Route 125

From route 50, 9 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to route 52 at Friendship.

Counties:

Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto

Length:

87 miles

General Direction:

East/West

Intersections:

0: 50,561; 1: 32E; 8: 275; 14: 132; 16: 222N; 18: 222S; 22: 133,232; 28: 774; 29: 505; 34: 221; 36: 68N; 37: 68S; 42: 62; 48: 353,763; 54: 136; 58: 41,247; 64: 348; 87: 52

Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From 2 miles west of Georgetown to Georgetown.

    History of route 125:

  • Certified in 1926.
  • Originally routed from 7 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to Friendship along current route 50 from 7 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to 9 miles east of downtown Cincinnati and route 125 from 9 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to Friendship.
  • Entire route was route 25 before 1926.
  • 7 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to 11 miles east of downtown Cincinnati originally dually certified with route 74.
  • By 1946, extended to Cincinnati along routes 50, 52, and 74.
  • Truncated at 9 miles east of downtown Cincinnati by 1956.
  • 9 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to Amelia upgraded to four lanes by 1959.
  • Route 74 certification removed in 1962.
  • 9 miles east of downtown Cincinnati to 11 miles east of downtown Cincinnati dually certified with route 32 in 1962.
  • Amelia to Bethel upgraded to divided highway in 1972.
  • 2 miles west of Georgetown to Georgetown upgraded to divided highway in 1972.
  • Route 275 to Bethel downgraded from divided highway to four-lane undivided highway by 1997.

    Route 125 Before 1926:

  • From LeSourdsville to Lebanon.
  • Routed along current route 63.
  • Entire route certified as route 63 in 1926.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 5-11-98 at 21:07 EDT.