This is a shot of existing KY 11 in Montgomery County. This is the last stretch of the 32-mile route between Mt. Sterling and Flemingsburg to be reconstructed; all other segments are either finished or nearing completion.
This is the first portion of the new segment of KY 11 in northern Montgomery County, heading north toward the Bath County line.
Crossing into Bath County on new KY 11.
These sound walls have been installed along the new KY 11 routing, which bypasses the town of Sharpsburg to the west.
The relocated intersection of KY 11 and KY 36 just outside of Sharpsburg.
KY 36 departs KY 11 between Sharpsburg and Bethel.
New section of KY 11 just south of Bethel.
This is a new section of KY 11 in Fleming County, north of the Bath County line.
This portion of KY 11 bypasses the community of Tilton, which was a notorious speed trap before the route was relocated.
Relocated intersection of KY 11 and KY 156 just to the northwest of Tilton.
This shows the transition from the completed KY 11 to the last portion heading into Flemingsburg. This is just north of the Fleming Creek bridge north of Tilton.
All that is left to be completed on this portion of KY 11 is final surfacing and shoulder work.
Shoulder being graveled on new portion of KY 11.
The big "N" at the intersection of KY 11 and KY 32 near Flemingsburg.
Another use of the larger first capital letter.
AA Highway signage first appears at the intersection of KY 11, KY 32 and KY 57 on the south side of Flemingsburg.
Redundant signage at the end of the KY 11 bypass north of Flemingsburg.
Signage at the intersection of KY 11 and KY 9, along with KY 1448, south of Maysville.
Heading down the hill into Maysville on KY 11 north.
Approaching the split of KY 10, US 62 and US 68 business routes in Maysville.
Signage in Maysville.
Peeling US 62/68 signs just prior to the turn onto the old bridge.
Crossing into Ohio.
This bridge used to be green but has now been painted gray.
Extensive work was done to rehab this bridge including a new deck and a coat of paint.
As you enter Ohio, there is a Kentucky mile marker erected on the sign.
Approaching the southern terminus of OH 41.
At the southern terminus of OH 41.
Even on the business route, US 68 is signed as "north" in Ohio.
Signage with no directional banners.
Approaching the ramp to the new Harsha Bridge. This sign grouping shows how US 68 changes from an east-west route in Kentucky to a north-south route in Ohio.
This signage is what drivers see as they reach the end of the ramp from the bridge.
Going three directions at once!
Bannerless US 52, 62 and 68 signs.
This is a typical view of US 52 along the Ohio River.
Advance turn signs for US 62/68.
Overhead sign, on the left side of the road, for US 62 and US 68 as they turn off US 52.
Leaving US 52 and heading north.
Russellville and Hillsboro are on US 62; Georgetown is on US 68.
This is how US 62/68 appears heading north and out of the Ohio River valley.
This can't be the North Pole -- it was in the high 80's when I passed this intersection.
Climbing the hill.
The median widens out as the road reaches the top of the hill.
Approaching the departure of US 62 from US 68.
US 62 leaves US 68.
Beyond US 62, US 68 narrows to two lanes.
Mileage to Georgetown and Wilmington. Mileage signs are scarce on this portion of US 68.
There is enough right-of-way to easily widen US 68 to four lanes if it's ever needed.
Ohio has adopted the larger first letter, and this banner sits atop one of the unusually-shaped US 68 signs that are so prevalent in this area.
Intersection of OH 125.
Coming up to the departure of OH 125.
Oversized arrow beneath the OH 125 sign.
Another unusual US 68 shield.
Beyond Georgetown, US 68 becomes more narrow and curvy.
A bannerless odd-shaped US 68 sign, in the Mt. Orab area.
Passing through Mt. Orab.
Approaching ARC Corridor D, OH 32, north of downtown Mt. Orab.
At the ramp to eastbound OH 32.
At the ramp to westbound OH 32.
Approaching US 50.
US 50 crosses US 68 in Fayetteville. Note that the US shield appears to be a three-digit blank.
The intersection of US 68 and OH 350 is grade-separated, although both are two-lane routes.
The interchange is a folded diamond, as evidenced by this sign configuration.
At the ramp to westboudn OH 350.
Typical view of US 68 heading north toward Wilmington. The vehicle in front of me was from Morgan County, Ky., which is very close to my home.
OH 134 joins US 68.
In downtown Wilmington, US 68 intersects US 22, OH 3 and OH 73.
At Main Street in Wilmington.
A neat "stairstep" effect on this sign assembly.
The "To" banner atop the US 68 sign is in error. This is US 68.
The route to I-71 is well-signed in Wilimington.
Approaching the I-71 interchange.
Along US 68, there are corn and soybean fields aplenty, such as this soybean field north of Wilmington.
Approaching the US 35 bypass south of Xenia.
Another "JCT" sign with the arrows for the directions on US 35.
US 68 intersects US 42 and Business US 35 (in a green sign) in downtown Xenia.
Another of the odd-shaped US 68 shields, north of Xenia.
And yet another. This is where the US 68 route becomes four lanes south of Springfield.
Old faded button copy sign for US 68's interchange with I-70.
More button copy. A lot of old button copy signs are still in existence in Ohio.
Overheads at the I-70 cloverleaf.
Overhead for the ramp from north US 68 to I-70 west.
Many of the highways in this area carry "Alt I-70" designations.
Typical view of the US 68 western bypass of Springfield.
Approaching OH 4 and US 40.
Button copy (notice the missing buttons in the "T" in "Exit") signage.
Overheads at the cloverleaf.
Overheads at the ramp to OH 4/US 40 west.
Alt 70 leaves US 68 at this point.
OH 4, US 40 and I-70 signage just west of the US 68 interchange.
Overheads for the departure of US 40 from OH 4. (Sorry for the backlighting, I was traveling due west into the setting sun).
National Road marker.
OH 4 runs into and multiplexes with I-70, so the alternate route follows US 40.
Approaching the intersection of OH 571 on US 40.
My destination at this intersection was New Carlisle.
Heading west on OH 571 (actually at this point the route runs due north-south).
Entering New Carlisle on OH 571.
Intersection of OH 571 and OH 235 in downtown New Carlisle.
Heading north on OH 235 in New Carlisle.
There are Speedway stations on both sides of the road here.
Why is this street sign included? This is the corner of Firwood Drive and Chestnut Court in New Carlisle, Ohio. My wife grew up at the house on this corner (house is not pictured) before her family moved back home to Kentucky when she was a child.
The home where my wife spent her childhood years.
New Carlisle post office.
Looking south on OH 235.
Junction of OH 571.
OH 235 sign in New Carlisle.
This is the view entering New Carlisle heading east on OH 571.
City sign for New Carlisle on OH 571 entering town heading east.
Heading south out of town on OH 235.
New Carlisle has a large YMCA building.
Approaching US 40 on OH 235.
OH 235 crosses I-40.
OH 235 picks up the Alt I-70 designation.
Approaching the interchange of I-70 and OH 4.
Overheads approaching I-70.
Overheads at the ramp to eastbound I-70.
Overheads on the OH 235 bridge.
A major construction project is underway on I-70.
I-70 and OH 4 signage.
The setting sun provides for a lot of glare on this overhead sign for I-675.
Again, the evening sun blinds the view of this overhead for I-675.
The sun makes this sign almost unreadable.
Overhead at the ramp to I-675.
Another Alt I-70 sighting.
The first I-675 marker.
Another fading button copy sign.
Older overheads. The "Cincinnati" has been placed atop something else.
Alt I-70 leaves I-675. Waht type of font are those exit numbers in?
Route number fifth-mile markers have been installed on I-675.
