Ohio State Route 709

State Route 709
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	9.20 mi[1] (14.81 km)
Existed:	1938 – present
Major junctions
West end:	OH 118 in Ohio City
	US 127 near Ohio City
East end:	OH 116 in Venedocia
Location
Counties:	Van Wert
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 708 SR 710 →

Ohio State Route 709 (OH 709) is an east–west state route in western Ohio. OH 709 exists entirely in southern Van Wert County. Its western terminus is at OH 118 in Ohio City, and its eastern terminus is at OH 116 just south of Venedocia.

Route description

The starting point of OH 709 is at OH 118 in the western part of Ohio City, specifically at the intersection of Shanes Street and Carmean Street. From there, OH 709 heads east along Carmean Street, serving as a primary thoroughfare through the village. Arriving at a T-intersection with Ball Road, OH 709 turns north, and follows Ball Road north. Passing by two side streets, OH 709 departs Ohio City, and enters into rural Liberty Township, where the roadway becomes known as Burris Road. Arriving at the Ohio City-Venedocia Road intersection, OH 709 departs from Burris Road, and turns east onto the intersecting road. Heading away from that intersection, OH 709 passes amidst a landscape predominantly ruled by farmland. OH 709 passes its intersection with Flager Road, crosses over the Long Prairie Creek, and arrives at a junction with US 127.^[2]

Going east from US 127, OH 709 follows a brief reverse curve that takes it southeasterly through the Greenville Road (Van Wert County Road 95) intersection, before resuming a due easterly course as it heads into York Township. Following a straight-line path for the remainder of its trek, OH 709 passes through intersections with Mendon Road (County Road 103), Thomas Road and Jonestown Road. Next, the highway crosses the Little Auglaize River amidst a split intersection with Jones Hughes Road. Further east, OH 709 meets Goodwin Road, and thereafter comes to an end as it arrives at its intersection with OH 116 on the boundary between York Township and Jennings Township, less than 0.25-mile (0.40 km) south of Venedocia.^[2]

History

OH 709 came into existence in 1938, along the routing that it currently occupies between OH 118 and OH 116. No significant changes have taken place to the route since its inception.^[3][4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Van Wert	Ohio City	0.00	OH 118	Western terminus.
	Liberty Township	2.65	US 127
	York Township - Jennings Township Line	9.20	OH 116	Eastern 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://www2.dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/availpro/Road_%20Infor/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of OH 709 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=40.771513&lon=-84.546989&zoom=13&q1=40.771269%2C-84.621983&q2=40.779118%2C-84.456395. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
3. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map). 
4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1938). Ohio State Map (Map).