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Ohio State Route 3

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State Route 3 marker
State Route 3
Route of SR 3 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length248.5 mi[1] (399.9 km)
Existed1923–present
Major junctions
South end US 22 / US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127 / SR 264 in Cincinnati
Major intersections
North end US 6 / US 20 / US 42 at Public Square in Cleveland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesHamilton, Warren, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Franklin, Delaware, Knox, Ashland, Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Cuyahoga
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
← SR 2→ SR 4
← SR 199SR 200→ SR 201

State Route 3 (SR 3) is a major north–south (physically northeast-southwest) highway in Ohio which leads from Cincinnati to Cleveland by way of Columbus. It is the second longest state route in Ohio. For this reason, the road is also known as the 3-C Highway, a designation which antedates the Ohio state highway system.[2] It is the only state route to enter all three of Ohio's largest cities, though it has largely been bypassed by Interstate 71 (I-71).

Route

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The route's southern terminus is in downtown Cincinnati at the U.S. Route 27 (US 27)/US 52/US 127 concurrency, which is also the western terminus of US 22. SR 3 and US 22 share the same path for nearly 70 miles (110 km), parting ways in the city of Washington Court House, where SR 3 is joined with US 62. This concurrency runs nearly 40 miles (64 km) to Columbus.

From there, SR 3 continues solo to Sunbury, where it joins US 36 for just over 24 miles (39 km) until it reaches Mount Vernon. SR 3 ends in Cleveland at Public Square, with the last several miles concurrent with US 42 from Parma. It is one of nine other routes to enter downtown Cleveland at Public Square.

History

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  • 1923 – Original route established;[3] originally followed its current alignment (more or less) from Cincinnati to 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville, the SR 226 alignment from 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville to 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster, its old alignment from 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster to Medina, and US 42's alignment from Medina to Cleveland.[4]
  • 1927 – 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Loudonville to 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wooster rerouted to current alignment, along former SR 250; original alignment certified as SR 250; Medina-to-Parma routing changed to current alignment, and former alignment here certified as US 42.[4][5]
  • 1932 – Alignment from Cincinnati to Washington Court House dually certified with US 22; alignment from Washington Court House to Columbus dually certified with US 62.[4]
  • 1938 – Medina-Parma alignment changed to the pre-1926 routing and dually certified with US 42; previous alignment signed SR 200 until 1939.[4]
  • 1939 – Medina-Parma alignment switched back to current alignment.[6]
  • 1961 – SR 3 routed to new freeway alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus.[4]
  • 1962 – Harrisburg-Columbus alignment dually certified as I-71.[4]
  • 1967 – Reverted to US 62 alignment from Harrisburg to Columbus.[4]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HamiltonCincinnati0.000.00 US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127
US 22 / SR 264		SR 3 begins northbound concurrent with US 22 (also its western terminus), US 27, US 42, US 52 and US 127; eastern terminus of SR 264 (eastbound)
0.090.14 US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127 / SR 264Southbound lanes of US 27, US 42, and US 127 as well as eastbound US 52 enter from the east; westbound SR 264 crosses from east to west.
0.170.27 US 27 / US 52 / US 127US 22/US 42/SR 3 leaves northbound lanes of concurrency, heading east; northbound US 27/US 127 as well as westbound US 52 continue north.
0.250.40 US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127
SR 264		Southbound lanes of US 27, US 42, and US 127 as well as eastbound US 52 and westbound SR 264 cross from north to south.
0.330.53 US 42Northbound lanes of US 42 leave US 22/SR 3 to the north.
1.452.33 I-71Ramps from eastbound US 22/SR 3 concurrency to northbound I-71 and southbound I-71 to westbound US 22/SR 3 only; I-71 Exit 2.
4.467.18 I-71Northbound exit/southbound entrance to/from interstate only; I-71 Exit 5.
Norwood6.199.96 SR 561SR 561 joins from the southeast
6.2210.01 SR 562 (Norwood Lateral Expressway)Full-access interchange with US 22/SR 3/SR 561.
6.2910.12 SR 561SR 561 leaves to the northwest.
Cincinnati11.4118.36 I-71Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 12.
Montgomery13.3021.40 SR 126 (Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway)Eastern terminus of expressway; SR 126 joins from the west.
13.5721.84 SR 126SR 126 leaves to the east.
Sycamore Township16.1525.99 I-275Full-access interchange; I-275 Exit 50.
WarrenHamilton Township24.6939.73 SR 48
Morrow30.0248.31 SR 123SR 123 joins from the north.
Salem Township31.7551.10 SR 123SR 123 leaves to the south.
Washington Township37.5960.50 SR 350
ClintonAdams Township41.7367.16 SR 380Southern terminus of SR 380.
Wilmington47.2075.96 SR 73SR 73 joins from the northwest.
48.0677.35 US 68 / SR 134
50.6381.48 SR 73SR 73 leaves to the south.
Richland Township56.8191.43 SR 72
Sabina58.9594.87 SR 729
FayetteUnion Township68.58110.37 US 35Full-access interchange with US 35 expressway, shared with US 62 to the south.
Washington Court House69.75112.25 US 62 / SR 41US 62 joins from the southwest; SR 41 joins from the south.
70.23113.02 SR 41SR 41 leaves to the northwest; former southeastbound alignment of US 35.
70.38113.27 US 22US 22 leaves to the east.
Union Township74.85120.46 SR 38Southern terminus of SR 38.
MadisonMount Sterling85.63137.81 SR 207SR 207 joins from the south.
85.89138.23 SR 56 / SR 207SR 207 leaves northwest concurrent with SR 56; SR 56 continues southeast.
PickawayDarby Township94.08151.41 SR 762Northern terminus of SR 762
FranklinPleasant Township96.18154.79 I-71Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 94.
97.72157.27 SR 665
Jackson Township102.66165.22 I-270Full-access interchange; I-270 Exit 2.
Columbus106.46171.33 I-70Full-access via side streets to the south and north of crossing; I-70 Exit 98A-B.
107.98173.78 SR 315Full-access interchange from SR 315.
109.15175.66

