State Route 218 (SR 218) is a north–south
state highway
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in the southern portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. The southern terminus of State Route 218 is at a T-intersection with
State Route 217 approximately northwest of
Athalia
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. Its northern terminus is at a T-intersection with
State Route 7
The following highways are numbered 7. For roads numbered A7, see list of A7 roads.
Route 7, or Highway 7, may refer to:
International
* AH7, Asian Highway 7
* European route E07
* European route E007
Afghanistan
*Kunduz-Khomri Highway (A7)
...
about south 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 ...
.
Route description
State Route 218 travels through portions of
Lawrence
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Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
and
Gallia
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. There are no segments of this state route that are incorporated within the
National Highway System.
History
When it was first established in 1924, State Route 218 consisted of the entirety of the current routing of
State Route 553 from
State Route 7
The following highways are numbered 7. For roads numbered A7, see list of A7 roads.
Route 7, or Highway 7, may refer to:
International
* AH7, Asian Highway 7
* European route E07
* European route E007
Afghanistan
*Kunduz-Khomri Highway (A7)
...
in
Crown City
Crown City is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 413 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Crown City is located at ...
northwesterly to its junction with State Route 218, and the current alignment of State Route 218 from the State Route 553 intersection northeasterly to its current northern terminus at State Route 7 south 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 ...
.
Two years later, the southern end of the highway was re-aligned. From its current junction with State Route 553, State Route 218 was routed southwesterly along a previously un-numbered roadway to what is now State Route 218's southern terminus at
State Route 217.
Major intersections
References
External links
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State Route 218 Endpoint Photos
218
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Transportation in Gallia County, Ohio
Transportation in Lawrence County, Ohio