Ohio State Route 3 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:3
Map:OH 3 map.svg
Map Notes:Route of SR 3 highlighted in red
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:248.5
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1923
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Cincinnati
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: at Public Square in Cleveland
Counties:Hamilton, Warren, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Franklin, Delaware, Knox, Ashland, Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Cuyahoga
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:2
Next Type:SR
Next Route:4

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

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 70miles, parting ways in the city of Washington Court House, where SR 3 is joined with US 62. This concurrency runs nearly 40miles to Columbus.

From there, SR 3 continues solo to Sunbury, where it joins US 36 for just over 24miles 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

Notes and References

  1. Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. http://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/articles/8-articles/20-in-search-of-the-three-c-highway In Search of...The Three-C Highway
  3. http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/expls.html Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System
  4. http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/003.html Route 3
  5. [Ohio Department of Transportation]
  6. [Ohio Department of Transportation]