 US 23 south / US 33 south
109.25175.82

 US 23 north / US 33 north		Southern terminus of US 23/US 33/US 62/SR 3 concurrency
109.68176.51 US 40 / US 62 / SR 16US 62 leaves to the east, concurrent with US 40 and SR 16 which continue west
109.88176.83 US 23 / US 33US 23 leaves to the north; US 33 leaves to the west 0.1 mi. later
110.62178.03 I-670I-670 Exits 4C (eastbound) and 5 (westbound); westbound exit/entrance via Jack Gibbs Blvd.
Minerva Park118.93191.40 SR 161 (Dublin-Granville Road)Full-access interchange with expressway.
Blendon Township120.39193.75 I-270Full-access interchange; I-270 Exit 29.
DelawareSunbury131.47211.58 US 36 / SR 37 / SR 61US 36 joins from the northwest concurrent with SR 37; SR 37 continues to the southeast; SR 61 begins concurrent with US 36/SR 3 concurrency.
131.90212.27 SR 61SR 61 leaves to the north
KnoxCenterburg142.13228.74 SR 314Southern terminus of SR 314.
Hilliar Township143.22230.49 SR 657Western terminus of SR 657.
Clinton Township154.89249.27 SR 229SR 229 joins from the west.
Mount Vernon155.85250.82 SR 13SR 13 southbound directional alternate joins from the north.
155.97251.01 SR 13 / SR 229SR 13 southbound directional alternate and SR 229 eastbound leave to the south (concurrency).
156.11251.23 US 36 / SR 229US 36 leaves to the east; US 36/SR 229 westbound directional alternate enters from the east.
156.16251.32 US 36 / SR 229US 36/SR 229 westbound directional alternate leaves to the west.
156.18251.35 SR 13Northbound SR 13 crosses from east to west.
Monroe Township158.92255.76 SR 768Northern terminus of SR 768.
Brown Township170.64274.62 SR 205Northern terminus of SR 205.
AshlandHanover Township176.38283.86 SR 97Eastern terminus of SR 97.
Loudonville178.98288.04 SR 39SR 39 joins from the west.
179.13288.28 SR 39 / SR 60SR 39 leaves to the east concurrent with SR 60; SR 3/SR 60 concurrency continues north.
179.30288.56 SR 60SR 60 leaves to the north.
HolmesWashington Township184.19296.43 SR 179 / SR 226SR 226 begins east, concurrent with SR 179, which continues north.
WayneWooster Township195.86315.21 SR 226Northern terminus of SR 226; former northbound alignment of SR 3.
196.43316.12 SR 95Eastern terminus of SR 95
Wooster197.95318.57 US 30 / US 250 (Lincoln Way)SR 3 joins expressway via full-access interchange; former northbound alignment of SR 3.
198.62319.65 SR 302Full-access interchange.
Wooster Township199.57321.18 US 250Full-access interchange (direct ramp eastbound; westbound via Pittsburgh Avenue)
200.15322.11 US 30US 30 leaves to the east at full-access interchange.
200.33322.40 SR 83SR 83 joins from the south at full-access interchange.
Wooster201.08323.61 SR 585Southern terminus of SR 585 (former cross-alignment) at full-access interchange.
203.26327.12 SR 83SR 3 leaves expressway; SR 83 continues northwest; former cross-alignment of SR 3.
Canaan Township210.85339.33 SR 604
MedinaSeville217.95350.76 I-76 / US 224Full-access interchange; I-76 Exit 2.
Montville Township222.56358.18 SR 162SR 162 joins from the west.
223.05358.96 SR 162SR 162 leaves to the east.
Medina224.96362.04 US 42 / SR 57US 42 joins from the west; SR 57 joins from the east.
225.22362.46 SR 18SR 18 eastbound lanes cross.
225.30362.59 US 42 / SR 18 / SR 57US 42 leaves to the north; SR 18 westbound lanes, concurrent with SR 57, leave to the west.
225.36362.68 SR 18 / SR 57SR 18 westbound lanes, concurrent with SR 57, join from the south.
Medina Township231.04371.82 I-71Full-access interchange; I-71 Exit 222.
Hinckley Township232.03373.42 SR 606Western terminus of SR 606.
233.63375.99 SR 94SR 94 joins from the south.
234.66377.65 SR 606
236.16380.06 SR 94 / SR 303SR 94 leaves to the east concurrent with SR 303 which continues west.
CuyahogaNorth Royalton241.55388.74 SR 82
Parma248.50399.92 US 42Southern end of US 42 concurrency
Cleveland250.23402.71 SR 94SR 94 northern terminus.
254.60409.74
 US 6 Alt. / US 6 / US 20		Southern end of US 6 / US 20 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 6 Alt.
255.48411.16 US 6 / US 20 / US 42 / Public SquareNorthern terminus of SR 3;
northern terminus of US 6 / US 20 concurrency;
eastern terminus of US 42 (north end of concurrency)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ In Search of...The Three-C Highway by Michael G. Buettner, February, 2006
  3. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[self-published source] Archived May 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Route 3 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[self-published source] Archived December 12, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Official maps for 1926 and 1927
  6. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation Official map for 1939
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