State Route 561 (SR 561) is a north–south
state highway
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in the southwestern portion of the
U.S. state of
Ohio
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. Its southern terminus is at
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
approximately east of Downtown
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
– this point also serves as the western termini for both
SR 32 and
SR 125; the route’s northern terminus is at its intersection with
Vine
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and Seymour Streets. The route takes many different names along its length, being first known as Linwood Avenue, Observatory Avenue, and Edwards Road in Cincinnati; then it is named Smith Road and Carthage Avenue as it passes through
Norwood; its final stretch in Cincinnati once again is as Seymour Avenue.
Route description
No part of SR 561 in Ohio is included as a part of the
National Highway System (NHS).
The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.
SR 561 heads north from the southern terminus at an interchange with US 50. The route heads northwest turning north towards
Interstate 71. After I–71, the road has a short concurrency with
US 22/
SR 3 in
Norwood. The road heads towards the northern terminus at Vine Street, passing through a traffic light at SR 4 (Paddock Road) just south of exit 9 of
I–75.
History
In 1938, the original route was certified. It was originally routed from north of its current southern terminus to
U.S. Route 42.
[Route 561]
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson SR 561 was then extended to the south to its current terminus on a former segment of
U.S. Route 50 in 1941.
[ In 1947, the northern terminus was moved one mile (1.6 km) north of State Route 4. It was moved along a road that was previously not numbered.][
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Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in Hamilton County, Ohio
Roads in Cincinnati