Ohio State Route 235
# Ohio State Route 235

State Route 235 (SR 235) is a 133.2-mile-long (214.4 km) north–south state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at US 68 near the small town of Oldtown just north of Xenia, and its northern terminus is at State Route 65 at the Maumee River nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Grand Rapids, west of Otsego.

Prior to late 1968, SR 235's northern terminus was at an intersection with State Route 4 and then State Route 69, which ran from downtown Dayton northward to State Route 65. With the reconstruction of SR 4/SR 69 to a high speed thoroughfare from I-75 to I-70, SR 69 southwards was discontinued, and northwards from the intersection was renumbered as an almost 200 mile northern extension of SR 235. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation District 7, this renumbering occurred because the number 69 has certain sexual meanings in popular culture, and the signs kept getting stolen. The resulting denontation suggests a spur of US 35 which might also have been considered.

## Route description

The portion of SR 235 within Fairborn is designated "Army Specialist Jesse Adam Snow Memorial Highway", in honor of a Fairborn High School graduate who was killed by enemy fire on November 14, 2010 in Afghanistan.

## History

* 1926 – Original route certified; originally routed along its current alignment from Oldtown to Fairborn (which was Fairfield and Osborn in 1926).
* March 9, 1932 – Extended north to State Route 4 approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Fairborn along previously unnumbered road.
* 1969 – Extended north to its current terminus along previous State Route 69.

On November 9, 2012, the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee announced that a roundabout would be constructed at the intersection of SR 235 and SR 41 in Pike Township, which has been the site of numerous vehicle crashes, including five fatalities from 1992 to 2013. Construction on the $1.1 million project began in June 2014 and was completed the weekend before Monday, September 15. It is the first roundabout in Clark County and is believed to be the first in Ohio with all approaches at high speed, 55 mph (89 km/h).

### State Route 69 before 1969

* 1923 – Originally routed from Dayton to Forest.
* 1938 – Extended north to McComb along previously unnumbered road, from McComb to Hoytville along the previous alignment of State Route 186, and from Hoytville to 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Grand Rapids along a previously unnumbered road.

## Future

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee have conducted a SR 235 Corridor Management Study, examining improvements to SR 235 in Bethel Township, between US 40 to the north, and the Greene County line to the south. The study primarily covered the Park Layne section of the township. The study area has had many vehicle crashes and four pedestrian fatalities between 2007 and 2010. The road has many closely spaced commercial driveways and lacks crosswalks, among other problems. Proposed changes included a raised median with breaks only at a few major cross streets, consolidated driveways limited to right-in/right-out access, and jughandles or U-turns at each end of the corridor for turnarounds. Other proposals included U-turns at the busiest cross street, Styer Drive, roundabouts at the major cross streets and "backage" roads. Public meetings related to this study were held in September 2011 and April 2012. The projected cost of the improvements ranged from $7.4 million to $12.2 million and construction was not expected to begin until 2017 to 2020. In mid-October 2012, it was decided by the Ohio Department of Transportation and Clark County officials to make about $3 million in improvements to this stretch of SR 235, including the consolidation of driveways and the construction of cul-de-sacs. Construction is expected to begin in 2015. The development of any "backage" roads will be left to future private developers.

