Ohio State Route 560
State Route 560 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 9.97 mi[1] (16.05 km) | |||
| Existed | 1937–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 55 near Urbana | |||
 US 36 near Urbana | ||||
| East end |  SR 29 near Rosewood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Champaign | |||
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State Route 560 (SR 560) is a 9.97-mile-long (16.05 km) north–south state highway in the western portion of Ohio, a U.S. state. SR 560 has its southern terminus at SR 55 approximately 3.50 miles (5.63 km) southwest of the county seat of Urbana. The northern terminus of the state route is at a T-intersection with SR 29 nearly 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the hamlet of Rosewood.
Created in the late 1930s, SR 560 is a two-lane highway that runs through primarily rural terrain to the west and northwest of Urbana.
Route description
All of State Route 560 is situated within Champaign County. No part of this state highway is inclusive within the National Highway System.[2]
History
The first designation of SR 560 took place in 1937. It was routed along the path that it currently maintains, and it has not experienced any major changes since its inception.[3][4] The route had been fully paved by 1940.[5][6]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Champaign County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Mad River Township | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 55 / CR 15 (Valley Pike) | ||
| 2.76 | 4.44 | US 36 | |||
| Concord Township | 9.97 | 16.05 | SR 29 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ 1936 Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Official Ohio Highway Map 1937 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Highway Map 1939 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Robt. S. Beightler, Director. ODOH. 1939. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Highway Map 1940 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Robt. S. Beightler, Director. ODOH. 1940. Retrieved August 18, 2013.