{{Short description|State highway in eastern Ohio, US}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=OH |type=SR |route=285 |established=1931 |map=OH 285 map.svg |maint=ODOT |length_mi=28.03 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name="sld">{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/SLD/sr5.htm |title=Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams |author=Ohio Department of Transportation |author-link=Ohio Department of Transportation |accessdate=2013-09-26}}</ref> |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|SR|821}} in Caldwell |junction={{jct|state=OH|I|70|US|40}} in Old Washington |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|US|22|CR|71|county2=Guernsey}} in Madison Township |counties=Noble, Guernsey |previous_type=SR |previous_route=284 |next_type=SR |next_route=286 }} thumb|right|250px|Post office in Lore City
'''State Route 285''' ('''SR 285''') is a {{convert|28.03|mi|km|adj=on}} long state highway in eastern Ohio. The route runs from SR 821 in Caldwell, Ohio, the county seat of Noble County, to US 22 in Madison Township, Guernsey County.<ref name=GM>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Marietta+Rd%2FPlaning+Mill+St&daddr=39.8739577,-81.4571951+to:40.000671,-81.4552743+to:US-22+E%2FCadiz+Rd&hl=en&ll=39.929221,-81.470146&spn=0.430714,0.891953&sll=39.911711,-81.493492&sspn=0.107706,0.222988&geocode=FT-QXgIdgw4k-w%3BFaVtYAId1Q8l-ylZ08dpszM2iDEHZ4YTLv8edQ%3BFZ9cYgIdVhcl-ynFUu1RcUo2iDFoWmrFf-HhVA%3BFYDuYwIdl6sl-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1,2&t=m&z=11 |accessdate=September 26, 2013}}</ref>
==Route description== No segment of SR 285 is included within the National Highway System.<ref name="NHS">{{cite map | title=National Highway System: Ohio | date=October 1, 2012| publisher=Federal Highway Administration | url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/ohio/oh_Ohio.pdf | format=PDF|access-date=September 26, 2013}}</ref>
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==History== SR 285 was first designated in 1931 as a gravel spur route from SR 265 near Lore City to Senecaville.<ref name=ODOT1930_map>{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Routes |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1930a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works |year=1930 |cartography=ODHPW |accessdate=2013-09-26}}</ref><ref name=ODOT1931_map>{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Routes |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1931a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=ODHPW |year=1931 |cartography=ODHPW |accessdate=2013-09-26}}</ref> Within one year, the route was extended north via a dirt road to US 40 in Old Washington.<ref name=ODOT1932_map>{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Routes |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1932a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=ODHPW |year=1932 |cartography=ODHPW |accessdate=2013-09-26}}</ref> By 1935, the route was extended to its current northern terminus at US 22.<ref name=ODOT1935_map>{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Routes |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1935a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=ODHPW |year=1935 |cartography=ODHPW |accessdate=2013-09-26}}</ref> SR 285 was extended to its current southern terminus in Caldwell (at the time, US 21) by 1937.<ref name=ODOT1937_map>{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Routes |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1937a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=ODHPW |year=1937 |cartography=ODHPW |accessdate=2013-09-26}}</ref> No major changes have occurred to the route since that time.
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="sld"/>}} {{OHint |county=Noble |cspan=5 |location=Caldwell |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|821|name1=Planing Mill Street / Miller Street|city1=Dexter City}} |notes= }} {{OHint |location=Sarahsville |lspan=3 |mile=5.00 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|215|dir1=west|city1=Belle Valley|location2=Wolf Run State Park}} |notes=Eastern terminus of SR 215 }} {{OHint |type=concur |mile=5.31 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|146|dir1=east|city1=Summerfield|road|Marietta Street}} |notes=Southern end of SR 146 concurrency }} {{OHint |type=concur |mile=5.36 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|146|dir1=west|name1=Green Street|city1=Pleasant City}} |notes=Northern end of SR 146 concurrency }} {{OHint |township=Wayne |ctdab=Noble |mile=13.84 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|566|dir1=east}} |notes=Western terminus of SR 566 }} {{OHint |county=Guernsey |cspan=5 |location=Senecaville |mile=15.04 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|313|name1=|city1=Byesville|location2=Seneca Lake}} |notes= }} {{OHint |township=Center |ctdab=Guernsey |mile=19.10 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|265|to2=yes|US|40|city1=Salesville}} |notes= }} {{OHint |type=concur |township=Wills |ctdab=Guernsey |mile=22.45 |road={{jct|state=OH|I|70|US|40|dir2=east|locaiton1=Wheeling|city2=Columbus}} |notes=Exit 186 (I-70), southern end of US 40 concurrency }} {{OHint |type=concur |location=Old Washington |mile=22.89 |road={{jct|state=OH|US|40|dir1=west|city1=Cambridge}} |notes=Northern end of US 40 concurrency }} {{OHint |township=Madison |ctdab=Guernsey |mile=28.03 |road={{jct|state=OH|US|22|city1=Cambridge|city2=Cadiz|CR|71|county2=Guernsey|name2=Birmingham Road}} |notes= }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==References== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} {{Reflist}}
285 Category:Transportation in Noble County, Ohio Category:Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio