State Route 374 (SR 374) is north–south state highway in Hocking County, Ohio, located in the southern portion of the state. Its southern terminus is over 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the unincorporated village of South Bloomingville at State Route 56, and its northern terminus is near the unincorporated village of Rockbridge at US 33, west of Logan. The road serves Hocking State Forest as well as Hocking Hills State Park, and the entire highway is part of the designated Hocking Hills Scenic Byway.
 State Route 374 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 25.26 mi[1] (40.65 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
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| South end |  SR 56 near South Bloomingville | |||
| North end |  US 33 near Rockbridge | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Hocking | |||
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Route description
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History
editIn 1932, an unnumbered gravel road was included into the state highway system between Mound Crossing at SR 180 (now the southernmost intersection on SR 374 with SR 180) and the road that is now SR 664 in rural Hocking County.[2][3] By 1934, the route had been numbered SR 374.[4] In 1938, SR 374 was extended at both ends by taking over what was SR 664 between SR 56 and Cedar Grove at the south end and was routed along SR 180 between Mound Crossing and what was then SR 678, and then along SR 678 to Rockbridge at the intersection of US 33.[5][6] A slight realignment occurred in the area of the Old Man's Caves within Hocking Hills State Park (along the section concurrent with SR 664) between 2011 and 2013.[7] The realignment was needed to reduce the conflict between traffic on the road and pedestrians in the vicinity of the park. The one-mile-long (1.6 km) realignment opened by January 2013.[8]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Hocking County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Benton Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 56 | ||
| 3.74 | 6.02 |   SR 664 north – Logan | Southern end of SR 664 concurrency | ||
| 6.11 | 9.83 |  SR 664 south – South Bloomingville | Northern end of SR 664 concurrency | ||
| Laurel Township | 10.51 | 16.91 |  SR 678 north – Gibisonville | Southern terminus of SR 678 | |
| Perry Township | 13.25 | 21.32 |   SR 180 west – Laurelville | Southern end of SR 180 concurrency | |
| Laurel Township | 17.87 | 28.76 |  SR 180 east – Logan | Northern end of SR 180 concurrency | |
| Good Hope Township | 25.26 | 40.65 | US 33 – Logan, Lancaster | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
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- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation (July 16, 2013). "Roadway Description Inventory Report - DESTAPE - Hocking County" (PDF). pp. 10–11. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1931. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1932. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1934. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Official Ohio Highway Map 1937 (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Official 1938 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1938. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to the Hocking Hills Study SR 664 Website!". ODOT. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ^ "ODOT, ODNR Recognize Partners on the State Route 664 Realignment Project at Old Man's Cave" (Press release). ODOT. January 10, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.