Ohio State Route 287
State highway in western Ohio, US
State Route 287 (SR 287) is a 13.69-mile-long (22.03 km) east–west state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 287 is at SR 245 nearly 1.75 miles (2.82 km) east of West Liberty. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with U.S. Route 33 (US 33) about 5.25 miles (8.45 km) northeast of North Lewisburg that dually serves as the southern terminus of SR 739.
This two-lane state route was created in the early 1930s. Until an extension in the late 1990s, SR 287 was entirely within Logan County. The extension into Union County was formerly part of US 33.
Route description
SR 287 begins at an intersection where SR 245 leads to the west and the south, County Road 1 leads north and SR 287 leads to the east. At this intersection is one of the Piatt Castles. Also at this point, Macochee Creek runs along the south side of SR 287 for 2000 ft before crossing to the north side and going in the same general direction. SR 287 joins with Township Road 166 for a short segment.
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