In this region, small blue tags have been placed on most guide signs. This one reads "675 SB 23.47." It seems to be the precise milepoint where the sign is located. I'm not sure if these are related to the blue mile markers, or if they are for inventory control purposes.
On this overhead, the blue identifier sign is mounted to the support post.
Mileage to various locations. The "8" is on a separate plate so it's obviously been placed over something else.
Overhead for the US 35 exit.
Overheads for I-675 and US 35.
Overheads at the US 35 exit.
Overheads on the C-D ramp at the US 35 exit.
US 35 has the route number blue mile markers as well. My hotel for the night, Microtel Inn, was located across from the McDonald's and Arby's.
OH 835 exit on US 35.
Here begin the Saturday photos -- starting with this unusual "merge" sign on I-675.
Overheads for OH 444, I-70 and OH 4.
An older button copy sign.
Overheads with button copy at the end of I-675.
Overheads at the split of OH 4 and I-70.
Overheads at the exit itself.
Overheads on OH 4 and US 40 approaching US 68.
Bridge mounted overhead for US 40 and OH 4 at the US 68 cloverleaf.
US 68 signage instead of the standard "exit" sign.
OH 41 exit on US 68 north.
OH 334 overhead.
Button copy mileage sign mounted on a bridge and to the right of the roadway on US 68 north.
Approaching the end of the four-lane US 68 bypass north of Springfield. This is the most recently completed section.
Signage at the end of OH 55 on the south side of Urbana.
Approaching US 36 and OH 29 in Urbana.
US 36 and OH 29 cross US 68.
Unusual sign for traffic movements around the memorial in Urbana.
The unusual shield shapes for US 68 begin surfacing again north of Urbana.
Mileage signs appear a little more frequently north of Urbana than they do in the stretch between the state line and Springfield.
In downtown Bellefontaine.
OH 47 joins US 68.
US 68 splits into two one-way segments that each run one block away from Main Street. Here is the spot where US 68 north rejoins Main Street.
US 68 and US 33 signage in Bellefontaine.
At the ramp to eastbound US 33. Again the shield is a three-digit blank.
Ramp to westbound US 33 from northbound US 68.
US 68 only has 44 more miles to run.
Logan County's county routes are signed in this manner.
Typical view of US 68 north of Bellefontaine -- straight, flat, wide with corn and soybean fields on both sides of the road.
Approaching OH 53 and OH 67 in Kenton. This intersection represents the southern end of OH 53.
At the intersection of US 68, OH 53 and OH 67 (which is signed in a three-digit blank.)
Intersection of US 68 and OH 67 with OH 309 in downtown Kenton. OH 309 is the former US 30S.
Going east on OH 309, a block past US 68 is an intersection with OH 31 and OH 53. OH 31 and 53 multiplex along Main Street for several blocks in Kenton, before each takes a 90 degree turn on either end of the multiplex and end one block west at US 68.
OH 31 and 53 cross OH 309.
This is going south on OH 31/53, where OH 53 makes a right turn and ends one block later at OH 67 and US 68. This is the corner of Main and Espy.
Approaching US 68/OH 67, the end of OH 53 is posted. This is the corner of Fontaine Street (left), Detroit Street (right) and Espy Street (straight, which becomes OH 67 west.)
This is the end of OH 31, posted at the intersection of Main Street (68) and what I seem to recall is W. Carroll Street (31).
More US 68 north of Kenton, with more corn fields on either side of the flat, straight highway.
This sign is located just south of US 68's intersection with the under-construction US 30. This is an attempt to keep the emerald ash borer (an insect) out of northern Ohio.
This is the future intersection of US 68 and US 30. US 30 is undergoing a large expansion project in this area of Ohio and the new road will be four lanes.
The new US 30 bridge crossing US 68. It appears that the new US 30 is almost ready to open.
Approaching the present intersection of US 68 and US 30.
THe existing US 30 is a two-lane route that crosses US 68 at a grade-separated interchange.
At the ramp to US 30.
