Ohio State Route 78

State Route 78
State Route 78
Route information
	Maintained by ODOT
Length	104.96 mi (168.92 km)
Existed	1924–present
Major junctions
West end	; US 33 / US 33 Bus. / SR 691 in Nelsonville
	SR 60 in McConnelsville; I-77 in Caldwell; SR 26 / SR 800 in Woodsfield;
East end	SR 7 in Clarington
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Athens, Hocking, Morgan, Noble, Monroe
Highway system
	Ohio State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

State Route 78 (SR 78) is a state highway that runs for 105 miles (169 km) from Nelsonville to Clarington in the U.S. state of Ohio. Car and Driver has called it one of the most scenic highways nationwide.^[2] The stretch of this highway that runs along the south side of Burr Oak State Park in Morgan County, Ohio, is well known for its extreme curves and views, and is sometimes locally referred to as the "Rim of the World." Much of this highway runs through old coal-producing areas.

SR 78 is an Ohio Scenic Byway and is considered as part of the Appalachian Byway.^[3]

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"DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
^ Thorla-McKee Well, First Oil Well in North America, Noble County, Ohio Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, Noble County, 2004. Accessed 2005-08-05.
^ "Appalachian Byway". Appalachian Byway | Ohio Department of Transportation. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

[DESTAPE-1] "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
Athens County

Hocking County

Morgan County

Noble County

Monroe County

[2] Athens County

[3] Hocking County

[4] Morgan County

[5] Noble County

[6] Monroe County

[2] Thorla-McKee Well, First Oil Well in North America, Noble County, Ohio Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, Noble County, 2004. Accessed 2005-08-05.

[3] "Appalachian Byway". Appalachian Byway | Ohio Department of Transportation. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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