#statehighways — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #statehighways, aggregated by home.social.
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Hype for the Future 128/284: Ohio State Route 121
Overview Within the State of Ohio, Route 121 refers to a northeast-southwest state highway that begins at the Indiana state line near United States Route 35 in Preble County before continuing through the villages and cities of New Paris, New Madison, Wayne Lakes, Greenville, and Versailles. The entire state highway is contained within Preble and Darke Counties.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/hype-for-the-future-128-284-ohio-state-route-121/
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Hype for the Future 111F: Ohio State Route 104 Explained
Overview Within the State of Ohio, Route 104 refers to a north-south highway with an east-west component at the northern extent of the highway known as the Frank-Refugee Connector west to Frank Road in the City of Columbus. Today, the entirety of the highway south of the City of Columbus serves as a western parallel route to Route 23, though between the Cities of Chillicothe and Waverly, the highway is largely concurrent with the more significant United States Route 23 on the east side of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/hype-for-the-future-11f-ohio-state-route-104-explained/
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Hype for the Futur 111E: Ohio State Route 747 Explained
Overview Within the State of Ohio, Route 747 refers to a state highway entirely located in Hamilton and Butler Counties, between the Glendale area to the south and west of the unincorporated community of Le Sourdsville in to the north. Today, the entirety of the highway is identified as a major suburban corridor, attempting to traverse the Greater Cincinnati area under the name “Princeton-Glendale Road.”https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/hype-for-the-futur-111e-ohio-state-route-747-explained/
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Hype for the Future 111D: Ohio State Route 4 Explianed
Overview Within the State of Ohio, Route 4 is a notable state highway traversing the entirety of the State from the City of Cincinnati to the south to the City of Sandusky to the north, while also encountering nearby communities such as Hamilton, Middletown, Germantown, Dayton, Springfield, Marysville, and Marion, just to name a few. Overall, the entirety of the state highway is located on the western side of the State, relative to the remainder of the state boundaries.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/hype-for-the-future-111d-ohio-state-route-4-explianed/
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Hype for the Future 110K: The Illinois State Highway System Explained
Introduction Though the State of Illinois often shares the same state highway markers as the neighboring State of Indiana to the east, the state highways in Illinois are generally more haphazard in locations, though select clusters of similar numbers in the state highway system may also be located within relatively closer proximity to one another within select regions of the State. Description The State of Illinois does not contain any provisions for particular numbering rules for the […] -
Hype for the Future 110J: The Indiana State Road System Explained
Introduction Within the State of Indiana, the state road system is effectively to the tune of a grid system overlaid atop the United States Numbered Highway grid. As such, the numbers increase from north to south and from east to west, with the east-west corridors receiving even numbers and the north-south corridors receiving odd numbers with the exceptions of State Roads 37, 47, 56, 57, 62, and 67, largely associated with the southern and central portions of the state. Spur Roads Within […] -
Hype for the Future 110I: The Ohio State Highway System Explained
Introduction Within the State of Ohio, the comprehensive state highway system exists to serve all eighty-eight (88) counties within the State, with the overall road network remaining at a relatively similar density between urban and rural counties except in the southeastern portion of the State. State highway numbers are assigned mostly in chronological order, with the single- and double-digit state highways often serving as backbones of the State while triple-digit state highways occur more […] -
Hype for the Future 110H: Union County, Ohio
Introduction Union County, Ohio, is located within the State of Ohio to the northwest of the City of Columbus with the City of Marysville as the county seat. Today, the county is traversed by a total of three (3) United States highways and ten (10) state highways, spanning the vast majority of the county including the City of Marysville and smaller surrounding villages such as Plain City and Richwood. Elsewhere within the county, even smaller villages, unincorporated communities, and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/hype-for-the-future-110h-union-county-ohio/
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Hype for the Future 109C: Ohio State Route 137
Overview Between the Villages of Cherry Fork to the west and Youngsville to the east is the area of State Route 137, from Route 136 to the west to Route 247 to the east. The state highway is largely residential and agricultural by nature, with the Appalachian terrain restricting such development in either case.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/hype-for-the-future-109c-ohio-state-route-137/
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Hype for the Future 109B: Ohio State Route 136
Overview Within the State of Ohio, Route 136 is identified as a notable state highway traversing the southwestern portion of the State of Ohio and the southern end of the Virginia Military District of historical significance. Today, communities associated with the state highway include the Villages of Manchester and Winchester as well as the smaller communities of Bentonville and Cherry Fork in between, with the intermediate areas often being suitable for local and regional agricultural […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/hype-for-the-future-109b-ohio-state-route-136/
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Hype for the Future 95K: West Virginia State Route 2
Overview Within the State of West Virginia, State Route 2 refers to a highway paralleling the Ohio River from the Northern Panhandle and the community of Chester to near Kenova, downstream from Huntington and approaching the Big Sandy River of Kentucky. Every community along the route is of cultural and historical significance, most notably the communities of Parkersburg along the Little Kanawha River and Point Pleasant along the Kanawha River.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/hype-for-the-future-95k-west-virginia-state-route-2/
