State: | OH |
Type: | SR |
Route: | 711 |
Length Mi: | 3.35 |
Length Round: | 2 |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Established: | 1974 |
Direction A: | South |
Terminus A: | in Youngstown |
Junction: | in Youngstown near Girard |
Direction B: | North |
Terminus B: | near Girard |
Counties: | Mahoning, Trumbull |
Previous Type: | SR |
Previous Route: | 710 |
Next Type: | SR |
Next Route: | 714 |
State Route 711 (SR 711), also known as the "Robert E. Hagan Memorial Highway" between its southern terminus and US 422,[2] is a three-mile (5 km), four-lane, north - south, limited access freeway. It is located in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Its termini are I-680 to the south and the I-80 / SR 11 interchange to the north. The north-end ramps are directional, only serving travelers to and from the east via Interstate 80 and the north via State Route 11.
Local leaders first suggested a highway linking Girard and Youngstown in 1968. Originally the four-lane divided highway ended at US 422 and Burlington Street when it was completed in 1971. Money wasn't made available for the US 422 to I-80 connector until 1999, and construction on the section began in 2002. The project was finished in 2005, opening October 24 of that year,[3] with a total cost of about $60 million.