Ohio State Route 4

State Route 4
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	206.51 mi[1] (332.35 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 42 in Cincinnati
	I-75 in Cincinnati I-75 in Dayton I-70 in Huber Heights I-70 near Enon Ohio Tpk. / I-80 / I-90 near Sandusky
North end:	US 6 / SR 101 in Sandusky
Location
Counties:	Hamilton, Butler, Montgomery, Greene, Clark, Champaign, Union, Delaware, Marion, Crawford, Seneca, Huron, Erie
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 3 SR 5 →

State Route 4 concurrent with State Routes 19 and 100 near Bucyrus

State Route 4 is a major north–south state highway in Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 42 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 in Sandusky, Ohio. Its path is nearly ruler-straight for many miles. Some portions of the route are still marked as Dixie Highway. The northern portion was constructed by the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company, see Turnpike Lands.

Route description

History

• 1924 – Original route established;^[2] originally followed current US 23 alignment from Portsmouth to Waldo, and current SR 423 from Waldo to Marion.^[3]
• 1926 – Alignment from Portsmouth to Marion certified as US 23; SR 4 realigned south of Marion to its current southern terminus in Cincinnati, replacing the former SR 6 from Cincinnati to Middletown, the former SR 52 from Middletown to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Milford Center, and the former SR 38 from Marysville to Marion.^[3]
• 1959 – Alignment from Dayton to Springfield rerouted and upgraded to freeway; segment through Fairborn around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base designated as SR 444.^[3]
• 1967 – Segment from SR 201 to SR 444 upgraded to freeway.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Hamilton	Cincinnati	0.0	US 42	Southeren terminus at a signalized intersection.
		1.2	SR 562 (Norwood Lateral Expressway)	Full-access interchange with expressway.
		2.5	SR 561
		2.7	I-75 (Mill Creek Expressway)	Full-access interchange; I-75 Exit 9.
	Woodlawn	7.1	Glendale Milford Road	Former routing of SR 126
		7.5	SR 747	Southern terminus of SR 747.
	Springdale	9.4	West Kemper Road	Former routing of SR 126
		10.0	I-275	Full-access interchange; I-275 Exit 41.
Butler	Fairfield	12.4	SR 4 Byp.	Southern terminus of bypass route.
	Hamilton	18.5	SR 129
	Fairfield Township	21.2	SR 4 Byp.	Northern terminus of bypass route.
	Liberty Township	24.3	SR 747	Northern terminus of SR 747.
	Lemon Township	26.3	SR 63	Western terminus of SR 63.
		28.2	South Main Street	Former routing of SR 4
		28.7	SR 73	SR 73 joins from the west.
	Middletown	31.3	SR 122
		31.9	Tytus Avenue	Former routing of SR 4
		32.8	SR 73	SR 73 leaves to the east; former southbound alignment of SR 4.
	Madison Township	34.6	Middletown Germantown Road	Former routing of SR 4
Montgomery	German Township	38.9	SR 123	Western terminus of SR 123.
	Germantown	39.9	SR 725	SR 725 joins from the west.
		40.5	Dayton Pike	Former routing of SR 4
		41.5	SR 725	SR 725 leaves to the east.
	Dayton	51.7	South Broadway Street	Former routing of US 35
		53.0	SR 48	Southbound lanes of SR 48 here; northbound lanes 0.2 mi. later; north of this point SR 4 shares SR 48 lanes southbound.
		54.8	I-75 / SR 201 / SR 202	SR 4 becomes freeway, with lanes to/from the west connecting to full-access interchange with I-75 Exit 54C; southern terminus of SR 202; southern terminus of SR 201.
		59.2	SR 444	Full-access interchange; former eastbound alignment of SR 4.
	Huber Heights	63.2	SR 235	SR 235 joins from east via full-access interchange.
		64.6	I-70 / SR 235	I-70 joins from the west; SR 235 leaves to the north; full-access interchange; I-70 Exit 41A-B.
Clark	Mad River Township	67.8	I-675	Full-access interchange; northern terminus of I-675; I-70 Exit 44A-B; I-675 Exit 26A-B.
		70.5	I-75	SR 4 leaves interstate; I-70 Exit 47 eastbound and Exit 48 westbound (via Enon Road).
	Bethel Township	73.2	SR 369 / SR 4	Southern terminus of SR 369 via full-access interchange; former cross-alignment of SR 4.
	Springfield Township	76.0	US 40	US 40 joins; SR 4 expressway ends.
		76.4	US 68	Full-access interchange with US 68 expressway.
	Springfield	78.5	SR 41	SR 41 joins from the north.
		79.0	SR 72	Southbound lanes of SR 72; northbound lanes 0.1 miles (0.16 km) later.
