State Route 423 (SR 423) is a long north–south
state highway in the central portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. The southern terminus of SR 423 is in
Waldo at a
T-intersection
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that also serves as the eastern terminus of
SR 47, as well as the southern terminus of
SR 98. The signed northern terminus
of SR 423 is at its junction with
SR 231 nearly east of
Morral. However, SR 423 is defined to continue northeast from this point along SR 231 for about before coming to an end at the
U.S. Route 23
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(US 23) expressway.
In
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, SR 423 and
SR 4 form a concurrency and split into two
one-way pair
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Descripti ...
s. Northbound SR 4/423 travels on State Street
[ while southbound SR 4/423 (officially designated SR 4-D and SR 423-D]
History
The route that SR 423 currently takes was signed in 1923 as SR 4, between Waldo and Marion and SR 22 north of Marion.Portsmouth
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in the 1960s (now designated as Ohio State Route 823).
Major intersections
References
External links
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State Route 423 Endpoint Photos
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Transportation in Marion County, Ohio
U.S. Route 23