Ohio State Route 588

State Route 588
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	11.74 mi[3] (18.89 km)
Existed:	1947[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 325 in Rio Grande
East end:	SR 7 in Gallipolis
Location
Counties:	Gallia
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 587 SR 589 →

State Route 588 (SR 588, OH 588) is an east–west state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 588 is at State Route 325 in Rio Grande. Its eastern terminus is at a signalized intersection with State Route 7 in downtown Gallipolis.

Route description

State Route 588 runs entirely within the central part of Gallia County. No portion of State Route 588 is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of highways that are considered most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.^[4]

History

State Route 588 made its debut in 1947. It was originally routed along its present alignment between the Jackson Pike (County Road 35) Y-intersection southeast of Rio Grande and its current eastern terminus at State Route 7 in Gallipolis. At that time, the combination of present State Route 588 northwest of what was its western terminus at the time and Jackson Pike southeast of that point were a part of U.S. Route 35.^[1][2] When the entirety of the U.S. Route 35 freeway was completed through Gallia County in 1995, State Route 588 was extended northwest from its previous western terminus along the former routing of U.S. Route 35 to its current western terminus at State Route 325 in Rio Grande.^[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Gallia County.

Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Rio Grande	0.00	SR 325	Western terminus.
Green Township	5.18	SR 850 north	T-intersection marking southern terminus of SR 850.
Gallipolis	11.74	SR 7	Eastern terminus at signalized intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways (1946) (MrSID). Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1946a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways (1947) (MrSID). Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1947a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
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 2011-01-31. 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1993) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOT. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1993a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1995) (MrSID). Official Ohio Transportation Map (Map). Cartography by ODOT. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1995a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-31.