Ohio State Route 4

State Route 4 marker

State Route 4
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 206.51 mi[1] (332.35 km)
Existed: 1924 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 42 in Cincinnati
  I75 in Cincinnati
I75 in Dayton
I70 in Huber Heights
I70 near Enon
I80 / I90 / Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky
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
State Route 4 concurrent with State Routes 19 and 100 near Bucyrus

State Route 4 (SR 4) is a major northsouth 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

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
HamiltonCincinnati0.00.0 US 42Southern terminus at a signalized intersection.
1.21.9 SR 562 (Norwood Lateral Expressway)Full-access interchange with expressway.
2.54.0 SR 561
2.74.3 I75 (Mill Creek Expressway)Full-access interchange; I-75 Exit 9.
Woodlawn7.111.4Glendale Milford RoadFormer routing of SR 126
7.512.1 SR 747Southern terminus of SR 747.
Springdale9.415.1West Kemper RoadFormer routing of SR 126
10.016.1 I275Full-access interchange; I-275 Exit 41.
ButlerFairfield12.420.0
SR 4 Byp.
Southern terminus of bypass route.
Hamilton18.529.8 SR 129
Fairfield Township21.234.1
SR 4 Byp.
Northern terminus of bypass route.
Liberty Township24.339.1 SR 747Northern terminus of SR 747.
Lemon Township26.342.3 SR 63Western terminus of SR 63.
28.245.4South Main StreetFormer routing of SR 4
28.746.2 SR 73SR 73 joins from the west.
Middletown31.350.4 SR 122
31.951.3Tytus AvenueFormer routing of SR 4
32.852.8 SR 73SR 73 leaves to the east; former southbound alignment of SR 4.
Madison Township34.655.7Middletown Germantown RoadFormer routing of SR 4
MontgomeryGerman Township38.962.6 SR 123Western terminus of SR 123.
Germantown39.964.2 SR 725SR 725 joins from the west.
40.565.2Dayton PikeFormer routing of SR 4
41.566.8 SR 725SR 725 leaves to the east.
Dayton51.783.2South Broadway StreetFormer routing of US 35
53.085.3 SR 48Southbound lanes of SR 48 here; northbound lanes 0.2 mi. later; north of this point SR 4 shares SR 48 lanes southbound.
54.888.2 I75 / SR 201 / SR 202SR 4 becomes freeway, with lanes to/from the west connecting to full-access interchange with I-75 Exit 54C; southern terminus of SR 202; southern terminus of SR 201.
59.295.3 SR 444Full-access interchange; former eastbound alignment of SR 4.
Huber Heights63.2101.7 SR 235SR 235 joins from east via full-access interchange.
64.6104.0 I70 / SR 235I-70 joins from the west; SR 235 leaves to the north; full-access interchange; I-70 Exit 41A-B.
ClarkMad River Township67.8109.1 I675Full-access interchange; northern terminus of I-675; I-70 Exit 44A-B; I-675 Exit 26A-B.
70.5113.5 I70SR 4 leaves interstate; I-70 Exit 47 eastbound and Exit 48 westbound (via Enon Road).
Bethel Township73.2117.8 SR 369 / SR 4Southern terminus of SR 369 via full-access interchange; former cross-alignment of SR 4.
Springfield Township76.0122.3 US 40US 40 joins; SR 4 expressway ends.
76.4123.0 US 68Full-access interchange with US 68 expressway.
Springfield78.5126.3 SR 41SR 41 joins from the north.
79.0127.1 SR 72Southbound lanes of SR 72; northbound lanes 0.1 miles (0.16 km) later.
79.6128.1 US 40 / SR 41US 40/SR 41 concurrency leaves SR 4 to the east.
Moorefield Township84.3135.7 SR 334Eastern terminus of SR 334.
85.6137.8Old Mechanicsburg RoadFormer routing of SR 4
87.9141.5Old Mechanicsburg RoadFormer routing of SR 4
ChampaignUnion Township90.8146.1 SR 54
93.7150.8 SR 56
Mechanicsburg96.9155.9 SR 29
Goshen Township100.9162.4 SR 161SR 161 joins from the southwest.
UnionUnion Township102.3164.6 SR 161SR 161 leaves to the southeast.
104.3167.9 US 36US 36 joins from the northwest.
Paris Township110.1177.2Milford AvenueFormer routing of SR 4
112.1180.4 US 33US 33 expressway joins from the west; expressway concurrency continues northeast.
112.5181.1 SR 245Eastern terminus of SR 245; former cross-alignment of US 33.
Marysville114.1183.6 SR 31Southern terminus of SR 31; former cross-alignment.
Paris Township114.9184.9 US 33 / US 36 / SR 38SR 4 leaves expressway via full-access interchange; expressway continues southeast; northern terminus of SR 38; former southbound alignment of SR 4.