In Xenia Township, Greene County, north of Xenia, ODOT plans to convert the intersection with US 68, SR 235's southern terminus, to a roundabout. As of summer 2020, construction is expected to begin in spring 2023 and to be completed that fall, with an estimated cost of $2 million.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greene | Xenia Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 68 | |
| Greene | Fairborn | 6.63– 6.93 | 10.67– 11.15 | I-675 – Columbus, Cincinnati | Exit 22 (I-675) |
| Greene | Fairborn | 8.30 | 13.36 | SR 444 south (Broad Street) / Xenia Road | Southern end of SR 444 concurrency |
| Greene | Fairborn | 8.96 | 14.42 | SR 444 north (Broad Street) / North Central Avenue | Northern end of SR 444 concurrency |
| Montgomery | Huber Heights | 11.66 | 18.76 | SR 4 south / Chambersburg Road – Dayton | Interchange; southern end of SR 4 concurrency |
| Montgomery | Huber Heights | 12.81– 13.20 | 20.62– 21.24 | I-70 north / SR 4 – Columbus, Indianapolis | Exit 41 (I-70); northern end of SR 4 concurrency |
| Clark | Bethel Township | 16.24 | 26.14 | US 40 (National Road) – Vandalia, Springfield | |
| Clark | New Carlisle | 18.31 | 29.47 | SR 571 (Jefferson Street) | |
| Clark | Pike Township | 22.71 | 36.55 | SR 41 – Springfield, Troy | |
| Champaign | Jackson Township | 27.18 | 43.74 | SR 55 – Urbana, Christiansburg, Troy | |
| Champaign | Johnson Township | 32.28 | 51.95 | US 36 – St. Paris, Urbana, Piqua | |
| Champaign | Adams Township | 37.97 | 61.11 | SR 29 west – Sidney | Southern end of SR 29 concurrency |
| Champaign | Adams Township | 38.28 | 61.61 | SR 29 east – Rosewood, Urbana | Northern end of SR 29 concurrency |
| Logan | Miami Township | 42.85 | 68.96 | SR 706 west – Sidney | Eastern terminus of SR 706 |
| Logan | De Graff | 47.14 | 75.86 | SR 508 east (Main Street) | Western terminus of SR 508 |
| Logan | Pleasant Township | 49.99 | 80.45 | SR 47 – Bellefontaine, Sidney | |
| Logan | Washington Township | 56.20 | 90.45 | SR 274 – Jackson Center, Huntsville | |
| Logan | Washington Township | 56.98 | 91.70 | SR 708 north – Russells Point | Southern terminus of SR 708 |
| Logan | Stokes Township–Lakeview municipal line | 59.27 | 95.39 | SR 720 | |
| Logan | Lakeview | 59.86 | 96.34 | US 33 | |
| Logan | Stokes Township–Lakeview municipal line | 59.89 | 96.38 | SR 366 east | Southern end of SR 366 concurrency |
| Logan | Stokes Township | 61.43 | 98.86 | SR 365 east | Western terminus of SR 365 |
| Logan | Stokes Township | 61.96– 62.00 | 99.71– 99.78 | SR 366 west | Northern end of SR 366 concurrency |
| Hardin | Roundhead Township | 66.73 | 107.39 | SR 117 south | Southern end of SR 117 concurrency |
| Hardin | Roundhead Township | 68.68 | 110.53 | SR 117 north to SR 385 / Township Road 39 | Northern end of SR 117 concurrency |
| Hardin | Roundhead Township | 70.69 | 113.76 | SR 67 – Waynesfield, Kenton | |
| Hardin | Marion–Liberty township line | 81.28 | 130.81 | SR 309 west – Lima | Southern end of SR 309 concurrency |
| Hardin | Marion–Liberty township line | 82.28 | 132.42 | SR 309 east – Kenton | Northern end of SR 309 concurrency |
| Hardin | Ada | 85.31 | 137.29 | SR 81 (North Avenue) | |
| Hancock | Orange Township | 88.73– 88.89 | 142.80– 143.05 | US 30 – Mansfield, Fort Wayne, IN | Interchange |
| Hancock | Orange Township | 93.28 | 150.12 | SR 103 – Bluffton, Arlington | |
| Hancock | Union Township | 94.70– 94.95 | 152.40– 152.81 | I-75 – Toledo, Dayton | Exit 145 (I-75) |
| Hancock | Union Township | 100.06 | 161.03 | SR 12 west – Pandora | Southern end of SR 12 concurrency |
| Hancock | Benton Ridge | 102.32 | 164.67 | SR 12 east – Findlay | Northern end of SR 12 concurrency |
| Hancock | Blanchard Township | 105.58 | 169.91 | US 224 / SR 15 – Findlay, Ottawa | |
| Hancock | Pleasant Township | 108.99 | 175.40 | SR 186 south / CR 97 | Southern end of SR 186 concurrency |
| Hancock | McComb | 109.98 | 177.00 | SR 613 (Main Street) / SR 186 ends | Northern end of SR 186 concurrency (northern terminus) |
| Wood | Hoytville | 115.17 | 185.35 | SR 18 east / Riegle Road | Southern end of SR 18 concurrency |
| Wood | Jackson Township | 116.58 | 187.62 | SR 18 west – Deshler, Hamler | Northern end of SR 18 concurrency |
| Wood | Milton Township | 122.15 | 196.58 | SR 281 – Custar, Wayne | |
| Wood | Weston Township | 128.19 | 206.30 | US 6 – Bowling Green, McClure, Napoleon | |
| Wood | Washington Township | 133.20 | 214.36 | SR 65 (River Road) – Grand Rapids, Perrysburg, Toledo | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||
