U.S. Route 33 in Ohio

U.S. Route 33
Route of US 33 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	236.80 mi[1] (381.09 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 33 west of Willshire
	US 127 near Rockford I-75 in Wapakoneta US 36 in Marysville US 42 near Dublin US 23 in Columbus US 40 in Columbus I-70 in Columbus US 22 near Lancaster US 50 in Athens
East end:	US 33 at Ravenswood Bridge into Ravenswood, WV
Location
Counties:	Van Wert, Mercer, Auglaize, Logan, Union, Franklin, Fairfield, Hocking, Athens, Meigs
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Former Scenic ← SR 32 SR 33 →

U.S. Route 33 (US 33) is a United States Numbered Highway running from near Elkhart, Indiana, to Richmond, Virginia. Within the state of Ohio, it is a predominantly southeast–northwest highway running from west of Willshire before crossing over into West Virginia via the Ravenswood Bridge over the Ohio River. The route runs through largely rural territory throughout most of the state's west-central, central, and southeastern regions, although it also passes through large portions of downtown Columbus.

Route description

US 33 during its brief concurrency with US 50 and SR 32 in Athens

US 33 east of Bellefontaine passing through the Marmon Valley

US 33 south of Athens

US 33 enters Ohio from Indiana, to the west, near Willshire in Van Wert County as a two-lane highway, continuing southeast through Mercer County, crossing US 127, then entering Auglaize County, joining limited-access Ohio Route 29 (SR 29) briefly near St. Marys, continuing east as a four-lane parkway, then a controlled-access highway near Wapakoneta, where it intersects Interstate 75 (I-75).

East of I-75, the road once again becomes two-lane as it continues to Lakeview and Russells Point south of Indian Lake. At the terminus of SR 117 near Huntsville, US 33 becomes a limited-access, multi-lane highway before reaching US 68 at Bellefontaine where it resumes as a controlled-access freeway, passing Campbell Hill, the highest point in Ohio, and continuing around Marysville. Entering Franklin County, the road runs concurrently with SR 161, then intersects I-270 in Dublin.

After I-270, the route loses its controlled-access status and passes though the Dublin Historic District and crosses the Scioto River. The overlap with SR 161 then ends, and US 33 heads south on Riverside Drive towards downtown Columbus, following the Scioto River along the western border of Upper Arlington, where it passes Griggs Reservoir, one of the main sources of water for Columbus. The road changes names two times in this area, first to Dublin Road at the intersection with Trabue Road, and then to Spring/Long Streets at SR 315. The route continues south on 3rd/4th Streets and then east on Livingston Avenue, heading towards the Columbus neighborhood of Driving Park.

In Bexley, US 33 veers southeast onto College Avenue, then intersects I-70. After Petzinger Road, the route becomes a controlled-access highway, subsequently intersecting SR 104, I-270 (for the second time), and SR 317 (Hamilton Road). Following the Ebright Road near Blacklick Estates, the highway continues to the southeast as a non-limited-access expressway.

Beginning at Carroll, US 33 bypasses Lancaster as a limited-access freeway completed in 2005.^[2] Continuing southeast, the highway enters Ohio's scenic Hocking Hills region near Sugar Grove as an expressway. East of Logan, the highway again becomes limited-access for approximately 13 miles (21 km). As the route approaches Nelsonville, traffic continues on the limited access four-lane bypass that opened October 1, 2013.^[3] Further southeast towards Athens, the expressway design resumes, followed by a brief limited-access section around Athens, where it joins the concurrent US 50/SR 32 for about three miles (4.8 km). South of Athens, US 33 continues as a limited-access highway, bypassing Pomeroy, intersecting SR 124 and SR 7, and continuing to the Ohio River in Meigs County, crossing the Ohio on the two-lane cantilever Ravenswood Bridge, and entering West Virginia in Ravenswood.

In total, US 33 traverses 236.8 miles (381.1 km) across the Buckeye State.

