State Route 188 (SR 188) is a east–west
state highway
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located in the central part of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. SR 188's western terminus is in
Circleville at a signalized intersection where it meets the
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
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of
U.S. Route 22
U.S. Route 22 (US 22) is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 in the Newark Airport Interchange ...
(US 22) and
SR 56. Its eastern terminus is at a signalized intersection with
SR 204 in the central business district of the
village
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of
Thornville.
Route description
SR 188 traverses the eastern part of
Pickaway County
Pickaway County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 58,539. Its county seat is Circleville, Ohio, Circleville. Its name derives from the Pekowi band o ...
, then through the western, central and northeastern portions of
Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,921. ...
and finally the northwestern corner of
Perry County Perry County may refer to:
United States
*Perry County, Alabama
*Perry County, Arkansas
*Perry County, Illinois
*Perry County, Indiana
*Perry County, Kentucky
*Perry County, Mississippi
*Perry County, Missouri
*Perry County, Ohio
*Perry Coun ...
. No segment of SR 188 is included as a part of the
National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of routes deemed to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.
History
SR 188 was designated in 1927. When it was first designated, it was routed along its present alignment between Circleville and
Lancaster, following what had been previously designated as a portion of
SR 158.
In 1937, SR 188 was extended to the northeast from Lancaster along what was at the time an un-numbered roadway to its current eastern terminus at SR 204 in Thornville.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Pickaway County, Ohio
Transportation in Fairfield County, Ohio
Transportation in Perry County, Ohio