Ohio State Route 235

State Route 235
Route information
	Maintained by ODOT
Length	133.20 mi[1] (214.36 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 68 near Xenia
	I-675 in Fairborn; I-70 / SR 4 in Huber Heights; US 30 near Ada; I-75 near Bluffton
North end	SR 65 near Grand Rapids
Location
Counties	Greene, Montgomery, Clark, Champaign, Logan, Hardin, Hancock, Wood
Highway system

State Route 235 (SR 235) is a 133.2-mile-long (214.4 km) north–south state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at US 68 near the small town of Oldtown just north of Xenia, and its northern terminus is at State Route 65 at the Maumee River nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Grand Rapids.

In Logan County, State Route 235 passes the Honda Transmission Factory near Russells Point.

Prior to late 1968, it was numbered State Route 69, but was renumbered 235.[2][3] There are a number of urban legends pertaining to why this renumbering occurred. One is that the number 69 has certain sexual meanings in popular culture, and the signs kept getting stolen. (There were actually numerous cases of people stealing the signs for this route.) Another was that it was too close to Interstate 69 (less than 70 miles (110 km) in some areas) and the state decided to avoid the confusion.

Route description

The portion of SR 235 within Fairborn is designated "Army Specialist Jesse Adam Snow Memorial Highway",[4] in honor of a Fairborn High School graduate who was killed by enemy fire on November 14, 2010 in Afghanistan.[5]

History

1926 – Original route certified; originally routed along its current alignment from Oldtown to Fairborn (which was Fairfield and Osborn in 1926).[6]
March 9, 1932 – Extended north to State Route 4 approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Fairborn along previously unnumbered road.[7]
1969 – Extended north to its current terminus along previous State Route 69.[6]

On November 9, 2012, the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee announced that a roundabout would be constructed at the intersection of SR 235 and SR 41 in Pike Township, which has been the site of numerous vehicle crashes, including five fatalities from 1992 to 2013. Construction on the $1.1 million project began in June 2014 and was completed the weekend before Monday, September 15. It is the first roundabout in Clark County and is believed to be the first in Ohio with all approaches at high speed, 55 mph (89 km/h).[8][9][10][11][12]

State Route 69 before 1969

1923 – Originally routed from Dayton to Forest.[6]
1938 – Extended north to McComb along previously unnumbered road, from McComb to Hoytville along the previous alignment of State Route 186, and from Hoytville to 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Grand Rapids along a previously unnumbered road.[6]

Future

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee have conducted a SR 235 Corridor Management Study, examining improvements to SR 235 in Bethel Township, between US 40 to the north, and the Greene County line to the south. The study primarily covered the Park Layne section of the township. The study area has had many vehicle crashes and four pedestrian fatalities between 2007 and 2010. The road has many closely spaced commercial driveways and lacks crosswalks, among other problems. Proposed changes included a raised median with breaks only at a few major cross streets, consolidated driveways limited to right-in/right-out access, and jughandles or U-turns at each end of the corridor for turnarounds. Other proposals included U-turns at the busiest cross street, Styer Drive, roundabouts at the major cross streets and "backage" roads. Public meetings related to this study were held in September 2011 and April 2012. The projected cost of the improvements ranged from $7.4 million to $12.2 million and construction was not expected to begin until 2017 to 2020.[13][14] In mid-October 2012, it was decided by the Ohio Department of Transportation and Clark County officials to make about $3 million in improvements to this stretch of SR 235, including the consolidation of driveways and the construction of cul-de-sacs.[15] Construction is expected to begin in 2015.[8] The development of any "backage" roads will be left to future private developers.[16]

