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OH 32:
Route 32 is called the Appalachian Highway and that name is used in addition to the shield and directional marker on reassurance markers. The Appalachian Corridor Route stretches across The segment from Coolville to Belpre is a very industrial road. There is a 60 MPH speed limit east of Batavia. It is multiplexed with US 50 from 2 miles west of Albany to Belpre and OH 7 from Coolville to Belpre. It will be connected to Corridor D in West Virginia by a bridge currently under construction over Blennethassett Island.
History and Construction Schedule:
| Date |
Activity |
|
1946 |
2 miles west of Belpre
to Belpre complete |
|
1963 |
Olive Branch to Batavia,
Coolville to Little
Hocking complete |
|
1964 |
Mount Carmel to Olive
Branch complete |
|
1966 |
Porterfield to 2 miles
west of Belpre complete |
|
1970 |
Givens to 5 miles east
of Wellston complete |
|
1971 |
Batavia to Williamsburg,
5 miles east of Wellston
to Albany complete |
|
1972 |
4 miles west of Jasper
to Jasper complete |
|
1974 |
Between Route 41 and
Route 73 complete |
|
1981 |
Williamsburg to Sardinia
segment and Seaman to
Route 41 segment
complete |
|
1983 |
Sardinia to Seaman
segment complete |
|
Mid 80's |
Signal at Glen Este - Withamsville Road in Eastgate installed when Eastgate Mall opened. |
|
1985 |
Environmental studies
began for Athens to
Coolville segment |
|
1993 / 1994 |
Signal added at Bauer
Road in Batavia |
|
1995 |
Glen Este - Withamsville Road intersection upgraded to have a double left turn lane in all directions |
|
1997 |
Jasper to Givens
complete |
|
Late 90's |
Signals were installed
at Elick Lane / Bach-Buxton Road in Eastgate, at Mt Carmel - Tobasco Rd in Mt Carmel, and at OH 41 in Peebles.Left turn signals were added at Old OH 74 in Batavia |
|
Late 2000 |
Athens to Coolville
segment complete |
|
2001 |
Signals installed at De
La Palma Road in
Williamsburg and OH 136
in Winchester.
Interchange built at
Olive-Branch - Stonelick
Rd |
|
June 30, 2004 |
Interchange scheduled to
be complete at OH 327 at
Roads, south of
Wellston. |
Junction Log:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
|
Eight Mile Rd |
at-grade |
|
Old Route 74 (Mount
Carmel Rd / Cincinnati -
Batavia Pike) |
signal |
|
Roney Ln |
at-grade |
|
Tina Dr / Mt Carmel - Tobasco
Rd |
signal. This signal was
installed because of the Thriftway grocery store that located on a newly extended Mt Carmel - Tobasco Rd. |
|
Roney Ln |
at-grade |
|
Old Route 74 (Cincinatti
- Batavia Pike) |
signal. Since this
signal is so close to
I-275 there are lots of
traffic problems at rush
hour. It backs up
traffic on OH 32, Old
Route 74, and the I-275
ramps. |
|
I-275 |
interchange |
|
Eastgate Blvd |
interchange |
|
Mall access road |
at-grade with no median
break |
|
Glen Este - Withamsville Road in Eastgate |
signal. A very busy
intersection with double
left turn lanes in all
four directions. Left
turn signals only from
OH 32. |
|
A residential street |
at-grade. Some left
turns are restricted
here. |
|
Car-dealership access
road |
at-grade |
|
Elick Lane / Bach - Buxton Road in Eastgate |
signal. Bach-Buxton Road
was extended north to OH
32 from its old terminus
at Clough Pike as a way
to relieve traffic. The
idea was that people
could use it as a
north-south route
instead of going all the
way over to I-275.
However, it had the
opposite effect. Not
only did it slow down
traffic on OH 32, but it
also opened new land to
development, adding cars
to the roads. Today, the
signal is a big
bottleneck at rush hour.
There are left turn
signals from both
directions on OH 32.
Before this signal was
installed, Bach-Buxton
Road ended at OH 125,
and Elick Lane south of OH 32 was a dead end road. Elick Lane north of OH 32 is a short residential road often used as a shortcut to Old OH 74. |
|
Old OH 74 in Batavia |
Signal. There are left
turn lanes and left turn
signals in all four
directions. |
|
Winding Creek Dr |
at-grade |
|
Olive Branch - Stonelick
Rd |
interchange |
|
West Main St |
interchange |
|
OH 132 / OH 222 |
interchange |
|
Hartman Ln |
at-grade |
|
Bauer Road |
signal. Pete Jenior says
about this signal: This
used to be a standard
rural intersection until
the fast food chains
started coming in, but
is now a busy signalized
intersection. There are
left turn lanes
and left turn signals in
each direction of OH 32.
