Ohio State Route 745

Ohio State Route 745 (OH 745) is a state route in central Ohio that runs in a north-northwesterly direction along the west bank of the Scioto River. Its southern terminus is at the duplex of U.S. Route 33 and Ohio State Route 161 in Dublin, and it runs for 10 miles (16 km) to the unincorporated Delaware County town of Bellepoint, where it arrives at its northern terminus at the duplex of U.S. Route 42 and Ohio State Route 257.

Route description

Ohio State Route 745 commences at the signalized intersection between the duplexed U.S. Route 33 and Ohio State Route 161 and High Street in Dublin. Running north from there, the two-lane state highway passes through a residential portion of the northwestern Columbus suburb. After crossing underneath a lengthy bridge that takes Interstate 270 over Ohio State Route 745, the Scioto River and Ohio State Route 257, the state route meets Emerald Parkwy at a traffic signal. Now running in a north-northwesterly direction, Ohio State Route 745 passes through a roundabout at Brand Road, then continues on through a residential setting up to the point where it crosses from Franklin County into Delaware County.

Still within the city limits of Dublin, Ohio State Route 745 makes its way up to a signalized intersection with Glick Road, just west of the O'Shaughnessy Dam, where the Scioto River widens out into the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir. Entering into Shawnee Hills, the state highway passes through a primarily commercial district, in parallel to the reservoir. Ohio State Route 745 departs Shawnee Hills, and as it enters into rural Concord Township, it meets Harriott Drive, then crosses over a western arm of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir. Continuing north-northwesterly, the state highway passes intersections with Cook Road and Merchant Road before arriving at a four-way stop intersection with Home Road. Now passing amidst a rural backdrop with a mix of woods, farmland and the occasional house, Ohio State Route 745 intersects Duffy Road and Moore Road prior to arriving at its northern terminus, a signalized intersection with U.S. Route 42 and Ohio State Route 257 in the hamlet of Bellepoint. Ohio State Route 257, which crosses the Scioto River with U.S. Route 42 just to the east of this junction, picks up where Ohio State Route 745 leaves off heading northward from U.S. Route 42.^[2]

History

Ohio State Route 745 was established in 1937 along its current Dublin-to-Bellepoint routing, and has not seen any significant changes since its inception.^[3][4]

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