 Entering
Ohio near Portsmouth. I got lost here because I forgot that the US 23
bridge into Portsmouth is closed as it is rebuilt or something. This
is the Truck US 23 bridge, which is poorly signed as it enters Ohio. I
ended up heading toward Cincinnati on US 52 before I realized I was not
headed home anymore. |
 See?
That sign right under the BGS says "To US 23." Weird, yes, but I still
took it to mean that US 23 was accessible via US 52. Stinkheads at
OhioDOT. |
 Here's
my unintended detour on US 52 WB. |
 This
is after I've tuned around. This is in Portsmouth. |
 There
are still some pretty impressive hills in southern sections of the state. |
 Couldn't
they have consolidated a bit? |
 US
23 is expressway-grade from Portsmouth to Columbus and beyond. |
 Overhead
gantry. |
 I
like when consecutively numbered US Routes intersect. |
 Go
Circleville. |
 More
Circleville. |
 In
the country now. |
 This
area of the state is pretty pretty. |
 US
33 is being upgraded in central Ohio, and is currently under construction
around Lancaster. |
 All
that's left now is to stripe and sign the roadway, or so it seems. I
don't know what lurks beyond the bend. |
 You're
in Lancaster, Ohio! |
 You're
still in Lancaster, Ohio! |
 Now
headed north on OH 664. |
 An
OH 664 hill. |
 Just
plain old OH 664. |
 Skip
ahead a few miles, after 664 ends, and now OH 256 ends. |
 For
no reason in particular, I don't really like how Ohio signs its interstate
junctions like this. |
 The
I-70 and OH 13 interchange. |
 Getting
onto OH 16 in Newark. |
 Ooh!
OH 16 is an expressway! |
 OH
16 EB. |
 At
Coshocton, we pick up OH 83 NB. |
 OH
83 is a curvy, hilly, scenic highway. |
 See?
Curvy! |
 A
while later, we're on OH 585 headed to Akron. |
 West
of Akron, on the former US 21 NB. |
 It
is an expressway in this region. |
 Ah,
but soon enough, it merges with I-77 NB. And my Trip Home comes to a
blurry close. |
|
Entering
Ohio near Portsmouth. I got lost here because I forgot that the US 23
bridge into Portsmouth is closed as it is rebuilt or something. This
is the Truck US 23 bridge, which is poorly signed as it enters Ohio. I
ended up heading toward Cincinnati on US 52 before I realized I was not
headed home anymore.
See?
That sign right under the BGS says "To US 23." Weird, yes, but I still
took it to mean that US 23 was accessible via US 52. Stinkheads at
OhioDOT.
Here's
my unintended detour on US 52 WB.
This
is after I've tuned around. This is in Portsmouth.
There
are still some pretty impressive hills in southern sections of the state.
Couldn't
they have consolidated a bit?
US
23 is expressway-grade from Portsmouth to Columbus and beyond.
Overhead
gantry.
I
like when consecutively numbered US Routes intersect.
Go
Circleville.
More
Circleville.
In
the country now.
This
area of the state is pretty pretty.
US
33 is being upgraded in central Ohio, and is currently under construction
around Lancaster.
All
that's left now is to stripe and sign the roadway, or so it seems. I
don't know what lurks beyond the bend.
You're
in Lancaster, Ohio!
You're
still in Lancaster, Ohio!
Now
headed north on OH 664.
An
OH 664 hill.
Just
plain old OH 664.
Skip
ahead a few miles, after 664 ends, and now OH 256 ends.
For
no reason in particular, I don't really like how Ohio signs its interstate
junctions like this. 
The
I-70 and OH 13 interchange.
Getting
onto OH 16 in Newark.
Ooh!
OH 16 is an expressway!
OH
16 EB.
At
Coshocton, we pick up OH 83 NB.
OH
83 is a curvy, hilly, scenic highway.
See?
Curvy!
A
while later, we're on OH 585 headed to Akron.
West
of Akron, on the former US 21 NB.
It
is an expressway in this region.
Ah,
but soon enough, it merges with I-77 NB. And my Trip Home comes to a
blurry close.