State Route 530 (SR 530) is a nearly long, east-west
state highway
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in the southeastern corner of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. The western terminus of State Route 530 is at a signalized T-intersection with
State Route 60 in downtown
Lowell. Its eastern terminus is at
State Route 821 in the community of
Warner
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, nearly west of
Lower Salem.
Established in the late 1930s, State Route 530 exists entirely within
Washington County, passing through rural northern portions of the county while connecting the Lowell with the Lower Salem vicinity.
Route description
All of State Route 530 is situated within the northern part of
Washington County. The highway is not included as a component of the
National Highway System.
History
The designation of State Route 530 took place in 1937. From its inception, State Route 530 has been routed along the same alignment that it utilizes today.
SR 530 originally had its eastern end at
U.S. Route 21
U.S. Route 21 or U.S. Highway 21 (US 21) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway, spanning from Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina, to Wytheville, Virginia. The route traverses three states, South Carolina, Nort ...
. Following the removal of US 21 in Ohio circa 1969, SR 530 received a short eastern extension over former US 21 to end at
SR 145 at
Lower Salem.
By 1971, SR 821 was created to follow the former US 21 alignment south of
Byesville and SR 530 was truncated back to its original end.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Washington County, Ohio