{{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=656 |map=OH 656 map.svg |length_mi=10.07 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name="sld">{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Pages/Straight-Line-Diagrams.aspx |title=Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams |author=Ohio Department of Transportation |author-link=Ohio Department of Transportation |accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref> |established=1937 |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|OH|61}} near Sunbury |junction= |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|OH|229|CR|19|county2=Morrow}} near Sparta |counties=Delaware, Morrow |previous_type=OH 1960 |previous_route=655 |next_type=SR |next_route=657 }}
'''State Route 656''' ('''SR 656''') is a state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway's southern terminus is at SR 61 approximately {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} north of Sunbury. It travels northeast to its junction with SR 229, less than {{convert|0.25|mi|km}} northeast of the village limits of Sparta.
==Route description== SR 656 travels through northeastern Delaware County and southeastern Morrow County. No part of the route is inclusive within the National Highway System.<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|accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref>
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==History== This state highway was designated in 1937 along the alignment that it utilizes to this day between SR 61 and SR 229. SR 656 has not experienced any major changes to its routing since its inception.<ref name="ODOT1936_map">{{Ohio road map|year=1936|accessdate=March 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ODOT1937_map">{{Ohio road map|year=1937|accessdate=March 29, 2014}}</ref>
==Major intersections== {{OHinttop|length_ref=<ref name="sld"/>}} {{OHint |county=Delaware |cspan=2 |ctdab=Delaware |location=Kingston Township |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|61|road|Wilson Road}} }} {{OHint |ctdab=Delaware |location=Porter Township |mile=1.07 |type= |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|521|dir1=west|CR|52|name2=Olive Green Road|county2=Delaware}} |notes=Eastern terminus of SR 521 }} {{OHint |county=Morrow |cspan=2 |location=Sparta |mile=9.71 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|314}} }} {{OHint |ctdab=Morrow |location=South Bloomfield Township |mile=10.07 |type= |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|229|city1=Marengo|city2=Mount Vernon|CR|19|county2=Morrow}} }} {{Jctbtm}}
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656 Category:Transportation in Delaware County, Ohio Category:Transportation in Morrow County, Ohio