Ohio State Route 522 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:522
Map:OH 522 map.svg
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:16.60
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1947
Direction A:West
Terminus A: near Wheelersburg
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Ironton
Counties:Scioto, Lawrence
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:521
Next Type:SR
Next Route:523

State Route 522 (SR 522) is an east - west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. State Route 522 has its western terminus is at a diamond interchange with U.S. Route 52 less than 3miles south of Wheelersburg. Its eastern terminus is at a T-intersection with State Route 93 just over 9miles north of Ironton.

Route description

State Route 522's path takes it through portions of Scioto and Lawrence Counties. No segment of this highway is included within the National Highway System, a network of highways deemed most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.[2]

History

State Route 522 was designated in 1947. The original routing of the state route followed the majority of today's routing, running from its junction with what was then a two-lane alignment of U.S. Route 52 (now known as Gallia Street) on the southern fringe of Wheelersburg to its present eastern terminus at what was then known as State Route 75 (now State Route 93).[3] [4] In 1971, with the completion of a new four-lane expressway through the Wheelersburg vicinity, U.S. Route 52 was routed onto this expressway. State Route 522, in turn, was extended southerly along the former two-lane alignment of U.S. Route 52 to its present-day western terminus where this roadway meets the U.S. Route 52 expressway at a diamond interchange.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2008-10-09.
  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. 2011-01-20.
  3. Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1946 . ODOH . 2011-01-20.
  4. Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1947 . ODOH . 2011-01-20.
  5. Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1969 . ODOH . 2011-01-20.
  6. Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1971 . ODOH . 2011-01-20.