State Route 243 (SR 243) is an east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 243 is at a diamond interchange with the U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in Coal Grove. The eastern terminus of the state highway is at its signalized junction with State Route 7 approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) west of Proctorville near the northern banks of the Ohio River.
 State Route 243 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 18.39 mi[1] (29.60 km) | |||
| Existed | 1925[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 52 in Coal Grove | |||
| East end |  SR 7 near Proctorville | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Lawrence | |||
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SR 243 used to continue east from here, running concurrently with SR 7 into Proctorville, then split briefly from SR 7 as it passed through the community of Rome before ending at SR 7 about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Proctorville.
History
editSR 243 between SR 7, in Proctorville, and SR 7 northeast of Proctorville, was signed in 1923 as SR 219.[4][5] In 1925, SR 219 was replaced by SR 243.[2][3] This section of road was paved in 1929.[6][7] The western terminus was moved west to Coal Grove, concurrent with SR 7 through Proctorville, in 1932.[8][9] The paving of the route between Coal Grove and Proctorville was completed by 1955.[10][11] On December 11, 2006, SR 243 was truncated to its present location following completion of the new SR 775 by-pass of Proctorville, which SR 7 was re-routed onto, leaving jurisdiction of the former routings of SR 7 and SR 243 through Proctorville to be turned over from the state to the local jurisdictions.[12]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Lawrence County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Coal Grove | 0.00 | 0.00 |   US 52 / US 52 Bus. west – Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Ironton | Interchange; eastern terminus of US 52 Bus. | |
| Union Township | 11.59 | 18.65 |   SR 378 north | Southern terminus of SR 378 | |
| 18.39 | 29.60 | SR 7 | |||
| 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 December 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1924). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1925). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922). Map of Ohio State Highways Showing All Improved Roadways and Indicating System Constructed Under Administration of Gov. Harry L. Davis (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (August 1, 1928). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7434854. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (August 15, 1929). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7438560. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1931). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7231737. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1932). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7231704. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1953). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7448735. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1955). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7448742. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ "Straight Line Diagrams 1/2007 Updates". Ohio Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2013.