Ohio State Route 247

State Route 247
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	36.49 mi[3][4] (58.72 km)
Existed:	1925[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	Dead end at the Ohio River near Manchester
North end:	SR 73 in Hillsboro
Location
Counties:	Adams, Highland
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 246 SR 248 →

State Route 247 (SR 247, OH 247) is a 30.49-mile (49.07 km) long north–south state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. SR 247 has its southern terminus at a dead end overlooking the Ohio River 0.35 miles (0.56 km) south of its junction with U.S. Route 52 (US 52), nearly 4.75 miles (7.64 km) northeast of Manchester. The northern terminus of SR 247 is at a signalized intersection with State Route 73 in Hillsboro.

Route description

SR 247 travels through the western half of Adams County and the southern portion of Highland County. There are no segments of SR 247 that are included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.^[5]

History

The SR 247 designation was established in 1925. The highway was originally routed along its present alignment from its southern terminus northeast of Manchester to downtown West Union, replacing what was designated as SR 137.^[1][2]

In 1937, SR 247 was extended north to its present endpoint in Hillsboro, via a previously un-numbered roadway north to the current intersection with SR 137 south of Seaman, then what was the portion of SR 137 from that point north to the current western terminus of SR 785 (also was a part of SR 137 to that point), and finally along another un-numbered roadway from the point of the present SR 785 junction north into Hillsboro.^[6][7]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3][4]	Destinations	Notes
Adams	Monroe Township	0.00	Ohio River	Southern terminus at dead end
		0.35	US 52
	West Union	7.34	SR 41 north SR 125 east	Eastern split of SR 41/SR 125/SR 247 triplex; The SR 41/SR 125 duplex joins from the east
		7.49	SR 41 south SR 125 west	Signalized intersection marking western split of SR 41/SR 125/SR 247 triplex; The SR 41/SR 125 duplex departs to the west
	Wayne Township	16.58	SR 137 west	T-intersection marking eastern terminus of SR 137
	Seaman	17.26	SR 32	Signalized intersection
		18.16	SR 770 north	Southern terminus of SR 770
Highland	Jackson Township	25.87	SR 785 east	Western terminus of SR 785
	Hillsboro	36.49	SR 73	Northern terminus at signalized intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

	Ohio portal
	U.S. Roads portal

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 2011-08-05. 
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 2011-08-05. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 247, Adams County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/adasr0247r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 247, Highland County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/higsr0247r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
5. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
6. ^ 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 2011-08-05. 
7. ^ 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 2011-08-05.