Ohio State Route 722

State Route 722
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	16.74 mi[3] (26.94 km)
Existed:	1937[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 121 near New Madison
	US 127 in Castine
East end:	SR 49 near Gordon
Location
Counties:	Darke
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 721 SR 723 →

State Route 722 (SR 722, OH 722) is an east–west state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 722 is at a T-intersection with State Route 121 approximately 3.25 miles (5.23 km) southwest of New Madison. Its eastern terminus is at State Route 49 nearly 3.75 miles (6.04 km) east of the village of Gordon.

Route description

State Route 722 traverses the southern portion of Darke County for its entire length. No portion of this highway is included within the National Highway System, a network of routes determined to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.^[4]

History

State Route 722 was established in 1937. It was originally routed between U.S. Route 127 in Castine and its present eastern terminus at State Route 49 east of Gordon.^[1][2] Two years later, the highway was extended west to its current western terminus at State Route 121 southwest of New Madison.^[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Darke County.

Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Harrison Township	0.00	SR 121	Western terminus at T-intersection.
Butler Township	2.56	SR 726
Castine	6.28	US 127
Ithaca	10.16	SR 503	Northern split of SR 503/SR 722 duplex. SR 503 joins from the north.
	10.30	SR 503	Southern split of SR 503/SR 722 duplex. SR 503 departs to the south.
Monroe Township	16.74	SR 49	Eastern terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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 2011-01-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b} 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 2011-01-20. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-25. 
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 2011-01-20. 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1938) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1938a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1939) (MrSID). Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1939a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 

External links

• State Route 722 Endpoint Photos