Ohio State Route 753

State Route 753 marker

State Route 753
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 33.77 mi[1] (54.35 km)
Existed: 1937 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 41 near Cynthiana
  US 50 in Rainsboro
US 35 near Washington C.H.
North end: US 22 in Washington C.H.
Location
Counties: Highland, Fayette
Highway system
SR 752SR 754

State Route 753 (SR 753) is a state highway in Ohio. The route is 33.77 miles (54.35 km) long and is located in eastern Highland County and southeastern Fayette County. The route's southern terminus is at an intersection with SR 41 in Brush Creek Township and its northern terminus is at an intersection with US 22 on the border of Washington Court House and Union Township.

Route description

SR 753 begins at an unsignalized T-intersection with SR 41 in Brush Creek Township. The intersection is near the Fort Hill State Memorial and is located between the unincorporated community of Cynthiana and the village of Sinking Spring. The route heads north-northwest towards the community of Carmel where it intersects SR 506 at its eastern terminus. After passing around the eastern end of Rocky Fork Lake and its eponymous state park, the route comes to an intersection with US 50. SR 753 turns right onto US 50 forming a concurrency for about 1 mile (1.6 km). Upon entering Rainsboro, SR 753 breaks off of US 50 at Barrett Mills Road and heads north towards New Petersburg. The route makes a sharp curve to the northeast at New Petersburg and heads through Paint Creek State Park and crosses Walnut Creek on a bridge. Shortly after the park, the route enters Greenfield, the name of the route becomes 7th Street and forms a concurrency with SR 138. At Jefferson Street (SR 28), the three routes head east towards the center of the village. At the intersection of Jefferson and Washington Streets, SR 753 turns north ending the concurrency with Routes 28 and 138 but forms another with SR 41. North of the downtown section, the two routes head north until the intersection with Mill Street; there, the routes turn right onto it and exit the village on that street. Shortly after leaving Highland County for Fayette, SR 753 turns off of SR 41 and heads east across Paint Creek. After the bridge, the route curves to the north. On this segment, the route passes through the community of Good Hope and has an interchange with the US 35 bypass of Washington Court House. The route enters the city limits of Washington Court House and soon ends at a four-way intersection with US 22 and Stuckey Road (County Road 139).[2]

History

SR 753 was first designated in 1937 on a route wholly located in Fayette County.[3][4] The route ran from what is now the northernmost intersection with SR 41 in Union Township to US 35 southeast of Washington Court House. The route at the southern terminus was SR 70, but SR 70 continued south of Greenfield along the remainder of what is now SR 753 to SR 41 in Brush Creek Township. This section of SR 70 had been a part of the state highway system since 1926.[5] The route would not experience any major changes until 1962 when many highways statewide were renumbered due to their numbers being identical with Interstate highways; in that year, SR 753 was extended south of Greenfield taking over the southern portion of SR 70 which was being deleted due to the presence of Interstate 70 in Ohio.[6] By 1972, the route was extended slightly further north to US 22.[7]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HighlandBrush Creek Township0.000.00 SR 41 Bainbridge, Sinking Spring
3.094.97 SR 506 west / CR 17 (Cynthiana Road)Eastern terminus of SR 506
Paint Township7.1011.43 US 50 west HillsboroSouthern end of US 50 concurrency
8.0412.94 US 50 east / CR 1 (Barrett Mills Road) ChillicotheNorthern end of US 50 concurrency
Greenfield18.1929.27 SR 138 south (Carford Pike) HillsboroSouthern end of SR 138 concurrency
18.5029.77 SR 28 west (Jefferson Street) / North 7th StreetSouthern end of SR 28 concurrency
18.9430.48 SR 28 east / SR 41 south / SR 138 north (Jefferson Street) / South Washington StreetNorthern end of SR 28 / SR 138 concurrency; southern end of SR 41 concurrency
FayettePerry Township21.1434.02 SR 41 north Washington Court HouseNorthern end of SR 41 concurrency
Union Township31.7051.02 US 35 Chillicothe, DaytonInterchange
Washington Court House33.7754.35 US 22 / CR 139 (Stuckey Road) Washington Court House, Circleville
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". Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. Google (October 31, 2013). "Ohio State Route 753" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. Ohio Department of Highways (1936). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MRSID) (Map) (1936 ed.). 1 in=12 mi. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MRSID) (Map) (1937 ed.). 1 in=10 mi. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  5. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1, 1926). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MRSID) (Map) (1926 ed.). 1 in=12 mi. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  6. Ohio Department of Highways (1962). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MRSID) (Map) (1962 ed.). Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  7. Ohio Department of Highways (1972). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MRSID) (Map) (1972 ed.). 1 in=8.75 mi. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. Retrieved September 22, 2013.