Ohio State Route 618

State Route 618 marker

State Route 618
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 7.45 mi[1] (11.99 km)
Existed: 1937[2][3] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 50 / SR 7 / SR 32 near Belpre
East end: SR 7 in Belpre
Location
Counties: Washington
Highway system
SR 617SR 619

State Route 618 (SR 618) is a 7.45-mile (11.99 km) long eastwest state highway in the southeastern quadrant of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 618 is at an interchange with the concurrency of U.S. Route 50 (US 50), SR 7 and SR 32 about 3.25 miles (5.23 km) west of Belpre. Its eastern terminus is in northern Belpre at an interchange with SR 7.

Route description

All of SR 618 runs through the southwestern portion of Washington County. This highway is not included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a system of routes deemed to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.[4]

History

SR 618 was applied in 1937. The highway was originally routed along what is now SR 7 and SR 32 and, in part, US 50, from the point that marks the western terminus of SR 618 into Belpre. Meanwhile, what is now designated as SR 618 was the routing of US 50 and SR 7 at the time.[2][3]

In 1965, SR 618 and US 50/SR 7 switched alignments. SR 618 was routed onto its present alignment, while US 50 and SR 7 was moved onto the former alignment of SR 618, which was widened into a four-lane divided highway simultaneous to the alignment swap.[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Washington County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Belpre Township0.000.00 US 50 west / SR 7 south / SR 32 west Pomeroy, AthensInterchange; no access to US 50 eastbound / from US 50 westbound
1.412.27 SR 339 north BarlowSouthern terminus of SR 339
Belpre6.2310.03 SR 32 east (Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge) to WV 68 / I77 ParkersburgWestern end of SR 32 concurrency
7.0011.27 SR 32 west to SR 7 south / US 50 / Memorial BridgeEastern end of SR 32 concurrency
7.4511.99 SR 7 north MariettaInterchange; no access to SR 7 southbound / from SR 7 northbound
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: SR 618, Washington County" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  5. Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1964. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  6. Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1965. Retrieved 2011-06-17.