Ohio State Route 218

State Route 218
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	19.51 mi[1] (31.40 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 217 near Athalia
North end:	SR 7 near Gallipolis
Location
Counties:	Lawrence, Gallia
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 217 SR 219 →

State Route 218 (SR 218, OH 218) is a north–south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of State Route 218 is at a T-intersection with State Route 217 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Athalia. Its northern terminus is at a T-intersection with State Route 7 about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Gallipolis.

Route description

State Route 218 travels through portions of Lawrence and Gallia. There are no segments of this state route that are incorporated within the National Highway System.^[2]

History

When it was first established in 1924, State Route 218 consisted of the entirety of the current routing of State Route 553 from State Route 7 in Crown City northwesterly to its junction with State Route 218, and the current alignment of State Route 218 from the State Route 553 intersection northeasterly to its current northern terminus at State Route 7 south of Gallipolis.^[3][4] Two years later, the southern end of the highway was re-aligned. From the its current junction with State Route 553, State Route 218 was routed southwesterly along a previously un-numbered roadway to what is now State Route 218's southern terminus at State Route 217.^[5][6]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Lawrence	Rome Township	0.00	SR 217	Southern terminus at T-intersection.
Gallia	Guyan Township	6.25	SR 553 east	Western terminus of SR 553.
		10.91	SR 790 west	T-intersection marking eastern terminus of SR 790.
	Gallipolis Township	19.51	SR 7	Northern terminus at T-intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-05. 
2. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-05. 
3. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1923). Ohio State Map (Map). 
4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1924). Ohio State Map (Map). 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1925). Ohio State Map (Map). 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1926). Ohio State Map (Map). 

External links

• State Route 218 Endpoint Photos