Ohio State Route 235

State Route 235 marker

State Route 235
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 133.20 mi[1] (214.36 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 68 near Xenia
  I675 in Fairborn
I70 / SR 4 in Huber Heights
US 30 near Ada
I75 near Bluffton
North end: SR 65 near Grand Rapids
Location
Counties: Greene, Montgomery, Clark, Champaign, Logan, Hardin, Hancock, Wood
Highway system
SR 234SR 236
In Logan County, State Route 235 passes the Honda Transmission Factory near Russells Point.

State Route 235 (SR 235) is a 133.2-mile-long (214.4 km) northsouth state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at US 68 near the small town of Oldtown just north of Xenia, and its northern terminus is at State Route 65 at the Maumee River nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Grand Rapids.

Prior to late 1968, it was numbered State Route 69, but was renumbered 235.[2][3] There are a number of urban legends pertaining to why this renumbering occurred. One is that the number 69 has certain sexual meanings in popular culture, and the signs kept getting stolen. (There were actually numerous cases of people stealing the signs for this route.) Another was that it was too close to Interstate 69 (less than 70 miles (110 km) in some areas) and the state decided to avoid the confusion.

Route description

The portion of SR 235 within Fairborn is designated "Army Specialist Jesse Adam Snow Memorial Highway",[4] in honor of a Fairborn High School graduate who was killed by enemy fire on November 14, 2010 in Afghanistan.[5]

History

State Route 69 before 1969

Browse numbered routes
SR 68OHSR 70

Future

The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee have conducted a SR 235 Corridor Management Study, examining improvements to SR 235 in Bethel Township, between US 40 to the north, and the Greene County line to the south. The study primarily covered the Park Layne section of the township. The study area has had many vehicle crashes and four pedestrian fatalities between 2007 and 2010. The road has many closely spaced commercial driveways and lacks crosswalks, among other problems. Proposed changes included a raised median with breaks only at a few major cross streets, consolidated driveways limited to right-in/right-out access, and jughandles or U-turns at each end of the corridor for turnarounds. Other proposals included U-turns at the busiest cross street, Styer Drive, roundabouts at the major cross streets and "backage" roads. Public meetings related to this study were held in September 2011 and April 2012. The projected cost of the improvements ranged from $7.4 million to $12.2 million and construction was not expected to begin until 2017 to 2020.[7][8] In mid-October 2012, it was decided by the Ohio Department of Transportation and Clark County officials to make about $3 million in improvements to this stretch of SR 235, including the consolidation of driveways and the construction of cul-de-sacs.[9] Construction is expected to begin in 2015.[10] The development of any "backage" roads will be left to future private developers.[11]

