State Route 160 (SR 160) is a north–south
state highway
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in the southeastern portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
. Its southern terminus is at
SR 7 in
Gallipolis
Gallipolis ( ) is a chartered village (United States)#Ohio, village in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Gallia County, Ohio, Gallia County. The municipality is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River about 55 miles southeast of ...
, and the route heads north. It meets
U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
at an interchange with various collector and distributor ramps. SR 160 southbound bypasses the interchange on a road officially designated SR 160-A.
[ From there, the route passes through Vinton in northern ]Gallia County
Gallia County (pronunciation: ''GAL-yuh'') is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,220. Its county seat is Gallipolis.
Named after the French people who originally settled there, its name â ...
. Following an intersection with SR 32, the route heads in a more westerly direction until it meets and its northern terminus is at State Route 93 in Hamden.
History
1926
Original route certified; routed from north of Gallipolis
Gallipolis ( ) is a chartered village (United States)#Ohio, village in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Gallia County, Ohio, Gallia County. The municipality is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River about 55 miles southeast of ...
to Hamden along the previous alignment of State Route 142 from north of Gallipolis to north of Radcliff, and along a previously unnumbered road from north of Radcliff to Hamden.[Route 160]
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
1970
Extended south to Gallipolis along the previous alignment of U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
(which was the former State Route 11 before 1926).[
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Major intersections
References
External links
160
Year 160 ( CLX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Atilius and Vibius (or, less frequently, year 913 '' Ab urbe condita''). ...
Transportation in Gallia County, Ohio
Transportation in Vinton County, Ohio
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