In Xenia Township, Greene County, north of Xenia, ODOT plans to convert the intersection with US 68, SR 235's southern terminus, to a roundabout. As of summer 2020, construction is expected to begin in spring 2023 and to be completed that fall, with an estimated cost of $2 million.[17]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Greene	Xenia Township	0.00	0.00	US 68
	Fairborn	6.63– 6.93	10.67– 11.15	I-675 – Columbus, Cincinnati	Exit 22 (I-675)
		8.30	13.36	SR 444 south (Broad Street) / Xenia Road	Southern end of SR 444 concurrency
		8.96	14.42	SR 444 north (Broad Street) / North Central Avenue	Northern end of SR 444 concurrency
Montgomery	Huber Heights	11.66	18.76	SR 4 south / Chambersburg Road – Dayton	Interchange; southern end of SR 4 concurrency
Montgomery	Huber Heights	12.81– 13.20	20.62– 21.24	I-70 north / SR 4 – Columbus, Indianapolis	Exit 41 (I-70); northern end of SR 4 concurrency
Clark	Bethel Township	16.24	26.14	US 40 (National Road) – Vandalia, Springfield
	New Carlisle	18.31	29.47	SR 571 (Jefferson Street)
	Pike Township	22.71	36.55	SR 41 – Springfield, Troy
Champaign	Jackson Township	27.18	43.74	SR 55 – Urbana, Christiansburg, Troy
	Johnson Township	32.28	51.95	US 36 – St. Paris, Urbana, Piqua
	Adams Township	37.97	61.11	SR 29 west – Sidney	Southern end of SR 29 concurrency
	Adams Township	38.28	61.61	SR 29 east – Rosewood, Urbana	Northern end of SR 29 concurrency
Logan	Miami Township	42.85	68.96	SR 706 west – Sidney	Eastern terminus of SR 706
	De Graff	47.14	75.86	SR 508 east (Main Street)	Western terminus of SR 508
	Pleasant Township	49.99	80.45	SR 47 – Bellefontaine, Sidney
	Washington Township	56.20	90.45	SR 274 – Jackson Center, Huntsville
	Washington Township	56.98	91.70	SR 708 north – Russells Point	Southern terminus of SR 708
	Stokes Township–Lakeview municipal line	59.27	95.39	SR 720
	Lakeview	59.86	96.34	US 33
	Stokes Township–Lakeview municipal line	59.89	96.38	SR 366 east	Southern end of SR 366 concurrency
	Stokes Township	61.43	98.86	SR 365 east	Western terminus of SR 365
	Stokes Township	61.96– 62.00	99.71– 99.78	SR 366 west	Northern end of SR 366 concurrency
Hardin	Roundhead Township	66.73	107.39	SR 117 south	Southern end of SR 117 concurrency
		68.68	110.53	SR 117 north to SR 385 / Township Road 39	Northern end of SR 117 concurrency
		70.69	113.76	SR 67 – Waynesfield, Kenton
	Marion–Liberty township line	81.28	130.81	SR 309 west – Lima	Southern end of SR 309 concurrency
	Marion–Liberty township line	82.28	132.42	SR 309 east – Kenton	Northern end of SR 309 concurrency
	Ada	85.31	137.29	SR 81 (North Avenue)
Hancock	Orange Township	88.73– 88.89	142.80– 143.05	US 30 – Mansfield, Fort Wayne, IN	Interchange
	Orange Township	93.28	150.12	SR 103 – Bluffton, Arlington
	Union Township	94.70– 94.95	152.40– 152.81	I-75 – Toledo, Dayton	Exit 145 (I-75)
	Union Township	100.06	161.03	SR 12 west – Pandora	Southern end of SR 12 concurrency
	Benton Ridge	102.32	164.67	SR 12 east – Findlay	Northern end of SR 12 concurrency
	Blanchard Township	105.58	169.91	US 224 / SR 15 – Findlay, Ottawa
	Pleasant Township	108.99	175.40	SR 186 south / CR 97	Southern end of SR 186 concurrency
	McComb	109.98	177.00	SR 613 (Main Street) / SR 186 ends	Northern end of SR 186 concurrency (northern terminus)
Wood	Hoytville	115.17	185.35	SR 18 east / Riegle Road	Southern end of SR 18 concurrency
	Jackson Township	116.58	187.62	SR 18 west – Deshler, Hamler	Northern end of SR 18 concurrency
	Milton Township	122.15	196.58	SR 281 – Custar, Wayne
	Weston Township	128.19	206.30	US 6 – Bowling Green, McClure, Napoleon
	Washington Township	133.20	214.36	SR 65 (River Road) – Grand Rapids, Perrysburg, Toledo
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

