U.S. Route 52 in Ohio

U.S. Route 52 (US 52) runs east–west across the southern part of the state of Ohio along the Ohio River, passing through or very near the cities and towns of Cincinnati, New Richmond, Point Pleasant, Moscow, Neville, Chilo, Rural, Utopia, Higginsport, Ripley, Aberdeen, Manchester, Wrightsville, Rome, Sandy Springs, Rockville, Friendship, Alexandria, Portsmouth, New Boston, Sciotoville, Sciotodale, Wheelersburg, Franklin Furnace, Hanging Rock, Ironton, Coal Grove, South Point, Burlington, and Chesapeake.

U.S. Route 52
Ohio River Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	180.968 mi[1] (291.240 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 52 / I-74 at the Ohio state line near Harrison
	I-275 near Blue Jay US 27 in Cincinnati I-75 in Cincinnati US 127 in Cincinnati US 42 in Cincinnati US 22 / SR 3 in Cincinnati I-275 / Kellogg Road in Cincinnati US 62 / US 68 in Ripley US 23 in Portsmouth
East end	US 52 at the West Virginia state line near Huntington W VA
Location
Counties	Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, Lawrence
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 51 → SR 53

For its first 19 miles (31 km) or so, the highway is overlapped with Interstate 74 (I-74) and I-75 before it winds through downtown Cincinnati for several miles. The route is primarily two lanes between New Richmond and West Portsmouth, Ohio, where it becomes a four-lane partial access highway until it exits the state in Chesapeake.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1][2]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Hamilton	Harrison Township	0.000	0.000		I-74 west / US 52 west – Indianapolis	Continuation into Indiana
	Harrison	1.600	2.575	1	New Haven Road – Harrison
		3.580	5.761	3	Dry Fork Road
	Whitewater Township	5.850	9.415	5	I-275 south – Kentucky	Western end of I-275 overlap; I-275 exit 25
		7.760	12.489	7	SR 128 – Cleves, Hamilton, Miamitown
	Colerain Township	9.330	15.015	9	I-275 north to I-75 – Dayton	Eastern end of I-275 overlap; I-275 exit 28
	Green Township	11.160	17.960	11	Rybolt Road, Harrison Pike
		14.660	23.593	14	North Bend Road – Cheviot
	Cincinnati	17.440	28.067		Montana Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		18.400– 18.520	29.612– 29.805		US 27 north (Beekman Street) / Colerain Avenue	Western end of US 27 overlap; No direct access from I-74/US 52 west to Beekman Street south or from Beekman Street north to I-74/US 52 east, however, a legal U-turn allows both of these accesses to be achieved
		19.470	31.334	4	I-75 north – Dayton	Eastern end of I-74 overlap; western end of I-75 overlap
		19.930– 20.401	32.074– 32.832	3	I-75 south – Lexington	Eastern end of I-75 overlap
		20.7	33.3		US 127 north (Central Parkway)	Western end of US 127 overlap
		23.3	37.5		Central Parkway (US 42 north)	Western end of US 42 overlap eastbound
		23.4	37.7		West Ninth Street (US 22 west / SR 3 west)
		23.5	37.8		US 22 east (US 42 north / West Seventh Street) / SR 3 north	Near western end of US 42 overlap westbound
		23.7	38.1		I-75 north / US 50 west	On ramps only
		23.9	38.5		US 42 south / US 127 south (West Third Street) to I-71 south / I-75 south	Eastern end of US 42 / US 127 overlap
		25.227	40.599		East Pete Rose Way (US 27 south	Eastern end of US 27 overlap
		33.807– 34.207	54.407– 55.051	72	I-275 west to I-471 / Kellogg Avenue – Kentucky	Western end of I-275 overlap
	Anderson Township	35.367– 35.687	56.918– 57.433	71	I-275 to I-71 – Columbus	Eastern end of I-275 overlap
		35.937– 36.287	57.835– 58.398		Kellogg Avenue west	Interchange
Clermont	Pierce Township	41.657	67.040		SR 749 east (Ten Mile Road) / Ten Mile Road to Palestine Street	Western terminus of SR 749
	New Richmond	45.607	73.397		SR 132 north (Sycamore Street) / Sycamore Street	Southern terminus of SR 132
	Point Pleasant	50.587	81.412		SR 232 east – Bethel, Grant Birthplace	Western terminus of SR 232
