U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 | |
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Route information | |
Length: | 412 mi[1] (663 km) |
Existed: | 1934[1] – present |
Major junctions | |
South end: | I‑64 at Scott Depot, WV |
WV 2 at Point Pleasant, WV | |
North end: | US 20 at Michigan City, IN |
Location | |
States: | West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana |
Highway system | |
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately 412 miles (663 km) from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nominally north-south. The highway's northern terminus is in Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. Route 20. Its southern terminus is in Scott Depot, West Virginia, at Interstate 64.[2] Currently, the West Virginia portion of the highway is being expanded to four lanes, mostly along a completely new route. The Ohio portion has already been upgraded to a four-lane highway/freeway between the West Virginia state line and Trotwood, west of Dayton.
Route description
West Virginia
In West Virginia from Scott Depot to Point Pleasant, US 35 is currently being expanded to a four-lane expressway. Currently the route is four lanes from I-64 to the junction with the bridge to Buffalo (West Virginia Route 869), which serves the large Toyota engine and transmission plant in Buffalo, and continues as a 2-lane route for 14.6 miles (23.5 km) to another four lane section of eight miles (6 km) to the Ohio River, which is the state line.
The remaining 14.6 mile gap had a $174 million contract awarded for its completion on June 2, 2015. The section will tentatively be completed by fall of 2019.[3] A possibility of completion as a toll road had been put forward before funding was made available.
Officially, US 35's new alignment begins at I-64 Exit #40 near Scott Depot, from which point US 35 proceeds north on its new roadway.[2]
Ohio
Signed east-west in Ohio, US 35 crosses the Ohio River on the Silver Memorial Bridge, and enters Ohio. The first interchange is located adjacent to the Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport in Gallipolis as well as State Route 7. From there, it continues as a full freeway towards Jackson, with interchanges at SR 160, SR 850, and SR 325. Passing Rio Grande, the highway becomes a four-lane at-grade expressway when it reaches Centerville. This setup continues until SR 32 where the highway bypasses Jackson. A strange interchange configuration currently exists at US 35 and SR 32 - an interchange called a windmill interchange. Each highway has ramps that exit to the other highway ending at an intersection that one can travel either direction. This is odd because both highways end up having at-grade intersections, albeit with a grade-separation of the main highway corridors. Continuing west, the highway reverts to an expressway until it reaches Richmond Dale. The section between Richmond Dale and Chillicothe was upgraded to a full freeway in 2005 and includes a large cut through a 1,000-foot (300 m) ridge. This section of road provides westbound motorists with a panoramic view of the Scioto River valley. Travelers eastbound at Chillicothe near the Bridge Street exit can see the hills that are shown on the Great Seal of the State of Ohio. The next major interchange is with Interstate 71 in Jeffersonville. As the route continues through flat farmlands, it has a full-access interchange with I-675 in Beavercreek. Several miles later, US 35 opens into a three-lane highway (with five lanes in some parts) through downtown Dayton and has another full-access interchange with Interstate 75 in downtown Dayton. The Ohio portion of US 35 merges with Interstate 70 near New Paris. The portion of US 35 from the western edge of Dayton to the merge with I-70 is the only two-lane section remaining, passing through the city of Eaton. US 35 is a major Appalachian corridor linking I-70 and points west to I-64 and points east.
The portion of the route between Jackson and Gallipolis is known as the Bob Evans Highway. This section is designated as a Welsh Byway by the Ohio Department of Transportation as well.[4]
Indiana
US 35 enters Indiana with Interstate 70, and splits off on the northwest side of Richmond. US 35 then travels in a northwest path as a winding 2-lane highway to the city of Muncie, where it merges with Indiana highways 3 and 67 as a 4-lane expressway. It then continues north, returning to a 2-lane highway near the town of Royerton, to an intersection with Indiana 28 where it turns west, toward Interstate 69.
US 35 then rides along with I-69 northward to Indiana 22 then turns west and travels through the cities of Gas City, and Greentown, arriving at a new (opened 2014) interchange with US Highway 31 (Proposed Interstate 67) just east of Kokomo. It rides along with US Highway 31 northward for only 4.5 miles, to a new interchange (opened 2014) where it splits off toward the northwest, toward Logansport.
US Highway 35 then widens to a 4-lane expressway, just prior to its intersection with US Highway 24, where it bypasses Logansport as part of a new expressway between Lafayette and Fort Wayne (opened 2015), but splits off to the north after just 4.2 miles, and heads north/northwest to travel through the towns of Winamac, Knox and La Porte before finally terminating at US 20 in Michigan City which has been the terminus as of 2010.
