State Route 125 (SR 125) is an east–west state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is within the Cincinnati city limits, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of downtown, at U.S. Route 50 – this is also the western terminus of State Route 32 and the southern terminus of State Route 561. The route’s eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 52 approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Portsmouth near the village of Friendship.
 State Route 125 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 85.79 mi[1] (138.07 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 50 / SR 561 in Cincinnati | |||
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| East end |  US 52 in Friendship | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto | |||
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Heading east from the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Mount Lookout, Linwood, and Mount Washington, State Route 125 passes through numerous subdivisions in Anderson Township as a four lane road, Beechmont Avenue. After the Clermont County line, State Route 125 becomes Ohio Pike, the old Ohio Turnpike, originally built in 1831 by E.G. Penn,[2] not related to the modern highway of the same name. Passing under Interstate 275, State Route 125 begins to lose its suburban feel after the villages of Amelia and Hamlet as it heads into the countryside of eastern Clermont, Brown, Adams, and Scioto Counties.
Near its eastern terminus, the route passes through Shawnee State Forest, the largest in the state of Ohio, and by the Shawnee State Lodge and Park, Roosevelt Lake, and Turkey Creek Lake. This section of State Route 125 is part of the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail.[3]
See also National Scenic Byway, Ohio Byway, and Shawnee State Forest and Park map
History
edit- 1926 – Route certified; originally routed from 7 miles (11 km) east of downtown Cincinnati to Friendship along the current U.S. Route 50 from 7 miles (11 km) to 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Cincinnati, and along its own current alignment from 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Cincinnati to Friendship; this entire route was State Route 25 before 1926; 7 miles (11 km) to 11 miles (18 km) east of downtown dually certified with the former State Route 74.[4]
- 1946 – Extended to downtown Cincinnati along U.S. Route 50, U.S. Route 52, and State Route 74.[4]
- 1956 – Truncated at 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Cincinnati.[4]
- 1959 – From its western terminus to Amelia upgraded to 4 lanes.[4]
- 1962 – State Route 74 renumbered to State Route 32.[4]
- 1972 – Amelia to Bethel and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Georgetown to Georgetown upgraded to divided highway.[4]
- 1997 – From Interstate 275 to Bethel downgraded from divided highway to 4-lane undivided highway.[4]
Before 1926
edit- Routed from LeSourdesville (south of Middletown to Lebanon along current State Route 63.[4]
- 1926 – Entire route certified as State Route 63.[4]
Major junctions
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton | Cincinnati | 0.00– 0.13 | 0.00– 0.21 | Interchange; no access to US 50 east, from US 50 west; southern terminus of SR 561; western end of SR 32 concurrency | |
| 0.38– 0.42 | 0.61– 0.68 | Wilmer Avenue / Wooster Road – Lunken Airport | |||
| Anderson Township | 1.40– 1.60 | 2.25– 2.57 | Interchange; eastern end of SR 32 concurrency | ||
| Clermont | Union Township | 8.15– 8.43 | 13.12– 13.57 | Exit 65 (I-275) | |
| Pierce–Batavia township line | 14.51 | 23.35 | Western end of SR 132 concurrency | ||
| 14.83 | 23.87 | Eastern end of SR 132 concurrency | |||
| Monroe–Batavia township line | 16.41 | 26.41 | Western end of SR 222 concurrency | ||
| Tate Township | 17.87 | 28.76 | Eastern end of SR 222 concurrency | ||
| Bethel | 22.18 | 35.70 | Northern terminus of SR 232 | ||
| 22.56 | 36.31 | ||||
| Brown | Hamersville | 28.67 | 46.14 | ||
| Clark Township | 30.03 | 48.33 | Northern terminus of SR 505 | ||
| Georgetown | 34.48 | 55.49 | Northern terminus of SR 221 | ||
| Pleasant Township | 36.52 | 58.77 | Western end of US 68 concurrency | ||
| 37.54 | 60.41 | Eastern end of US 68 concurrency | |||
| Russellville | 41.54 | 66.85 | |||
| Byrd Township | 47.17– 47.21 | 75.91– 75.98 | Eastern terminus of SR 353 / northern terminus of SR 763 | ||
| Adams | Liberty Township | 53.51 | 86.12 | ||
| West Union | 57.05 | 91.81 | Western end of SR 41 concurrency | ||
| 57.27 | 92.17 | Western end of SR 241 concurrency | |||
| 57.42 | 92.41 | Eastern end of SR 241 concurrency | |||
| 57.83 | 93.07 | Eastern end of SR 41 concurrency | |||
| Tiffin Township | 63.32 | 101.90 | Western terminus of SR 348 | ||
| Scioto | Nile Township | 85.79 | 138.07 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ Clermont County, Ohio: History of Amelia Archived January 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Ohio Byways". Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Route 125 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived December 27, 2004, at the Wayback Machine