State Route 221 (SR 221, OH 221) is a north–south
state highway
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in southwestern
Ohio
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, a
U.S. state
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. Situated entirely in the southern portion of
Brown County, the southern terminus of State Route 221 is at
U.S. Route 52
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in the eastern end of
Higginsport, a village set along the banks of the
Ohio River
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. The northern terminus of State Route 221 is at
State Route 125 in the western portion of
Georgetown, the
county seat
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of Brown County.
Route description
The entirety of State Route 221 is situated in the southwestern quadrant of
Brown County. State Route 221 is included as a part of the
National Highway System.
History
State Route 221 first appeared in 1924. At the time, it followed the routing of what is now the county-maintained Old U.S. 68 running between
Ripley and
Georgetown. Meanwhile, what is currently State Route 221 between
Higginsport and Georgetown was at the time designated as a portion of
State Route 53.
In 1933, when
U.S. Route 68 was extended into Ohio, the U.S. route replaced all of State Route 221 from Ripley to Georgetown. With all of State Route 53 from Georgetown north to
Kenton replaced by U.S. Route 68, the State Route 221 designation, rather than be removed, was simply transposed onto the former routing of State Route 53 between Higginsport and Georgetown. Consequently, State Route 221 has utilized this alignment since 1933 without any significant changes.
Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in Brown County, Ohio
U.S. Route 68