Cincinnati area. US 50 (known in this area as River Road) follows the Ohio River until entering the villages of Cleves and North Bend, where a monument and tomb of President William Henry Harrison stands on the eastbound side of the road. In Cincinnati it is routed along the Sixth Street Expressway, Fort Washington Way, and the historic Columbia Parkway (from which trucks are banned). In Fairfax, US 50 becomes known as Wooster Pike and crosses the Little Miami River via the Wooster Pike Bridge in Milford. East of Milford, US 50 becomes a two-lane highway as it travels through Hillsboro and Bainbridge before reaching the outskirts of Chillicothe. In Chillicothe, US 50 becomes Western Avenue and then Main Street before merging with U.S. Route 23 and U.S. Route 35 east of the city. State Route 104 overlaps US 50 through downtown Chillicothe. As US 50 leaves Chillicothe it becomes a two-lane highway once again as it winds its way through McArthur and heavy forested Southern Ohio before reaching the outskirts of Athens where it becomes a four-lane highway. It will remain four-lane until reaching the Ohio River. US 50 joins with State Route 32 near the Ohio University Bush Airport--Snyder Field in Albany, west of Athens. US 50 intersects with U.S. Route 33 east of the city before continuing eastward toward Belpre and the Ohio River. US 50 begins to overlap SR 7 near Reedsville as it heads north along the river, and splits from SR 7 before it crosses the river on the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge (to be replaced by the Blennerhassett Island Bridge on June 13, 2008) to Parkersburg, West Virginia.