Ohio State Route 656

State Route 656
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	10.07 mi[1] (16.21 km)
Existed:	1937 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 61 near Sunbury
North end:	SR 229 near Sparta
Location
Counties:	Delaware, Morrow
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 651 SR 657 →

State Route 656 (SR 656, OH 656) is a state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio that is signed north–south, but actually trends northeast–southwest. The highway's southern terminus is at State Route 61 approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Sunbury. Its northern terminus is less than 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of the village limits of Sparta at its junction with State Route 229.

Route description

State Route 656 travels through northeastern Delaware County and southeastern Morrow County. No part of the route is inclusive within the National Highway System.^[2]

History

This state highway made its debut in 1937 along the alignment that it utilizes to this day between State Route 61 and State Route 229. State Route 656 has not experienced any major changes to its routing since its inception.^[3][4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Delaware	Kingston Township	0.00	SR 61	Southern terminus.
	Porter Township	1.07	SR 521	Eastern terminus of SR 521.
Morrow	Sparta	9.71	SR 314	Four-way stop intersection.
	South Bloomfield Township	10.07	SR 229	Northern terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
2. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
3. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1936). Ohio State Map (Map). 
4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map).