State Route 772 (SR 772) is a north–south
state highway in the south-central portion of the
U.S. state of
Ohio. Its southern terminus is at
SR 73 in
Rarden. Leaving Rarden, the route increases in elevation to Mount Joy, the highest point in
Scioto County. After weaving between Scioto and
Pike County for about four miles (6.4 km), the route joins the Appalachian Highway,
SR 32 and subsequently
SR 124. Following these
concurrences, SR 772 continues its journey north through scenic terrain and small communities until it reaches its northern terminus at the
US 50 and
SR 104 concurrence in
Chillicothe.[2]
History
The first part of SR 772 brought into the state highway system was the section between SR 124 in
Idaho and
US 23 just south of its current northern terminus in Chillicothe in 1937.[3][4] By 1939, the route had been extended south to its current southern terminus in Rarden.[5][6] Only two major changes have occurred to SR 772's routing: At an unknown year, SR 772's northern terminus was moved from a point along the divided SR 104 highway south of Chillicothe to downtown Chillicothe at US 50 and SR 104; when the Appalachian Highway (SR 32) was constructed
c. 1973, SR 772 was moved off of a winding two-lane road between
Elm Grove and
Tennyson and onto the newly constructed four-lane
divided highway.[7][8]
^1936 Official Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^Official Ohio Highway Map 1937(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^Official 1938 Ohio Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1938. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^Ohio Highway Map 1939(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Robt. S. Beightler, Director. ODOH. 1939. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^1972 Ohio Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by J. Phillip Richley, Director. ODOH. 1972. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
^1973 Ohio Transportation Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by J. Phillip Richley, Director. Ohio Department of Transportation. 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
State Route 772 (SR 772) is a north–south
state highway in the south-central portion of the
U.S. state of
Ohio. Its southern terminus is at
SR 73 in
Rarden. Leaving Rarden, the route increases in elevation to Mount Joy, the highest point in
Scioto County. After weaving between Scioto and
Pike County for about four miles (6.4 km), the route joins the Appalachian Highway,
SR 32 and subsequently
SR 124. Following these
concurrences, SR 772 continues its journey north through scenic terrain and small communities until it reaches its northern terminus at the
US 50 and
SR 104 concurrence in
Chillicothe.[2]
History
The first part of SR 772 brought into the state highway system was the section between SR 124 in
Idaho and
US 23 just south of its current northern terminus in Chillicothe in 1937.[3][4] By 1939, the route had been extended south to its current southern terminus in Rarden.[5][6] Only two major changes have occurred to SR 772's routing: At an unknown year, SR 772's northern terminus was moved from a point along the divided SR 104 highway south of Chillicothe to downtown Chillicothe at US 50 and SR 104; when the Appalachian Highway (SR 32) was constructed
c. 1973, SR 772 was moved off of a winding two-lane road between
Elm Grove and
Tennyson and onto the newly constructed four-lane
divided highway.[7][8]
^1936 Official Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^Official Ohio Highway Map 1937(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1937. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^Official 1938 Ohio Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1938. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^Ohio Highway Map 1939(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Robt. S. Beightler, Director. ODOH. 1939. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^1972 Ohio Highway Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by J. Phillip Richley, Director. ODOH. 1972. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
^1973 Ohio Transportation Map(MrSID) (Map). Cartography by J. Phillip Richley, Director. Ohio Department of Transportation. 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2013.