Northbound Bauer has a
left turn lane with a
protected / permitted
left turn cycle
(doghouse signal). |
|
Herold Rd |
at-grade |
|
Batavia - Williamsburg
Pike |
at-grade |
|
Half Acre Rd |
interchange |
|
OH 276 |
at-grade |
|
OH 133 |
interchange |
|
McKeever Pike |
at-grade |
|
De La Palma Road
-- Williamsburg |
signal |
|
Holman Rd, Eastwood Rd, Bodman Rd, and Brooks Malott Rd |
at-grades |
|
US 68 |
interchange |
|
Day Rd, Klein Rd, Bean
Rd, Corboy Rd, Matthews Rd, OH 134, Sardinia Mowrystown Rd, Walls Ln, Steiman Rd, Five Points Mowyrtown Rd, Five Points Fincastle Rd, Freeh Rd, US 62, Schweighart Rd, and Johnwood Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 136 in Winchester |
signal |
|
Graces Run Rd, Reed Rd, Moores Rd, West Fourth St, OH 247, Tranquility Pike, Burnt Cabin Rd, Nathan Denton Rd, Duffy Rd, Barry McFarland Rd, Tater Ridge Rd, Perry Rd, Peterson Rd, Lawshe Rd, and Thomas Stone Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 41 in Peebles |
signal |
|
Steam Furnice Rd, Mendenhall Rd, Plum Run Rd, Portsmouth Rd, OH 73, Black Hollow Rd, Union Hill Rd, Goff Rd, Dever Rd, Laurel Ridge Rd, Burkett Rd, OH 772 South, Gleason Rd, OH 772 North / OH 124 West, and Smokey Hollow Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 104 in Jasper |
signal |
|
US 23 |
diamond with US 23 as
the thru route
(at-grades on OH 32) |
|
Wakefield Mound Rd, Shyville Rd, Schuster Ave, OH 220, Tipton Ln, Scaggs Ln, Darst Rd, Coal Dock Rd, Smith Rd, Red Hollow Rd, OH 335, Gravel Washer Rd, Glade Rd, Van Fossen Rd, Cove Rd, OH 776, CR 20, Mount Zion Rd, OH 139, Township Rd 244, and Burlington Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 93 |
interchange |
|
US 35 |
interchange |
|
Cutlip Rd, Pattonsville Rd, Kessinger School Rd, Rice Rd, Township Rd 724, OH 124 East, and Sand Hill Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 327 |
interchange scheduled
for completion June 30,
2004 |
|
Hiram West Rd, CR 40, Mulga Rd, Township Rd 3, CR 10, OH 160, CR 43B, CR 38, CR 43B, Township Rd 28, CR 43C, Townhip Rd 7, OH 689, CR 55, Rutherford Rd, OH 143, Township Rd 2, US 50, and Columbia Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 681 |
interchange |
|
Township Rd 547,
Township Rd 7,
Washington Rd, Lake
Snowden Rd, Township Rd
39, Enlow Rd, Marion Johnson Rd, Township Rd 30, Radford Rd, Glen Rd, Melnor Rd, Ervin Rd, Hooper Rd, and South Blackburn Rd |
at-grades |
|
US 33 |
interchange |
|
The Athens Bypass is a freeway |
|
East State St |
interchange |
|
Della Rd, CR 24A, OH
690, Mine Rd,
Township Rd 223,
Township Rd 501, OH 329,
Township Rd 141, CR 24,
Township Rd 142,
Township Rd 143, Mill
School Rd, Township Rd
570, Township Rd 640, CR
53, Mountain Bell Rd, CR
56, Township Rd 117,
Township Rd 573,
Township Rd 118, and
Township Rd 571 |
at-grades |
|
OH 7 |
interchange |
|
Mountain Bell Rd, OH
144, CR 68, CR 58, CR
63, Township Rd 28,
Township Rd 298, CR 26,
Walker Rd, OH 124,
OH 555, and Township Rd
608 |
at-grades |
|
OH 618 |
y-interchange |
|
OH 339, Township Rd 97, Richmiller Ave, and Braum Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 7 East / OH 50 East /
OH 618 West |
interchange |
Picture: (Picture by Marc Fannin)
This picture shows the section of OH 32 between Athens and Coolville that was
completed in 2000. The old road can be seen to the right of the jersey barrier.
Sources:
Pete Jenior,
Sherman Cahal, Dave Norris,
H.B. Elkins, John Simpson,
James C. Schul, Dan Ficker, Brian Powell,
Ohio DOT,
aaroadtrips.com, Sean Lyons
Last Updated: 10/8/05
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