Ohio State Route 4

State Route 4 marker

State Route 4
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 207.22 mi[1] (333.49 km)
Existed: 1912 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 42 in Cincinnati
 
North end: US 6 / SR 101 in Sandusky
Location
Counties: Hamilton, Butler, Montgomery, Greene, Clark, Champaign, Union, Delaware, Marion, Crawford, Seneca, Huron, Erie
Highway system
← SR 3SR 5 →
← US 52SR 53 →
State Route 4 concurrent with State Routes 19 and 100 near Bucyrus

State Route 4 (SR 4), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 4 until 1921[2] and State Highway 4 in 1922,[3] is a major north–south state highway in Ohio. It is the fifth longest state route in Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 42 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 in Sandusky, Ohio. Its path is nearly ruler-straight for many miles. Some portions of the route are still marked as Dixie Highway. The northern portion was constructed by the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company, see Turnpike Lands.

Route description

State Route 4 begins in Cincinnati, running through Dayton, then joining Interstate 70, with which it runs concurrently for over three miles. The route then goes through Springfield and continues to Marion. It then travels to Bucyrus, finally heading northeast to Sandusky, where it ends.

History

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
HamiltonCincinnati0.000.00 US 42 (Reading Road)
1.201.93 SR 562 (Norwood Lateral Expressway)
2.494.01 SR 561 east (E. Seymour Avenue)
2.664.28 I-75 (Mill Creek Expressway) – DaytonI-75 exit 9
Glendale7.5412.13 SR 747 north (Congress Avenue)
Springdale9.9416.00 I-275 – Dayton, IndianapolisI-275 exit 41
ButlerFairfield12.4119.97
SR 4 Byp. north / Ross Road		Southern end of bypass route
Hamilton18.4629.71 SR 129 (High Street)
Fairfield Township21.2434.18
SR 4 Byp. south		Northern end of bypass route
Liberty Township24.3139.12 SR 747 south – Springdale
Lemon Township26.1342.05— SR 63 east – Monroe, LebanonInterchange
28.7146.20— SR 73 west – Trenton, OxfordSouthern end of SR 73 overlap
Middletown31.1950.20 SR 122 west (Second Avenue)Southern end of SR 122 overlap
31.2550.29 SR 122 east (First Avenue)Northern end of SR 122 overlap
32.7552.71 SR 73 east (N. Verity Parkway)Northern end of SR 73 overlap
MontgomeryGerman Township38.9962.75 SR 123 south – Carlisle, Franklin
Germantown39.9364.26 SR 725 west – Germantown, GratisSouthern end of SR 725 overlap
41.4866.76 SR 725 east – MiamisburgNorthern end of SR 725 overlap
Dayton49.8480.21— US 35 west – EatonInterchange; southern end of US 35 overlap
51.5682.98—James H. McGee Boulevard
52.6384.7052 I-75 south / US 35 east – Xenia, CincinnatiNorthern end of US 35 overlap; southern end of I-75 overlap
53.13–
53.48		85.50–
86.07		53Third Street / Second Street / Salem Avenue / First Street
54.3487.4554A SR 48 (Main Street) / Grand Avenue
54.29–
54.93		87.37–
88.40		 I-75 north – ToledoNorthern end of I-75 overlap; SR 4 north follows exit 54B
54.9788.47—Webster Street / Keowee Street northNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only
55.2188.85—Keowee Street southSouthbound exit and northbound entrance only
55.45–
55.53		89.24–
89.37		— SR 201 (Valley Street) / SR 202 (Troy Street)
56.3890.73—Stanley Avenue / Findlay Street
58.4694.08—Harshman Road
59.9596.48— SR 444 north / Valley Street – Fairborn
Huber Heights64.04103.06— SR 235 south (Chambersburg Road)Southern end of SR 235 overlap
65.40105.2541 I-70 west / SR 235 north – New Carlisle, IndianapolisNorthern end of SR 235 overlap; southern end of I-70 overlap
ClarkMad River Township68.51110.2644 I-675 south / Spangler Road – Medway, CincinnatiNorthern end of I-675; I-675 exit 26
