Ohio State Route 702
State Route 702 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 0.636 mi[1] (1,024 m) | |||
| Existed | 2024–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 7 near Brilliant | |||
| East end | CR 2/23 near Brilliant | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Jefferson | |||
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State Route 702 (SR 702) is an unsigned highway in Brilliant. Most of the routing consists of the Wellsburg Bridge over the Ohio River with a connector along 3rd Street to SR 7. The highway, running a total of 0.636 miles (1.024 km), is entirely within Wells Township, Jefferson County.
Route description
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SR 702 begins at the end of the offramp from northbound SR 7 in Wells Township. The road continues to the southwest as Jefferson County Route 7E. SR 702 heads east-northeast, first past the onramp to SR 7, under the mainline of SR 7, and the southbound SR 7 ramps where the latter is a signalized intersection. The state highway travels along the two-lane 3rd Street through a built-up section in Brilliant past a gas station, other businesses, and houses. At its intersection with Cleaver Street, SR 702 turns to the southeast towards the Wellsburg Bridge on a two-lane road with a wide striped median center. It crosses over SR 7 before it starts crossing the Wellsville Bridge, a tied-arch bridge over the Ohio River. Towards the center of the bridge, SR 702 ends at the West Virginia state line. The road continues as CR 2/23 before ending at West Virginia Route 2 at the eastern foot of the bridge in an unincorporated area of Brooke County south of Wellsburg.[2]
History
The Wellsburg Bridge began construction in 2019.[3] By 2021, the bridge had received the designation of SR 702.[4] The bridge opened on September 21, 2023.[3] As of October 2023, the highway is unsigned except for small markers at the start of the bridge intended for maintenance purposes.[2]
The portion of SR 702 that runs along 3rd Street was originally part of SR 7.[5]
This route is unrelated to another SR 702 that existed in Logan County from 1940 to 1977.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jefferson | Wells Township | 0.000– 0.150 | 0.000– 0.241 |  SR 7 / CR 7E – Steubenville, Bridgeport | Western terminus; interchange |
| Ohio River | Wellsburg Bridge | ||||
| Brooke | | 0.636 | 1.024 |   CR 2/23 to WV 2 – Wellsburg | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "ROADWAY DESCRIPTION INVENTORY REPORT - DESTAPE FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY IN PERP YEAR 2023" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. March 1, 2024. p. 22. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Google (May 30, 2024). "Ohio State Route 702" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Wellsburg Bridge Officially Opens with Ribbon Cutting Celebration". Brooke Review. September 21, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Byrne, Shelley (May 14, 2021). "Bridge Span Floated On Barges In New Construction Method". The Waterways Journal Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Steubenville West, Ohio - W. Va. 15' Quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1958. Retrieved May 30, 2024.