{{Short description|State highway in western Ohio, US}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=OH |type=SR |route=705 |map=OH 705 map.svg |maint=ODOT |length_mi=28.85 |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=2009-02-02}}</ref> |established=1937 |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=OH|OH|49}} near Fort Recovery |junction={{jct|state=OH|US|127}} near North Star |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=OH|OH|29|CR|15|county2=Shelby}} near Sidney |counties=Darke, Shelby |previous_type=OH 1927 |previous_route=704 |next_type=SR |next_route=706 }}
'''State Route 705''' ('''SR 705''') is a state highway in western Ohio, a U.S. state. The highway's western terminus is in rural northwestern Darke County at SR 49 approximately {{convert|5.25|mi|km}} southeast of Fort Recovery, and just a mile south of the Darke-Mercer County Line. Its eastern terminus is at SR 29 nearly {{convert|2.75|mi|km}} northwest of Sidney.
Established in the late 1930s, SR 705 connects the northern half of Darke County to the city of Sidney. The highway goes through rural areas in Darke County, passing through the villages of New Weston and Osgood heading east. The road follows very close to the Mercer County Line throughout Darke County. In Shelby County, Fort Loramie is the only village along the road.
==Route description== Along its path, SR 705 travels through parts of the counties of Darke and Shelby. There are no stretches of this state route that are 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=2010-12-26}}</ref>
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==History== SR 705 was designated in 1937. The route has not experienced any major changes to its alignment since its inception.<ref name="ODOT1936_map">{{cite map|title=Ohio State Map|year=1936|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation}}</ref><ref name="ODOT1937_map">{{cite map|title=Ohio State Map|year=1937|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation}}</ref>
==Major intersections== {{OHinttop|length_ref=<ref name="sld"/>}} {{OHint |county=Darke |cspan=4 |ctdab=Darke |location=Mississinawa Township |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|49|city1=Greenville|city2=Fort Recovery}} }} {{OHint |location=New Weston |mile=5.47 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|118}} |notes= }} {{OHint |ctdab=Darke |location=Wabash Township |mile=9.03 |road={{jct|state=OH|US|127|city1=Greenville|city2=Celina}} |notes= }} {{OHint |location=Osgood |mile=13.03 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|716|dir1=North|name1=North Street}} |notes=Southern terminus of SR 716 }} {{OHint |county1=Darke |county2=Shelby |township1=Patterson |ctdab1=Darke |township2=McLean |ctdab2=Shelby |mile=16.47 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|364|dir1=North}} |notes=Southern terminus of SR 364 }} {{OHint |county=Shelby |cspan=2 |location=Fort Loramie |mile=19.75 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|66|name1=Main Street}} }} {{OHint |ctdab=Shelby |location=Clinton Township |mile=28.85 |road={{jct|state=OH|OH|29|city1=New Bremen|city2=Sidney|CR|15|county2=Shelby|name2=Sharp Road}} }} {{Jctbtm}}
==References== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} {{Reflist}}
705 Category:Transportation in Darke County, Ohio Category:Transportation in Shelby County, Ohio