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OH 7:
Summary:
OH 7 will be an Super-2 expressway from Chesapeake to Rome. The segment from US 52 to OH 775 is complete. Another segment, east to the junction with existing OH 7 near Fairland East Elementary School, is under construction. The final segment to the east is on hold indefinitely as of January 17, 2004. Local officials are appealing the state’s decision not to fund the expressway. There is a 2.39-mile long Super-2 expressway just south of Athalia. The OH 7 bypass of Pomeroy starts as a Super-2 at OH 124 and soon becomes 4 lanes. There is a project currently under construction to connect the east end of the Pomeroy Bypass with the Appalachian Highway (OH 32 / US 50) in Coolville. The OH 7 expressway starts up again 1.5 miles south of OH 32 and OH 7 is multiplexed with the Appalachian Highway from there to Belpre. It continues as an expressway to Marietta. A Marietta Bypass is planned. For most of the Marietta to Powhatan Point segment, there is no expressway, with 3 exceptions: Willow Island Lock and Dam, Hannibal, and Clarington. North of that, there are at-grades on four sections of the OH 7 freeway: from 3 miles north of Powhatan Point to 3 miles north of Dilles Bottom, from Bridgeport to 2 miles north of Martins Ferry, in Steubenville, between Stratton and just north of OH 213, and in East Liverpool. The final expressway segment of OH 7 is from the south corporate limits of Conneaut (1.68 miles south of I-90) to 1.84 miles north of I-90. This 3.52-mile long highway provides access to Conneaut. For the southernmost 1.23 miles, the highway is a Super-2, and the rest of the expressway is 4-lane divided.
History:
| Date |
Activity |
|
1946 |
2 miles west of Belpre
to Belpre complete |
|
1953 |
Plans were begun to
build a Chesapeake
Bypass, 49 years before
construction began. |
|
1962 |
Belpre to Marietta |
|
1963 |
Coolville to Little
Hocking |
|
1966 |
Porterfield to 2 miles
west of Belpre |
|
Late 1960's |
The segment just south
of Athalia was constructed as a Super-2 on a 4-lane ROW |
|
1969 |
Pomeroy Bypass
constructed as a Super-2
from west end to US 33 |
|
1970 |
Empire to Wellsville,
Bridgeport to Martins
Ferry |
|
1972 |
3 miles north of
Powhatan Point to 3
miles north of Dilles Bottom |
|
1976 |
Part of the Pomeroy
Bypass twinned |
|
1978 |
Martins Ferry to 2 miles
north of Martins Ferry,
Willow Island Lock and
Dam segment |
|
1994 |
Construction began on
eastern part of Pomeroy
Bypass |
|
1996 |
Eastern part of Pomeroy
Bypass complete |
|
2002 |
Construction of the
segment between OH 243
and OH 775 near Chesapeke started as a super-2. This segment is now complete. |
|
Summer 2003 |
Construction started on
the segment from OH 775
to existing OH 7 near
Fairland East Elementary
School. |
|
November 2004 |
Completion scheduled for
the segment from OH 775
to existing OH 7 near
Fairland East Elementary
School. |
|
January 2005 |
ODOT put Phase II of the Chesapeake Bypass back on the Tier II TRAC list. It had been removed from the funding list in January 2004. |
Junction Log:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
|
US 52 |
interchange |
|
CR 1041 |
at-grade |
|
CR 287 |
at-grade |
|
Roslyn Dr / Tallow Ridge
Rd |
at-grade |
|
OH 527 |
interchange |
|
Chesapeake to south of Athalia |
no expressway |
|
Township Rd 1285 (Molter) |
at-grade |
|
Township Rd 1147
(Jewell) |
at-grade |
|
No expressway from Athalia
to Pomeroy Bypass |
|
Hobson Dr (CR 21), Shady
Cove Rd, Leading Creek
Rd, Bone Hollow Rd,
McGuire Rd, the west end
of the OH 124 multiplex,
Union Ave, OH 143,
Collins Rd, Howell Hill
Rd, Hiland Rd, Laurel Cliff Rd, Naylors Run Rd, and Laurel Cliff Rd |
at-grades |
|
US 33 / OH 833 |
Diamond interchange. The
thru route is US 33 east
to OH 833 south and OH
833 north to US 33 west. |
|
CR 20, CR 25, CR 20A,
Twp 673, CR 25, and Old
Route 7 |
at-grades |
|
US 33 / CR 7A |
interchange |
|
No expressway from the Pomeroy Bypass to 1.5 miles south of US 50 |
|
Old State Rd |
at-grade |
|
Skeels Rd |
at-grade |
|
US 50 / OH 32 |
trumpet with OH 7 as the
thru route |
|
Mountain Bell Rd, OH
144, CR 68, CR 58, CR
63, Township Rd 28,
Township Rd 29, 8CR 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 |
|
US 50 / OH 32 / OH 618 |
interchange |
|
Lockhart St, Township Rd
51, CR 3, Township Rd 7,
CR 10, Township Rd 125,
Township Rd 279, and Bramblewood Heights Rd |
at-grades |
|
OH 550 |
interchange |
|
No expressway from Marrietta
to Willow Island Lock &
Dam |
|
CR 87 |
at-grade |
|
No expressway from
Willow Island Lock & Dam
to Hannibal |
|
Risi Ln, OH 536 east, Township Rd 428, and OH 536 west |
at-grades |
|
No expressway from
Hannibal to Clarington |
|
Skyes Ridge Rd, Hope Alley, OH 78, Cherry Alley, Ferry St, Market St / Apple Alley, and OH 556 |
at-grades |
|
No expressway from Clarington to 3 miles north of Powhatan Point |
|
Old OH 7 / Township Rd
298, Township Rd 501,
Chestnut Grove Rd, and
Township Rd 533 |
at-grades |
|
Freeway from 3 miles north of Dilles
Bottom to I-470 |
|
I-470 |
At-grade at an access
road which leads to a
trumpet interchange |
|
Kilgore Rd |
at-grade |
|
I-70 |
Click here to see
diagram (from the
Ohio SLD). |
|
Lincoln Ave |
at-grade |
|
Aetna St |
signal |
|
OH 647 |
signal |
|
Zane Highway, Mackay
Ave, Ohio Ave, Don St, Glenns Run Rd, and Old OH 7 |
at-grades |
|
Freeway from 2 miles
north of Martins Ferry
to Steubenville |
|
3rd St |
at-grade |
|
South St, OH 43 /
Washington St, Logan St,
Franklin Ave, and
University Ave. |
traffic lights |
|
US 22 |
Click here to see
diagram (from the
Ohio SLD). |
|
Freeway from US 22 to
Stratton |
|
3rd St, 2nd St, CR 7C,
Goose Run Rd, OH 213,
and CR 7C |
at-grades |
|
Shadyside Ave, Edwards
St, Etna St, Divison St,
OH 267, and the US 30
ramps. |
at-grades |
|
From US 30 to the southern corporate limits of Conneaut, there are freeway and non-limited access segments of OH 7 |
|
Center Rd, South Ridge
Rd, and Underridge Rd |
at-grades |
|
I-90 |
diamond with I-90 as the
thru route |
|
Gateway Ave, Welton Rd, Mill Rd, Liberty St, and Main St |
at-grades |
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,
Marc Fannin, Sandor Gulyas
Last Updated: 1/20/04
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