State Route 328 (SR 328) is a north–south
state highway in the southeastern quadrant of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. The southern terminus of SR 328 is at
SR 93 approximately north of
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. Its northern terminus is at a diamond interchange with
U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33 (US 33) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs northwest–southeast for from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia, passing through Ohio and West Virginia en route. Although most odd-numbered U.S. routes are north– ...
(US 33) in the extreme southeastern portion of
Logan, immediately northeast of where it crosses over the
Hocking River
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.
Route description
SR 328 traverses northeastern
Vinton County and southeastern
Hocking County.
History
The designation of SR 328 took place in 1932. Originally, the highway was a
spur route that ran from Front Street, the former two-lane routing of US 33 that was designated as SR 31 at the time, in Logan, and followed the combination of Lockheed Road and the present alignment of SR 328 southeast to the
unincorporated community
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of
Union Furnace.
In 1937, SR 328 was extended southwest from Union Furnace to its present southern terminus, utilizing a combination of previously un-numbered roadways and a portion of
SR 56 where it crosses from Hocking County into Vinton County.
Then, by 1971, the highway was shortened slightly on the north end with the completion of the US 33 four-lane divided
freeway
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around the south side of Logan. Jurisdiction of this short stretch between the new freeway and Front Street was transferred from the State to local control, with the road becoming known as Lockheed Road.
In 2014, the
Ohio House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives first met in Ch ...
designated SR 328 within Hocking County the Patrolman Carl "Shorty" Thrush Memorial Highway.
Thrush, a patrolman for the
Ohio State Highway Patrol
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and has the primary responsibility of traffic enforcement in the state of Ohio.
Divisions
Operationally, the Patrol is divided into units whose varying tasks co ...
, died in the line of duty from injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle accident in 1972.
The designation took effect in 2015.
In 2016, ODOT proposed converting the intersection with the eastbound ramps of US 33 in
Logan near
Logan High School to a roundabout due to congestion.
The roundabout opened to traffic in 2017.
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
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328
Transportation in Hocking County, Ohio
Transportation in Vinton County, Ohio