Ohio State Route 705

State Route 705
Route information
Maintained by O.D.O.T.
Length: 28.85 mi[1] (46.43 km)
Existed: 1937 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 49 near Fort Recovery
  US 127 near North Star
East end: SR 29 near Sidney
Location
Counties: Darke, Shelby
Highway system

Ohio highways
Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes

← SR 703 SR 706 →

State Route 705 (SR 705, OH 705) is a state highway in western Ohio, a U.S. state. The highway's western terminus is in rural northwestern Darke County at State Route 49 approximately 5.25 miles (8.45 km) southeast of Fort Recovery, and just a mile south of the Darke-Mercer County Line. Its eastern terminus is at State Route 29 nearly 2.75 miles (4.43 km) northwest of Sidney.

Established in the late 1930s, State Route 705 connects the northern half of Darke County to the city of Sidney. The highway goes through rural areas in Darke County, passing through the villages of New Weston and Osgood heading east. The road follows very close to the Mercer County Line throughout Darke County. In Shelby County, Fort Loramie is the only village along the road.

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Route description

Along its path, State Route 705 travels through parts of the counties of Darke and Shelby. There are no stretchs of this state route that are inclusive within the National Highway System.[2]

History

State Route 705 made its debut in 1937. The routing that was established for the highway when it was first designated is the same one that it utilizes to this day. State Route 705 has not experienced any major changes to its alignment since its inception.[3][4]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Darke
 Mississinawa Township 0.00 SR 49 Western terminus.
New Weston 5.47 SR 118
Wabash Township 9.03 US 127
Osgood 13.03 SR 716 north Southern terminus of SR 716.
Darke-Shelby
 Patterson Township-McLean Township 16.47 SR 364 north Southern terminus of SR 364, located along the Darke-Shelby County Line.
Shelby
 Fort Loramie 19.75 SR 66 Signalized intersection.
Clinton Township 28.85 SR 29 Eastern terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-02. 
  2. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-26. 
  3. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1936). Ohio State Map (Map). 
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map). 

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