History
Originally, US 35 was routed from Charleston, West Virginia, on the north side of the Kanawha River (the current West Virginia Route 62) to Point Pleasant, West Virginia until the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967. When the new Silver Memorial Bridge was completed in 1969, US 35 was moved to the south side of the river (the former West Virginia Route 17) away from Point Pleasant, and its terminus was in St. Albans, West Virginia, at the junction of US 60. US 35 in Indiana also originally went through Kokomo down Markland Ave, Washington St through downtown then Davis Rd on to its current route. It was later bypassed to what is now State Road 931 before being changed to its current route in 2014.[5]
As of June 15, 2009, the old segment of US 35 between Buffalo Bridge, West Virginia, and US 60 is now signed as West Virginia Route 817.
On October 1, 2009, the State of Indiana transferred the western 5.31 miles (8.55 km) of US 35 to Michigan City's local highway system. US 35 in Michigan City is currently being served by commercial traffic that travels in and out of downtown (where it originally terminated at US 12); according to local traffic counts, only half of the measured traffic on US 35 is through traffic. After the transfer of control, Michigan City began reconstructing the road using local, state and federal-aid funds.[6] The change was approved by AASHTO on October 17, 2008.[7]
Major intersections
State | County | Location | mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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West Virginia | Putnam | Teays Valley | Teays Valley Road (CR 33) – St. Albans, Scott Depot | Western terminus of CR 33/3 | ||||
I‑64 – Huntington, St. Albans, Charleston | I–64 exit 40 | |||||||
| WV 34 / CR 13 (Poplar Fork Road) – Winfield | |||||||
| To WV 817 (via CR 817/2) | |||||||
| To WV 62 (via WV 869) – Buffalo, Eleanor | Western terminus of WV 869 | ||||||
| WV 817 south | south end of WV 817 overlap | ||||||
Mason | Beech Hill | WV 817 north | north end of WV 817 overlap | |||||
| WV 817 south | |||||||
| WV 2 – Point Pleasant, Huntington | interchange | ||||||
Ohio River | Silver Memorial Bridge | |||||||
Ohio | Gallia | Gallipolis Township | SR 7 – Pomeroy, Gallipolis | interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
SR 735 to SR 7 – Pomeroy, Gallipolis | interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||||
SR 160 – Vinton, Gallipolis | interchange; no eastbound exit | |||||||
Mills | SR 160 – Vinton, Gallipolis | interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||||
Springfield Township | SR 850 (Rodney Pike) | interchange | ||||||
Raccoon Township | SR 325 – Vinton, Rio Grande | interchange | ||||||
SR 279 west – Centerville (Thurman post office), Oak Hill | Eastern terminus of SR 279 | |||||||
Jackson | Bloomfield Township | SR 327 – Wellston, Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area | interchange | |||||
Lick Township | SR 32 / SR 124 – Athens, Cincinnati | interchange | ||||||
Pattonsville Road / Broadway Street | interchange | |||||||
SR 93 – Coalton, Jackson | interchange | |||||||
Coal Township | County Road 84 (Chillicothe Pike) | interchange | ||||||
Ross | Jefferson Township | Vigo Road / Watson Road - Richmond Dale | interchange | |||||
Liberty Township | US 50 east – Athens | east end of US 50 concurrency; interchange | ||||||
Scioto Township | US 50 west (Eastern Avenue) to US 23 south | west terminus of US 50 concurrency; interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||||
US 23 south to US 50 west – Portsmouth, Waverly | east end of US 23 concurrency; interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||||
To US 50 west / Main Street – Chillicothe | interchange | |||||||
US 23 north – Columbus | west end of US 23 concurrency; interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||||
SR 159 / US 23 Bus. (Bridge Street) to US 23 north – Kingston, Columbus | interchange | |||||||
SR 104 (High Street) | interchange | |||||||
Union Township | To US 50 / Pleasant Valley Road / Egypt Pike | interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||||
County Road 550 - Pleasant Valley | interchange | |||||||
Concord Township | County Road 87 - Frankfort | interchange | ||||||
SR 138 – Greenfield, Clarksburg | interchange | |||||||
