{{Short description|State highway in central Ohio, US}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=OH |type=SR |route=347 |maint=ODOT |length_mi=20.96 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name=DESTAPE>{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/DESTAPE.aspx |title=DESTAPE |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |date=July 3, 2014 |access-date=August 31, 2014}} *[http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESLOG.pdf Logan County] *[http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESUNI.pdf Union County]</ref> |established=1935<ref name=ODOT1934_map/><ref name=ODOT1935_map/> |map=OH 347 map.svg |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|SR|287}} near Middleburg |junction={{jct|state=OH|US|33}} near East Liberty |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|OH|37}} near Magnetic Springs |counties=Logan, Union |previous_type=SR |previous_route=346 |next_type=SR |next_route=348 }}
'''State Route 347''' ('''SR 347''') is an east–west state highway in central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 347 is at SR 287 near Middleburg, adjacent to the U.S. Route 33 freeway. Its eastern terminus is at a T-intersection with SR 37 just {{convert|1/4|mi|km|spell=in}} south of the village of Magnetic Springs. The route runs through rural areas of Logan and Union counties passing through no incorporated villages.
==Route description== SR 347 begins at a T-intersection with SR 287 in Zane Township, Logan County just northeast of the unincorporated community of Middleburg. SR 287 heads southwest and southeast from this point, while SR 347 heads northwest. The road at this point is parallel to US 33 which is routed along a freeway, SR 347 through this area is itself an old alignment of US 33. After {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km|spell=in}} and in Perry Township, SR 347 curves around the ramps of an interchange and comes to an intersection with Logan County Route 144. SR 347 turns right at this intersection and reaches the ends of the aforementioned interchange wit US 33. After crossing over US 33, the route passes near the community of East Liberty, the [http://www.trcpg.com/ Transportation Research Center] facility, and Honda's East Liberty Auto Plant. Past the plant, SR 347 crosses into Liberty Township, Union County travels in a more easterly direction. In the unincorporated community of Raymond, SR 347 shares a brief concurrency with SR 739. The route also passes through the center of Broadway, a small unincorporated community in Taylor Township. For the remainder of the route, SR 347 passes through mostly farmland with intersections with SR 31 in Taylor Township and SR 4 in Leesburg Township. The route ends at a T-intersection with SR 37 just south of Magnetic Springs. SR 37 continues east towards the city of Delaware.<ref name=GM>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=OH-287+E&daddr=40.3382157,-83.5463759+to:OH-347+E&hl=en&sll=40.31286,-83.41391&sspn=0.225141,0.445976&geocode=Fc7wZgIdqu0E-w%3BFSeDZwId-S4F-yn5L8MkqtM4iDHSrkuJWe7anQ%3BFaOdZwIdHXsJ-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1&t=m&z=12 |accessdate=August 31, 2014}}</ref>
The terrain of SR 347 is mainly flat though near US 33, the route skirts the Union Moraine, location of the highest point in the state.<ref name=GM/> No segment of SR 347 is inclusive within the National Highway System (NHS), a network of highways deemed most important for the country's economy, mobility and defense.<ref name="NHS">{{cite map | title=National Highway System: Ohio | date=December 2003 | publisher=Federal Highway Administration | url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165827/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 16, 2008 | format=PDF|access-date=2011-03-19}}</ref>
==History== The designation of SR 347 took place in 1935. At the time, the highway was a short connector routed along its present alignment between its junction with SR 4 in the hamlet of Pharisburg and its eastern terminus at SR 37 near Magnetic Springs.<ref name=ODOT1934_map>{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1934a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1934 |cartography=ODOH |access-date=2011-03-18}}</ref><ref name=ODOT1935_map>{{cite map |title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1935a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1935 |cartography=ODOH |access-date=2011-03-18}}</ref>
