Ohio State Route 4

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State Route 4
Length: 206.51 mi[1] (332.35 km)
Formed: 1924
South end: US 42 in Cincinnati
Major
junctions:		 I-75 in Cincinnati
I-75 in Dayton
I-70 in Huber Heights
I-70 near Enon
I-80/I-90/OH Tpk. near Sandusky
North end: US 6/SR 101 in Sandusky
Counties: Hamilton, Butler, Montgomery, Greene, Clark, Champaign, Union, Delaware, Marion, Crawford, Seneca, Huron, Erie
Ohio highways
< SR 3 SR 5 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes
State Route 4 concurrent with State Routes 19 and 100 near Bucyrus
State Route 4 concurrent with State Routes 19 and 100 near Bucyrus

State Route 4 is a major north-south state highway 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.

Contents

[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] Junctions

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Hamilton Cincinnati 0.0 US 42
1.2 SR 562
Norwood Lateral Expressway		 Full-access interchange with expressway.
2.5 SR 561
2.7 I-75
Mill Creek Expressway		 Full-access interchange; I-75 Exit 9.
3.5 SR 126
Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway		 SR 4 passes under SR 126.
Woodlawn 7.1 SR 126 Former eastbound alignment of SR 126.
7.5 SR 747 Southern terminus of SR 747.
Springdale 9.4 SR 126 Former westbound alignment of SR 126.
10.0 I-275 Full-access interchange; I-275 Exit 41.
Butler Fairfield 12.4

SR 4 Bypass		 Southern terminus of bypass route.
Hamilton 18.5 SR 129
Fairfield Township 21.2

SR 4 Bypass		 Northern terminus of bypass route.
Liberty Township 24.3 SR 747 Northern terminus of SR 747.
Lemon Township 26.3 SR 63 Western terminus of SR 63.
28.2 SR 4 Former northbound alignment.
28.7 SR 73 SR 73 joins from the west.
Middletown 31.3 SR 122
31.9 SR 4 Former cross-alignment.
32.8 SR 73 SR 73 leaves to the east; former southbound alignment of SR 4.
Madison Township 34.6 SR 4 Former northbound alignment.
Montgomery German Township 38.9 SR 123 Western terminus of SR 123.
Germantown 39.9 SR 725 SR 725 joins from the west.
40.5 SR 4 Former southwestbound alignment.
41.5 SR 725 SR 725 leaves to the east.
Dayton 51.6 US 35 SR 4 passes under expressway.
51.7 US 35 Former alignment of US 35.
52.4 I-75 SR 4 passes under insterstate.
52.6 SR 4 Begin split of east- and westbound lanes.
53.0 SR 48 Southbound lanes of SR 48 here; northbound lanes 0.2 mi. later; north of this point SR 4 shares SR 48 lanes southbound.
54.4 SR 4 East- and westbound lanes rejoin.
54.8 I-75
SR 202
SR 201		 SR 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.
59.2 SR 444 Full-access interchange; former eastbound alignment of SR 4.
Huber Heights 63.2 SR 235 SR 235 joins from east via full-access interchange.
64.6 I-70
SR 235		 I-70 joins from the west; SR 235 leaves to the north; full-access interchange; I-70 Exit 41A-B.
Clark Mad River Township 67.8 I-675 Full-access interchange; northern terminus of I-675; I-70 Exit 44A-B; I-675 Exit 26A-B.
70.5 I-75 SR 4 leaves interstate; I-70 Exit 47 eastbound and Exit 48 westbound (via Enon Road).
Bethel Township 73.2 SR 369
SR 4		 Southern terminus of SR 369 via full-access interchange; former cross-alignment of SR 4.
Springfield Township 76.0 US 40 US 40 joins; SR 4 expressway ends.
76.4 US 68 Full-access interchange with US 68 expressway.
Springfield 78.5 SR 41 SR 41 joins from the north.
79.0 SR 72 Southbound lanes of SR 72; northbound lanes 0.1 mi. later.
79.6
US 40 - SR 41		 US 40/SR 41 concurrency leaves SR 4 to the east.
Moorefield Township 84.3 SR 334 Eastern terminus of SR 334.
85.6 SR 4 Former northeastbound alignment.
87.9 SR 4 Former southwestbound alignment.
Champaign Union Township 90.8 SR 54
93.7 SR 56
Mechanicsburg 96.9 SR 29
Goshen Township 100.9 SR 161 SR 161 joins from the southwest.
Union Union Township 102.3 SR 161 SR 161 leaves to the southeast.
104.3 US 36 US 36 joins from the northwest.
Paris Township 110.1
US 36 - SR 4		 Former northeastbound alignment of concurrency.
112.1 US 33 US 33 expressway joins from the west; expressway concurrency continues northeast.
112.5 SR 245 Eastern terminus of SR 245; former cross-alignment of US 33.
Marysville 114.1 SR 31 Southern terminus of SR 31; former cross-alignment.
Paris Township 114.9
US 33 - US 36
SR 38		 SR 4 leaves expressway via full-access interchange; expressway continues southeast; northern terminus of SR 38; former southbound alignment of SR 4.
Leesburg Township 122.0 SR 347
124.9 SR 37 SR 37 joins from the southeast.
Claibourne Township 125.9 SR 37 SR 37 leaves to the west.
Delaware Thompson Township 129.9 SR 47 SR 47 joins from the west.
Marion Prospect Township 130.6 SR 47 SR 47 leaves to the east.
133.4 SR 203
Marion 140.7
SR 4 - SR 423		 Southbound lanes of SR4/SR 423 concurrency; begin split of north- and southbound lanes.
140.9 SR 423 SR 423 continues to the south; northbound lanes are continue north.
141.1 SR 739 Eastern terminus of SR 739.
141.4
SR 95 - SR 309		 Junction with eastbound lanes; westbound lanes 0.1 mi. later.
142.3
SR 4 - SR 423		 North- and southbound lanes rejoin.
Marion Township 143.7 SR 423 SR 423 leaves to the north.
Grand Prairie Township 147.0 US 23 Full-access interchange with US 23 expressway.
Crawford Dallas Township 151.8 SR 294
Bucyrus 158.8 SR 98 SR 98 joins from the south.
159.5

