U.S. Route 50 in Ohio

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 50 in Ohio. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 50.

U.S. Route 50
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	209 mi[1] (336 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US 50 at IN state line near Cleves
	I-275 near Cincinnati I-71 / I-75 / I-471 in Cincinnati I-275 near Milford US 68 in Fayetteville US 62 in Hillsboro US 23 / US 35 in Chillicothe US 33 in Athens
East end:	US 50 at WV state line at the Ohio River
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 49 SR 51 →

U.S. Route 50 runs east–west across the southern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, passing through Cincinnati, Chillicothe, and Athens. It is mainly a two-lane road except for the easternmost part. Near Athens it becomes part of State Route 32, a four-lane divided highway known as Corridor D, and from Reedsville to the Ohio/West Virginia border it also overlaps State Route 7 before crossing into Parkersburg, West Virginia.

A view of U.S. 50 (traveling west) near Albany, Ohio as it is about to leave the concurrency with SR 32

U.S. Route 33 during its brief concurrency with U.S. Route 50 and Ohio State Route 32 in Athens.

Route description

US 50 enters Ohio from Indiana near Lawrenceburg, immediately crossing under Interstate 275 before entering the extreme western suburbs of the greater Cincinnati area. US 50 (known in this area as River Road) follows the Ohio River until entering the villages of Cleves and North Bend, where a monument and tomb of President William Henry Harrison stands on the eastbound side of the road. In Cincinnati it is routed along the Sixth Street Expressway, Fort Washington Way, and the historic Columbia Parkway (from which trucks are banned). In Fairfax, US 50 becomes known as Wooster Pike and crosses the Little Miami River via the Wooster Pike Bridge in Milford. East of Milford, US 50 becomes a two-lane highway as it travels through Hillsboro and Bainbridge before reaching the outskirts of Chillicothe. In Chillicothe, US 50 becomes Western Avenue and then Main Street before merging with U.S. Route 23 and U.S. Route 35 east of the city. State Route 104 overlaps US 50 through downtown Chillicothe. As US 50 leaves Chillicothe it becomes a two-lane highway once again as it winds its way through McArthur and heavy forested Southern Ohio before reaching the outskirts of Athens where it becomes a four-lane highway. It will remain four-lane until reaching the Ohio River. US 50 joins with State Route 32 near the Ohio University Bush Airport–Snyder Field in Albany, west of Athens. US 50 intersects with U.S. Route 33 east of the city before continuing eastward toward Belpre and the Ohio River. US 50 begins to overlap SR 7 near Reedsville as it heads north along the river, and splits from SR 7 before it crosses the river on the Blennerhassett Island Bridge to Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Indiana state line
Hamilton	Elizabethtown	0.2	I-275	No access
	Cleves	3.7	SR 128	Southern terminus of OH-128
		4.5	SR 264	Western terminus of OH-264
	Cincinnati	18.6	SR 264	Western end of concurrency with OH-264
		20.1	US 27 / US 42 / US 52 / US 127	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-264 Exit to US 27/42/52/127
		20.2	I-71 south / I-75 – Dayton, Lexington	Western end of concurrency with I-71, I-71 exit 1G; I-71/I-75 N exit 1D; I-75 S exit 1G
		21.2	I-71 north – Columbus	Eastern end of concurrency with I-71, I-71 exit 1J
		21.8	I-471 Newport	I-471 S only, I-471 exit 6A
		27.7	SR 32 / SR 125 / SR 561	Western termini of OH-32 and OH-125 Southern terminus of OH-561
	Terrace Park	36.1	SR 126	Eastern terminus of OH-126
Clermont	Milford	37.0	SR 28	Western terminus of OH-28
		37.7	SR 131	Western terminus of OH-131
		39.2	I-275	I-275 exit 59, via Milford Parkway
	Stonelick	43.7	SR 222	Northern terminus of OH-222
	Owensville	46.9	SR 132	Western end of concurrency with OH-132
		47.3	SR 132 / SR 276	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-132 Northern terminus of OH-276
	Monterey	51.0	SR 133
	Marathon	54.3	SR 286	Western terminus of OH-286
Brown	Vera Cruz	57.4	SR 131
	Fayetteville	59.3	US 68
	St. Martin	61.3	SR 251	Southern terminus of OH-251
Highland	Dodsonville	65.7	SR 134	Western end of concurrency with OH-134
		65.8	SR 134	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-134
	Allenburg	67.8	SR 135	Southern terminus of OH-135
	Hillsboro	76.2	SR 124	Western end of concurrency with OH-124
		76.7	US 62 / SR 73 / SR 138
		77.2	SR 124	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-124
	Rainsboro	86.2	SR 753	Western end of concurrency with OH-753
		87.1	SR 753	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-753
Ross	Bainbridge	94.7	SR 41	Western end of concurrency with OH-41
		95.6	SR 41	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-41
	Slate Mills	110.0	SR 28	Eastern terminus of OH-28
	Chillicothe	114.7	SR 104	Western end of concurrency with OH-104
		115.0	SR 772	Northern terminus of OH-772
		115.4	US 23 BUS/OH-104/OH-159	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-104; Southern terminus of OH-159
		116.8	US 23 / US 35	Western end of concurrencies with US 23 and US 35; Interchange
		118.0	US 23 south – Portsmouth	Eastern end of concurrency with US 23 Interchange
	Schrader	119.7	US 35 east – Jackson	Eastern end of concurrency with US 35 Interchange
	Londonderry	127.2	SR 327	Western end of concurrency with OH-327
Vinton		131.2	SR 327	Eastern end of concurrency with OH-327
	Ratcliffburg	134.4	SR 671	Eastern terminus of OH-671
	Allensville	139.9	SR 683	Northern terminus of OH-683
	McArthur	146.7	SR 93
		149.3	SR 677	Southern terminus of OH-677
	Prattsville	152.1	SR 278	Southern terminus of OH-278
	Bolins Mills	157.9	SR 356	Southern terminus of OH-356
Athens	Albany	160.2	SR 143	Northern terminus of OH-143
		161.1	SR 32	Western end of concurrency with OH-32
		163.3	SR 681
	Athens	171.2	US 33 east – Pomeroy, Ravenswood	Western end of concurrency with US 33; Exit 18
		172.1	SR 682	Southern terminus of OH-681; Exit 17
		173.7	US 33 west – Columbus	Eastern end of concurrency with US 33; Exit 16
	Canaanville	178.7	SR 690	Southern terminus of OH-690
	Guysville	183.3	SR 329	Southern terminus of OH-329
	Coolville	192.7	SR 7 – Pomeroy, Gallipolis	Western end of concurrency with OH-7 Interchange
		194.2	SR 144
Washington	Little Hocking	200.5	SR 124	Eastern terminus of OH-124
	Redbush	201.0	SR 555	Southern terminus of OH-555
	Porterfield	202.4	SR 618	Western terminus of OH-618
		203.3	SR 339	Interchange
		203.9	SR 7 / SR 32	Eastern end of concurrencies with OH-7 and OH-32 Interchange
		204.2	SR 618
Blennerhassett Island Bridge, West Virginia state line

References

1. ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08
2. ^ Google Maps

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