On November 9, 2012, the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee announced that a roundabout would be constructed at the intersection of SR 235 and SR 41 in Pike Township, which has been the site of numerous vehicle crashes, including five fatalities from 1992 to 2013. Construction on the $1.1 million project began in June 2014 and was completed the weekend before Monday, September 15. It is the first roundabout in Clark County and is believed to be the first in Ohio with all approaches at high speed, 55 mph (89 km/h).[10][12][13][14][15]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
GreeneXenia Township0.000.00 US 68
Fairborn6.63–
6.93
10.67–
11.15
I675 Columbus, CincinnatiExit 22 (I-675)
8.3013.36 SR 444 south (Broad Street) / Xenia RoadSouthern end of SR 444 concurrency
8.9614.42 SR 444 north (Broad Street) / North Central AvenueNorthern end of SR 444 concurrency
MontgomeryHuber Heights11.6618.76 SR 4 south / Chambersburg Road DaytonInterchange; southern end of SR 4 concurrency
12.81–
13.20
20.62–
21.24
I70 north / SR 4 Columbus, IndianapolisExit 41 (I-70); northern end of SR 4 concurrency
ClarkBethel Township16.2426.14 US 40 (National Road) Vandalia, Springfield
New Carlisle18.3129.47 SR 571 (Jefferson Street)
Pike Township22.7136.55 SR 41 Springfield, Troy
ChampaignJackson Township27.1843.74 SR 55 Urbana, Christiansburg, Troy
Johnson Township32.2851.95 US 36 St. Paris, Urbana, Piqua
Adams Township37.9761.11 SR 29 west SidneySouthern end of SR 29 concurrency
38.2861.61 SR 29 east Rosewood, UrbanaNorthern end of SR 29 concurrency
LoganMiami Township42.8568.96 SR 706 west SidneyEastern terminus of SR 706
De Graff47.1475.86 SR 508 east (Main Street)Western terminus of SR 508
Pleasant Township49.9980.45 SR 47 Bellefontaine, Sidney
Washington Township56.2090.45 SR 247 Jackson Center, Huntsville
56.9891.70 SR 708 north Russells PointSouthern terminus of SR 708
Stokes Township
Lakeview municipal line
59.2795.39 SR 720
Lakeview59.8696.34 US 33
Stokes Township
Lakeview municipal line
59.8996.38 SR 366 eastSouthern end of SR 366 concurrency
Stokes Township61.4398.86 SR 365 eastWestern terminus of SR 365
61.96–
62.00
99.71–
99.78
SR 366 westNorthern end of SR 366 concurrency
HardinRoundhead Township66.73107.39 SR 117 southSouthern end of SR 117 concurrency
68.68110.53 SR 117 north to SR 385 / Township Road 39Northern end of SR 117 concurrency
70.69113.76 SR 67 Waynesfield, Kenton
MarionLiberty
township line
81.28130.81 SR 309 west LimaSouthern end of SR 309 concurrency
82.28132.42 SR 309 east KentonNorthern end of SR 309 concurrency
Ada85.31137.29 SR 81 (North Avenue)
HancockOrange Township88.73–
88.89
142.80–
143.05
US 30 Mansfield, Fort Wayne, INInterchange
93.28150.12 SR 103 Bluffton, Arlington
Union Township94.70–
94.95
152.40–
152.81
I75 Toledo, DaytonExit 145 (I-75)
100.06161.03 SR 12 west PandoraSouthern end of SR 12 concurrency
Benton Ridge102.32164.67 SR 12 east FindlayNorthern end of SR 12 concurrency
Blanchard Township105.58169.91 US 224 / SR 15 Findlay, Ottawa
Pleasant Township108.99175.40 SR 186 south / CR 97Southern end of SR 186 concurrency
McComb109.98177.00 SR 613 (Main Street) / SR 186 endsNorthern end of SR 186 concurrency (northern terminus)
WoodHoytville115.17185.35 SR 18 east / Riegle RoadSouthern end of SR 18 concurrency
Jackson Township116.58187.62 SR 18 west Deshler, HamlerNorthern end of SR 18 concurrency
Milton Township122.15196.58 SR 281 Custar, Wayne
Weston Township128.19206.30 US 6 Bowling Green, McClure, Napoleon
Washington Township133.20214.36 SR 65 (River Road) Grand Rapids, Perrysburg, Toledo
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  2. "Section of Ohio 69 renumbered". Xenia Daily Gazette. September 26, 1968. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  3. "Number Changed". Lima News. August 30, 1968. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. "5533.645 Army Specialist Jesse Adam Snow Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  5. Staff (April 19, 2013). "Part of Ohio 235 dedicated to Army Spc. Jesse Snow". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 John Simpson. "Route 235". The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  7. "SR235 Corridor Management Study". Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  8. Tiffany Y. Latta (April 21, 2012). "Road changes may cost $12M". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  9. Tiffany Y. Latta (October 14, 2012). "$3M makeover to improve Ohio 235 safety". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Tiffany Y. Latta (November 9, 2012). "Ohio 235 to get nearly $4 million in safety improvements". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  11. "CLA SR 235 Corridor Management Study Final Recommended Concept" (PDF). Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  12. "November 2012 TCC Board Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  13. Tiffany Y. Latta (January 17, 2013). "Deadly intersection will get roundabout". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  14. Tiffany Y. Latta (June 29, 2014). "Construction starts on first-of-its kind roundabout". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  15. Wichie, Allison (September 15, 2014). "First-of-its-kind roundabout finished in Pike Twp.". Springfield News-Sun. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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