Ohio State Route 159

State Route 159
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	30.94 mi[1] (49.79 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Business US 23/US 50/SR 104 in Chillicothe
North end:	US 22 near Lancaster
Location
Counties:	Ross, Pickaway, Fairfield
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 158 SR 160 →

State Route 159 is a northeast-southwest state highway (signed north–south) in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is in Chillicothe at the U.S. Route 50 and State Route 104 concurrency; its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 22 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast Lancaster.

History

• 1924 – Original route established^[2]; originally routed along its current alignment from 6½ miles north of Chillicothe (at current State Route 180) to the former alignment of U.S. Route 22 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Amanda^[3].
• 1926 – Extended south to 1-mile (1.6 km) north of Oakland along the alignment of former State Route 27^[3].
• 1970 – Extended north to its current terminus along the former alignment of U.S. Route 22^[3].
• 1972 – Extended south to its current terminus along the former alignment of U.S. Route 23^[3].

References

1. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved April 30, 2010. 
2. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Route 159 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson