Ohio State Route 78

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State Route 78 (SR 78) is a state highway that runs for 105 miles (169 km) from Nelsonville to Clarington in the U.S. state of Ohio. Car and Driver has called it one of the most scenic highways nationwide.[2] The stretch of this highway that runs along the south side of Burr Oak State Park in Morgan County, Ohio, is well known for its extreme curves and views, and is sometimes locally referred to as the "Rim of the World." Much of this highway runs through old coal-producing areas.

State Route 78 marker
State Route 78
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length104.96 mi[1] (168.92 km)
Existed1924–present
Major junctions
West end
US 33 / US 33 Bus. / SR 691 in Nelsonville
Major intersections
East end SR 7 in Clarington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesAthens, Hocking, Morgan, Noble, Monroe
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 77 SR 79

SR 78 is an Ohio Scenic Byway and is considered as part of the Appalachian Byway.[3]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
AthensNelsonville0.00–
0.46
0.00–
0.74
  
 
 
 
 
US 33 / US 33 Bus. west / SR 691 south – Logan, Athens, Hocking College
Interchange; eastern terminus of US 33 Bus., northern terminus of SR 691
Buchtel3.104.99 
 
SR 685 east
Western terminus of SR 685
Hocking
No major junctions
Athens
No major junctions
HockingMurray City6.9411.17 
 
SR 216 north (Locust Street) – New Straitsville
Southern terminus of SR 216
AthensGlouster12.0519.39 
 
SR 13 south (High Street) – Chauncey
Western end of SR 13 concurrency
13.0721.03 
 
SR 13 north – New Lexington
Eastern end of SR 13 concurrency
MorganUnion Township23.2337.39 
 
SR 555 north – Portersville
Western end of SR 555 concurrency
23.3537.58 
 
SR 555 south – Chesterhill
Eastern end of SR 555 concurrency
Malta Township30.6849.37 
 
  SR 377 south / CR 98 (Cordray Road) – Sharpsburg, Chesterhill, Pennsville
Northern terminus of SR 377
31.3550.45 
 
SR 37 west – New Lexington
Western end of SR 37 concurrency
Malta32.6052.46 
 
SR 669 west (Main Street) – Deavertown
Eastern terminus of SR 669
McConnelsville32.8152.80 
 
 
 
SR 60 north / SR 37 ends – Zanesville
Eastern end of SR 37 concurrency; western end of SR 60 concurrency
33.3653.69 
 
SR 376 north (Kennebec Avenue)
Western end of SR 376 concurrency
33.4353.80 
 
 
 
SR 60 south / SR 376 south (Main Street) / 7th Street – Beverly, Marietta
Eastern end of SR 60 / SR 376 concurrencies
Morgan Township35.6357.34 
 
SR 607 south (Monastery Road)
Northern terminus of SR 607
Bristol Township42.3668.17 
 
SR 83 north – Cumberland
Western end of SR 83 concurrency
Manchester Township45.2172.76 
 
SR 83 south – Beverly
Eastern end of SR 83 concurrency
NobleOlive Township58.24–
58.45
93.73–
94.07
  I-77 – Marietta, ClevelandExit 25 (I-77)
58.8294.66  SR 821 – Caldwell, Dexter City
Caldwell60.1996.87 
 
SR 564 east – Harriettsville
Western terminus of SR 564
Center Township63.86102.77 
 
SR 147 north – Sarahsville, Barnesville
Southern terminus of SR 147
Stock Township67.66108.89 
 
SR 260 south – Carlisle
Northern terminus of SR 260
Summerfield71.44114.97 
 
SR 146 west (Main Street) / CR 1 (Lexington Ridge Road)
Eastern terminus of SR 146
MonroeSeneca Township74.77120.33 
 
SR 379 east
Western terminus of SR 379
Lewisville81.34130.90  SR 145 (Malaga Street) – Malaga, Lower Salem
Woodsfield88.50142.43   SR 26 / SR 800 (Main Street) – Jerusalem, Barnesville, Antioch
Adams Township96.20154.82 
 
SR 536 south – Hannibal
Northern terminus of SR 536
Clarington104.96168.92  SR 7 – Powhatan Point, Matamoras
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Thorla-McKee Well, First Oil Well in North America, Noble County, Ohio Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, Noble County, 2004. Accessed 2005-08-05.
  3. ^ "Appalachian Byway". Appalachian Byway | Ohio Department of Transportation. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2022.