Fayette | Union Township | SR 753 – Greenfield, Washington CH | interchange | |||||
SR 41 – Greenfield | interchange | |||||||
US 22 / US 62 / SR 3 – Washington CH, Hillsboro | interchange | |||||||
Palmer Road | interchange | |||||||
Jefferson Township | SR 435 to I-71 | interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||||
SR 435 to I-71 – Columbus, Cincinnati | interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||||
Greene | Jamestown | SR 72 – Jamestown, Cedarville | interchange | |||||
Silvercreek Township | Old US 35 - Jamestown | interchange | ||||||
Xenia Township | Bickett Road | interchange | ||||||
Xenia | US 68 (Home Avenue) – Wilmington | interchange | ||||||
US 42 – Lebanon | interchange | |||||||
Lower Bellbrook Road | interchange | |||||||
Xenia Township | US 35 Bus. east (West Main Street) – Xenia | interchange | ||||||
Beavercreek | SR 835 west (Research Boulevard) / North Fairfield Road | interchange | ||||||
I-675 – Cincinnati, Columbus | I-675 exit 13 | |||||||
Dayton-Xenia Road / Linden Avenue | interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||||
Montgomery | Riverside | SR 835 (Woodman Drive) | interchange | |||||
Dayton | Smithville Road | interchange | ||||||
Steve Whalen Boulevard | interchange | |||||||
Keowee Street / Wayne Avenue | interchange | |||||||
SR 48 (Main Street) / Jefferson Street | interchange | |||||||
Ludlow Street / Perry Street | interchange | |||||||
35.30 | 56.81 | I-75 / SR 4 north – Cincinnati, Toledo | I-75 exit 52B | |||||
James H. McGee Boulevard | interchange | |||||||
Gettysburg Avenue | interchange | |||||||
Drexel | 30.22 | 48.63 | SR 49 north – Greenville | Southern terminus of SR 49 | ||||
Preble | West Alexandria | 17.22 | 27.71 | SR 503 (Main Street) | ||||
Eaton | 11.92 | 19.18 | SR 122 east (South Franklin Street) | Eastern end of SR 122 concurrency | ||||
11.68 | 18.80 | US 127 / SR 732 south (Barron Street) – Fort St. Clair | ||||||
11.42 | 18.38 | SR 122 west (West Main Street) | Western end of SR 122 concurrency | |||||
Jackson Township | 2.38 | 3.83 | SR 320 north | Southern terminus of SR 320 | ||||
Jefferson Township | 1.66 | 2.67 | I-70 east – Dayton, Columbus | east end of I-70 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; US 35 east follows exit 1 | ||||
0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 | Ohio–Indiana state line | ||||||
Indiana | Wayne | Wayne Township | 0.33 | 0.53 | US 40 (National Road) – Lewisburg, OH | I-70 exit 156 | ||
3.65 | 5.87 | SR 227 – Union City | I-70 exit 153 | |||||
5.22 | 8.40 | US 27 (Chester Boulevard) | I-70 exit 151 | |||||
7.25 | 11.67 | I-70 west / Williamsburg Pike – Indianapolis | north end of I-70 overlap; US 35 north follows exit 149B | |||||
Webster Township | 8.51 | 13.70 | SR 38 west – Greensfork, Hagerstown, New Castle | Eastern terminus of SR 38 | ||||
Dalton Township | 23.15 | 37.26 | SR 1 | |||||
Randolph | Union Township | 27.20 | 43.77 | US 36 – Summit Lake State Park | ||||
Henry |
No major junctions | |||||||
Delaware | Muncie | 41.09 | 66.13 | SR 3 south / SR 67 south – New Castle, Muncie, Ball State University | Southern end of SR 3/SR 67 concurrency; interchange; no access from US 35 north to SR 3 south / SR 67 south or SR 3 north / SR 67 north to US 35 south | |||
Center Township | Memorial Drive | interchange | ||||||
Muncie | 43.70 | 70.33 | SR 32 – Winchester, Muncie | interchange | ||||
Hamilton Township | 47.21 | 75.98 | SR 67 north (SR 67 Bus. south) – Portland | Northern end of SR 67 concurrency; interchange | ||||
Muncie (SR 3 Bus. south) | interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||||||
50.10 | 80.63 | SR 3 north / SR 28 east – Hartford City, Albany | Northern end of SR 3 concurrency; south terminus of SR 28 concurrency | |||||
Harrison Township | 60.11 | 96.74 | I-69 south / SR 28 west – Alexandria, Indianapolis | Southern end of I–69 concurrency; north end of SR 28 concurrency; US 35 south follows exit 245 | ||||
Grant | Jefferson Township | 70.34 | 113.20 | SR 26 – Fairmount, Hartford City | I-69 exit 255 | |||
Gas City | 74.46 | 119.83 | I-69 north / SR 22 east – Fort Wayne, Upland, Taylor University | Northern end of I–69 concurrency; south end of SR 22 concurrency; US 35 north follows exit 259 | ||||
Jonesboro | 78.73 | 126.70 | SR 15 north – Jonesboro, Indiana Wesleyan University | Southern terminus of SR 15 | ||||
