Route 32
From route 50, 9 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to West Virginia state
line in Belpre. Continues in West Virginia as route 50 only.
Counties:
Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Highland, Adams, Pike, Jackson, Vinton, Meigs,
Athens, Washington
Length:
185 miles
General Direction:
East/West
Dual Certifications:
Supercedes route 124 from 4 miles west of Jasper to 7 miles east of
Jackson.
Superceded by route 50 from 2 miles west of Albany to West Virginia
state line.
Intersections:
0: 50,561; 1: 125E; 10: 275; 16: 132,222;
22: 133; 30: 68; 36: 134; 42: 62;
47: 136; 52: 247; 60: 41; 65: 73;
78: 772S; 80: 124W,772N; 84: 104; 85: 23;
89: 220; 96: 335; 104: 776; 107: 139;
109: 93; 110: 35; 115: 124E; 116: 327;
127: 160; 133: 689; 135: 143; 137: 50
Freeway Sections:
From 2 miles west of Athens to 5 miles east of Athens.
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From 2 miles east of Newtown to 2 miles west of Athens.
From Coolville to Belpre.
History of route 32:
Certified in 1962.
Originally routed from Cincinnati to route 73 near Jaybird.
Cincinnati to route 73 was route 74 before 1962.
See route 74 for the history of the route prior
to 1962.
4 miles west of Jasper to 7 miles east of Jackson was route 124 only
before 1984.
7 miles east of Jackson to 2 miles west of Albany was route 346 before
1984.
2 miles west of Albany to Coolville and route 7N to West Virginia state
line was route 50 only before 1993.
Coolville to route 7N was routes 50 and 7 only before 1993.
In 1962, routing from Mount Carmel to Batavia changed from that of
previous route 74 to that of current route 32.
Olive Branch to Batavia upgraded to four lanes in 1963.
Mount Carmel to Olive Branch upgraded to four lanes in 1964.
2 miles east of Newtown to Mount Carmel and Givens to 5 miles east of
Wellston upgraded to divided highway in 1970.
Batvia to Williamsburg and 5 miles east of Wellston to Albany upgraded
to divided highway in 1971.
4 miles west of Jasper to Jasper upgraded to divided highway in 1972.
Route 41 to route 73 upgraded to divided highway in 1973.
Route 73 to 4 miles west of Jasper upgraded to divided highway in 1974.
Extended to 4 miles west of Jasper in 1974.
Williamsburg to Sardinia and Seaman to route 41 upgraded to divided
highway in 1981.
Seaman to Tranquility certified as route 770 in 1981.
Sardinia to Seaman upgraded to divided highway in 1983.
Extended to 2 miles west of Albany along route 124 and previous route
346 in 1984.
See route 50 for the history of the route from
2 miles west of Albany to West Virginia state line.
Extended to West Virginia state line along route 50 in 1993.
Jasper to Givens upgraded to divided highway in 1997.
Route 32 Before 1938:
From Indiana state line 3 miles west of Wabash to Delaware.
Originally routed from Indiana state line to Marysville along current
route 29 from Indiana state line to Celina, route 703 from Celina to
St. Marys, and route 33 from St. Marys to Marysville.
Extended to Delaware along previous route 55 in 1926.
Marysville to Delaware certified as route 36 in 1932.
Truncated at Marysville in 1932.
Indiana state line to St. Marys certified as route 54 in 1938.
St. Marys to Marysville certified as route 33 in 1938.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 10-23-00 at 16:36 EDT.