Ohio State Route 423 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:423
Length Mi:17.09
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1969
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Waldo
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Morral
Counties:Marion
Previous Type:US
Previous Route:422
Next Type:SR
Next Route:424

State Route 423 (SR 423) is a 17.07miles long north - south state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 423 is in Waldo at a T-intersection that also serves as the eastern terminus of SR 47, as well as the southern terminus of SR 98. The signed northern terminusof SR 423 is at its junction with SR 231 nearly 3miles east of Morral. However, SR 423 is defined to continue northeast from this point along SR 231 for about 0.25miles before coming to an end at the U.S. Route 23 (US 23) expressway.

In Marion, SR 423 and SR 4 form a concurrency and split into two one-way pairs. Northbound SR 4/423 travels on State Street[1] while southbound SR 4/423 (officially designated SR 4-D and SR 423-D[2]) travel on Prospect Street.

History

The route that SR 423 currently takes was signed in 1923 as SR 4, between Waldo and Marion and SR 22 north of Marion. The entire highway became US 23 in 1926. The route number was originally designated for a planned bypass around Portsmouth in the 1960s (now designated as Ohio State Route 823).[3] [4] Between 1967 and 1969, US 23 was moved onto a new four-lane highway and the old route of US 23 became SR 423.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams - Route SR 423 . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . August 6, 2013.
  2. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams - Route SR 423-D . Ohio Department of Transportation . August 6, 2013.
  3. News: State Lifts Barrett's Contract. Associated Press. Chillicothe Gazette. April 10, 1963. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/. December 13, 2018.
  4. News: Bypass ribbon cutting is Thursday, road to open Friday. Corrigan. Tom. Portsmouth Daily Times. December 11, 2018. December 13, 2018.