Another view of US 68, heading toward Findlay.
Approaching OH 15.
At the ramp to eastbound OH 15.
For the last couple of miles of its existence, US 68 joins westbound OH 15.
The first I-75 marker that's been seen on US 68 since Lexington, KY.
US 68 leaves its old traditional routing to follow OH 15 west.
Signage for US 68, OH 15 and I-75.
Approaching I-75.
This intersection shows that US 68 is marked all the way to the I-75 interchange. This last US 68 sign is located just west of the I-75 intersection.
A better shot of the last US 68 sign.
Overheads for I-75 and OH 15 approaching US 68's end.
Overheads at the split ramps. At this point I clinched my second two-digit US route, and the only one currently in existence (I had twice previously traveled old US 48 in WV and MD). There is no end signage present for US 68 here.
I-75 and OH 15 signage.
Exit for OH 12.
Exit signage for US 224 and OH 15's departure from I-75.
OH 25 is the old alignment of US 25 in northern Ohio.
Exiting onto OH 25.
Overhead at the US 6 exit.
Overhead for the I-475 exit.
Overhead directing travelers to use I-75 for access to the Ohio Turnpike.
The sign's mounted on the left side of the road and the word "Left" appears in black-on-yellow plates twice, for added effect.
Diagrammatic overhead for I-45.
Overheads at the I-475 exit. Signage is already in place in case ODOT ever decides to route US 23 along OH 15 and I-75 instead of keeping it on the two-lane between Carey and Findlay.
Unusual merge sign for traffic merging from south I-475 onto north I-75.
US 20 and US 23 overhead.
Button copy overhead for US 20/23.
Overheads for US 20/23 and the Ohio Turnpike. Lots of button copy here.
Overhead for I-80/90.
Overhead at the exit to the C-D ramp for OH 795 and the Ohio Turnpike.
As seen from I-75, overheads on the C-D ramp at the exit to OH 795.
Also as seen from I-75, overheads for I-75 and the Ohio Turnpike (in button copy) above the C-D ramp.
Overhead for OH 65 just before crossing the Maumee River into Toledo.
Overheads for I-75 and OH 25 in Toledo.
Overhead for US 24 and diagrammatic overhead for I-475.
Button copy lane designation overheads for I-75 and I-475.
A newer diagrammatic overhead (non-button copy) for I-475 and I-75.
First overhead for I-280.
Button copy overheads for I-75 and I-280.
Exiting I-75 onto I-280.
First I-280 sign, in a reconstructed area.
Overheads at the OH 25 exit. The support posts along this section of I-280 use what I call the "Utah style."
A view of the Veterans Glass City Skyway bridge.
One-mile exit sign for OH 65.
A look at the tower on the bridge. Work is still progressing even though the highway is now open.
This is the view of the bridge from the marina currently under construction, and the backdrop for our group photo.
A wider shot of the marina, the old bridge and the new one.
A view of the bridge's tower.
Getting closer to the bridge, with the old drawbridge (which still carries OH 65) in the foreground.
Everyone at the meeting got a laugh out of this sign -- as if people were going to get down on all fours on the docks and lap up water from the river.
The old drawbridge and the new cable-stayed bridge.
Another view.
Pole-mounted sign for OH 25 in downtown Toledo.
This I-280 sign is missing the "To" banner.
This one includes the "To" banner.
Jct I-280 sign on OH 25.
Button copy overhead for the ramp from OH 25 to I-280 south. You can see the sign for the ramp to north 280 in the background.
From the new bridge, a look at the marina where we visited earlier.
Overheads for I-280 and OH 2.
Exit only overhead for OH 2.
Overheads for I-280 and OH 2, showing the "Utah" style support post.
Signage at the end of the ramp from I-280 to OH 2.
Sign for North I-280 and directional banner beneath the OH 2 sign.
On OH 2 westbound, ,there is this I-280 sign that looks like something that might be found along I-81 in Virginia.
