Ohio State Route 725

State Route 725 (SR 725) is an east–west state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Camden at the eastern terminus of Indiana State Road 44; and its eastern terminus is at US 42 just south of Spring Valley.^[4]

State Route 725
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	48.07 mi^[1] (77.36 km)
Existed	1937^[2]^[3]–present
Major junctions
West end	SR 44 at the Indiana state line
Major intersections	US 127 in Camden I-75 in Miamisburg I-675 in Miamisburg
East end	US 42 near Spring Valley
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Preble, Montgomery, Greene
Highway system
Ohio State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 724 → SR 726

Route description

The portion of SR 725 between Union Road and Soldiers Home Road in Miamisburg is designated as the "SGT Gary Lee McKiddy Memorial Highway",^[5] in honor of a 1968 Miamisburg High School graduate and U.S. Army sergeant; this portion of the route runs past Highland Memorial Cemetery, which is McKiddy's resting place.^[6] On May 6, 1970, McKiddy, a 20-year-old member of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, was serving in Cambodia during the Vietnam War; on that date, he pulled a fellow soldier from a burning helicopter; McKiddy then returned to the helicopter in an attempt to rescue the pilot; as he did, the helicopter exploded, killing both McKiddy and the pilot.^[7]

The portion of SR 725 between Heincke Road and SR 741 in Miamisburg is designated as the "Marine Corporal Paul W. Zanowick II Memorial Highway",^[8] in honor of a Miamisburg High School graduate, nicknamed "Rocky", who was killed in Nahre Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on June 3, 2011.^[9][10]

History

SR 725 was first commissioned in 1937 between the Indiana state line and SR 48 in Centerville.^[2][3] In 1939, the route was extended east to US 42 in Spring Valley.^[11][12] In 1965, the road between Miamisburg and I-75 was upgraded to a divided highway.^[13][14] Between 1993 and 1995 the section of highway between I-675 and Centerville was upgraded to a divided highway.^[15][16]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Preble	Israel Township	0.00	0.00	SR 44 west / State Line Road – Liberty	Indiana state line; road continues south as State Line Rd.
		2.80	4.51	SR 177 – Fairhaven, Hamilton
		4.01	6.45	SR 732 – Oxford, Eaton
	Camden	8.78	14.13	US 127 – Hamilton, Eaton
	Gratis	15.64	25.17	SR 503 (Adda Doty Street)
		15.70	25.27	SR 122 (East Street)
Montgomery	Germantown	25.13	40.44	SR 4 south – Middletown	Western end of SR 4 concurrency
		26.68	42.94	SR 4 north – Dayton	Eastern end of SR 4 concurrency
	Miamisburg	32.92– 33.15	52.98– 53.35	I-75 – Cincinnati, Dayton	Exit 44 on I-75
		33.37	53.70	SR 741 (Springboro Pike)
		34.57– 34.72	55.64– 55.88	I-675 – Cincinnati, Columbus	Exit 2 on I-675
	Centerville	37.05	59.63	SR 48 south (South Main Street)	Western end of SR 48 concurrency
		38.12	61.35	SR 48 north (Far Hills Avenue) to I-675	Eastern end of SR 48 concurrency
Greene	Spring Valley	48.07	77.36	US 42 – Xenia, Lebanon	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Template:Attached KML/Ohio State Route 725

KML is from Wikidata

1. "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
   • Preble County
   • Montgomery County
   • Greene County
2. Ohio Department of Highways (1936). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
3. Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 16960304. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
4. Google (February 9, 2014). "Ohio State Route 725" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
5. "Section 5534.923 [Effective July 21, 2022] SGT Gary Lee McKiddy Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. Ohio Legislative Service Commission. April 29, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
6. "Sgt Gary Lee McKiddy (1950–1970)". Find a Grave. April 21, 2006. from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
7. Hancock, Aimee; Schwartzberg, Eric (July 9, 2022). "Portion of Miamisburg road dedicated in memory of fallen soldier". Dayton Daily News. from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
8. "5533.725 [Effective 6/3/2014] Marine Corporal Paul W. Zanowick II Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. June 3, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
9. Beyerlein, Tom; Wynn, Kelli (June 6, 2011). . Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
10. Staff (March 4, 2014). . WDTN. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
11. Ohio Department of Highways (1938). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7453129. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
12. Ohio Department of Highways (1939). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7408341. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
13. Ohio Department of Highways (1964). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7448791. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
14. Ohio Department of Highways (1965). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7438626, 28530064. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
15. Ohio Department of Transportation (1993). Ohio Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562, 39739010. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
16. Ohio Department of Transportation (1995). Official Ohio Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:696,960. Columbus: Ohio Department of Transportation. OCLC 5673562, 31884639. Retrieved September 2, 2013.