Ohio State Route 625

State Route 625
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	3.36 mi[1] (5.41 km)
Existed:	1937 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 224 in Boardman
East end:	US 62 in Youngstown
Location
Counties:	Mahoning
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 621 SR 626 →

State Route 625 (SR 625, OH 625) is a state route in northeastern Ohio that exists entirely within Mahoning County. The western terminus of OH 625 is at US 224 in Boardman, and its eastern terminus is at US 62 in the southwestern portion of Youngstown. OH 625 is signed east–west. However, in its current layout, the highway is orientated north–south.

Until July 2008, OH 625 continued east via US 62, Glenwood Avenue, and Midlothian Boulevard, across I-680 and concurrent with OH 170 for a short distance before coming to an end where OH 170 turns off from Midlothian Boulevard onto Youngstown-Poland Road. In 2008, OH 625 was truncated to its current endpoint, and the portions of OH 625 along Glenwood Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard west of I-680 became an extension of OH 170.

Route description

OH 625 begins at the signalized intersection of US 224 and Tippecanoe Road in Boardman Township. Known as Lockwood Boulevard, OH 625 begins in a northeasterly direction, passing through a commercial district up through its intersection with Tippecanoe Road, which turns off to the northwest. From here, the west side of OH 625 is primarily residential, while the east side of the highway abuts the western boundary of Mill Creek Park. Eventually, a residential cul-du-sac, an apartment complex, and then the Mill Creek Park Golf Course appear on the east side of OH 625. Beyond there, the highway arrives at a signalized intersection with Shields Road. Continuing to the northeast, OH 625 passes by a number of homes and scattered patches of woods, before intersecting Truesdale Road. The primarily residential state route continues to the northeast through the point where the highway departs Lockwood Boulevard, and turns north onto Arden Boulevard. OH 625 intersects Midlothian Boulevard, at which point it enters into Youngstown. With house after house lined up along both sides of the route, OH 625 continues north for a short distance, curving slightly to the north-northwest as it enters into the signalized T-intersection with US 62 that marks its endpoint.^[2]

History

OH 625 came into being in 1937 along the routing between US 224 and US 62 routing that it currently occupies.^[3][4] In 1960, OH 625 was extended along US 62, Glenwood Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard to a new eastern terminus at the point where today, OH 170 turns from Midlothian Boulevard onto Youngstown-Poland Road.^[5][6] By 2008, OH 625 was truncated back to its original alignment, and the former stretch of OH 625 along Glenwood Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard became an extension of OH 170.^[7] Signs were changed July 16 and 17, 2008.^[8]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Mahoning	Boardman Township	0.00	US 224	Western terminus at signalized intersection.
	Youngstown	3.36	US 62	Eastern terminus at signalized intersection.
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 2009-02-18. 
2. ^ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of OH 625 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=41.046352&lon=-80.693792&zoom=14&q1=41.024534%2C-80.711215&q2=41.065381%2C-80.68435. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
3. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1936). Ohio State Map (Map). Cartography by Ohio Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/Prod_Services/TransMap/Pages/default.aspx. 
4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map). Cartography by Ohio Department of Transportation. 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1959). Ohio State Map (Map). Cartography by Ohio Department of Transportation. 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1961). Ohio State Map (Map). Cartography by Ohio Department of Transportation. 
7. ^ "ODOT SLD: Mahoning County 2008 Updates". Ohio Department of Transportation. January 1, 2008. http://www2.dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/availpro/Road_%20Infor/SLD/updates_2008/MAH.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
8. ^ "Sign work, I-680 restrictions to be done today". The Vindicator. 2008-07-17. http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/jul/17/sign-work-i-680-restrictions-to-be-done-today/. Retrieved 2009-05-12.