Ohio State Route 79

State Route 79 (SR 79) is a north–south highway that traverses Central Ohio, extending from Buckeye Lake at SR 37 to Nellie at US 36. SR 79 serves Newark, providing direct-access from Downtown Newark to I-70.

State Route 79
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	45.65 mi[1] (73.47 km)
Existed	1924–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 37 near Buckeye Lake
Major intersections	I-70 in Buckeye Lake US 40 in Hebron SR 16 in Newark
North end	US 36 in Nellie
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Fairfield, Licking, Coshocton
Highway system
Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 78 → I-80

History

Church on SR 79 in Buckeye Lake

SR 79 was first designated between Lancaster and Walhonding in 1924 by way of Hebron, Newark, and Newcastle.^[2][3] By 1926, the northern terminus had been rerouted to Nellie.^[4][5] In 1932, the segment between Lancaster and Hebron was deleted (the part not concurrent with US 40 became SR 37) but within one year, the route was extended about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south to Buckeye Lake ending at SR 157.^[6][7] In 1959, SR 79 took over most of the routing of SR 157 to end at SR 37, its current southern terminus. This extension occurred around the same time of the completion of I-70 in the area.^[8][9] Except for reroutings onto expressways in Hebron and Newark, the route has not experienced any other major changes.

Until 2005,^[10] State Route 79 Alternate (SR 79A) was a 1.72-mile-long (2.77 km)^[11] alternate route of SR 79. SR 79A split from SR 79 south of Hebron. SR 79 bypasses Hebron to the east, while SR 79A, or Business Route 79, ran through downtown Hebron as High Street. SR 79A followed High Street as it intersected Enterprise Drive, which ended as SR 79A, at SR 79 north of Hebron.^[11]

Major junctions

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fairfield–Licking county line	Walnut–Union township line	0.00	0.00	SR 37 – Lancaster
		1.35	2.17	SR 360 east / Canal Road	Western terminus of SR 360
Licking	Buckeye Lake	2.76	4.44	SR 360 west (North Bank Road)	Eastern terminus of SR 360
	Union Township	4.14– 4.53	6.66– 7.29	I-70 – Wheeling, WV, Columbus	Exit 129 (I-70)
	Hebron	5.34– 5.77	8.59– 9.29	US 40 (Main Street / National Road) – Hebron, Zanesville	Interchange
	Newark			South end of freeway
		12.50	20.12	Union Street	Northbound exit to Union Street / southbound entrance from Williams Street only
		12.87	20.71	Grant Street	Southbound exit / northbound entrance only
		13.31	21.42	Main Street
		13.81	22.23	SR 16 west – Columbus	Southern end of SR 16 concurrency
		13.93	22.42	11th Street	Southbound exit / northbound entrance only
		14.27– 14.63	22.97– 23.54	SR 13 (South 4th Street / North Hudson Avenue) – Columbus
		15.07	24.25	North Buena Vista Street	Former northbound exit and southbound entrance; closed in 2012
		15.56	25.04	SR 16 east / North Cedar Street – Coshocton	Northern end of SR 16 concurrency
				North end of freeway
	Fallsbury Township	30.13	48.49	SR 586 to SR 16 – Martinsburg
Coshocton	Perry Township	39.36	63.34	SR 541
	Nellie	45.65	73.47	US 36 – Mount Vernon, Warsaw
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

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1. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
2. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by L.A. Boulay, Director. Ohio Division of Highways. 1923. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
3. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by L.A. Boulay, Director. ODOH. 1924. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
4. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. ODOH. 1925. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
5. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. ODOH. 1926. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
6. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1931. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
7. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1932. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
8. 1958-1959 Official Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Charles M. Noble, Director of Highways. ODOH. 1958. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
9. Ohio Official Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by E.S. Preston, Director. ODOH. 1959. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
10. "Licking County Update". Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams. Ohio Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
11. Ohio Department of Transportation (January 1999). "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams State Route 79A" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2007. Retrieved 2012-06-04.