State Route 265 (SR 265) is an 18.33-mile-long (29.50 km) east–west state highway in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 265 is at its junction with US 40 approximately 2.50 miles (4.02 km) east of the city limits of Cambridge. The highway's eastern terminus is at a T-intersection with SR 147 nearly 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Barnesville.
 State Route 265 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 18.33 mi[1][2][3] (29.50 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927[4][5]–present | |||
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| West end |  US 40 near Cambridge | |||
| East end |  SR 147 near Barnesville | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Guernsey, Noble, Belmont | |||
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Route description
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The path of SR 265 takes it through the eastern half of Guernsey County, the northeasternmost portion of Noble County and just into the southwestern corner of Belmont County. No part of this highway is included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a system of routes determined to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[6]
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History
editSR 265 was established in 1927. The designation was applied to a stretch of roadway that was formerly a portion of SR 148. It has maintained the same routing through portions of Guernsey, Noble and Belmont Counties throughout its history.[4][5]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1][2][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Guernsey | Center Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 40 – Cambridge | ||||
| 4.58 | 7.37 |  SR 285 – Lore City, Senecaville, Old Washington | ||||||
| Salesville | 11.54 | 18.57 |   SR 761 south | Northern terminus of SR 761 | ||||
| Quaker City | 13.77 | 22.16 |    SR 513 (Pike Street) to I-70 | |||||
| Noble |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Guernsey |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Belmont | Warren Township | 18.33 | 29.50 | SR 147 – Sarahsville, Barnesville | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References
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- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 265, Guernsey County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 265, Noble County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 265, Belmont County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ a b Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. August 1926. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ a b Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. June 1927. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-29.