State Route 78 (SR 78) is a state highway that runs for 105 miles (169 km) from Nelsonville to Clarington in the U.S. state of Ohio. Car and Driver has called it one of the most scenic highways nationwide.[2] The stretch of this highway that runs along the south side of Burr Oak State Park in Morgan County, Ohio, is well known for its extreme curves and views, and is sometimes locally referred to as the "Rim of the World." Much of this highway runs through old coal-producing areas.
 State Route 78 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 104.96 mi[1] (168.92 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    US 33 / US 33 Bus. / SR 691 in Nelsonville | |||
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| East end |  SR 7 in Clarington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Athens, Hocking, Morgan, Noble, Monroe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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SR 78 is an Ohio Scenic Byway and is considered as part of the Appalachian Byway.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Athens | Nelsonville | 0.00– 0.46 | 0.00– 0.74 | Interchange; eastern terminus of US 33 Bus., northern terminus of SR 691 | ||||
| Buchtel | 3.10 | 4.99 | Western terminus of SR 685 | |||||
| Hocking |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Athens |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Hocking | Murray City | 6.94 | 11.17 | Southern terminus of SR 216 | ||||
| Athens | Glouster | 12.05 | 19.39 | Western end of SR 13 concurrency | ||||
| 13.07 | 21.03 | Eastern end of SR 13 concurrency | ||||||
| Morgan | Union Township | 23.23 | 37.39 | Western end of SR 555 concurrency | ||||
| 23.35 | 37.58 | Eastern end of SR 555 concurrency | ||||||
| Malta Township | 30.68 | 49.37 | Northern terminus of SR 377 | |||||
| 31.35 | 50.45 | Western end of SR 37 concurrency | ||||||
| Malta | 32.60 | 52.46 | Eastern terminus of SR 669 | |||||
| McConnelsville | 32.81 | 52.80 | Eastern end of SR 37 concurrency; western end of SR 60 concurrency | |||||
| 33.36 | 53.69 | Western end of SR 376 concurrency | ||||||
| 33.43 | 53.80 | Eastern end of SR 60 / SR 376 concurrencies | ||||||
| Morgan Township | 35.63 | 57.34 | Northern terminus of SR 607 | |||||
| Bristol Township | 42.36 | 68.17 | Western end of SR 83 concurrency | |||||
| Manchester Township | 45.21 | 72.76 | Eastern end of SR 83 concurrency | |||||
| Noble | Olive Township | 58.24– 58.45 | 93.73– 94.07 | Exit 25 (I-77) | ||||
| 58.82 | 94.66 | |||||||
| Caldwell | 60.19 | 96.87 | Western terminus of SR 564 | |||||
| Center Township | 63.86 | 102.77 | Southern terminus of SR 147 | |||||
| Stock Township | 67.66 | 108.89 | Northern terminus of SR 260 | |||||
| Summerfield | 71.44 | 114.97 | Eastern terminus of SR 146 | |||||
| Monroe | Seneca Township | 74.77 | 120.33 | Western terminus of SR 379 | ||||
| Lewisville | 81.34 | 130.90 | ||||||
| Woodsfield | 88.50 | 142.43 | ||||||
| Adams Township | 96.20 | 154.82 | Northern terminus of SR 536 | |||||
| Clarington | 104.96 | 168.92 | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
editKML is from Wikidata
- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Thorla-McKee Well, First Oil Well in North America, Noble County, Ohio Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, Noble County, 2004. Accessed 2005-08-05.
- ^ "Appalachian Byway". Appalachian Byway | Ohio Department of Transportation. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2022.