Ohio State Route 78

State Route 78 (SR 78) is a state highway that runs for 105 miles (169 km) from Nelsonville to Clarington in the U.S. state of Ohio. Car and Driver has called it one of the most scenic highways nationwide.[2] The stretch of this highway that runs along the south side of Burr Oak State Park in Morgan County, Ohio, is well known for its extreme curves and views, and is sometimes locally referred to as the "Rim of the World." Much of this highway runs through old coal-producing areas.

State Route 78
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length104.96 mi[1] (168.92 km)
Existed1924–present
Major junctions
West end
US 33 / US 33 Bus. / SR 691 in Nelsonville
  SR 60 near McConnelsville

I-77 in Caldwell

SR 26 / SR 800 in Woodsfield
East end SR 7 in Clarington
Location
CountiesAthens, Hocking, Morgan, Noble, Monroe
Highway system
← SR 77→ SR 79

SR 78 is part of the Morgan County Scenic Byway.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
AthensNelsonville0.00–
0.46		0.00–
0.74
US 33 / US 33 Bus. west / SR 691 south – Logan, Athens, Hocking College		Interchange; eastern terminus of US 33 Bus., northern terminus of SR 691
Buchtel3.104.99 SR 685 eastWestern terminus of SR 685
Hocking
 No major junctions
Athens
 No major junctions
HockingMurray City6.9411.17 SR 216 north (Locust Street) – New StraitsvilleSouthern terminus of SR 216
AthensGlouster12.0519.39 SR 13 south (High Street) – ChaunceyWestern end of SR 13 concurrency
13.0721.03 SR 13 north – New LexingtonEastern end of SR 13 concurrency
MorganUnion Township23.2337.39 SR 555 north – PortersvilleWestern end of SR 555 concurrency
23.3537.58 SR 555 south – ChesterhillEastern end of SR 555 concurrency
Malta Township30.6849.37 SR 377 south / CR 98 (Cordray Road) – Sharpsburg, Chesterhill, PennsvilleNorthern terminus of SR 377
31.3550.45 SR 37 west – New LexingtonWestern end of SR 37 concurrency
Malta32.6052.46 SR 669 west (Main Street) – DeavertownEastern terminus of SR 669
McConnelsville32.8152.80 SR 60 north / SR 37 ends – ZanesvilleEastern end of SR 37 concurrency; western end of SR 60 concurrency
33.3653.69 SR 376 north (Kennebec Avenue)Western end of SR 376 concurrency
33.4353.80 SR 60 south / SR 376 south (Main Street) / 7th Street – Beverly, MariettaEastern end of SR 60 / SR 376 concurrencies
Morgan Township35.6357.34 SR 607 south (Monastery Road)Northern terminus of SR 607
Bristol Township42.3668.17 SR 83 north – CumberlandWestern end of SR 83 concurrency
Manchester Township45.2172.76 SR 83 south – BeverlyEastern end of SR 83 concurrency
NobleOlive Township58.24–
58.45		93.73–
94.07		 I-77 – Marietta, ClevelandExit 25 (I-77)
58.8294.66 SR 821 – Caldwell, Dexter City
Caldwell60.1996.87 SR 564 east – HarriettsvilleWestern terminus of SR 564
Center Township63.86102.77 SR 147 north – Sarahsville, BarnesvilleSouthern terminus of SR 147
Stock Township67.66108.89 SR 260 south – CarlisleNorthern terminus of SR 260
Summerfield71.44114.97 SR 146 west (Main Street) / CR 1 (Lexington Ridge Road)Eastern terminus of SR 146
MonroeSeneca Township74.77120.33 SR 379 eastWestern terminus of SR 379
Lewisville81.34130.90 SR 145 (Malaga Street) – Malaga, Lower Salem
Woodsfield88.50142.43 SR 26 / SR 800 (Main Street) – Jerusalem, Barnesville, Antioch
Adams Township96.20154.82 SR 536 south – HannibalNorthern terminus of SR 536
Clarington104.96168.92 SR 7 – Powhatan Point, Matamoras
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. Thorla-McKee Well, First Oil Well in North America, Noble County, Ohio Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, Noble County, 2004. Accessed 2005-08-05.
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