Ohio State Route 785

State Route 785
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 3.60 mi[1] (5.79 km)
Existed: 1937 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 247 near Seaman
East end: SR 73 near Sinking Spring
Location
Counties: Highland
Highway system

Ohio highways
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State Route 785 (SR 785, OH 785) is a short east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 785 is at State Route 247 7.75 miles (12.47 km) north of Seaman. Its eastern terminus is at its junction with State Route 73 approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Sinking Spring.

Established in the late 1930s, State Route 785 primarily serves as a short connector route between State Route 247 and State Route 73 in rural southern Highland County southeast of Hillsboro.

Contents

Route description

All of State Route 785 is situated within the rural southern Highland County municipality of Jackson Township. This state highway is not included within the National Highway System, a network of routes considered most important for the country's economy, mobility and defense.[2]

State Route 785 begins at the intersection of State Route 247 and Fair Ridge Road (County Road 3). Heading southeast from there, the route passes a few homes and into a patch of woods. The highway turns east at Greenbriar Road, then bends to the northeast, and then more east-northeasterly as it emerges from the forest and into a landscape dominated by open farmland. After passing the Young Road intersection, State Route 785 goes amidst a small patch of woods, then re-emerges into open farmland as it curves to the east. Just after Locust Road, the highway bends to the northeast, nudging some patches of trees alongside the roadway to the southeast. State Route 785 intersects Storer Lane, then follows an S-curve going east-northeast and back to the northeast. The highway enters into a residential area just prior to where it meets State Route 73, which marks its endpoint.[3]

History

State Route 785 made its debut in 1937 along the routing between State Route 247 and State Route 73 southeast of Hillsboro that is maintains to this day. The highway has not experienced any significant changes to its routing since it was established.[4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson Township, Highland County.

Mile[1] Destinations Notes
0.00 SR 247 Western terminus.
3.60 SR 73 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 2010-12-29. 
  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 2010-12-30. 
  3. ^ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview Map of State Route 785 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=39.051265&lon=-83.55857&zoom=13&q1=39.048132%2C-83.587581&q2=39.062862%2C-83.532564. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1936). Ohio State Map (Map). 
  5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map).