Route 42

From Kentucky state line in Cincinnati to route 20 in Cleveland. Part of U.S. Route 42, which runs from Louisville, Kentucky to Cleveland, Ohio.

Counties:

Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Greene, Clark, Madison, Union, Delaware, Morrow, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Cuyahoga

Length:

249 miles

General Direction:

Northeast/Southwest

Dual Certifications:

  • Supercedes route 3 from Parma to Cleveland.

    Intersections:

    0: KY,27,52,127N; 7: 4; 8: 562; 9: 561; 10: 126; 18: 275; 26: 741; 32: 48,63,123; 34: 42A; 43: 73; 50: 725; 56: 35; 58: 68,380; 66: 72; 77: 41; 88: 38,56,142; 92: 40; 93: 70; 94: 29; 105: 161; 106: 736; 110: 33; 118: 257,745; 123: 23,36,37; 135: 229; 138: 746; 143: 529; 148: 61S; 149: 95,61N; 155: 19; 160: 314; 166: 97W,546; 167: 97E; 173: 13,39W,430W,545; 174: 39E,430E; 176: 30; 181: 603; 187: 60,511; 188: 250E; 190: 250W; 195: 89; 196: 302,604; 202: 301,539; 207: 224W,421; 210: 224E,421; 216: 162; 221: 3,18,57; 228: 303; 233: 303; 234: 80; 236: 71,291; 243: 3S,17; 245: 94,176; 246: 71; 248: 90,10; 249: 6,6A,20,2

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From route 122 to Xenia.
  • From 10 miles north of Mansfield to 11 miles north of Mansfield.
  • From route 604 to West Salem.
  • Lodi bypass.
  • From Strongsville to Cleveland.

    History of route 42:

  • Certified in 1926.
  • Cincinnati to London was route 28 before 1926.
  • London to Delaware was route 160 before 1926.
  • Delaware to Medina was route 55 before 1926.
  • Medina to Parma was route 3 before 1926.
  • Parma to Cleveland was route 3 only before 1926.
  • Cincinnati to Sharonville dually certified with route 25 in 1926.
  • Cincinnati to Sharonville, route 604 to West Salem, and 2 miles south of Strongsville to Cleveland upgraded to four lanes by 1946.
  • Ashland bypass added by 1957 with 10 miles north of Mansfield to 11 miles north of Mansfield as divided highway.
  • Lodi bypass added by 1959.
  • Route through Lodi certified as route 421 by 1959.
  • 1 mile south of Waynesville to 1 mile north of Waynesville upgraded to four lanes in 1960.
  • 1 mile north of Waynesville to Spring Valley upgraded to four lanes in 1962.
  • 1 mile north of Spring Valley to Xenia upgraded to divided highway by 1966.
  • Spring Valley to 1 mile north of Spring Valley upgraded to divided highway in 1977.
  • Route 122 to 1 mile south of Waynesville upgraded to divided highway in 1981.

    Route 42 Before 1926:

  • From Marion to North Salem.
  • Routed along current route 95 from Marion to Fredericktown, route 13 from Fredericktown to Mount Vernon, route 36 from Mount Vernon to 1 mile east of Millwood, route 715 from 1 mile east of Millwood to Nellie, route 36 from Nellie to Coshocton, and route 541 from Coshocton to North Salem.
  • Fredericktown to Mount Vernon dually certified with route 30.
  • Entire route certified as route 95 in 1926.
  • Fredericktown to Mount Vernon dually certified with route 13 in 1926.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 9-26-98 at 16:46 EDT.