State Route 144 exists entirely within the southeastern portion of Athens County. There are no portions of this highway that are included within the National Highway System, a network of highways identified as most imperative for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.[4]
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History
1923 marked the year in which State Route 144 was established. Its original routing was composed of the current stretch of U.S. Route 50 from Athens to its current junction with State Route 144 near Coolville, the current stretch of State Route 144 from that point to its current southern terminus at State Route 124 in Hockingport, and State Route 124 from there to its eastern terminus southwest of Belpre.[2][3] In 1926, with the coming of the U.S. Highway System, the U.S. Route 50 designation replaced what was the section of State Route 144 between Athens and the current junction of the two routes near Coolville.[5][6]
Another shortening of State Route 144 took place in 1934, when State Route 124 was extended north to Hockingport. From there, State Route 124 replaced the State Route 144 designation heading northeast to that route's eastern terminus southwest of Belpre.[7][8] However, in 1937, State Route 144 would see an extension. Coinciding with a northward extension of State Route 329, State Route 144 was extended to the northwest from near Coolville to its current northern terminus at State Route 329 in Stewart.[9][10]
SR 144 was rerouted around Coolville in 2006 as a result of landslides that occurred on the banks of the Hocking and Ohio Rivers in 2005 and 2006. SR 144 exited Coolville on a bridge just south of the US 50 / SR 7 / SR 32 bridges until that bridge was damaged as a result of the landslides.[11] Because of the damaged bridge and nearby damaged roadway along the east side of the Hocking River, SR 144 was rerouted south of Coolville on County Road 59 to a new bridge over the river.[11] The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) formerly maintained this old alignment as SR 144-J, but no longer maintains it as of 2013.[12][13]
^ abMap of Ohio State Highways(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. April 1922. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^ abMap of Ohio Showing State Routes(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. July 1923. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^Map of Ohio Showing State Routes(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. August 1925. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^Map of Ohio Showing State Routes(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. August 1926. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1933. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1934. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^Official Ohio Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^Official Ohio Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^ ab"Hockingport perks up as state re-opens flooded highway". The Athens News. December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ODOT. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams - SR 144-J" (PDF). Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^"2012 Athens County - Average 24-Hr Traffic Volume" (PDF). ODOT. 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
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State Route 144 SR 144 is a north south state highway in the southern portion of Ohio a U S state The southern terminus of State Route 144 is at is a T interchange with State Route 124 in Hockingport Its northern terminus is at another T intersection this time with State Route 329 in the unincorporated community of Stewart State Route 144Route informationMaintained by ODOTLength15 31 mi 1 24 64 km Existed1923 2 3 presentMajor junctionsSouth endSR 124 in HockingportMajor intersectionsUS 50 near CoolvilleNorth endSR 329 in StewartLocationCountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountiesAthensHighway systemOhio State Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic SR 143 SR 145 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 ReferencesRoute description EditState Route 144 exists entirely within the southeastern portion of Athens County There are no portions of this highway that are included within the National Highway System a network of highways identified as most imperative for the economy mobility and defense of the country 4 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2011 History Edit1923 marked the year in which State Route 144 was established Its original routing was composed of the current stretch of U S Route 50 from Athens to its current junction with State Route 144 near Coolville the current stretch of State Route 144 from that point to its current southern terminus at State Route 124 in Hockingport and State Route 124 from there to its eastern terminus southwest of Belpre 2 3 In 1926 with the coming of the U S Highway System the U S Route 50 designation replaced what was the section of State Route 144 between Athens and the current junction of the two routes near Coolville 5 6 Another shortening of State Route 144 took place in 1934 when State Route 124 was extended north to Hockingport From there State Route 124 replaced the State Route 144 designation heading northeast to that route s eastern terminus southwest of Belpre 7 8 However in 1937 State Route 144 would see an extension Coinciding with a northward extension of State Route 329 State Route 144 was extended to the northwest from near Coolville to its current northern terminus at State Route 329 in Stewart 9 10 SR 144 was rerouted around Coolville in 2006 as a result of landslides that occurred on the banks of the Hocking and Ohio Rivers in 2005 and 2006 SR 144 exited Coolville on a bridge just south of the US 50 SR 7 SR 32 bridges until that bridge was damaged as a result of the landslides 11 Because of the damaged bridge and nearby damaged roadway along the east side of the Hocking River SR 144 was rerouted south of Coolville on County Road 59 to a new bridge over the river 11 The Ohio Department of Transportation ODOT formerly maintained this old alignment as SR 144 J but no longer maintains it as of 2013 12 13 Major intersections EditThe entire route is in Athens County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesTroy Township0 000 00 SR 124 Reedsville Little Hocking4 577 35 US 50 SR 7 SR 32 James A Rhodes Appalachian Highway BelpreRome Township14 6123 51 SR 329 Guysville Amesville1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences EditRoute map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Ohio State Route 144KML is from Wikidata a b Ohio Department of Transportation Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams PDF Retrieved 2013 08 20 a b Map of Ohio State Highways MrSID Map Cartography by ODHPW Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works April 1922 Retrieved 2011 01 09 a b Map of Ohio Showing State Routes MrSID Map Cartography by ODHPW Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works July 1923 Retrieved 2011 01 09 National Highway System Ohio PDF Map Federal Highway Administration December 2003 Retrieved 2011 01 08 Map of Ohio Showing State Routes MrSID Map Cartography by ODHPW Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works August 1925 Retrieved 2011 01 09 Map of Ohio Showing State Routes MrSID Map Cartography by ODHPW Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works August 1926 Retrieved 2011 01 09 Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System MrSID Map Cartography by ODOH Ohio Department of Highways 1933 Retrieved 2011 01 09 Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System MrSID Map Cartography by ODOH Ohio Department of Highways 1934 Retrieved 2011 01 09 Official Ohio Highway Map MrSID Map Cartography by ODOH Ohio Department of Highways 1936 Retrieved 2011 01 09 Official Ohio Highway Map MrSID Map Cartography by ODOH Ohio Department of Highways 1937 Retrieved 2011 01 09 a b Hockingport perks up as state re opens flooded highway The Athens News December 7 2006 Retrieved December 5 2013 ODOT Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams SR 144 J PDF Retrieved December 5 2013 2012 Athens County Average 24 Hr Traffic Volume PDF ODOT 2012 Retrieved December 5 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ohio State Route 144 amp oldid 1003835393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
