Ohio State Route 179

State Route 179
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 15.52 mi[3][4] (24.98 km)
Existed: 1923[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 39 / SR 60 near Nashville
North end: SR 60 in Hayesville
Location
Counties: Holmes, Ashland
Highway system

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← SR 177 SR 180 →

State Route 179 (SR 179, OH 179) is a 15.52-mile (24.98 km) long north–south state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. SR 179 runs from its southern terminus at the duplex of SR 39 and SR 60 nearly 0.50 miles (0.80 km) northwest of the limits of the village of Nashville to its northern terminus at a signalized intersection with SR 60 in Hayesville.

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Route description

SR 179 traverses the northwestern portion of Holmes County and the southeastern quadrant of Ashland County. No part of this state highway is included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a system of routes that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.[5]

History

SR 179 was assigned in 1923. This highway has maintained the same routing between SR 39 near Nashville and SR 60 in Hayesville for its entire lifetime.[1][2]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[3][4] Destinations Notes
Holmes
 Washington Township 0.00 SR 39
SR 60		 Southern terminus
4.01 SR 226 east Southeastern split of SR 179/SR 226 duplex; SR 226 joins from the east
4.98 SR 3
SR 226		 Western terminus of SR 226; SR 3 crosses southwest–to–northeast
Ashland
 Mohican Township 10.31 SR 95
Hayesville 15.52 SR 60 Northern terminus at signalized intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

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U.S. Roads portal
  1. ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922) (MrSID). Map of Ohio State Highways (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1922a.sid. Retrieved 2011-05-06. 
  2. ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1923a.sid. Retrieved 2011-05-06. 
  3. ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 179, Holmes County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/holsr0179r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  4. ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 179, Ashland County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/ashsr0179r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  5. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-05.