Route 71
From Kentucky state line in Cincinnati to route 90 in Cleveland. Part of
Interstate 71, which runs from Louisville, Kentucky to Cleveland, Ohio.
Counties:
Hamilton, Warren, Clinton, Greene, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Franklin,
Delaware, Morrow, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Cuyahoga
Length:
247 miles
General Direction:
Northeast/Southwest
Intersections:
0: KY,75N,50W; 2: 471,50E; 4: 22; 6: 561;
7: 562; 12: 22; 14: 126; 17: 275; 28: 48; 32: 123;
45: 73; 50: 68; 58: 72; 65: 35;
69: 41,734; 75: 38; 84: 56; 94: 62;
97: 665; 102: 270; 104: 104; 106: 70W,315;
107: 23,33; 108: 70E,40; 109: 670; 117: 161;
119: 270; 121: 750; 131: 36; 140: 61; 151: 95;
165: 97; 169: 13; 176: 30; 186: 250;
196: 301; 198: 539; 204: 83; 209: 76,224;
218: 18; 220: 271; 222: 3; 226: 303;
231: 82; 233: 80; 234: 42; 239: 480;
245: 42; 247: 90,490
Freeway Sections:
Entire route.
History of route 71:
Certified in 1962.
Harrisburg to Columbus was route 3 only from 1961-62.
Columbus to route 18 was route 1 only from 1960-62.
Route 95 to route 30 and route 224 to route 18 complete and certified as
route 1 in 1960.
Harrisburg to Columbus complete and certified as route 3 in 1961.
Columbus to route 95 and route 30 to route 224 complete and certified as
route 1 in 1961.
Harrisburg to Columbus dually certified with route 3 in 1962.
Columbus to route 18 dually certified with route 1 in 1962.
Originally dually routed through Columbus along current routing and
along current routes 315 and 670.
Route 275 to Harrisburg and route 18 to Strongsville complete by 1966.
Current routing through Columbus complete by 1966.
Route 1 certification removed in 1966.
Strongsville to Cleveland complete in 1967.
Kenwood to route 275 complete in 1968.
Norwood to Kenwood complete in 1973.
Entire route complete by 1975.
Western routing through Columbus certified as routes 315 and 670 in
1976.
Dual routing through Columbus removed in 1976.
Route 71 Before 1962:
From Indiana state line in Union City to route 40, 3 miles east of
New Carlisle.
Originally routed from Greenville to route 40, 1 mile east of
Donnelsville along current route 571 from Greenville to 1 mile east of
New Carlisle and an unnumbered road from 1 mile east of New Carlisle to
route 40, 1 mile east of Donnelsville.
In 1932, extended to Indiana state line along previous route 29.
Rerouted and truncated at 3 miles east of New Carlisle by 1952.
Entire route certified as route 571 in 1962.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 4-15-00 at 14:46 EDT.