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State Route 7 (SR 7), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 7 until 1921 [3] and State Highway 7 in 1922, [4] is a north–south state highway in the southern and eastern portions of the U.S. state of Ohio. At about 336 miles (541 km) in length, it is the longest state route in Ohio. [5]
Union City: Waldo 1923: 1932 SR 69 — — Dayton: Tontogany 1923: 1968 SR 70 — — Cynthiana: Covington 1923: 1962 SR 71 — — Union City: Crystal Lakes 1923: 1962 SR 72: 53.26: 85.71 US 62 in Penn Township: SR 334 in Moorefield Township: 1923: current SR 73: 134.80: 216.94 US 27 in Oxford
U.S. Routes in Ohio are the components of the United States Numbered Highway System that are located in the U.S. state of Ohio. They are owned by the state, and maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) except in cities.
The Interstate Highways in Ohio range in length from I-71, at 248.15 miles (399.36 km), all the way down to I-471, at 0.73 miles (1.17 km). [2] As of 2019, out of all the states, Ohio has the fifth-largest Interstate Highway System. [4] Ohio also has the fifth-largest traffic volume and the third-largest quantity of truck traffic.
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In 1935 the Ohio General Assembly passed a law which added 5,000 miles of roads to the state highway system over a 12-month period. [7] [8] These roads were assigned route numbers in the 500s, 600s, and 700s. [9] In 1962 certain numbers were retired to accommodate numbers in the Interstate Highway System. [citation needed]
County roads in Ohio comprise 29,088 center line miles (46,813 km), making up 24% of the state's public roadways as of April 2015. [2] Ohio state law delegates the maintenance and designation of these county roads to the boards of commissioners and highway departments of its 88 counties. [3]
The highway was the subject of national media attention in 2003 when 24 sniper shootings were reported along the southern portion of the Interstate and other neighboring highways in the Ohio highway sniper attacks. On November 23, 2003, 62-year-old Gail Knisley was shot to death, making her the only fatality associated with the string of shootings.