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| U.S. Route 35 in Ohio | |
|---|---|
| State | OH |
| Route | US 35 |
| Type | US |
| Length mi | 272.20 |
| Established | 1933 |
| Direction a | West |
| Terminus a | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Direction b | East |
| Terminus b | Xenia, Ohio |
| Counties | Lawrence, Jackson, Vinton, Ross, Pickaway, Franklin, Champaign, Clark, Greene |
U.S. Route 35 in Ohio is a major highway traversing southern and central Ohio from the Ohio River at Huntington, West Virginia to the Dayton metropolitan area and east toward Xenia, Ohio. The route connects industrial centers, university towns, and rural communities while intersecting several Interstate and U.S. highways such as Interstate 64, Interstate 70, Interstate 75, U.S. Route 23, and U.S. Route 33. It serves as a freight corridor linking the Appalachian region to the Midwest and provides access to landmarks including Hocking Hills State Park, Shawnee State Forest, Ohio University, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
US 35 enters Ohio across the Ohio River from Huntington, West Virginia near Proctorville, Ohio and proceeds northwest through Lawrence County into the foothills of the Appalachian Plateau. The highway passes near Ironton, Ohio, parallels the Cincinnati Southern Railway corridor in places, and serves small towns such as Jackson, Ohio and Gallipolis, Ohio. Approaching Chillicothe, Ohio, US 35 connects with U.S. Route 23 and provides access toward Adena Mansion and Gardens and Ross County courthouses. West of Chillicothe the route trends north and west, intersecting Interstate 70 near Hillsboro, Ohio and passing close to Paint Creek State Park.
In central Ohio the highway becomes a divided expressway and freeway for long stretches, joining with U.S. Route 33 around Logan, Ohio and later providing an express connection toward the Dayton area. The corridor skirts the southern edge of Dayton International Airport and intersects Interstate 75 and Interstate 275 before reaching the Xenia area where it meets Interstate 675. The route traverses urban neighborhoods and suburban commercial zones in Clark County and Greene County while offering access to Wright State University and Central State University.
US 35 was commissioned in 1933 during the federal numbering of the United States Numbered Highway System and replaced earlier state routes that connected river ports to inland markets, including alignments once designated as Ohio State Route 11 and State Route 7 segments. Postwar improvements in the 1950s and 1960s were influenced by federal programs tied to Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 funding priorities, prompting bypasses of towns such as Jackson, Ohio and realignments near Beavercreek, Ohio.
Major construction in the 1970s and 1980s upgraded the corridor to limited-access standards around Xenia, reflecting growth tied to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and defense contracting firms like National Cash Register and Endicott Johnson suppliers. Later projects in the 1990s and 2000s focused on completing freeway segments near Champaign County and improving interchanges with Interstate 70 and Interstate 75. Preservation efforts by groups such as the Ohio Historical Society have highlighted historic bridges and alignments near Shawnee State Forest and Hocking Hills State Park.
US 35 intersects and runs concurrently with several major routes and interstates, notably: - U.S. Route 52 near the Ohio River entry at Huntington, West Virginia/Proctorville, Ohio. - U.S. Route 23 in the Chillicothe area. - Interstate 64 connections via regional routes near Ironton, Ohio. - Interstate 70 near Hillsboro, Ohio providing east–west links to Columbus and Indianapolis. - Interstate 71 and U.S. Route 62 via connecting arterials toward Dayton and Cincinnati. - Interstate 75 and U.S. Route 40 in the Dayton metro area. - Interstate 675 and State Route 35 spurs near Xenia, Ohio and Beavercreek, Ohio. Each junction interfaces with local roads serving municipalities like Jackson, Ohio, Logan, Ohio, Washington Court House, Ohio, and Springfield, Ohio.
Planned improvements include interchange reconstructions and capacity upgrades funded through the Ohio Department of Transportation's statewide program and regional Metropolitan Planning Organization plans involving the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Projects target bottlenecks near Dayton International Airport, geometric upgrades at the Hillsboro interchange, and safety realignments around Vinton County to improve freight movements to facilities such as the Norfolk Southern Railway interchanges. Environmental reviews coordinated with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers govern work near wetlands and the Ohio River.
Longer-term corridor studies consider multilane widening, managed lanes proposals similar to initiatives on I-71 and intelligent transportation system deployments modeled after SmartWay freight programs and USDOT pilot projects. Funding strategies reference the Transportation Equity Act-era allocations and state bonding measures debated in the Ohio General Assembly.
Several bypasses and business routes exist along the corridor, including business loops through Jackson, Ohio and Logan, Ohio created when limited-access segments opened. The Springfield, Ohio area contains connector routes and frontage-road systems analogous to those used near Columbus, Ohio to separate local traffic from through freight, and temporary alignments were used during construction of the Xenia to Dayton freeway segment. Local jurisdictions such as Greene County and municipalities like Beavercreek, Ohio maintain signed connectors and truck routes to manage circulation around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Traffic volumes vary from rural two-lane counts in Lawrence County to high-volume urban sections near Dayton and Xenia. Annual average daily traffic statistics tracked by the Ohio Department of Transportation show peak flows on freeway segments approaching Interstate 75, with significant truck percentages due to intermodal freight movements tied to Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation yards. Crash analyses have identified higher incident rates at older at-grade intersections in Jackson, Ohio and curves near Hocking Hills, prompting countermeasures including rumble strips, roundabout installations modeled after projects in Vinton County and pavement safety treatments used statewide.
Agencies including the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration collaborate with state and local partners to monitor performance measures, and regional safety campaigns draw on data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and county sheriff offices in jurisdictions such as Ross County and Champaign County.
Category:U.S. Highways in Ohio