Route 73
From route 27 in Oxford to route 23 in Portsmouth.
Counties:
Butler, Warren, Clinton, Highland, Adams, Scioto
Length:
137 miles
General Direction:
Northwest/Southeast
Dual Certifications:
Superceded by route 4 from Excello to 2 miles east of Middletown.
Supercedes route 104 from 1 mile north of Coles Park to Portsmouth.
Intersections:
0: 27; 4: 177; 7: 127N; 10: 127S;
11: 503; 18: 4; 23: 4; 28: 123; 30: 75;
32: 741; 36: 48; 41: 42; 50: 71,380;
56: 22W,68,134; 59: 22E; 67: 350,729; 69: 28;
79: 62E,138E; 80: 50,62W,124,138W,247; 91: 785;
94: 770; 102: 41; 104: 32; 111: 772;
117: 348; 123: 371; 130: 104N; 135: 239;
136: 52,852; 137: 23
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From Trenton to Excello.
From 2 miles east of Middletown to Springboro.
From 1 mile north of West Portsmouth to 1 mile west of Portsmouth.
History of route 73:
Original state highway.
Originally routed from Franklin to 1 mile west of Portsmouth.
1 mile north of Coles Park to 1 mile west of Portsmouth dually certified
with route 104 before 1926.
Extended to 2 miles east of Middletown along previous route 6 in 1926.
Route 104 certification removed in 1926.
Extended to route 127S in 1934.
Extended to Oxford in 1936.
1 mile north of Coles Park to 1 mile west of Portsmouth dually certified
with route 104 in 1952.
Excello to Franklin upgraded to four lanes in 1957.
1 mile north of West Portsmouth to 1 mile west of Portsmouth upgraded to
four lanes in 1962.
Franklin to route 75 upgraded to four lanes by 1966.
Extended to Portsmouth, dually certified with route 104, by 1972.
Route 75 to Springboro upgraded to divided highway by 1979.
Trenton to Excello upgraded to divided highway in 1980.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 8-21-97 at 21:02 EDT.