Mill–Franklin township line | 81.21 | 130.69 | SR 9 – Anderson, Marion | |||||
Franklin Township | 82.35 | 132.53 | SR 37 – Elwood, Marion | |||||
Sims Township | 89.28 | 143.68 | SR 13 / SR 19 north – Elwood, Swayzee, Wabash | south end of SR 19 concurrency | ||||
Howard | Greentown | 96.19 | 154.80 | SR 213 south – Windfall | Northern terminus of SR 213 | |||
Howard–Taylor township line | 100.13 | 161.14 | SR 19 south – Tipton, Wildcat Creek Reservoir Park | north end of SR 19 concurrency | ||||
US 31 south / SR 22 west – Kokomo, Indianapolis | Southern end of US 31 concurrency; western end of SR 22 concurrency; US 35 south follows exit 162 | |||||||
Center Township | Touby Pike - Airport | US 31 exit 165 | ||||||
Howard Township | US 31 north – South Bend | Northern end of US 31 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; US 35 north follows exit 166 | ||||||
Howard–Clay township line | SR 931 to US 31 north – Peru, Kokomo | |||||||
Clay Township | Davis Road | interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
Cass | Galveston | 113.57 | 182.77 | SR 18 | ||||
Walton | 120.14 | 193.35 | SR 218 | |||||
Washington Township | 126.13 | 202.99 | US 24 east – Fort Wayne | south end of US 24 concurrency | ||||
Logansport | Downtown Logansport | former US 35 north | ||||||
No Name | northbound exit only; former US 24 west / US 35 north | |||||||
Washington Township | SR 25 north – Rochester | interchange; south end of SR 25 overlap | ||||||
SR 25 south / SR 29 south – Lafayette, Indianapolis | interchange; north end of SR 25 overlap | |||||||
130.58 | 210.15 | Old State Road 25 | interchange | |||||
Logansport | 131.92 | 212.30 | US 24 west / Bus. US 24 east – Logansport, Monticello | interchange; north end of US 24 concurrency | ||||
Royal Center | 141.27 | 227.35 | SR 16 – Monon | |||||
Pulaski | Winamac | 155.15 | 249.69 | SR 119 south (Washington Street) | Northern terminus of the southern section of SR 119 | |||
155.65 | 250.49 | SR 14 (11th Street) | Southern end of SR 14 concurrency | |||||
155.77 | 250.69 | SR 14 east | Northern terminus of SR 14 concurrency | |||||
Starke | California Township | 165.79 | 266.81 | SR 10 east – Bass Lake | Southern end of SR 10 concurrency | |||
167.18 | 269.05 | SR 10 west – North Judson | Northern end of SR 10 concurrency | |||||
Knox | 172.19 | 277.11 | SR 8 east (East Culver Road) | Southern end of SR 8 concurrency | ||||
Center Township | 174.20 | 280.35 | SR 8 west – LaCrosse, Hebron, Airport, Kankakee State Fish Wildlife Area | Northern end of SR 8 concurrency | ||||
Davis Township | 179.48 | 288.85 | US 30 – Valparaiso, Plymouth | interchange | ||||
LaPorte | South Center | 185.80 | 299.02 | US 6 east – Walkerton | south end of US 6 concurrency | |||
Washington Township | 190.75 | 306.98 | US 6 west – Gary | north end of US 6 concurrency | ||||
La Porte | 197.58 | 317.97 | SR 2 / SR 39 south (Lincolnway) to SR 4 | Southern end of SR 39 concurrency | ||||
199.44 | 320.97 | SR 39 north to Indiana Toll Road – New Buffalo | Northern end of SR 39 concurrency | |||||
Springfield Township | 204.91 | 329.77 | US 20 east – South Bend | Eastern end of US 20 concurrency | ||||
I-94 | ||||||||
Michigan City | US 20 west / SR 212 north to US 12 Michigan Boulevard | Northern terminus of US 35; western end of US 20 concurrency | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
List of unused highways in Ohio
References
- 1 2 Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).
- 1 2 "West Virginia US 35 Deletion Request" (PDF). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ↑ "More Than $174 Million Contract Awarded to Finish U.S. 35 in W.Va.". WSAZ-TV. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Ohio Byway". Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ "1960 Indiana Highway Map".
- ↑ Indiana Department of Transportation (2008-08-25). "An Application from the State highway or Transportation Department of Indiana" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ↑ AASHTO (2008-10-27). "Committee action and approvals". Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ↑ Indiana Department of Transportation (2004). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. U-35. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
External links
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← US 33 | IN | US 36 → |