In 1937, SR 347 was extended west along most of its current alignment to East Liberty at what would later become US 33, but at the time was known as SR 32. This extension followed a previously un-numbered road.<ref name=ODOT1936_map>{{cite map |title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1936a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1936 |cartography=ODOH |access-date=2011-03-18}}</ref><ref name=ODOT1937_map>{{cite map |title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1937a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |date=1937 |cartography=ODOH |access-date=2011-03-18}}</ref> In East Liberty, SR 347 and SR 292 formed a concurrency to both end at US 33 west of the town.<ref name=1982LoganTraffic>{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/traffic/Traffic_Survey_Reports/1982_Reports/Log82.pdf |page=4 |title=Traffic Survey Report of the State Highway System Western Half - Logan County |year=1982 |publisher=ODOT |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> Between 1992 and 1994, SR 347 was moved onto a new road south of East Liberty to better serve the auto plant which opened in 1989.<ref name=ODOT1992_map>{{cite map |title=Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1992a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=ODOT |year=1992 |cartography=ODOT |access-date=August 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name=1994LoganTraffic>{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/traffic/Traffic_Survey_Reports/1994_Reports/Log94.pdf |page=5 |title=1994 LOGAN CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME |year=1994 |publisher=ODOT |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> The old route to East Liberty became Logan CR 10 and Union CR 347.<ref name=LoganMap>{{cite map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/CountyMaps_ColorOn/LOG_color.pdf |title=Logan County, Ohio |publisher=ODOT |date=June 2012 |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref><ref name=UnionMap>{{cite map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/CountyMaps_ColorOn/UNI_color.pdf |title=Union County, Ohio |publisher=ODOT |date=June 2012 |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> The intersection with US 33 became an interchange when US 33 was converted to a freeway in the late 1990s.<ref name=1998LoganTraffic>{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/traffic/Traffic_Survey_Reports/1998_Reports/LOG98.pdf |page=5 |title=1998 LOGAN CO AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME |year=1998 |publisher=ODOT |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref>
During the winter of 2013–2014, SR 347 was extended about {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} over Logan County Routes 144A and 144 to SR 287 as a part of a maintenance swap with Logan County.<ref name=LoganEng2014>{{cite web |url=http://co.logan.oh.us/engineer/Winter%202014%20Volume%2044.pdf |page=5 |title=The Orange Brigade |volume=44 |edition=Winter 2014 |year=2014 |publisher=Logan County Engineer's Office |access-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813062628/http://co.logan.oh.us/engineer/Winter%202014%20Volume%2044.pdf |archive-date=August 13, 2014 }}</ref> As a part of the swap, the Ohio Department of Transportation gave up jurisdiction of SR 533 to the county.<ref name=LoganEng2014/>
==Major intersections== {{OHinttop|length_ref=<ref name=DESTAPE/>}} {{OHint |county=Logan |cspan=2 |ctdab=Logan |township=Zane |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=OH|SR|287}} }} {{OHint |ctdab=Logan |township=Perry |mile=2.56 |mile2=3.01 |road={{jct|state=OH|US|33|location1=Fort Wayne|city2=Columbus}} |notes=Interchange }} {{OHint |county=Union |cspan=5 |ctdab=Union |township=Liberty |lspan=2 |mile=9.96 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|739|dir1=South|road|Shirk Avenue}} |notes=Western end of SR 739 concurrency }} {{OHint |mile=10.08 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|739|dir1=North}} |notes=Eastern end of SR 739 concurrency }} {{OHint |ctdab=Union |township=Taylor |mile=13.93 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|31|city1=Marysville|city2=Kenton}} }} {{OHint |ctdab=Union |township=Leesburg |lspan=2 |mile=18.77 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|4|city1=Marysville|city2=Marion}} }} {{OHint |mile=20.96 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|37|city1=Delaware|city2=Magnetic Springs}} }} {{OHintbtm|keys=concur}}
==References== {{Portal|Ohio|U.S. Roads}} {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150202061313/http://www.co.logan.oh.us/html/county_map_-_large.html Logan County Highway Map]
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