Ohio State Route 664

State Route 664 (SR 664) is a north–south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway has its southern terminus at a T-intersection with SR 56 in the unincorporated community of South Bloomingville. The northern terminus of SR 664 is also at a T-intersection, this time with SR 256 on the Fairfield–Perry county line approximately 4.75 miles (7.64 km) north of the village of Rushville.

State Route 664
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length37.08 mi[1][2] (59.67 km)
Existed1937[3][4]–present
Major junctions
South end SR 56 in South Bloomingville
  US 33 in Logan
US 22 in Rushville
North end SR 256 near Rushville
Location
CountiesHocking, Fairfield
Highway system
← SR 663→ SR 665

Route description

Along its way, SR 664 passes through portions of Hocking and Fairfield Counties. No segment of this highway is included as a part of the National Highway System, a network of routes identified as being most important for the country's economy, mobility and defense.[5]

History

SR 664 was designated in 1937. The original routing of this highway included the current stretch of SR 374 from its southern terminus at SR 56 southeast of South Bloomingville to the eastern intersection between SR 374 and SR 664, and the present routing of SR 664 from that point to its northern terminus at SR 256 north of Rushville.[3][4] After just one year, SR 664 was shortened when its southern terminus was moved to the present eastern junction of SR 374 and SR 664. This occurred as a result of SR 374 being extended from that location south along the former section of SR 664 to its present southern endpoint at SR 56.[6]

In 1946, SR 664 took on the shape that it has today. From the eastern SR 374/SR 664 junction, SR 664 was routed west concurrent with SR 374 for a distance of more than 2 miles (3.2 km), then southwesterly along a previously un-numbered roadway to South Bloomingville and its present southern terminus at SR 56.[7][8]

Starting in 2011, SR 664 (along the concurrency with SR 374) was rerouted to a new alignment near the Old Man's Cave area of Hocking Hills State Park.[9] The realignment was needed to reduce the conflict between traffic on the road and pedestrians in the vicinity of the park. The one-mile-long (1.6 km) realignment opened by January 2013.[10] The interchange at US 33 in Logan, originally a standard diamond interchange with an increasing accident rate, was reconstructed to be a double-roundabout or dumbbell interchange that opened on December 4, 2013.[11] This type of interchange is the first constructed and opened in Ohio.[12]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HockingBenton Township0.000.00 SR 56 – Laurelville, Athens
2.904.67 SR 374 north to SR 180Southern end of SR 374 concurrency
5.278.48 SR 374 southNorthern end of SR 374 concurrency
Logan15.0124.16 US 33 – Lancaster, AthensRoundabout
FairfieldRush Creek Township26.2742.28 SR 312 southNorthern terminus of SR 312
28.8346.40 SR 37 – New Lexington, Lancaster
Rushville31.9351.39 US 22 – Somerset, Lancaster
Fairfield–Perry
county line		Richland–Thorn
township line		37.0859.67 SR 256
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. "Division of Planning - Office of Technical Services - Destape files". ODOT. July 16, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014 — Hocking County, Fairfield County
  2. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  3. Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  4. Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  6. Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1938. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  7. Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1945. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  8. Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1946. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  9. "Welcome to the Hocking Hills Study SR 664 Website!". ODOT. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  10. "ODOT, ODNR Recognize Partners on the State Route 664 Realignment Project at Old Man's Cave" (Press release). ODOT. January 10, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  11. "US 33 roundabout project info". ODOT. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  12. Staff (July 4, 2013). "State's first-ever double roundabout remains on schedule". Hocking Hills News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
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