Ohio State Route 256

State Route 256 marker

State Route 256
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 25.99 mi[1] (41.83 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 40 in Reynoldsburg
  I70 in Pickerington
East end: SR 13 west of Somerset
Location
Counties: Franklin, Fairfield, Perry
Highway system
SR 255SR 257

State Route 256 (SR 256) is a 25.99-mile (41.83 km) eastwest state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 256 is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 40 (US 40) in Reynoldsburg. Its eastern terminus is at a T-intersection with SR 13 approximately 5.50 miles (8.85 km) west-northwest of Somerset.

Route description

SR 256 runs through parts of Franklin, Fairfield and Perry Counties. No portion of SR 256 is included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a system of highways deemed most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[2]

History

The current route of SR 256 between Reynoldsburg and Baltimore was commissioned as SR 204, in 1923.[3][4] In 1927, SR 256 was commissioned on that section of SR 203.[5][6] SR 256 was extended east to an intersection with SR 13, in 1937.[7][8]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
FranklinReynoldsburg0.000.00 US 40 (Main Street)Eastbound US 40 to SR 256 / SR 256 to eastbound US 40 only
FairfieldPickerington1.662.67 I70 Columbus, Wheeling, WVExit 112 (I-70)
1.973.17 SR 204 east (Blacklick-Eastern Road) / Tussing RoadWestern terminus of SR 204
Baltimore14.7423.72 SR 158 (Main Street)
Walnut Township16.5626.65 SR 37 Granville, Lancaster
20.0632.28 SR 188 (Lancaster-Thornville Road)
FairfieldPerry
county line
RichlandThorn
township line
24.3339.16 SR 664 south Rushville, BremenNorthern terminus of SR 664
PerryThorn Township25.9941.83 SR 13 Somerset, Newark
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  2. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922). Map of Ohio State Highways (MrSID) (Map). Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  5. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1, 1926). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  6. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (June 1, 1927). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  7. Ohio Department of Highways (1936). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  8. Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562 and 16960304. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google


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