Ohio State Route 159

State Route 159
Route information
	Maintained by ODOT
Length	30.91 mi[1] (49.74 km)
Existed	1923[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end	; US 23 Bus. / US 50 / SR 104 in Chillicothe
North end	US 22 near Lancaster
Location
Counties	Ross, Pickaway, Fairfield
Highway system

State Route 159 (SR 159) is a northeast-southwest state highway (signed north–south) in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is in Chillicothe at the U.S. Route 50 and State Route 104 concurrency; its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 22 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast Lancaster.

History

SR 159 was original signed in 1923, on much of its current alignment.[2][3] In 1927 the route was extended south to US 23, along the alignment of former State Route 27.[4][5] The first section of road paved was in 1933 and it was a section from the southern terminus to Meade.[6][7] In 1935 the second section was paved between Meade and Tarlton.[8][9] The final section of the roadway was paved between Tarlton and the northern terminus, in 1938.[10][11] The route was extended north to its current terminus along the former alignment of U.S. Route 22, in 1971.[12][13] In 1972 the highway was extended south to its current terminus along the former alignment of U.S. Route 23.[13][14]

A construction project in Ross County will add two roundabouts at the future intersection with SR 207 and the intersection of SR 180. Construction began in October 2019 and will be completed in the summer of 2020.[15][16]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Ross	Chillicothe	0.00	0.00	US 23 Bus. south / US 50 / SR 104 (South Bridge Street / Main Street)	Southern end of US 23 Business concurrency
	Chillicothe	1.01	1.63	US 35 – Jackson, Washington Court House	Interchange
	Springfield Township	3.73	6.00	US 23 / US 23 Bus. ends – Portsmouth, Columbus	Northern end of US 23 Business concurrency and northern terminus of US 23 Business; interchange
	Green Township			SR 207 west	Eastern terminus of SR 207; Roundabout
	Green Township	6.52	10.49	SR 180 east	Western terminus of SR 180; future Roundabout
Pickaway	Pickaway Township	11.10	17.86	SR 361 north	Southern terminus of SR 361
Pickaway	Salt Creek Township	16.30	26.23	SR 56 – Laurelville, Circleville
Fairfield	Hocking Township	30.91	49.74	US 22 (Cincinnati-Zanesville Road SW) – Lancaster
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

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References

Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved August 18, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1932. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1935. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1938. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1969. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1971. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1972. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
"Ross-207 Extension". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
Barnhart, Toria (October 25, 2019). "Construction begins on Ross-207 extension, roundabout project". Chillicothe Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

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[sld-1] Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved August 18, 2013.

[ODOT1922_map-2] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1923_map-3] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1926_map-4] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1927_map-5] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1932_map-6] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1932. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1933_map-7] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1934_map-8] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1935_map-9] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1935. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1937_map-10] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1938_map-11] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1938. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1969_map-12] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1969. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1971_map-13] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1971. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[ODOT1972_map-14] Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1972. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[15] "Ross-207 Extension". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

[wetlands-16] Barnhart, Toria (October 25, 2019). "Construction begins on Ross-207 extension, roundabout project". Chillicothe Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2020.