Ohio State Route 32

State Route 32 marker

State Route 32
James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway

Route of SR 32 in southern Ohio highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 182.71 mi[1] (294.04 km)
Existed: 1962[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 50 in Cincinnati
  I‑275 in Union Township
East end: WV 618 on Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge in Belpre
Highway system
← SR 31SR 33 →
In Jackson County, State Route 32 overpasses U.S. Route 35 as State Route 93 (background) overpasses U.S. 35
In southwestern Athens County, State Route 32 is concurrent with U.S. Route 50.
U.S. Route 33 during its brief concurrency with U.S. Route 50 and State Route 32 in Athens.

State Route 32, also known as SR 32 and the James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway,[3] is a major east–west highway across the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the eighth longest state route in Ohio. It leads from eastern Cincinnati, near the border between the neighborhoods of Linwood, Mount Lookout, and Columbia-Tusculum, to the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge across the Ohio River in Belpre.

Except in Belpre, leading up to the bridge into West Virginia, the entire route outside Cincinnati's beltway (Interstate 275) is a high-speed four-lane divided highway, forming the Ohio portion of Corridor D of the Appalachian Development Highway System. This corridor continues east across the Ohio River over the Blennerhassett Island Bridge.

History

The Batavia Turnpike and Miami Bridge Company was incorporated and chartered by the state of Ohio. It built a road, which was "about finished" as of 1841, beginning at the Wooster Turnpike (Eastern Avenue), crossing the Little Miami River on the Union Bridge, and turning east to Batavia.[4][5] The Ohio Turnpike to Bethel split after the Little Miami was crossed.

The passage of the McGuire Bill in 1911 led to the designation of a large number of Inter-County Highways to be maintained by the Ohio Department of Highways.[6] This network included the Cincinnati-Batavia Road (ICH 41) and Batavia-Winchester Road (ICH 125), connecting Cincinnati to Batavia, Williamsburg, Mt. Orab, Sardinia, Winchester, and beyond to an intersection with the West Union-Belfast Road (ICH 122) south of Seaman (where Graces Run Road now meets State Route 247). This entire route from Cincinnati to south of Seaman was designated and signed as State Route 74 in 1923. The route left downtown Cincinnati on Eastern Avenue, shared with State Route 7 (now U.S. Route 52) and State Route 25 (now State Route 125). SR 7 left at Davis Lane (now Airport Road), while SR 25 and SR 74 turned onto Beechmont Avenue, splitting after crossing the Little Miami River. By 1925, the east end of SR 74 had been realigned and extended, heading east from Winchester through Seaman and continuing through Peebles to State Route 73 northwest of Rarden; the old alignment (Graces Run Road) reverted to local control. Along with U.S. Route 50, US 52, and SR 125, SR 74 was moved to Columbia Parkway in the early 1940s, and in the early 1950s it was removed from downtown Cincinnati to its present terminus. Due to the existence of Interstate 74 west of Cincinnati, the number was changed to State Route 32 in 1962, with SR 74 signs being removed in June 1963 after a period of dual signage.[2]

The state relocated the road between Mount Carmel and Batavia as a four-lane divided highway in the early 1960s, several years after the parallel State Route 125 was widened (but not realigned). Because this was done before or during the renumbering, the old road here is known as Old State Route 74, rather than Old State Route 32 to the east. Improvement of the rest of the road did not take place until after it was added to the Appalachian Development Highway System in 1965.[7] This proposed Appalachian Highway—part of Corridor D—was to run across the southern part of the state from Interstate 275 outside Cincinnati to Belpre.[8] From the east end of SR 32 east of Peebles, the route was to continue northeast, joining State Route 772 near Elmgrove, and following State Route 124 beyond Jackson to Roads. After continuing northeast to Radcliff, it would parallel State Route 346 and a portion of State Route 143, merging with U.S. Route 50 west of Albany and following it past Athens and Coolville to Belpre. A never-built branch, planned as part of Corridor B,[9] would have followed State Route 73 and State Route 348 from east of Peebles to Lucasville on U.S. Route 23 (Corridor C).[2]