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References

"DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
"Section of Ohio 69 renumbered". Xenia Daily Gazette. September 26, 1968. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
"Number Changed". Lima News. August 30, 1968. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
"5533.645 Army Specialist Jesse Adam Snow Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
Staff (April 19, 2013). "Part of Ohio 235 dedicated to Army Spc. Jesse Snow". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
John Simpson. "Route 235". The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
"Road Numbers to be Changed on Wednesday". The Richmond Item. March 9, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Tiffany Y. Latta (November 9, 2012). "Ohio 235 to get nearly $4 million in safety improvements". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
"November 2012 TCC Board Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. November 9, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
Tiffany Y. Latta (January 17, 2013). "Deadly intersection will get roundabout". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
Tiffany Y. Latta (June 29, 2014). "Construction starts on first-of-its kind roundabout". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
Wichie, Allison (September 15, 2014). "First-of-its-kind roundabout finished in Pike Twp". Springfield News-Sun. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
"SR235 Corridor Management Study". Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
Tiffany Y. Latta (April 21, 2012). "Road changes may cost $12M". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
Tiffany Y. Latta (October 14, 2012). "$3M makeover to improve Ohio 235 safety". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
"CLA SR 235 Corridor Management Study Final Recommended Concept" (PDF). Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
Franks, Sarah (July 8, 2020). "State says more roundabouts on the way to control traffic". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

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[DESTAPE-1] "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
Greene County

Montgomery County

Clark County

Champaign County

Logan County

Hardin County

Hancock County

Wood County

[2] Greene County

[3] Montgomery County

[4] Clark County

[5] Champaign County

[6] Logan County

[7] Hardin County

[8] Hancock County

[9] Wood County

[DailyGazette69-2] "Section of Ohio 69 renumbered". Xenia Daily Gazette. September 26, 1968. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

[Lima69-3] "Number Changed". Lima News. August 30, 1968. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

[4] "5533.645 Army Specialist Jesse Adam Snow Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.

[5] Staff (April 19, 2013). "Part of Ohio 235 dedicated to Army Spc. Jesse Snow". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 20, 2013.

[ohhwys-6] John Simpson. "Route 235". The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

[7] "Road Numbers to be Changed on Wednesday". The Richmond Item. March 9, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[SNS_2012-11-09-8] Tiffany Y. Latta (November 9, 2012). "Ohio 235 to get nearly $4 million in safety improvements". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

[9] "November 2012 TCC Board Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. November 9, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

[10] Tiffany Y. Latta (January 17, 2013). "Deadly intersection will get roundabout". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

[11] Tiffany Y. Latta (June 29, 2014). "Construction starts on first-of-its kind roundabout". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved July 5, 2014.

[12] Wichie, Allison (September 15, 2014). "First-of-its-kind roundabout finished in Pike Twp". Springfield News-Sun. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

[13] "SR235 Corridor Management Study". Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.

[14] Tiffany Y. Latta (April 21, 2012). "Road changes may cost $12M". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved April 27, 2012.

[15] Tiffany Y. Latta (October 14, 2012). "$3M makeover to improve Ohio 235 safety". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved October 18, 2012.

[16] "CLA SR 235 Corridor Management Study Final Recommended Concept" (PDF). Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

[17] Franks, Sarah (July 8, 2020). "State says more roundabouts on the way to control traffic". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.