History

The Ravenswood Bridge was built in 1981 and originally carried the designation SR 824 until 2003, when US 33 was rerouted on a new bypass out of Pomeroy and connecting to the bridge, supplanting SR 824 in the process.^[4]

In 2013, an expressway bypass was completed around Nelsonville. This was done to reduce traffic congestion in the area, as the original routing through Nelsonville was only two lanes wide.^[5]

As of 2013, the route had an average of 73,000 vehicles per day.^[5]

Junction list

All exits are unnumbered.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Van Wert	Willshire Township	0.000	0.000	US 33 west – Fort Wayne	Continuation into Indiana
	Willshire	0.534	0.859	SR 81 west	To Indiana State Road 124; west end of SR 81 concurrency
		0.745	1.199	SR 81 east / SR 49 north	East end of SR 81 concurrency; west end of SR 49 concurrency
		0.944	1.519	SR 49 south	East end of SR 49 concurrency
Mercer	Rockford	9.288	14.948	SR 118 north to SR 117	West end of SR 118 concurrency
		9.805	15.780	SR 118 south	East end of SR 118 concurrency
	Dublin Township	13.639	21.950	SR 707 west	West end of SR 707 concurrency
		14.158	22.785	US 127 / SR 707 east – Van Wert, Celina	East end of SR 707 concurrency
	Center Township	19.909	32.040	SR 197 – Celina, Buckland
Auglaize	St. Marys	25.102	40.398	SR 29 – Celina, St. Marys	Western end of expressway; SR 29 and US 33 change carriageways
		27.252	43.858	SR 66 – Spencerville, St. Marys
	Moulton Township	31.602	50.858	County Road 91 — Moulton
	Wapakoneta	35.152	56.572	County Road 33A — Wapakoneta
		36.972	59.501	Hardin Pike — Wapakoneta
		37.232	59.919	SR 67 east / SR 198 north / SR 501 north / County Road 25A – Wapakoneta	Western terminus of SR 67; southern terminus of SR 198 and SR 501
		38.502– 38.522	61.963– 61.995	I-75 – Dayton, Toledo	Exit 110 on I-75
		38.792	62.430	Cemetery Road	East end of expressway
	Union Township	43.022	69.237	SR 65 north – Uniopolis, Lima	West end of SR 65 concurrency
		45.072	72.536	SR 65 south – Jackson Center	East end of SR 65 concurrency
	New Hampshire	49.952	80.390	SR 196 north / SR 385 east	Southern terminus of SR 196; western terminus of SR 385
Logan	Stokes Township	52.892	85.121	SR 366 east	Western terminus of SR 366
	Lakeview	55.222	88.871	SR 235 – Fairborn, Ada
	Russells Point	56.582	91.060	SR 720 west	Eastern terminus of SR 720
		57.202	92.058	SR 708 – Orchard Island
	Washington Township	61.292	98.640	SR 274 – Huntsville, Jackson Center
		62.482	100.555	SR 117 west – Huntsville, Lima	Interchange at west end of expressway; eastern terminus of SR 117
	Bellefontaine	67.182	108.119	US 68 – Bellefontaine, Kenton
		68.722	110.597	SR 540 – Bellefontaine
	Jefferson Township	71.392	114.894	County Road 10 — Zanesfield, Bellefontaine
		73.482	118.258	SR 292 – East Liberty, Valley Hi
	Perry Township	77.472	124.679	SR 347 – East Liberty
Union	Allen Township	81.812	131.664	SR 739 north / SR 287 west (Honda Parkway)	West access to Marysville Auto Plant; southern terminus of SR 739 and eastern terminus of SR 287
		83.862	134.963	Honda Parkway	East access to Marysville Auto Plant
	Paris Township	89.012	143.251	SR 245 – Marysville	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; westbound exit and eastbound entrance at US 36/SR 4 exit
		89.612– 89.952	144.217– 144.764	US 36 west / SR 4 south to SR 245 / Northwest Parkway – Urbana, Springfield	West end of US 36 and SR 4 concurrencies; complete access to US 36/SR 4, westbound exit and eastbound entrance to SR 245 only