Button copy guide sign on I-280 for I-80, I-90 and the Ohio Turnpike.
Overheads at the end of I-280.
There is an at-grade intersectionon OH 420, which is a connector route between the Ohio Turnpike and US 23/20.
Unusual arrow on this standard JCT assembly. These arrows are showing up with more frequency in northwest Ohio, according to people from the area.
Guide sign for US 23 and US 20 at the new interchange with OH 420.
Overheads at the end of OH 420.
On US 20, this tapered advance turn arrow shows that US 23 departs the roadway.
Along the US 20, there are a number of these concrete mileposts. They are remants of the old turnpike that connected Fremont (then known as Lower Sandusky) and Perrysburg. These markers give the mileage to each town and are inscribed at the top with "1842" which is the date they were installed. Several of these have been preserved.
Another view.
On the flip side, 15 miles to Perrysburg.
This shows both mileages, Lower Sandusky (Fremont) and Perrysburg.
The "1842" is barely legible.
As can be told by the shadows, this marker was the object of much interest from the photographers on the meet's tour.
A more modern sign -- approaching US 23 on eastbound US 20.
Another marker is located near the present-day US 20 and US 23 intersection.
This marker also has a date inscrption of 1842.
The mileage estimates back then weren't far off from what they are now -- the concrete marker says Perrysburg is 13 miles away and the ODOT sign says it's 12 mies. These are plywood signs.
A look at the back of the plywood sign seen earlier shows that this sign was made in 1990, so it's not all that old. Ohio still uses wooden signs in quite a few places.
Unusual arrow sign where US 23 joins US 20.
The first signs for the concurrent US 20/US 23 route also have trailblazers for I-280 and the Ohio Turnpike. In the background is construction to widen a culvert as part of a project to expand US 20 to four lanes in this area.
This shows the divided highway at the OH 420 interchange.
Overheads for OH 420 and Pemberville Road on US 20 east/US 23 north.
Ohio Turnpike guide sign.
Overhead for the OH 420 exit, with the bridge and another sign in the background.
At the exit.
Here is another of the concrete turnpike markers; this one is located west of the OH 420 interchange.
Going east on 20, south on 23, an overhead on the two-lane.
Another overhead for the turnpike. You can see the interchange in the background. At the ramp from OH 420 to US 20 west/US 23 north, there is a relocated and preserved concrete marker of the type previously photographed.
Overheads approaching the exit. The relocated marker previously mentioned is behind the mailboxes that are on the left side of the road in the background.
Overheads at the ramp to Pemberville Rd. The exit numbers are based on the mileage from US 20's western entrance into the state. This is almost directly across from the previously mentioned moved marker. It's good that ODOT preserved this piece of history when they rebuilt this intersection.
At the loop ramp to OH 420.
Signage for the Ohio Turnpike with signage for OH 163 in the background.
The signage for 163 is a bit different going north than it is going south.
Button copy sign with a faded Ohio Turnpike logo sign.
The beginning of I-280.
Closeup of the southbound OH 163 arrow marker.
Vertical view of the same sign.
A similar arrow sign has been installed on 163 going east toward 420. The arrow sign and the other two signs on this post are of two different reflective styles.
OH 420 and OH Turnpike signs on OH 163.
I-280 north of the Turnpike is named in tribute to veterans of the Korean War.
This billboard for Tony Packo's, our meeting site, is visible from the long ramp from northbound 280 to Front Street.
On the ramp, you can see the underside of the new bridge. The ramps at the right carry traffic from south 280 to Front Street (foreground) and from Front Street to north 280 (background).
A view of the bridge and residual construction.
This is a blurry photo, but it's on the drawbridge that formerly carried 280 across the Maumee River. The new bridge is high above to the right.
Signage at the drawbridge.
The drawbridge portion has a metal deck.
This was the old ramp from what was I-280 to OH 65.
