This highway, which opened as a dirt road in 1912, basically runs parallel to the Indiana-Ohio border in the extreme western part of the Buckeye State. State Route 127, like many other old highways, has not kept pace with automotive innovations. As a result, parts of State Route 127 are extremely hazardous. In fact, at…
This highway, parts of which date back to the horse-and-buggy days of 1912, was designed to be Ohio’s back road. For many decades, that was the case. State Route 4 runs from Sandusky to Cincinnati. Between the two, it passes through mostly small towns. Today, the traffic on State Route 4, both in terms of…
On the map, an almost perfectly straight line connects Cincinnati and Waldron, Michigan, which is just across the Ohio state line. Likewise, State Highway 127 is an almost perfectly straight line. This design efficiently moves traffic from Point A to Point B. But it also contributes to fatigued driving, which is a serious problem in…
The intersection of New Carlisle Pike/Lower Valley Pike and State Route 4 is one of the most dangerous stretches of roadway in Ohio. The expressway-like intersection is uncontrolled, and the median is too narrow to permit safe large truck left turns. Between 2012 and 2018, more than a dozen crashes at this intersection killed three…
Highway 275, the third-largest urban loop in the nation, which encircles Cincinnati and goes through three states, is known for its numerous sharp curves. Near Harrison, Fort Thomas, and several other spots, these curves are almost 90 degrees. Engineers usually make sharp curves to cut down on fatigued driving wrecks. That is a noble goal.…
