State Route 588 (SR 588) is an east–west state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 588 is at SR 325 in Rio Grande. Its eastern terminus is at a signalized intersection with SR 7 in downtown Gallipolis.
 State Route 588 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 11.74 mi[1] (18.89 km) | |||
| Existed | 1947[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 325 in Rio Grande | |||
| East end |  SR 7 in Gallipolis | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Gallia | |||
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Route description
editSR 588 runs entirely within the central part of Gallia County. No portion of SR 588 is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of highways that are considered most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.[4]
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History
editSR 588 was designated in 1947. It was originally routed along its present alignment between the Jackson Pike (present-day County Road 35) intersection southeast of Rio Grande and its current eastern terminus at SR 7 in Gallipolis. At that time, the combination of present SR 588 northwest of what was its western terminus at the time and Jackson Pike southeast of that point were a part of US 35.[2][3] When the entirety of the US 35 freeway was completed through Gallia County by 1992, SR 588 was extended northwest from its previous western terminus along the former routing of US 35 to its current western terminus at SR 325 in Rio Grande.[5]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Gallia County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Rio Grande | 0.00 | 0.00 |   SR 325 (West College Avenue) to US 35 | ||
| Green Township | 5.18 | 8.34 |   SR 850 north | Southern terminus of SR 850 | |
| Gallipolis | 11.74 | 18.89 | SR 7 (Second Avenue) / State Street | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ a b Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1946. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ a b Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1947. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "1992 Gallia Co. Average 24-Hour Traffic Volume" (PDF). ODOT. 1992. p. 4. Retrieved January 25, 2014.