Back on the ramp from new 280 to Front Street, here is a long sweeping curve.
The ramp passes under new I-280.
These are the dual ramps seen a few photos earlier. The ramp at left carries traffic from Front Street to northbound 280. This is somewhat reminiscent of I-70 i Glenwood Canyon in Colorado, without the mountains.
Another view of construction on the bridge.
South of the bridge, I-280 is known as the "Catholic War Veterans of the USA Highway." That sounds like a very specific group to be honoring and it's surprising that the ACLU has not filed suit to challenge this as an unconstitutional governmental endorsement of religion.
Overheads for OH 2 and I-280 -- there may have been another photo of this gantry earlier.
Lane designation for OH 2.
At the OH 2 exit.
Button copy sign for mileage on I-280. I smell a Road Sign Math entry here!
Overhead at the Ohio Turnpike.
Another Ohio Turnpike exit sign. This one, too, may have been seen before in this gallery.
Another shot of the end signage at I-280.
Oversized OH 420 signage.
Another shot of the one-mile sign for the US 20/23 exit.
And another shot of the overheads at the end of OH 420.
Two exit signs where OH 420 ends and ramps to each direction of US 20/23 begin.
US 20 and 23 markers with no banners.
Another photo of the US 23 sign with the tapered arrow.
US 23 exits US 20 right at the Sandusky-Wood county line.
On US 23, there is this arrow marker.
OH 582 has a short duplex with US 23.
Another "double headed" arrow approaching OH 105.
OH 105 crosses US 23.
Fostoria is really the only town of any size along the two-lane portion of US 23.
US 23 looks a lot like US 68 -- straight, flat, and with a lot of corn and soybean fields.
An advance turn arrow shows in which direction OH 600 will turn off US 23.
A double-headed arrow for US 6.
US 6 and US 23 cross.
More US 23 heading south.
In Fostoria, US 23 and OH 199 join. The two routes run concurrently to Carey, where US 23 assumes its four-lane route. From that point south, OH 199 is the old route of US 23.
Intersection of US 23, OH 18, OH 199 and OH 613 in Fostoria.
US 23 takes a convoluted route through Fostoria, with lots of 90-degree turns.
"Trucks Must Stay on Highway Thru City." Where else would they go, through people's yards?
OH 12 joins the mix.
Four routes and three different directions.The road is pretty much going in a southerly direction at this point.
Upcoming split of OH 12 from the other three routes.
Northern Ohio has lots of railroads and on this overpass, several old highway shields are posted. The US 23 sign is mnissing, however.
Odd how the OH 12 and 199 arrows are pointing at each other.
It's hard to see from the western sun shining on this railroad overpass, but there are some older signs posted on it.
US 23 and OH 199 split from OH 18.
A double-headed arrow for US 224's crossing of US 23.
US 224 crosses US 23.
In Carey, OH 199 finally splits away from US 23.
Seems that "activate" would be a more appropriate and more common word to use than "actuate."
This intersection is the end of OH 568.
US 23 approaches OH 15 and the beginning of a four-lane route that extends all the way into North Carolina (with the except of a two-lane bridge crossing into Kentucky). From this point, with the exception of the bridge at Portsmouth, US 23 is four lanes all the way to Enka, NC, west of Asheville.
Approaching the interchange.
This is the eastern end of OH 15.
US 23 enters the four-lane.
One of the tapered arrows once so common in Ohio, but not found quite as often anymore.
From this point in northern Ohio, it's less than 90 minutes to Columbus.
US 23 and US 30 have a brief concurrency.
THis sign (button copy, no less) indicates that eastbound US 30 follows southbound US 23.
Overheads for US 30.
US 23 and US 30 signage.
OH 199, the former route of US 23, intersects the four-lane that replaced it.
OH 53 and OH 67 take separate routes from Kenton and end up together in Upper Sandusky.
Exit for OH 53/67.
US 30 departs US 23.
