Ohio State Route 527

State Route 527 (SR 527) is a north–south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the Ohio River in Chesapeake, where the Robert C. Byrd Bridge carries travelers across to Huntington, West Virginia. Its northern terminus is at State Route 7 at the partially completed Chesapeake bypass just northeast of the Chesapeake corporation limits. SR 527 is one of the few state routes in Ohio that connects to the same numbered route in a neighboring state, becoming West Virginia Route 527.

State Route 527
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	0.74 mi[1] (1,190 m)
Existed	1970–present
Major junctions
South end	WV 527 in Chesapeake
North end	SR 7 near Chesapeake
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Lawrence
Highway system
Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 526 → SR 528

Route description

SR 527 heads north from the southern terminus as a four–lane highway. The route begins a signed concurrency with SR 7 at a traffic light, however unlike other concurrencies in the state, the higher numbered highway is officially designated on the road. SR 527 continues north while SR 7 has an official gap in the road.^[2] The northern terminus of SR 527 is at an incomplete trumpet interchange with SR 7, with SR 7 heading southwest and some modified ramps providing access to nearby local and county roads.^[3]

None of SR 527 is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS).^[4]

History

• 1970 – Original route certified; originally routed from the West Virginia state line to U.S. Route 52, 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Chesapeake.^[5]
• 1979 – Routing changed to its current alignment; former alignment certified as U.S. Route 52.^[5]

From 1938 to 1941

• 1938 – Originally routed from Ghent (in Bath Township) to Kent along previously and currently unnumbered roads.^[5]
• 1941 – Route decertified.^[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Chesapeake, Lawrence County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	WV 527 south to US 60 – Huntington	West Virginia state line; Robert C. Byrd Bridge
0.19	0.31	SR 7 north / 3rd Avenue – Proctorville	Southern end of SR 7 concurrency
0.74	1.19	SR 7 south to US 52 – Ironton	Northern end of SR 7 concurrency; interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-11.
2. "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
3. Microsoft; Nokia. "Overview of SR 527 in Ohio" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
4. National Highway System: Huntington, WV (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
5. Route 527 Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

External links

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