Bus US 30

SR 19 - SR 100		 SR 19 and SR 100 join from the east where concurrent with Bus US 30, which continues west.
159.9 SR 98 SR 98 leaves to the northeast.
Holmes Township 160.7 US 30
Lincoln Highway		 Full-access interchange with US 30 expressway.
161.2
SR 19 - SR 100		 SR 19/SR 100 concurrency leaves to the west.
Chatfield 169.4 SR 103 SR 103 joins from the west.
Chatfield Township 170.5 SR 103 SR 103 leaves to the east.
Seneca Attica 177.8 US 224
Reed Township 182.2 SR 162
Huron Sherman Township 185.8 SR 269 Southern terminus of SR 269, which straddles the Seneca-Huron county line.
187.9 SR 547
Lyme Township 192.5
US 20 - SR 18
193.8 SR 113
Erie Groton Township 198.1
I-80 - I-90 - OH Tpk		 SR 4 passes over Turnpike here; access ramps are 0.3 mi. later; Turnpike Exit 110.
198.8 SR 99 Northern terminus of SR 99.
Perkins Township 202.6 SR 2 Full-access interchange with SR 2 expressway.
Sandusky 206.4
US 6 - SR 101		 Northern terminus of SR 101; eastern terminus of US 6/SR 101 concurrency; US 6 continues east.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] History

  • 1924 – Original route established[2]; originally followed current US 23 alignment from Portsmouth to Waldo, and current SR 423 from Waldo to Marion[3].
  • 1926 – Alignment from Portsmouth to Marion certified as US 23; SR 4 realigned south of Marion to its current southern terminus in Cincinnati, replacing the former SR 6 from Cincinnati to Middletown, the former SR 52 from Middletown to 3 miles south of Milford Center, and the former SR 38 from Marysville to Marion[3].
  • 1959 – Alignment from Dayton to Springfield rerouted and upgraded to freeway; segment through Fairborn around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base designated as SR 444[3].
  • 1967 – Segment from SR 201 to SR 444 upgraded to freeway[3].

[edit] Route 4 Bypass

State Route 4 has a corresponding bannered route, State Route 4B, which is a bypass of Hamilton.

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  3. ^ a b c d Route 4 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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