State Route 258 (SR 258, OH 258) is a
state highway that runs in eastern
Ohio
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. It travels from
US 36
U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...
in
Newcomerstown
Newcomerstown is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, east-northeast of Columbus. In the late 1770s, this was the largest Delaware Indian village on the Tuscarawas River, with 700 residents. Chief Newcomer (''Netawatwes'') was ...
to
SR 800 in
Rush Township community of
Stillwater. Most of the route is in
Tuscarawas County
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but the route briefly enters
Guernsey and
Harrison Counties.
Route description
SR 258 begins at a signalized intersection with US 36 in Newcomertown, Tuscarawas County. This intersection is about west of
I-77's exit 65. The route heads south as Piling Street before crossing the
Tuscarawas River
The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles (209 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining a ...
and turning east. The route parallels the river and farmland until it crosses under I-77 without an interchange. The route heads southeast into more hilly terrain. After climbing a hill, SR 258 turns left. On this alignment, the route generally stays on the hills' ridges as it passes the community of
Peoli and briefly dips into Guernsey County. Now heading northeast, SR 258 reenters Tuscarawas County and enters the small community of
West Chester. In the center of town, SR 258 reaches the western terminus of
SR 342; at this stop-controlled intersection, SR 258 heads north and begins a descent to a valley. As it travels in a flat area curving around surrounding hills, the route enters Harrison County. The route reenters Tuscarawas County one last time before curving northeast and southeast in the community of Stillwater where it ends at a stop-controlled intersection with SR 800.
No segments of SR 258 are included within the
National Highway System.
History
SR 258 was first designated around 1926 on an alignment between
Washington Township at
US 21 and
SR 8 in Stillwater.
This routing would remain intact until it was extended to Newcomerstown between 1967 and 1969.
US 21 was removed from the state highway system upon the completion of I-77 and SR 258 was signed along the former US 21 routing from Washington Township to Newcomerstown. Also around this time, SR 8 at SR 258's eastern terminus became SR 800. Since then, there have been no major changes along the route.
Major intersections
References
External links
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258
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Transportation in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio
Transportation in Harrison County, Ohio