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State highway in southern Ohio, US
State Route 775
(
SR 775
) is a 31.49-mile-long (50.68 km) north–south
state route
in the southern portion of the
U.S. state
of
Ohio
. Its southern terminus is on the
East Huntington Bridge
with the unmarked
West Virginia Route 106
south of
Proctorville
, and its northern terminus is at
SR 141
nearly 7 miles (11 km) west of
Gallipolis
. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through woodland. The same of its path, SR 775, passing through the
Wayne National Forest
. The route was commissioned in the mid-1930s and the highway was paved by the late 1950s. The route was extended in the mid-2000s, to its current southern terminus.
Route description
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East Huntington Bridge, the southern terminus of SR 775
SR 775 begins on the East Huntington Bridge over the
Ohio River
at the
West Virginia
state line.
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Here, SR 775 has its highest traffic counts; the road has an
average annual daily traffic
(AADT) of 18,520 vehicles based on a 2012
Ohio Department of Transportation
(ODOT) survey.
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The route heads north leaving the bridge and having an intersection with
SR 7
. SR 775 and SR 7 head northeasterly
concurrent
leaving Proctorville. The road passes near commercial and residential properties, as a three-lane highway, two-lane northbound and one-lane southbound. The highway has a traffic signal with Lawrence County Road 430 (CR 430), before becoming a two-lane highway. North of CR 403, the highway passes near residential properties and some woodland. In rural
Lawrence County
, SR 775 leaves SR 7 and heads towards the north-northwest. The route passes through woodland, with some houses, as a two-lane highway. The highway has a brief concurrency with
SR 217
, before entering the Wayne National Forest. The highway has an intersection with SR 141, at this intersection SR 775 turns northeasterly.
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North of SR 141, the AADT of SR 775 drops to 200 vehicles.
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The road has a T-intersection with
SR 790
, before turning towards the northwest and entering
Gallia County
. In Gallia County the highway begins to curve the north, before curving to the northeast. SR 775 has its northern terminus at a T-intersection with SR 141, in the Wayne National Forest.
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The only section of highway that is concurrent with SR 7 is incorporated within the
National Highway System
(NHS).
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History
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SR 775 was commissioned in 1937 on the same route as today.
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The entire route was paved by 1959.
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The route was extended to the East Huntington Bridge in 2006, concurrent with SR 7 and replacing
SR 607
.
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Major intersections
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References
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a
b
Ohio Department of Transportation
.
"Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams"
. Retrieved
April 30,
2010
.
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a
b
Ohio Department of Highways (1936).
Official Highway Map of Ohio
(PDF)
(Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways.
OCLC
5673562
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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a
b
Ohio Department of Highways (1937).
Official Highway Map of Ohio
(PDF)
(Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways.
OCLC
5673562
,
16960304
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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a
b
c
Ohio Department of Transportation (June 2011).
Official Ohio Transportation Map
(PDF)
(Map). c. 1:570,240. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation.
OCLC
5673562
,
31884639
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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a
b
c
Google
(August 30, 2013).
"Overview of Ohio State Route 775"
(Map).
Google Maps
. Google
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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a
b
Traffic Survey Report - Lawrence County
(PDF)
(Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 2012
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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a
b
Traffic Survey Report - Gallia County
(PDF)
(Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 2012
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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National Highway System: Ohio
(PDF)
(Map).
Federal Highway Administration
. October 1, 2012
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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Ohio Department of Highways (1957).
Ohio Highway Map
(PDF)
(Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways.
OCLC
5673562
,
7444259
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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Ohio Department of Highways (1959).
Ohio Official Highway Map
(PDF)
(Map) (1959?1960 ed.). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways.
OCLC
5673562
,
13687960
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
- ^
"Straight Line Diagrams 1/2007 Updates"
.
Ohio Department of Transportation
. Archived from
the original
on April 29, 2007
. Retrieved
August 30,
2013
.
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