Ohio State Route 678

State Route 678
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	4.00 mi[1] (6.44 km)
Existed:	1937 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 374 near Gibisonville
North end:	SR 180 near Gibisonville
Location
Counties:	Hocking
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 677 SR 681 →

State Route 678 (SR 678) is a short north–south state highway located in southeast Ohio. Entirely situated within Laurel Township in Hocking County, State Route 678 has its southern terminus at State Route 374 approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the hamlet of Gibisonville, and its northern terminus is at State Route 180 nearly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Gibisonville. State Route 678 provides a shorter alternative for traffic using State Route 374 en route from Hocking Hills State Park up to U.S. Route 33 at Rockbridge, in conjunction with State Route 180.

Route description

State Route 678 begins at a T-intersection with State Route 374 in Hocking County's Laurel Township. Starting out, the highway weaves its way in a northerly and easterly fashion, passing primarily amidst a forested landscape, with spaces of open grass and the occasional home also appearing alongside the highway. Turning to the east, State Route 678 passes through the small hamlet of Gibsonville, where the highway is lined by a number of homes and a church. This town is also where State Route 678 intersects Cream Ridge Road. Departing Gibsonville, the state route turns to the east-northeast, intersects Dunlap Road, then bends to the northeast. At Mount Olive Road, State Route 678 turns back to the east-northeast, passing a succession of homes and through more open space, before curving to the north at the Hocking County Road 9 intersection. From here, State Route 678 weaves through heavy woods, bending back to the northeast into an area of open space, prior to turning back to the north one final time before arriving at its terminal intersection at State Route 180. ^[2]

No portion of State Route 678 is included within the National Highway System, a system of highways deemed most important for the country's economy, defense and mobility.^[3]

History

State Route 678 made its debut in 1937. Originally, the highway was shown on the official state highway map as traveling along its current alignment between State Route 374 and State Route 180, then traveling along State Route 180 west a short distance, and following what is now State Route 374 from State Route 180 to U.S. Route 33 near Rockbridge.^[4][5] By 1938, however, State Route 678 was shown in the form that it currently exists as today, with the remaining portions of what was identified as State Route 678 on the prior year's map becoming a solo stretch of State Route 180 and an extension of State Route 374, respectively.^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Laurel Township, Hocking County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	SR 374	Southern terminus at T-intersection.
4.00	SR 180	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 2010-05-03. 
2. ^ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview Map of State Route 678 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=39.520111&lon=-82.56744&zoom=13&q1=39.492397%2C-82.588254&q2=39.52607%2C-82.547957. Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
3. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1936). Ohio State Map (Map). 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map). 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1938). Ohio State Map (Map). 

External links

• State Route 678 Endpoint Photos