Ohio State Route 720

State Route 720
Route information
Maintained by O.D.O.T.
Length: 8.20 mi[1] (13.20 km)
Existed: 1937 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 65 near Jackson Center
East end: US 33 in Russells Point
Location
Counties: Auglaize, Logan
Highway system

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

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State Route 720 (SR 720, OH 720) is an east–west state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway runs from its western terminus at State Route 65 approximately 3.75 miles (6.04 km) north of Jackson Center to its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 33 in Russells Point.

State Route 720 made its debut in the late 1930s. The route traverses primarily farmland-dominated terrain in northwestern Auglaize County and southwestern Logan County as it connects State Route 65 with the vicinity of the southwestern shore of Indian Lake.

Contents

Route description

Along its way, State Route 720 goes through portions of Auglaize and Logan Counties. State Route 720 is not incorporated as a component of the National Highway System, a system of routes considered to be most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[2]

History

1937 marked the year in which State Route 720 made its debut. The highway was set along the same routing through southeastern Auglaize County and northwestern Logan County that it occupies to this day. No major changes have taken place to State Route 720 since its inception. [3][4]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Auglaize
 Clay Township 0.00 SR 65 Western terminus.
Logan
 Lakeview 6.93 SR 235
Russells Point 8.20 US 33 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 2010-12-18. 
  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 2010-12-19. 
  3. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1936). Ohio State Map (Map). 
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map).