Ohio State Route 123 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Map:OH 123 map.svg
Route:123
Length Mi:43.61
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1924
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Fayetteville
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Germantown
Counties:Brown, Clinton, Warren, Montgomery
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:122
Next Type:SR
Next Route:124

State Route 123 (SR 123) is a state highway in southwestern Ohio. The route runs from SR 251 about 7miles southeast of Blanchester to Germantown at SR 4, a distance of 43.6miles. The section of road from Franklin to Lebanon was originally a toll road until it was taken over by Warren County and made free for public use. [2]

Landmarks

Ohio Historical Marker #2-14 is located on State Route 123 near Blanchester. It commemorates the Garrison Corner Community which was settled by Lemuel Garrison, Sr., and included a school and cemetery.[3]

History

In Lebanon, SR 123 was rerouted to a new roadway, which the city of Lebanon has called "Neil Armstrong Way", from SR 63's (Main Street) intersection with Glosser Road to SR 123's existing intersection with Hart Road. Armstrong for many years owned a farm along SR 123 between Lebanon and the community of Red Lion. The road opened on October 7, 2014. There are also plans to introduce a bill in the state senate to apply the name "Neil Armstrong Way" to the entire stretch of SR 123 from Lebanon to Red Lion.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DESTAPE . . November 30, 2016 . January 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: TOWNSHIP PROFILE, HISTORY AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. Clear Creek Township. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224230155/http://www.clearcreektownship.com/History/Warren%20%26%20Clearcreek%20History.pdf. 24 February 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Marker #2-14 Garrison Corner Community. The Ohio Historical Society. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223101903/http://www.remarkableohio.org/HistoricalMarker.aspx?historicalMarkerId=327. 23 February 2014. dead.
  4. News: Road to be named for Neil Armstrong . . Budd . Lawrence . April 3, 2014 . September 20, 2014 . subscription .
  5. News: Development anticpated [sic] along Neil Armstrong Way . . Budd . Lawrence . August 24, 2014 . April 29, 2015 . subscription .
  6. News: Neil Armstrong Way opens for drivers . . Budd . Lawrence . October 9, 2014 . October 13, 2014 .