		79.6	US 40 / SR 41	US 40/SR 41 concurrency leaves SR 4 to the east.
	Moorefield Township	84.3	SR 334	Eastern terminus of SR 334.
		85.6	Old Mechanicsburg Road	Former routing of SR 4
		87.9	Old Mechanicsburg Road	Former routing of SR 4
Champaign	Union Township	90.8	SR 54
		93.7	SR 56
	Mechanicsburg	96.9	SR 29
	Goshen Township	100.9	SR 161	SR 161 joins from the southwest.
Union	Union Township	102.3	SR 161	SR 161 leaves to the southeast.
		104.3	US 36	US 36 joins from the northwest.
	Paris Township	110.1	Milford Avenue	Former routing of SR 4
		112.1	US 33	US 33 expressway joins from the west; expressway concurrency continues northeast.
		112.5	SR 245	Eastern terminus of SR 245; former cross-alignment of US 33.
	Marysville	114.1	SR 31	Southern terminus of SR 31; former cross-alignment.
	Paris Township	114.9	US 33 / US 36 / SR 38	SR 4 leaves expressway via full-access interchange; expressway continues southeast; northern terminus of SR 38; former southbound alignment of SR 4.
	Leesburg Township	122.0	SR 347
		124.9	SR 37	SR 37 joins from the southeast.
	Claibourne Township	125.9	SR 37	SR 37 leaves to the west.
Delaware	Thompson Township	129.9	SR 47	SR 47 joins from the west.
Marion	Prospect Township	130.6	SR 47	SR 47 leaves to the east.
		133.4	SR 203
	Marion	140.7	SR 423	Southbound lanes of SR4/SR 423 concurrency
		140.9	SR 423	SR 423 continues to the south
		141.1	SR 739	Eastern terminus of SR 739.
		141.4	SR 95 / SR 309	Junction with eastbound lanes; westbound lanes 0.1 mi. later.
	Marion Township	143.7	SR 423	SR 423 leaves to the north.
	Grand Prairie Township	147.0	US 23	Full-access interchange with US 23 expressway.
Crawford	Dallas Township	151.8	SR 294
	Bucyrus	158.8	SR 98	SR 98 joins from the south.
		159.5	US 30 Bus. / SR 19 / SR 100	SR 19 and SR 100 join from the east where concurrent with Bus US 30, which continues west.
		159.9	SR 98	SR 98 leaves to the northeast.
	Holmes Township	160.7	US 30 (Lincoln Highway)	Full-access interchange with US 30 expressway.
		161.2	SR 19 / SR 100	SR 19/SR 100 concurrency leaves to the west.
	Chatfield	169.4	SR 103	SR 103 joins from the west.
	Chatfield Township	170.5	SR 103	SR 103 leaves to the east.
Seneca	Attica	177.8	US 224
	Reed Township	182.2	SR 162
Huron	Sherman Township	185.8	SR 269	Southern terminus of SR 269, which straddles the Seneca-Huron county line.
		187.9	SR 547
	Lyme Township	192.5	US 20 / SR 18
		193.8	SR 113
Erie	Groton Township	198.1	I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Tpk.	SR 4 passes over Turnpike here; access ramps are 0.3 mi. later; Turnpike Exit 110.
		198.8	SR 99	Northern terminus of SR 99.
	Perkins Township	202.6	SR 2	Full-access interchange with SR 2 expressway.
	Sandusky	206.4	US 6 / SR 101	Northern terminus of SR 101; eastern terminus of US 6/SR 101 concurrency; US 6 continues east.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

State Route 4 Bypass

State Route 4 Bypass
Location:	Hamilton, Ohio
Existed:	1997–present

State Route 4B (SR 4B, OH 4B) is a 5.97 mile (9.61 km) north–south state highway through Butler County in the western part of the state. The route runs from SR 4 south of Hamilton to SR 4 north of Hamilton.

Along its path, SR 4B passes through the western portion of Butler County. No segments of SR 4B are included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.^[4][5]

The SR 4B designation was applied in 1997. Since the route was put in, no changes have been made^{[6] [7]}

The entire route is in Butler County.

Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Fairfield Township	0.00	SR 4	Signalized intersection
Hamilton	4.35	SR 129	Diamond interchange
Fairfield	5.97	SR 4	Signalized intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Sources

1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
2. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Route 4 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
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 2011-05-02. 
5. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_System_(United_States)
6. ^ http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1995a.sid
7. ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (1997) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1997a.sid. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 

External links

• State Route 4 Endpoint Photos