Ohio State Route 561

State Route 561
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	7.11 mi[1] (11.44 km)
Existed:	1938 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 50 in Cincinnati
	I-71 in Norwood
North end:	Vine St. in Cincinnati
Location
Counties:	Hamilton
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 560 SR 562 →

State Route 561 is a north–south state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 approximately 9 miles (14 km) east of Downtown Cincinnati – this point also serves as the western termini for both State Route 32 and State Route 125; the route’s northern terminus is just 0.3 miles (0.48 km) west of its intersection with State Route 4 at Vine Street in Cincinnati’s Carthage neighborhood. The route takes many different names along its length, being first known as Linwood Avenue, Observatory Avenue, and Edwards Road in Cincinnati; then it is named Smith Road and Carthage Avenue as it passes through Norwood; its final stretch in Cincinnati once again is as Seymour Avenue.

History

• 1938 – Original route certified; originally routed from 2 miles (3.2 km) north of its current southern terminus to U.S. Route 42^[2].
• 1941 – Extended south to its current terminus on a former segment of U.S. Route 50^[2].
• 1947 – Northern terminus moved to 1-mile (1.6 km) north of State Route 4 (Ohio) along a previously unnumbered road^[2].
• 1966 – Truncated at State Route 4; 1-mile (1.6 km) north of State Route 4 to State Route 4 decertified^[2][3].

References

1. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved April 30, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Route 561 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
3. ^ This does not agree with the information found at Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams, which shows the route ending 0.3 miles west of State Route 4 at Vine Street.

External links

• State Route 561 Endpoint Photos