State Route 761 (SR 761) is a short
state highway
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in the east-central portion of
Ohio. The highway runs for from a T-intersection with
SR 313 approximately southwest of
Salesville to its junction with
SR 265 in Salesville. This state route is also known as Kennonsburg Road for its entire length.
Route description
SR 761 begins at a T-intersection with SR 313 in northeastern
Noble County's
Wayne Township, where SR 313 forms the western and southern legs of the intersection. For its duration, SR 761 traverses hilly terrain that is composed of both forest and grassland. Heading northeastward from its southern terminus, the state highway passes T-intersections with Noble County Road 33 and Eagon Hill Road, then bends to the north as it crosses the county line into
Guernsey County
Guernsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,438. Its county seat is Cambridge, and it is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's earl ...
's
Millwood Township. Turning to the northeast, SR 761 now curves its way through a heavily wooded stretch through the Sycamore Road intersection, then runs northerly briefly to where it meets New Gottengen Road. SR 761 runs northeasterly from there into
Salesville, where it comes to an end at its junction with SR 265, an intersection where SR 265 forms the northern and eastern approaches.
History
Prior to the start of construction of
Interstate 670 in the
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
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vicinity, the current routing of SR 761, along with the portion of SR 313 from the SR 761 junction to its eastern terminus at
SR 147 was designated as SR 670. In 1974, because of construction on the future Interstate 670, and the rule that no state highway designation may duplicate a U.S. or Interstate highway designation within Ohio, the portion of SR 670 between SR 313 and SR 265 became SR 761, and the remainder became an extension of SR 313.
Major intersections
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Transportation in Noble County, Ohio
Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio