Ohio State Route 308

State Route 308 marker

State Route 308
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 3.00 mi[1] (4.83 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 229 in Gambier
North end: US 62 near Mount Vernon
Location
Counties: Knox
Highway system
SR 307SR 309

State Route 308 (SR 308, OH 308) is a northsouth state highway in the central portion of Ohio, a U.S. state. The southern terminus of State Route 308 is at State Route 229 in the western end of the village of Gambier, and its northern terminus is 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north of that point at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 36 that is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the city limits of Mount Vernon.

State Route 308 runs exclusively in the central portion of Knox County. The route is not a part of the National Highway System, a system of highways deemed most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[2]

History

When first designated in 1932, State Route 308 was a spur route connecting U.S. Route 36 with the village of Gambier and Kenyon College.[3][4] It would be 1939 before State Route 308 would become a connector route, when State Route 229 was extended east of Mount Vernon, and in the process connected with State Route 308 at its southern terminus.[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Knox County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Gambier0.000.00 SR 229 (East Gambier Street) to US 62 / Laymon Road Mount Vernon
Monroe Township3.004.83 US 36 (Coshocton Road) Mount Vernon, Coshocton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  3. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1931.
  4. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1932.
  5. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1938.
  6. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1939.