Ohio State Route 339 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:339
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:34.56
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Map:OH 339 map.svg
Established:1933
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Belpre
Junction: near Belpre
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Dexter City
Counties:Washington, Morgan, Noble
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:338
Next Type:SR
Next Route:340

State Route 339 (SR 339) is a north - south state highway in southeastern Ohio, a U.S. state. The southern terminus of SR 339 is at SR 618 approximately 2miles west of Belpre, and less than 0.5miles south of the U.S. Route 50 (US 50)/SR 7/SR 32 expressway. The highway's northern terminus is a T-intersection with SR 821 about 0.75miles south of Dexter City.

Route description

SR 339's routing takes it through portions of the counties of Washington, Morgan and Noble. No portion of SR 339 is included within the National Highway System, a network of highways deemed most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[2]

History

SR 339 was established in 1933. It was initially a spur route that ran along its present alignment from its northern terminus at SR 821, at the time a part of US 21, southwesterly to approximately its southern intersection with County Road 75 (CR 75) in southern Noble County.[3] [4] This would only be temporary, as in 1935 the highway was extended southwesterly to a new southern terminus at its eastern junction with SR 60, then designated as SR 77, in Beverly.[5] [6]

In 1972, as a result of the designation of Interstate 76 (I-76) to Ohio, the SR 76 designation was eliminated. The route northwest of Beverly was given the designation of SR 83, while the portion south of Beverly became an extension of SR 339, which now ended at its present southern terminus at SR 618 near Belpre.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2010-09-25.
  2. National Highway System: Ohio . December 2003 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165827/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf . dead . October 16, 2008 . PDF. 2015-06-18.
  3. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . . Ohio Department of Highways . 1932 . ODOH . 2011-03-11.
  4. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1933 . ODOH . 2011-03-11.
  5. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1934 . ODOH . 2011-03-11.
  6. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1935 . ODOH . 2011-03-11.
  7. Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1971 . ODOH . 2011-03-11.
  8. Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1972 . ODOH . 2011-03-11.