Future

The portion of Route 32 in Clermont, Brown, Highland, Adams, and Pike counties is under consideration as the eastward continuation of Interstate 74 from Cincinnati to Piketon, where it would connect with Interstate 73. This would necessitate replacing at-grade crossings (many of which currently have traffic signals) with either limited access interchanges or totally eliminating access.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
HamiltonCincinnati (Linwood)0.00–
0.13		0.00–
0.21
US 50 (Columbia Parkway) / US 50 Truck (Eastern Avenue) / SR 561 north (Linwood Avenue) – Downtown Cincinnati		interchange; west end of SR 125 overlap
0.40.6Wilmer Avenue / Wooster Road - Lunken Airportinterchange
Anderson Township1.40–
1.77		2.25–
2.85		 SR 125 east (Beechmont Avenue)interchange; east end of SR 125 overlap
ClermontUnion Township8.72–
9.20		14.03–
14.81		 I‑275 to I‑71 / US 52 – Columbus, KentuckyI-275 exit 63
9.47–
9.71		15.24–
15.63		Eastgate Boulevard (CR 341)interchange
Batavia Township12.27–
12.73		19.75–
20.49		Olive Branch–Stonelick Road (CR 99)interchange
Batavia14.12–
14.32		22.72–
23.05		Main Street (CR 171) - Bataviainterchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Batavia Township14.97–
15.27		24.09–
24.57		 SR 132 / SR 222 – Batavia, Owensvilleinterchange
18.07–
18.33		29.08–
29.50		Batavia Road (CR 368) / James Sauls Sr. Driveinterchange
Williamsburg Township19.45–
19.82		31.30–
31.90		Half Acre Road (CR 59)interchange
21.17–
21.41		34.07–
34.46		 SR 133 – Williamsburginterchange
BrownMt. Orab28.885–
29.365		46.486–
47.258		 US 68 – Mt. Orab, Fayettevilleinterchange
Highland
 No major junctions
BrownSardinia35.65157.375 SR 134 north / Purdy Road 76 – Lynchburg, SardiniaSouthern terminus of SR 134
Eagle Township41.22166.339 US 62 – Hillsboro, Russellville, Ripley, Southern State Community College
AdamsWinchester45.8573.79 SR 136 (Main Street) – Winchester, Cherry Fork, Manchester
Seaman50.41981.142 SR 247 (Main Street) – Seaman, West Union, Adams County Salamon Airport
Meigs Township58.84194.695 SR 41 – Peebles, West Union
Franklin Township64.126103.201 SR 73 – Hillsboro, Rarden
PikeSunfish Township76.95123.84 SR 772 south – RardenWestern terminus of SR 772 concurrency
Newton Township79.01127.15 SR 124 west / SR 772 north / Tennyson Road – Latham, Pike Lake State ParkEastern terminus of SR 772 concurrency; Western terminus of SR 124 concurrency
Jasper82.71133.11 SR 104 – Waverly, Portsmouth
Van Meter84.14–
84.27		135.41–
135.62		 US 23 – Chillicothe, Portsmouthinterchange
Seal Township87.56140.91 SR 220 west / Schuster Road 81 – WaverlyEastern terminus of SR 220
Marion Township94.86152.66 SR 335 – Beaver, Stockdale
JacksonScioto Township102.870165.553 SR 776 – Jackson
Franklin Township105.830170.317 SR 139 – Jackson, Minford
Lick Township108.100–
108.400		173.970–
174.453		 SR 93 – Jackson, Oak Hillinterchange
108.940–
109.400		175.322–
176.062		 US 35 – Gallipolis, Chillicotheinterchange
Milton Township114.350–
114.800		184.028–
184.753		17 SR 327 / SR 124 east – Wellstoninterchange; east end of SR 124 overlap
VintonVinton Township125.070201.281 SR 160 – Hamden, Wilkesville
MeigsColumbia Township130.990210.808 SR 689 south / County Road 55 – WilkesvilleNorthern terminus of SR 689
AthensLee Township133.760215.266 SR 143 – Middleport
134.780216.907 US 50 west – McArthur, ChillicotheWestern terminus of US 50 concurrency
Albany136.91–
137.24		220.34–
220.87		 SR 681 – Albanyinterchange
Athens144.60–
145.31		232.71–
233.85		18 US 33 east / Richland Avenue – Pomeroy, Ravenswoodinterchange; west end of US 33 overlap
145.93–
146.33		234.85–
235.50		17 SR 682 north to SR 56 – Athensinterchange
Athens Township16CCounty Road 25 / Stimson Avenueinterchange
146.65–
147.05		236.01–
236.65		16B US 33 west / State Street – Columbusinterchange; east end of US 33 overlap
Canaan Township149.54–
149.73		240.66–
240.97		East State Street (CR 40)interchange
151.93244.51 SR 690 north – Strouds Run State ParkSouthern terminus of SR 690
Rome Township156.64252.09 SR 329 north – Stewart, GuysvilleSouthern terminus of SR 329
Troy Township165.92–
166.42		267.02–
267.83		 SR 7 south – Pomeroy, Gallipolisinterchange; west end of SR 7 overlap
167.52269.60 SR 144 – Stewart, Hockingport
170.52274.43 SR 124 west / CR 61 – HockingportEastern terminus of SR 124
WashingtonBelpre TownshipClifton Road / Newbury Roadformer SR 124 west
174.368280.618 SR 555 north – BartlettSouthern terminus of SR 555
175.163–
175.759		281.898–
282.857		 SR 618 – Belpreinterchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
176.364–
176.903		283.830–
284.698		 SR 339 – Beverlyinterchange
176.142–
177.223		283.473–
285.213		 US 50 east – Parkersburginterchange; east end of US 50 overlap
Belpre180.457–
181.828		290.417–
292.624		 SR 7 north / Toll Bridge – Marietta, Parkersburginterchange; east end of SR 7 overlap; west end of SR 618 overlap
182.575293.826
SR 618 west / US 50 Bus. west (Washington Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of SR 618 concurrency
182.654–
182.710		293.953–
294.043		 WV 618 east to WV 68 / I‑77 – ParkersburgWest Virginia state line (Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge over Ohio River)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "Technical Services DESTAPE (By County)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Ohio maps:
  3. ↑ "Title 55, Chapter 5533, Section 26: James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway". Ohio Revised Code.
  4. ↑ Ford, Henry A.; Ford, A. M. & Ford, Kate B. (1881). History of Hamilton County Ohio. p. 347.
  5. ↑ Cist, Charles. Cincinnati in 1841: Its Early Annals and Future Prospects. p. 81.
  6. ↑ Staff. "3101.1". History of Roadways in Ohio (PDF). Right of Way Plan Manual (Ohio Department of Transportation). p. 1. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  7. ↑ Dunlap, Brett (June 30, 2007). "Bridge Remains Last Major Hurdle for Corridor D". Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
  8. ↑ "175 Miles of Appalachian Road Okayed". Hillsboro Press Gazette. August 3, 1965.
  9. ↑ "Ohio Appalachian Highway Progressing; 38.5 Miles Built". Hillsboro Press Gazette. August 8, 1969.
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