OHIO STATE ROUTE 279

'State Route 279' is an east-west state highway in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio, also known as Southern Ohio. Its western terminus is at State Route 139 11½ miles west of Oak Hill, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 35 approximately 8 miles east of Oak Hill near Centerville. It runs concurrent with Route 93 for about 1/2 mile within the city limits of Oak Hill.

Contents

Cities and villages along route

Points of interest

History

Sources

External links

Cities and villages along route

★ Oak Hill

★ Centerville

Points of interest

★ Jackson Lake

★ Jackson Lake State Park

History

★ '1931' – Original route established; originally routed from Oak Hill to Centerville (then Thurman)Route 279 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson.

★ '1939' – Extended 11½ miles west of Oak Hill along a previously unnumbered road to its current western terminus.

★ 'unknown' – Extended ½ mile east of Centerville along the former alignment of U.S. Route 35 to its current eastern terminus.

★ It has been given a Scenic Byway designation as well as a Welsh Byway designation for the portion from Oak Hill to Centerville.^[1]

A view of SR 279 just east of Oak Hill with Ohio Byways and Welsh Byway Signs

Sources

1. Ohio Byway Ohio Department of Transportation

External links

★ The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site, by John Simpson

★ Ohio Byways