Ohio State Route 725

State Route 725
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	48.07 mi[1] (77.36 km)
Existed:	1937[2][3] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 44 at the Indiana state line
	US 127 in Camden I‑75 in Miamisburg I‑675 in Miamisburg
East end:	US 42 near Spring Valley
Location
Counties:	Preble, Montgomery, Greene
Highway system
Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 724 SR 726 →

State Route 725 (SR 725) is an east–west state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Camden at the eastern terminus of Indiana State Road 44; and its eastern terminus is at US 42 just south of Spring Valley.^[4]

Route description

The portion of SR 725 between Heincke Road and SR 741 in Miamisburg is designated as the "Marine Corporal Paul W. Zanowick II Memorial Highway",^[5] in honor of a Miamisburg High School graduate, nicknamed "Rocky", who was killed in Nahre Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on June 3, 2011.^[6][7]

History

SR 725 was first commissioned in 1937 between the Indiana state line and SR 48 in Centerville.^[2][3] In 1939, the route was extended east to US 42 in Spring Valley.^[8][9] In 1965, the road between Miamisburg and I-75 was upgraded to a divided highway.^[10][11] Between 1993 and 1995 the section of highway between I-675 and Centerville was upgraded to a divided highway.^[12][13]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Preble	Israel Township	0.00	0.00	SR 44 west – Liberty	Indiana state line
		2.80	4.51	SR 177 – Fairhaven, Hamilton
		4.01	6.45	SR 732
	Camden	8.78	14.13	US 127 – Hamilton, Eaton
	Gratis	15.64	25.17	SR 503 (Adda Doty Street)
		15.70	25.27	SR 122 (East Street)
Montgomery	Germantown	25.13	40.44	SR 4 south / East Market Street – Middletown	Western end of SR 4 concurrency
		26.68	42.94	SR 4 north – Dayton	Eastern end of SR 4 concurrency
	Miamisburg	32.92– 33.15	52.98– 53.35	I‑75 – Cincinnati, Dayton	Exit 44 (I-75)
		33.37	53.70	SR 741 (Springboro Pike)
		34.57– 34.72	55.64– 55.88	I‑675 – Cincinnati, Columbus	Exit 2 (I-675)
	Centerville	37.05	59.63	SR 48 south (South Main Street) / East Franklin Street	Western end of SR 48 concurrency
		38.12	61.35	SR 48 north (Far Hills Avenue) to I‑675 / West Alex Bell Road	Eastern end of SR 48 concurrency
Greene	Spring Valley	48.07	77.36	US 42 – Xenia, Lebanon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
   • Preble County
   • Montgomery County
   • Greene County
2. Ohio Department of Highways (1936). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
3. 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 September 2, 2013.
4. Google (February 9, 2014). "Ohio State Route 725" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
5. "5533.725 [Effective 6/3/2014] Marine Corporal Paul W. Zanowick II Memorial Highway.". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. June 3, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
6. Beyerlein, Tom; Wynn, Kelli (June 6, 2011). "Family, friends mourn the loss of Miamisburg Marine killed in Afghanistan". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
7. Staff (March 4, 2014). "Two local roads named for local fallen servicemen". WDTN. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
8. Ohio Department of Highways (1938). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562 and 7453129. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
9. Ohio Department of Highways (1939). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562 and 7408341. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
10. Ohio Department of Highways (1964). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562 and 7448791. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
11. Ohio Department of Highways (1965). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7438626 and 28530064. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
12. Ohio Department of Transportation (1993). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562 and 39739010. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
13. Ohio Department of Transportation (November 1994). Official Highway Map of Ohio (MrSID) (Map). 1:696,960. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562 and 31884639. Retrieved September 2, 2013.