Ohio State Route 247

State Route 247

Length:

36.60 mi^[1] (58.9 km)

Formed:

1928

South end:

Dead end near the Ohio River near Manchester

North end:

Counties:

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State Route 247 is a north-south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is a dead-end overlooking the Ohio River in the village of Wrightsville, about 5 miles east of Manchester and 0.35 miles south of U.S. Route 52, and its northern terminus is at State Route 73 in Hillsboro.

Cities and villages along route

1928 – Original route certified; originally routed from Wrightsville to West Union along a portion of State Route 137’s former alignment which ran from Wrightsville to Fairfax; West Union to Youngsville became unnumbered in 1928^[2].
1938 – Extended to Hillsboro along unnumbered road from West Union to Youngsville, the portion of State Route 137 from Youngsville to Fairfax, and an unnumbered road from Fairfax to Hillsboro^[2]; State Route 137 truncated at Youngsville^[3].

^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
^ ^a ^b Route 247 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
^ Route 137 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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