Overheads at the US 30 east exit with a fairly complex interchange in the background.
Another view of the tri-level interchange.
Getting closer to Columbus.
This is the southern end of OH 199, which has served as the old route of US 23 since the routes passed through Carey.
Typical view of the four-lane US 23 south of Upper Sandusky.
OH 231 exit.
Once again the small blue mile marker tag appears on a guide sign.
Button copy sign at the OH 4 exit.
Button copy sign at the OH 309 exit, along with a blue mileage plate. OH 309 is the route formerly known as US 30S (30N took the route that 30 carries today).
Button copy overheads for OH 309 and OH 95.
Button copy sign for OH 95.
OH 98 exit sign.
Button copy sign for OH 229.
And a surface sign for OH 229.
Between Marion and Delaware, there are four separate carriageways for US 23. This is the innermost southbound lane; the lanes of travel on the right are also used for southbound traffic but were closed.
This shows the two northbound carriageways. Traffic is routed to the outermost lanes here.
Button copy sign in Delaware -- the little "North" tab for US 42 is also button copy.
Overhead at the US 36/US 42/OH 37 exit. US 42 joins US 23 here briefly.
Church spires visible from US 23 in Delaware.
US 23/42 bypass of Delaware.
US 42 south splits from US 23 south.
South of Delaware and heading toward Columbus.
Northern terminus of OH 315.
Construction on US 23.
Overheads on US 23 approaching I-270.
Lane designation button copy overheads for US 23 and I-270.
Blurry dusk shot of overheads at the US 23 interchange with I-270. Dayton and Indianapolis are alternately used as control cities for westbound I-270 and I-70.
Blurry dusk shot at I-270's interchange with OH 315. Note the "North" and "South" both on the rightmost sign.
Blurry twilight shot of the OH 161 exit on OH 315.
Blank VMS with a mount of the style seen in Toledo on the new I-280 construction.
This is Sunday morning, and is the I-270 button copy exit sign on northbound I-71 as seen on the ramp from Stringtown Road.
Overheads at I-71's interchange with I-270 at Grove City.
Overheads on the C-D ramp from northbound I-71 to I-270.
Overhead for US 23 on the outer loop of I-270.
Overheads at the C-D ramp to US 23.
Overheads on the C-D ramp.
Overhead on US 23 south at Circleville.
Overheads at the US 22/OH 56 exit at Circleville.
The Kentucky state line is only a little more than an hour away from Circleville.
South of Circleville, the countryside becomes more rolling to hilly.
Advance arrow for the OH 361 junction.
There is a new interchange with OH 207 north of Chillicothe.
The new OH 207 exit. You can see the mountains in the background as US 23 enters the Appalachians.
To the left, hills rise as the flatlands give way to the mountains.
Approaching Chillicothe.
Overheads on the north side of Chillicothe.
Another unusual merge sign.
Overhead for US 50.
Overheads for US 23, US 35 and US 50.
The three US routes that intersect in Chillicothe.
This overhead sign is to make sure that US 23 travelers know the route turns to the right at the upcoming interchange with US 35.
Overheads for US 23/35/50.
Split of US 23 and US 35.
Overhead for US 50 exit.
OH 104 joins US 23 between Chillicothe and Waverly.
The US 23 sign dwarfs the OH 104 sign.
South of Chillicothe, US 23 runs through a hilly area.
Many Ohio communities have these signs, like this one in Waverly, posted.
The end of OH 335 is oddly configured. The route runs concurrently with US 23/OH 104 for a couple of blocks before ending at the OH 220 intersection.
In Piketon, US 23 (Corridor B) approaches OH 32 (Corridor D) as this button copy sign shows.
At the OH 32 exit.
From this point on, the route I traveled on home is the same route I drove a few weeks previously on a return from a road trip to PA, WV and NY. This button copy sign appeared on that gallery and so it was the last photo I took on this trip. It's the first mention of a Kentucky destination in Ohio.