70.86114.0447 I-70 east – ColumbusNorthern end of I-70 overlap; exit 47 eastbound and exit 48 westbound (via Enon Road) on I-70
Bethel Township72.30116.36—Enon, Donnelsville
73.99119.08— SR 369 north (Lower Valley Pike)
Springfield Township76.43123.00—Lower Valley PikeSouthbound exit and northbound entrance only
76.74123.50 US 40 west – DonnelsvilleSouthbound exit and northbound entrance only
77.16124.18 US 68 – Xenia, UrbanaInterchange
Springfield79.19127.44 SR 41 north to SR 72 (Yellow Springs Road)Southern end of SR 41 overlap
79.86128.52 SR 72 (Spring Street)No access from northbound lanes
80.15128.99 US 40 east / SR 41 southNorthern end of US 40 and SR 41 overlaps
Moorefield Township85.06136.89 SR 334 westEastern end of SR 334
ChampaignUnion Township91.61147.43 SR 54 – Catawba, Urbana
94.55152.16 SR 56
Mechanicsburg97.72157.27 SR 29 / SR 559 north (Main Street)
Goshen Township101.69163.65 SR 161 westSouthern end of SR 161 overlap
UnionUnion Township103.12165.96 SR 161 east – Plain CityNorthern end of SR 161 overlap
105.06169.08 US 36 west – UrbanaSouthern end of US 36 overlap
Paris Township112.95181.78 US 33 west – BellefontaineSouthern end of US 33 overlap
113.29182.32— SR 245 westEastern end of SR 245
Marysville114.85184.83— SR 31 – Kenton
Paris Township115.34185.62 US 33 east / US 36 east – Delaware, ColumbusNorthern end of US 33 and US 36 overlaps
Leesburg Township122.84197.69 SR 347 – Raymond, Delaware
125.77202.41 SR 37 east – Magnetic SpringsSouthern end of SR 37 overlap
Claibourne Township126.73203.95 SR 37 west – RichwoodNorthern end of SR 37 overlap
DelawareThompson Township130.67210.29 SR 47 west – RichwoodSouthern end of SR 47 overlap
MarionProspect Township131.34211.37 SR 47 east – ProspectNorthern end of SR 47 overlap
Prospect–Pleasant
township line		134.23216.02 SR 203 – Prospect
Marion141.50227.72 SR 4 south / SR 423 south (S. Prospect Street)Directional split begins; northbound traffic follows State Street to Patten Street
141.69228.03 SR 423 southSouthern end of SR 423 overlap
142.06228.62 SR 739 northEastern end of SR 739; one-way couplet
142.24228.91 SR 95 east / SR 309 east (Church Street)One-way couplet
142.33229.06 SR 95 west / SR 309 west / SR 739 south (Center Street)
143.09230.28 SR 4 south / SR 423 south (Klerx Avenue)Directional split ends; southbound traffic follows Klerx Avenue to Prospect Street
Marion Township144.54232.61 SR 423 northNorthern end of SR 423 overlap
Grand Prairie Township147.85237.94 US 23 – Upper Sandusky, Delaware
CrawfordDallas Township152.82245.94 SR 294 – Monnett, Wyandot
Bucyrus159.65256.93 SR 98 south (S. Sandusky Avenue)Southern end of SR 98 overlap
160.52258.33 SR 19 south / SR 100 south (E. Perry Street)Southern end of SR 19 and SR 100 overlaps
160.72258.65 SR 98 north (Plymouth Street)Northern end of SR 98 overlap
Holmes Township–Bucyrus
municipal line		161.52259.94 US 30 – Upper Sandusky, Mansfield
162.07260.83 SR 19 north / SR 100 northNorthern end of SR 19 and SR 100 overlaps
Chatfield170.22273.94 SR 103 west – SycamoreSouthern end of SR 103 overlap
Chatfield Township171.29275.66 SR 103 east – New WashingtonNorthern end of SR 103 overlap
SenecaAttica178.65287.51 US 224 (Tiffin Street)
Reed Township183.01294.53 SR 162 – Republic, North Fairfield
Seneca–Huron
county line		Thompson–Sherman
township line		186.64300.37 SR 269 north – Bellevue
HuronSherman Township188.70303.68 SR 547 – Monroeville
Lyme Township193.30311.09 US 20 / SR 18 – Bellevue, Norwalk
194.66313.27 SR 113 – Bellevue, Milan
ErieGroton Township198.76319.87 I-80 / I-90 / Ohio TurnpikeTurnpike exit 110
199.67321.34 SR 99 south – Monroeville
Perkins Township203.42327.37 SR 2 – Toledo, Cleveland, Cedar Point
Sandusky207.22333.49 US 6 / SR 101 west (Washington Street)Northern end of SR 4 and eastern end of SR 101
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