	Marysville	91.512	147.274	SR 31 – Kenton
		91.842– 92.002	147.805– 148.063	SR 4 north – Marion	Attached to SR 31 exit westbound via collector-distributor lane; east end of SR 4 concurrency
		93.352	150.235	US 36 east – Delaware	East end of US 36 concurrency
		96.002	154.500	Scottslawn Road
	Jerome Township	101.532	163.400	US 42 – Delaware, Plain City
	Dublin	106.212	170.932	SR 161 west (Post Road) – Plain City	West end of SR 161 concurrency
Franklin		107.582	173.136	Avery–Muirfield Drive — Dublin
		108.842	175.164	I-270 – Grove City	Exit 17 on I-270; east end of freeway
		109.982	176.999	SR 745 (High Street)
		110.192	177.337	SR 257 north / SR 161 east	Southern terminus of SR 257; eastern end of SR 161 concurrency; additional ramp from SR 257 to east US 33
	Columbus	119.272	191.950	I-670 east to SR 315	Access to eastbound I-670 and from westbound I-670 only
		121.462– 121.472	195.474– 195.490	I-670 west – Dayton	Access to westbound I-670 and from eastbound I-670 only
		121.652– 121.672	195.780– 195.812	SR 315 south to I-71	Access to southbound SR 315 and from northbound SR 315 only
		122.922	197.824	US 23 north (Third Street, Fourth Street)	US 23 follows a one-way pairing on Fourth (northbound) and Third (southbound) streets; west end of US 23 concurrency
		123.122	198.146	US 62 north / SR 3 north / US 40 / SR 16 (Broad Street)	West end of US 62 and SR 3 concurrencies
		123.462– 123.552	198.693– 198.838	US 62 south / SR 3 south (Rich Street, Main Street)	South end of US 62 and SR 3 concurrencies; US 62/SR 3 follows one-way pairing on Main (northbound) and Rich (southbound) streets
		123.742	199.143	I-70 / I-71 south – Wheeling	No access to northbound I-71; exit 100B on I-70
		123.722– 123.862	199.111– 199.337	US 23 south (Fulton Street, Livingston Avenue)	East end of US 23 concurrency
		126.612	203.762	I-70	Eastbound exit and entrance via Alum Creek Drive; exit 103B on I-70
		128.182– 128.202	206.289– 206.321	I-70 west – Downtown Columbus	Westbound exit to westbound I-70 and eastbound entrance from eastbound I-70 only; exit 105A on eastbound I-70
		128.672	207.078	Winchester Pike	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western end of expressway
		128.722	207.158	I-70 east – Wheeling James Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; indirect access to I-70 via James Road and I-70 exit 105B
		129.252	208.011	SR 104 south (Refugee Road)	Northern terminus of SR 104; westbound entrance from westbound Refugee Road via Winchester Pike
		131.022– 131.042	210.859– 210.892	I-270 – Cincinnati, Wheeling	Exit 46 on I-270
		132.232	212.807	SR 317 (Hamilton Road)
	Canal Winchester	136.132	219.083	SR 674 south – Canal Winchester	Northern terminus of SR 674
Fairfield		138.602	223.058	Hill Road, Diley Road	Diley Road becomes Hill Road south of interchange
	Carroll			Winchester Road	Projected completion May 31, 2017[6]
	Greenfield Township	145.182	233.648	Lancaster Business Route	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		146.272	235.402	CR 31 — Lithopolis, Coonpath Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Hocking Township	150.282	241.855	SR 188 – Lancaster, Circleville
		152.552	245.509	US 22 – Lancaster, Circleville
	Berne Township	158.162– 158.412	254.537– 254.939	Lancaster Business Route, Tarklin Road	Lancaster Business Route signed westbound only
Hocking	Good Hope Township	162.012	260.733	SR 374 south – Cantwell Cliffs	Northern terminus of SR 374
