Ohio State Route 248

State Route 248
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	9.15 mi[3] (14.73 km)
Existed:	1925[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 7 in Chester
East end:	SR 124 in Long Bottom
Location
Counties:	Meigs
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 247 SR 249 →

State Route 248 (SR 248, OH 248) is an east–west state highway in southern Ohio, a U.S. state. State Route 248 extends from its western terminus at State Route 7 in the unincorporated community Chester to its eastern terminus at a Y-intersection with State Route 124 in Long Bottom.

Route description

All of State Route 248 lies within the eastern portion of Meigs County. State Route 248 is not included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of highways deemed most vital for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.^[4]

History

When it debuted in 1925, State Route 248 was a spur route off of State Route 7 that served the community of Reedsville. This original routing consisted of the entirety of the current State Route 248, along with the portion of the current State Route 124 running from the State Route 248 junction northeast to Reedsville.^[1][2] In 1934, State Route 124 was extended north from Portland. In the process, took over what was the portion of State Route 248 from their current junction northeast to Reedsville, and then points north. Consequently, State Route 248 became a connector route, and took on the form that it has today.^[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Meigs County.

Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Chester Township	0.00	SR 7	Western terminus.
Olive Township	9.15	SR 124	Eastern terminus at Y-intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1924) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1924a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1925) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1925a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
4. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1933) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1933a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1934) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1934a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-09.