Ohio State Route 775

{{Short description|State highway in southern Ohio, US}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=OH |type=SR |route=775 |map=OH 775 map.svg |length_mi=35.26 |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=April 30, 2010}}</ref> |established=1937<ref name="ODOT_1936"/><ref name="ODOT_1937"/> |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{Jct|state=WV|WV|106}} near Proctorville |junction={{Jct|state=OH|SR|7}} in Proctorville |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{Jct|state=OH|OH|141}} near Gallipolis |counties=Lawrence, Gallia |previous_type=SR |previous_route=774 |next_type=SR |next_route=776 }}

'''State Route 775''' ('''SR 775''') is a {{convert|31.49|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} north–south state route in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is on the East Huntington Bridge with the unmarked West Virginia Route 106 south of Proctorville, and its northern terminus is at SR 141 nearly {{convert|7|mi|km}} west of Gallipolis. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through woodland. The same of its path, SR 775, passing through the Wayne National Forest. The route was commissioned in the mid-1930s and the highway was paved by the late 1950s. The route was extended in the mid-2000s, to its current southern terminus.

==Route description== thumb|left|East Huntington Bridge, the southern terminus of SR 775 SR 775 begins on the East Huntington Bridge over the Ohio River at the West Virginia state line.<ref name="ODOT_2011"/><ref name="googlemaps"/> Here, SR 775 has its highest traffic counts; the road has an average annual daily traffic (AADT) of 18,520 vehicles based on a 2012 Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) survey.<ref name="ODOT_AADT Law"/><ref name="ODOT_AADT Gal"/> The route heads north leaving the bridge and having an intersection with SR 7. SR 775 and SR 7 head northeasterly concurrent leaving Proctorville. The road passes near commercial and residential properties, as a three-lane highway, two-lane northbound and one-lane southbound. The highway has a traffic signal with Lawrence County Road 430 (CR 430), before becoming a two-lane highway. North of CR 403, the highway passes near residential properties and some woodland. In rural Lawrence County, SR 775 leaves SR 7 and heads towards the north-northwest. The route passes through woodland, with some houses, as a two-lane highway. The highway has a brief concurrency with SR 217, before entering the Wayne National Forest. The highway has an intersection with SR 141, at this intersection SR 775 turns northeasterly.<ref name="ODOT_2011"/><ref name="googlemaps"/> North of SR 141, the AADT of SR 775 drops to 200 vehicles.<ref name="ODOT_AADT Law"/><ref name="ODOT_AADT Gal"/> The road has a T-intersection with SR 790, before turning towards the northwest and entering Gallia County. In Gallia County the highway begins to curve the north, before curving to the northeast. SR 775 has its northern terminus at a T-intersection with SR 141, in the Wayne National Forest.<ref name="ODOT_2011"/><ref name="googlemaps"/> The only section of highway that is concurrent with SR 7 is incorporated within the National Highway System (NHS).<ref name="NHS"/>

==History== SR 775 was commissioned in 1937 on the same route as today.<ref name="ODOT_1936"/><ref name="ODOT_1937"/> The entire route was paved by 1959.<ref name="ODOT_1957"/><ref name="ODOT_1959"/> The route was extended to the East Huntington Bridge in 2006, concurrent with SR 7 and replacing SR 607.<ref name="ODOT LAW 2007 SLD Updates"/>

==Major intersections== {{OHinttop|length_ref=<ref name="sld"/>}} {{jctint |river=Ohio River |mile=0.00 |road={{jctname|state=WV|WV|106|noshield1=yes|name1=Frank "Gunner" Gatski Memorial Bridge|dir1=south|to2=to|WV|2|city1=Huntington}} |notes=Continuation into West Virginia}} {{OHint |county=Lawrence |cspan=6 |location=Proctorville |mile=0.33 |road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|7|dir1=south|city1=Proctorville}} |type=concur |notes=Interchange via connector road; southern end of SR 7 concurrency}} {{OHint |township=Union |ctdab=Lawrence |mile=1.20 |road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|7|dir1=north}} |type=concur |notes=Northern end of SR 7 concurrency}} {{OHint |township=Windsor |lspan=2 |ctdab=Lawrence |mile=9.25 |road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|217|dir1=west}} |type=concur |notes=Southern end of SR 217 concurrency}} {{OHint |mile=9.53 |road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|217|dir1=east}} |type=concur |notes=Northern end of SR 217 concurrency}} {{OHint |township=Mason |lspan=2 |ctdab=Lawrence |mile=16.97 |road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|141}}}} {{OHint |mile=23.69 |road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|790|dir1=east}} |notes=Western terminus of SR 790}} {{OHint |county=Gallia |township=Green |ctdab=Gallia |mile=35.26 |road={{Jct|state=OH|OH|141}} |notes=Northern terminus of SR 775}} {{OHintbtm|keys=concur}}

==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="ODOT_AADT Law">{{cite map|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/traffic/Traffic_Survey_Flow_Maps/2012_Survey_Flow_Maps/Law_tsr_2012.pdf|title=Traffic Survey Report - Lawrence County|year=2012|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation|accessdate=August 30, 2013|format=PDF}}</ref> <ref name="ODOT_AADT Gal">{{cite map|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/traffic/Traffic_Survey_Flow_Maps/2012_Survey_Flow_Maps/Gal_tsr_2012.pdf|title=Traffic Survey Report - Gallia County|year=2012|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation|accessdate=August 30, 2013|format=PDF}}</ref> <ref name="googlemaps">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=WV-106+N&daddr=38.6506083,-82.4213719+to:OH-141+W&hl=en&ll=38.659778,-82.478485&spn=0.620891,1.234589&sll=38.806624,-82.315927&sspn=0.00242,0.004823&geocode=FfV1SgId1NUW-w%3BFfDCTQIdhVkW-ykdxGAt0BBGiDElyavWLYd75Q%3BFbAmUAIdI_YX-w&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=18&t=h&z=10&via=1| accessdate=August 30, 2013|title=Overview of Ohio State Route 775}}</ref> <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=August 30, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="ODOT_2011">{{Ohio road map|year=2011|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="ODOT_1936">{{Ohio road map|year=1936|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="ODOT_1937">{{Ohio road map|year=1937|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="ODOT_1957">{{Ohio road map|year=1957|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="ODOT_1959">{{Ohio road map|year=1959|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="ODOT LAW 2007 SLD Updates">{{cite web|url=http://dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/availpro/Road_%20Infor/SLD/updates_2007/LAW.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070429183219/http://dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/availpro/Road_%20Infor/SLD/updates_2007/LAW.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2007 |title=Straight Line Diagrams 1/2007 Updates|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> }}

==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *{{commons category-inline|Ohio State Route 775}}

775 Category:Transportation in Lawrence County, Ohio Category:Transportation in Gallia County, Ohio