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Template:Infobox U.S. Route U.S. Route 35 is a north-south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately 412 miles (663 km) from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia. The highway's northern terminus is in Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. Route 20. Its southern terminus is in Scott Depot, West Virginia, at Interstate 64.[1] Currently, the West Virginia portion of the highway is being expanded to four lanes, mostly along a completely new route. The Ohio portion has already been upgraded to a four-lane highway/freeway between the West Virginia state line and Trotwood west of Dayton, Ohio.

Route description

Major Cities

West Virginia

In West Virginia from Scott Depot to Point Pleasant, US 35 is currently being expanded to a four lane expressway. Officially, US 35's new alignment begins at I-64 Exit #40 near Scott Depot, from which point US 35 proceeds north on its new roadway.[1] There is a short stub of roadway connecting I-64 and Putnam County Route 33 that also bears US 35 signage, but it appears this signage is as a courtesy and does not reflect the route's official endpoint.

As of October 10, 2008, the old 13.1-mile (21.1 km) segment of US 35 between WV 34 and U.S. Route 60 is now signed WV 817.

County Location Mile # Destinations Notes
Putnam Scott Depot 0 I-64 – Huntington, Charleston Interchange at I-64 Exit 40
CR 33 (Teays Valley Rd) – Scott Depot Access via connector continuing along same alignment as new US 35.
Teays Valley 2
WV 34 south / CR 13 (Poplar Fork Rd) – Teays Valley
US 35 and WV 34 temporarily overlap.
Winfield 6
WV 34 north / WV 817 – Winfield, St. Albans
Fraziers Bottom 9 CR 19 (Five and Twentymile Creek Rd) – Hurricane
11

WV 869 to WV 62 – Buffalo
Pliny 19 CR 9 (Plantation Rd) – Apple Grove
Mason Pt. Pleasant 35
CR 35 north (Locks Rd.)
37 WV 2 – Point Pleasant, Huntington Last exit in West Virginia before entering Ohio

Ohio

Signed east-west in Ohio, US 35 crosses the Ohio River on the Silver Memorial Bridge and enters Ohio. The first interchange is located adjacent to the Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport in Gallipolis as well as State Route 7. From there, it continues as a full freeway towards Jackson, with interchanges at SR 160, SR 850, and SR 325. Passing Rio Grande, the highway becomes a four lane at-grade expressway when it reaches Centerville. This setup continues until State Route 32 where the highway bypasses Jackson. A strange interchange configuration currently exists at US 35 and OH 32 - an interchange called a Windmill interchange. Each highway has ramps that exit to the other highway ending at an intersection that one can travel either direction - odd because both highways end up having at-grade intersections. Continuing west, the highway reverts to an expressway until it reaches Richmond Dale. The section between Richmond Dale and Chillicothe was upgraded to a full freeway in 2005 and includes a large cut through a 1,000 feet (300 m)* ridge. This section of road provides westbound motorists with a panoramic view of the Scioto River valley.

The portion of the route between Jackson and Gallipolis is known as the Bob Evans Highway. This section is designated as a Welsh Byway by the Ohio Department of Transportation as well.[2]

Indiana

US 35 enters Indiana with Interstate 70, and it splits off on the northwest side of Richmond. US 35 then travels in a northwest path through the cities of Muncie, Kokomo, Logansport, Winamac, Knox and La Porte before terminating at US 20 in Michigan City.

On October 1, 2009, the state will transfer the western 5.31 miles (8.55 km) of US 35 to Michigan City's local highway system. US 35 in Michigan City is currently being served by commercial traffic that travels in and out of downtown (where it originally terminated at US 12); according to local traffic counts, only half of measured traffic on US 35 is through traffic. After the transfer of control, Michigan City will reconstruct the road using local, state and federal-aid funds.[3] The change was approved by AASHTO on October 17, 2008.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "West Virginia US 35 Deletion Request" (PDF). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  2. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Ohio Byway". Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  3. ^ Indiana Department of Transportation (2008-08-25). "An Application from the State highway or Transportation Department of Indiana" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  4. ^ AASHTO (2008-10-27). "Committee action and approvals". Retrieved 2008-10-27.
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