State Route 716 (SR 716) is a
state highway
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in the western part of the U.S. state of
Ohio
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. Its southern terminus is at
SR 705 in the village of
Osgood in northeastern
Darke County
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. The northern terminus of SR 716 is at
SR 274 in the village of
Chickasaw
The Chickasaw ( ) are an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands. Their traditional territory was in the Southeastern United States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee as well in southwestern Kentucky. Their language is classified as ...
in southeastern
Mercer County. For its entire length, SR 716 runs parallel to, and approximately to the east of,
U.S. Route 127
U.S. Route 127 (US 127) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at US 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) near G ...
.
The highway was assigned in 1937 on a routing from SR 705 in Osgood to an unnumbered highway in Franklin Township. The route was truncated to its current northern terminus in 1973. SR 716 has remained intact ever since.
Route description
SR 716 begins at an intersection with SR 705 in the Darke County village of Osgood. The highway heads northward through downtown Osgood and then into the rural regions, which includes spontaneous residential homes and fields. Not far after Osgood, SR 716 intersects with Township Road 7 (Darke-Mercer County Line Road), which runs along the county line. The highway crosses the line into Mercer County and continues northward through rural areas. There is an intersection with a local road, Indian Trail Road, soon after.
The highway remains mainly unchanged for a little while until it nears the
Marion Township village of
Maria Stein
Maria Stein (German language, German, literally Mary's stone or "Mary of the Rock") is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in central Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, Mercer County, Ohio ...
. It then passes
Marion Local High School. In Maria Stein, it intersects
SR 119. Through Maria Stein, the highway is more urbanized, with more homes and commercial buildings surrounding the highway. However, this is only for a short time, as SR 716 leaves Maria Stein after the intersection with SR 119. The route continues northward for a short distance into Chickasaw, where it terminates at SR 274.
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History
SR 716 was established in 1937. Its original path consisted of its entire current routing, SR 274 between Chickasaw and west of Chickasaw in Marion Township, Mercer County, and a currently unnumbered road from Marion Township to east of Montezuma in Franklin Township.
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Transportation in Darke County, Ohio
Transportation in Mercer County, Ohio