	Moscow	53.137	85.516		SR 743 south (Wells Street)	Western end of SR 743 overlap
	Washington Township	53.517	86.127		SR 743 north – Point Isabel	Eastern end of SR 743 overlap
	Chilo	60.867	97.956		SR 222 (Green Street) – Felicity
	Rural	63.657	102.446		SR 133 north – Felicity	Southern terminus of SR 133
Brown	Higginsport	70.161	112.913		SR 505 north	Southern terminus of SR 505
		70.634	113.674		SR 221 north – Georgetown	Southern terminus of SR 221
	Ripley	78.351	126.094		US 62 east / US 68 north	Western end of US 62 / US 68 overlap
	Aberdeen	84.106– 84.111	135.355– 135.364		US 62 west / US 68 south (William H. Harsha Bridge)	Eastern end of US 68 overlap; temporary eastern end of US 62 overlap
		86.281	138.856		SR 41 north (Market Street) / Market Street – West Union	Southern terminus of SR 41
		86.546	139.282		US 62 west (Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge) – Maysville	Traditional eastern end of US 62 overlap; Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge reopened, 15 ton limit
Adams	Manchester	97.293	156.578		SR 136 north (Jack Roush Way) / East Front Street – West Union	Southern terminus of SR 136
	Monroe Township	102.500	164.958		SR 247 – Wrightsville, West Union
Scioto	Friendship	131.368	211.416		SR 125 west	Eastern terminus of SR 125
	Washington Township	135.718– 136.038	218.417– 218.932		SR 239 north – West Portsmouth	Interchange; southern terminus of SR 239
		136.508– 136.998	219.688– 220.477		US 23 Truck south / SR 73 / SR 104 / SR 852 – Hillsboro, Kentucky	Interchange; western end of US 23 Truck overlap
	Portsmouth	138.028– 138.128	222.135– 222.295		US 23 (Chillicothe Street / Gay Street)	Eastern end of US 23 Truck overlap; northern terminus of US 23 Truck; This is made up of separate one-way intersections
	New Boston	141.778	228.170		SR 139 north (Park Avenue)	Southern terminus of SR 139
		141.778	228.170		Begin expressway
	Sciotoville	143.608	231.115		SR 335 north (Gallia Street) / Winchester Avenue	Eastbound exit only; southern terminus of SR 335
		143.938– 144.108	231.646– 231.919		SR 335 (Gallia Street / Harding Avvenue) / Gallia Street – Sciotoville	Westbound exit and entrance only
		144.838	233.094		SR 140 east to SR 823 north – South Webster, Chillicothe	Western terminus of SR 140; only SR 823 and Chillicothe signed eastbound
	Sciotodale	145.098	233.513		SR 823 north	Southern terminus of SR 823; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Wheelersburg	146.718	236.120		Center Street - Wheelersburg	Interchange
	Porter Township	149.458	240.529		SR 522 east / Hayport Road	Western terminus of SR 522
	Green Township	152.498	245.422		SR 253 west / Gallia Pike to US 23 / KY 10 (AA Hwy.) – Greenup	Eastern terminus of SR 253
		152.968	246.178		Old US 25 / CR 1	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Lawrence	Hamilton Township	160.008	257.508		CR 1A / CR 23
	Hanging Rock	162.628	261.724		SR 650 north / US 52 Bus. east – Hanging Rock, Ironton	Southern terminus of SR 650; western terminus of US 52 Bus
	Ironton–Upper Township line	165.288	266.005		SR 93 (Park Avenue / Park Drive) – Ironton, Jackson
		166.388	267.776		SR 141 east (Campbell Drive) / Liberty Avenue – Ironton	Western terminus of SR 141
	Coal Grove	168.468	271.123		SR 243 east / US 52 Bus. west (Marion Pike) – Coal Grove, Ironton	Western terminus of SR 243; eastern terminus of US 52 Bus
		169.618– 169.648	272.974– 273.022		Ashland KY (SR 652 south)	Partially at-grade; northern terminus of SR 652
	South Point	175.448	282.356		Solida Road - South Point
	Union Township	180.638– 180.668	290.709– 290.757		SR 7 north – Chesapeake	Southern terminus of SR 7
	Ohio River	180.968	291.240		US 52 east to I-64 / US 60 – Huntington W VA	Continuation into West Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
2. Google (June 13, 2020). "U.S. Route 52 in Ohio" (Map). Google Maps. Google. |access-date= requires |url= (help) No URL entered.

External links

• Media related to U.S. Route 52 in Ohio at Wikimedia Commons