Leesburg Township122.0196.3 SR 347
124.9201.0 SR 37SR 37 joins from the southeast.
Claibourne Township125.9202.6 SR 37SR 37 leaves to the west.
DelawareThompson Township129.9209.1 SR 47SR 47 joins from the west.
MarionProspect Township130.6210.2 SR 47SR 47 leaves to the east.
133.4214.7 SR 203
Marion140.7226.4 SR 423Southbound lanes of SR4/SR 423 concurrency
140.9226.8 SR 423SR 423 continues to the south
141.1227.1 SR 739Eastern terminus of SR 739.
141.4227.6 SR 95 / SR 309Junction with eastbound lanes; westbound lanes 0.1 mi. later.
Marion Township143.7231.3 SR 423SR 423 leaves to the north.
Grand Prairie Township147.0236.6 US 23Full-access interchange with US 23 expressway.
CrawfordDallas Township151.8244.3 SR 294
Bucyrus158.8255.6 SR 98SR 98 joins from the south.
159.5256.7 SR 19 / SR 100SR 19 and SR 100 join from the east
159.9257.3 SR 98SR 98 leaves to the northeast.
Holmes Township
Bucyrus municipal line
160.7258.6 US 30Full-access interchange with US 30 expressway.
161.2259.4 SR 19 / SR 100SR 19/SR 100 concurrency leaves to the west.
Chatfield169.4272.6 SR 103SR 103 joins from the west.
Chatfield Township170.5274.4 SR 103SR 103 leaves to the east.
SenecaAttica177.8286.1 US 224
Reed Township182.2293.2 SR 162
HuronSherman Township185.8299.0 SR 269Southern terminus of SR 269, which straddles the Seneca-Huron county line.
187.9302.4 SR 547
Lyme Township192.5309.8 US 20 / SR 18
193.8311.9 SR 113
ErieGroton Township198.1318.8 I80 / I90 / Ohio TurnpikeSR 4 passes over Turnpike here; access ramps are 0.3 mi. later; Turnpike Exit 110.
198.8319.9 SR 99Northern terminus of SR 99.
Perkins Township202.6326.1 SR 2Full-access interchange with SR 2 expressway.
Sandusky206.4332.2 US 6 / SR 101Northern terminus of SR 101; eastern terminus of US 6/SR 101 concurrency; US 6 continues east.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

State Route 4 Bypass


State Route 4 Bypass
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
Existed: early 1970s–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)[4] 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.[5] The entirety of SR 4B is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[6]

SR 4B was constructed in the early 1970s by ODOT to allow for easier travel between Cincinnati and Middletown.[7][8][9] 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.[7] 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.[10]

Major junctions

The entire route is in Butler County.

Locationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Fairfield0.000.00 SR 4 (Dixie Highway) / Ross Road
Fairfield Township4.357.00 SR 129 (Butler County Veterans Highway) to I75 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: Bing / Google

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ohio State Route 4.
  1. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived May 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Route 4 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived October 30, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 ODOT. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 4-B, Butler County" (PDF). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  5. Google (January 5, 2014). "Overview of SR 4-B" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  6. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "State Route 4 Bypass Widening". Butler County Transportation Improvement District. November 17, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  8. 1969 Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by P.E. Masheter, Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1969. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  9. 1971 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by J. Phillip Richley, Director. ODOH. 1971. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  10. "Bypass 4 Widening Project Overview". Bypass 4 - The City of Fairfield. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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