Ohio State Route 744 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:744
Map:OH 744 map.svg
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:10.82
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: near Somerville
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Jacksonburg
Counties:Preble, Butler
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:743
Next Type:SR
Next Route:745

State Route 744 (SR 744) is an east - west state highway in southwestern Ohio, a U.S. state. The western terminus of SR 744 is at its junction with US 127 a distance of 1miles northwest of Somerville. The eastern terminus of the state route is at a T-intersection with SR 122 approximately 1.5miles east of the village of Jacksonburg.

Route description

SR 744 travels through southern Preble County and northern Butler County. No stretch of the highway is a part of the National Highway System.[2]

History

When it was designated in 1937, SR 744 ran from its intersection where it splits off of Main Street in Somerville to its current eastern terminus at SR 122 east of Jacksonburg. At the time, Main Street through Somerville was the routing of US 127.[3] [4] By 1961, U.S. Route 127 was routed onto a new alignment west of Somerville, resulting in an extension of SR 744. From its previous western terminus, State Route 744 was routed north along the former alignment of US 127 to the County Road 30 intersection north of Somerville, and then west to the now-current US 127 routing, which marks the current western endpoint of the state highway.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2010-11-26.
  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. 2010-11-26.
  3. Ohio State Map. 1923. Ohio Department of Transportation.
  4. Ohio State Map. 1924. Ohio Department of Transportation.
  5. Ohio State Map. 1959. Ohio Department of Transportation.
  6. Ohio State Map. 1961. Ohio Department of Transportation.