Route 78
From route 33 in Nelsonville to route 7 in Clarington.
Counties:
Athens, Hocking, Morgan, Noble, Monroe
Length:
105 miles
General Direction:
East/West
Intersections:
0: 33; 2: 685; 6: 216; 11: 13; 21: 555;
28: 377; 29: 37; 30: 669; 31: 60,376;
40: 83N; 43: 83S; 57: 77; 58: 821;
59: 564; 62: 147; 66: 260; 70: 146,513;
73: 379; 80: 145; 87: 26,800; 96: 536;
105: 7
History of route 78:
Original state highway.
Originally routed from Glouster to Clarington along current route 78
from Glouster to 1 mile east of East Union, route 260 from 1 mile east of
East Union to Carlisle, route 724 from Carlisle to 4 miles east of Carlisle,
route 145 from 4 miles east of Carlisle to Lewisville, and route 78 from
Lewisville to Clarington.
In 1926, rerouted from 1 mile east of East Union to Lewisville along
current routing.
1 mile east of East Union to 4 miles east of Carlisle decertified in
1926.
4 miles east of Carlisle to Lewisville certified as route 145 in 1926.
Murray City to Glouster was unnumbered before 1934.
Nelsonville to Murray City was route 216 before 1972.
Extended to Murray City by 1934.
Extended to Nelsonville along previous route 216 in 1972.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 9-12-97 at 20:20 EDT.