Ohio State Route 565

State Route 565
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	6.98 mi[3][4] (11.23 km)
Existed:	1937[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 145 near Lower Salem
East end:	SR 260 near Graysville
Location
Counties:	Noble, Monroe
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 564 SR 566 →

State Route 565 (SR 565, OH 565) is a 6.98-mile (11.23 km) long east–west state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 565 is at a T-intersection with SR 145 nearly 8 miles (13 km) northeast of the village of Lower Salem. Its eastern terminus is also at a T-intersection, this time at SR 260 approximately 7.25 miles (11.67 km) southwest of Graysville.

SR 565 was created in the late 1930s. This two-lane highway traverses primarily forested terrain as it links SR 145 with SR 260. The entirety of the route passes amidst the Wayne National Forest.

Route description

Along its path through the Wayne National Forest, SR 565 passes through the southeastern corner of Noble County and the southwestern portion of Monroe County. The highway begins at a T-intersection with SR 145 in Monroe County's Elk Township. SR 565 is a hilly, curvey route that trends in an easterly fashion through a predominantly wooded terrain, with open fields appearing on occasional, along with a few homes. It intersects a number of township roads along its path through Elk Township, prior to crossing into Noble County's Bethel Township. Upon crossing the county line, SR 565 meets Big Injun Road (Township Road 291, TR 291), then turns toward the south. It bends back into an easterly path just prior to where it meets Lebanon Road (County Road 15, CR 15). SR 565 winds its way in a generally easterly fashion through the forested area to the junction that marks its endpoint, a T-intersection with SR 260.^[5]

This state route is not included as a portion of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways identified asb eing most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.^[6]

History

SR 565 was established in 1937. The original path of SR 565 consisted of the entirety of the currenty routing of SR 565, a brief portion of SR 260, and the combination of Mount Hope Ridge Road (TR 565), Dick Scott Hill Road (CR 105C) and Merrill Ridge Road (CR 105), leading to an eastern terminus at SR 26 about 1.50 miles (2.41 km) north of the Washington–Monroe County line. At the time the designation was first applied, the entire length of SR 565 was unpaved.^[1][2]

The portion of SR 565 between SR 260 and SR 26 was removed from the state highway system by 1961, resulting in the highway taking on the routing that it maintains today. During the same time frame, this remaining portion of SR 565 between SR 145 and SR 260 was also hard-surfaced.^[7][8]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3][4]	Destinations	Notes
Noble	Elk Township	0.00	SR 145	Western terminus at T-intersection
Monroe	Bethel Township	6.98	SR 260	Eastern terminus at T-intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

	Ohio portal
	U.S. Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways (1936) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1936a.sid. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways (1937) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1937a.sid. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 565, Noble County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/nobsr0565r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 565, Monroe County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/monsr0565r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
5. ^ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview Map of State Route 565 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=39.632066&lon=-81.277906&zoom=13&q1=39.634363%2C-81.326272&q2=39.619687%2C-81.233875. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
6. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
7. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1959) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1959a.sid. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
8. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1961) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1961a.sid. Retrieved 2011-08-07.