Ohio State Route 435
State highway in Fayette County, Ohio, US
State Route 435 (SR 435, OH 435) is a 4.084-mile (6.573 km) long east–west state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 435 is at a partial interchange with U.S. Route 35 (US 35) approximately 5.50 miles (8.85 km) southwest of Jeffersonville, and its eastern terminus is a T-intersection with SR 729 nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Milledgeville.
This route follows a former alignment of US 35, which now bypasses this area along a freeway alignment. SR 435 provides access between current U.S. Route 35 and Interstate 71 (I-71), as no direct interchange exists between the two highways.
Route description
The entirety of SR 435 is nestled within the northwestern quadrant of Fayette County. This highway is not included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of routes identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.
SR 435 starts at an incomplete directional T interchange with the US 35 freeway, and passes through farmland. The route moves southeast and meets the old routing of US 35. SR 435 crosses beneath I-71 at a diamond interchange, between West Lancaster Road and Allen Road.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Ohio State Route 435” as state highway in Fayette County, Ohio, US. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as state highway in Fayette County, Ohio, US. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 12, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2492471. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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