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Hype for the Future 95F: United States Route 224 in Ohio
Introduction While article 95E intends to refer to Route 224 as a whole, the Ohio portion of the highway contains particular interests that may not necessarily apply to Indiana or Pennsylvania. The vast majority of the highway is located within the State of Ohio, effectively separating the northern fifth of the state from the southern four-fifths. Most of the highway is north of the Route 30 freeway, which the route is concurrent with around the City of Van Wert in the northwestern portion […] -
Hype for the Future 95C: Ohio State Route 125
Introduction Associated with the east side of Cincinnati, though continuing for a particularly longer distance, is the current version of Route 125. A highway formerly known as Route 125 refers to the modern Route 63 and covers Monroe to Lebanon, while the modern Route 125 is largely determined by the eastern Cincinnati area south of Route 32, the James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway. Communities Loosely paralleling the Ohio River, though further into the State of Ohio than Route 52, is […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/hype-for-the-future-95c-ohio-state-route-125/
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Hype for the Future 95A: Ohio State Route 63
Introduction Within the State of Ohio, Route 63 is specifically notable for serving the corridor between Monroe to the west and Lebanon to the east. The entire route is also known as Hamilton-Lebanon Road, with the western terminus connecting to Route 4 toward Hamilton and the eastern terminus connecting to Routes 42, 48, and 123 directly within Downtown Lebanon. The Route The western edge of Route 63 is relatively near the unincorporated community of LeSourdsville in the western portion […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/hype-for-the-future-95a-ohio-state-route-63/
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Hype for the Future 95/284: Ohio State Route 73
Introduction Within the State of Ohio, Route 73 is an east-west state highway that services the communities between the cities of Oxford in the west and Portsmouth in the east. Between the vicinity of Wilmington and Hillsboro, the state highway serves the role of a regional freeway; however, many of the more rural stretches elsewhere are simply two-lane roads. Communities Within the State of Ohio, Route 73 is notable for serving communities in Butler, Warren, Clinton, Highland, Adams, and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/hype-for-the-future-95-284-ohio-state-route-73/
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Hype for the Future 94J: Ohio State Route 133
Overview Interestingly, State Route 133 shares a northern terminus with State Route 132, centrally located within the Village of Clarksville in northwestern Clinton County, Ohio. However, the concurrency only exists in the immediate vicinity of the community, with Route 133 referring to the next crossroad after the Pansy Road crossing of Route 132, thence heading south toward the junction forming the southern end of Route 730 toward Wilmington before redirecting toward Blanchester. Beyond […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/hype-for-the-future-94j-ohio-state-route-133/
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Hype for the Future 94I: Ohio State Route 132
Introduction Located in the southwestern portion of the State of Ohio, and largely in the historic Virginia Military District of southwestern Ohio, is State Route 132, serving the general north-south direction and most commonly associated with Warren and Clinton Counties. The Route Within the State of Ohio, the northern terminus of State Route 132 is located in the Village of Clarksville, effectively along the western edge of Clinton County, Ohio. While Route 132 serves as First Street for […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/hype-for-the-future-94i-ohio-state-route-132/
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Hype for the Future 94H: Ohio State Route 134
Introduction Within the State of Ohio, Route 134 is a state highway largely situated along with or immediately to the east of United States Route 68 within the former Virginia Military District of the State of Ohio, entirely situated east of the Little Miami River but west of the Scioto River. Wilmington, a city of approximately twelve thousand residents, serves as the largest community along the service highway, with connections north toward Port William and south toward the Ohio […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/hype-for-the-future-94h-ohio-state-route-134/
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Hype for the Future 54T: Massachusetts State Route 9 in Detail
Within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State Route 9 refers to a major state highway associated with the corridor between Pittsfield to the west and Boston to the east. At the western terminus of Route 9 is the intersection for which United States Route 7 exists north and south and United States Route 20 exists west and south. While United States Route 20 is directed in a southerly direction, Route 9 is headed more directly eastward, with particular locations beyond Pittsfield including […] -
Hype for the Future 54O: Route 10 in New England
The most significant of the Routes 10 in New England is perhaps the combined Route 10 of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, covering the communities from the New Haven area to the west side of Hartford followed by the central Pioneer Valley largely overlapping United States Route 5 north of Northampton. Further north is Northfield, Massachusetts, followed by access to Pulpit Falls near the tripoint of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Though Route 10 is not immediately […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/hype-for-the-future-54o-route-10-in-new-england/
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"In the end of an era for New Zealand land transport, the last stretch of metal road in the country's State Highway network has been tarsealed."
#RobinMartin, 2025
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542867/tarsealing-of-tangarakau-gorge-marks-end-of-an-era
Reminds me of reading an article about the last 'party line' (shared copper phone line) in Aotearoa being replaced with household landlines;
25 years later they're in terminal decline;
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/media-technology/515424/time-running-out-for-nz-s-copper-phone-network
A sign of things to come?