	Falls Township	166.972	268.715	SR 180 / CR 33A – Laurelville
	Logan	170.292	274.058	SR 664 – Logan, Bremen
		172.232	277.181	SR 93 – Logan, McArthur
		174.172	280.303	SR 328 south – Logan	Northern terminus of SR 328
	Green Township	177.222	285.211	SR 595 north – New Straitsville	Southern terminus of SR 595
Athens	No major junctions
Hocking	Ward Township	182.072	293.016	Nelsonville Business Route	To SR 278
Athens	Nelsonville	185.792	299.003	SR 78 east (Happy Hollow Road) to SR 691 south	Western terminus of SR 78
	Dover Township	191.882	308.804	SR 682 – The Plains
	Athens	194.082	312.345	SR 13 north / SR 550 east – Chauncey, Amesville	Southern terminus of SR 13; western terminus of SR 550
		196.362	316.014	State Street — Athens
	Athens Township	196.852	316.803	US 50 east / SR 32 east – Belpre Stimson Avenue	West end of US 50 and SR 32 concurrencies; full access to US 50/SR 32, eastbound exit and westbound entrance to Stimson Avenue only
		197.292	317.511	County Road 25, Stimson Avenue	Westbound entrance at US 50 exit
	Athens	198.322	319.168	SR 682 north to SR 56 – Athens	Southern terminus of SR 682
		199.082– 199.122	320.391– 320.456	US 50 west / SR 32 west (Richland Avenue) – Chillicothe, Cincinnati	East end of US 50 and SR 32 concurrencies; separate exits eastbound for US 50/SR 32 and Richland Avenue
Meigs	Bedford Township	211.302	340.058	SR 681 – Tuppers Plains, Albany	Grade separation
	Salisbury Township	218.772– 218.792	352.079– 352.112	SR 124 / SR 833 west / SR 7 – Gallipolis, Pomeroy	Interchange; US 33 and SR 124 exchange carriageways; eastern terminus of SR 833; west end of SR 7 concurrency
				County Road 20, County Road 25	Grade separation
		221.212	356.006	SR 733 west / SR 7 east / County Road 7A – Belpre, Pomeroy	East end of SR 7 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 733; eastern end of expressway
	Sutton Township	226.992	365.308	County Road 28	Grade separation
	Lebanon Township	233.892	376.413	SR 124 – Portland, Apple Grove
		262.202	421.973	County Road 338	Former SR 338
Ohio River		236.802	381.096	Ravenswood Bridge; Ohio–West Virginia state line
Jackson	Ravenswood			US 33 east – Charleston	Continuation into West Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Ohio portal

References

1. Ohio Department of Transportation (June 24, 2015). "Roadway Description Inventory Report: DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
   • Van Wert County (PDF)
   • Mercer County (PDF)
   • Auglaize County (PDF)
   • Logan County (PDF)
   • Union County (PDF)
   • Franklin County (PDF)
   • Fairfield County (PDF)
   • Hocking County (PDF)
   • Athens County (PDF)
   • Meigs County (PDF)
2. Lane, Mary Beth (October 28, 2005). "Bypass Is a Smooth Move for Commuters on Rt. 33". The Columbus Dispatch.
3. Lane, Mary Beth (October 2, 2013). "Rt. 33 Motorists Save Time as Nelsonville Bypass Opens". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
4. Ohio Department of Transportation (January 2003). Official Transportation Map (MrSID) (Map) (2003–04 ed.). 1:570,240. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562, 31884639. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
5. Ohio Department of Transportation. "U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass Opens Ahead of Schedule" (Press release). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
6. "The US 33 Carroll Interchange Project". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

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