State Route 4 Bypass


State Route 4 Bypass
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
Existed: 1971–present
Map of SR 4 By-Pass

State Route 4 By-Pass (SR 4B or SR 4 Bypass) is a 5.97-mile-long (9.61 km)[5] north–south state highway through Butler County in the western part of the state. The route runs from SR 4 in Fairfield to SR 4 in Fairfield Township north of the Hamilton city limits.

SR 4B begins at a quadrant roadway intersection with SR 4 (Dixie Highway) and Ross Road in eastern Fairfield. Here, the connector road is located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection. The route travels north as a divided four-lane road first crossing over a CSX railroad and intersecting Port Union Road. The next three intersections SR 4B has (from south to north Symmes Road, Tylersville Road, and Hamilton Mason Road) are superstreet intersections that opened in 2012. The roadway briefly expands to three lanes in each direction between Symmes Road and Tylersville Road as it crosses over a Norfolk Southern railroad. This segment also features the Fairfield-Hamilton city boundary. After the Hamilton Mason Road intersection, SR 4B comes to a diamond interchange with SR 129 (Butler County Veterans Highway). North of Hamilton Princeton Road, the route shrinks to an undivided two-lane road, passes under an overpass carrying Milliken Road, and ends at a signalized intersection with SR 4.[6] The entirety of SR 4B is included as a part of the National Highway System.[7]

SR 4B was constructed in the early 1970s by ODOT to allow for easier travel between Cincinnati and Middletown.[8][9][10] In the 1990s, the Butler County Transportation Improvement District (BCTID) was formed to help address traffic congestion along the fully two-lane bypass route. Construction started on the widening of SR 4B in 2010 which included the widening of the road from the southern terminus to SR 129, the widening of three bridges, and the creation of three superstreet and one quadrant roadway intersections.[8] Construction of the expanded roadway finished in August 2012 and the BCTID is continuing to study the option of widening SR 4B north of SR 129.[11]

Major junctions

The entire route is in Butler County.

Locationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
Fairfield0.000.00 SR 4 (Dixie Highway) / Ross Road
Fairfield Township4.357.00 SR 129 (Butler County Veterans Highway) to I-75 – Dayton, Cincinnati, HamiltonInterchange
5.979.61 SR 4 (Hamilton Middletown Road) / Indian Meadows Drive – Hamilton, Middletown
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 "Roadway Description Inventory Report - DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. March 6, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (September 1921). Highway Map of Ohio Showing Conditions for Travel (MrSID) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works.
  3. ↑ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922). Map of Ohio State Highways Showing All Improved Roadways and Indicating System Constructed Under Administration of Gov. Harry L. Davis (MrSID) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Route 4 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived October 30, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 ODOT. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 4-B, Butler County" (PDF). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ Google (January 5, 2014). "Overview of SR 4-B" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "State Route 4 Bypass Widening". Butler County Transportation Improvement District. November 17, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ 1969 Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1969. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ 1971 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by J. Phillip Richley, Director. ODOH. 1971. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Bypass 4 Widening Project Overview". Bypass 4 - The City of Fairfield. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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