State Route 725 (SR 725) is an east–west

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in the southwestern portion of the

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. Its western terminus is at the

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state line approximately west of Camden at the eastern terminus of

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; and its eastern terminus is at US 42 just south of Spring Valley.

Route description

The portion of SR 725 between Union Road and Soldiers Home Road in

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is designated as the "SGT Gary Lee McKiddy Memorial Highway", in honor of a 1968 Miamisburg High School graduate and

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. On May 6, 1970, McKiddy, a 20-year-old member of the 1st Squadron,

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, 1st Cavalry Division, was serving in

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during the

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; on that date, he pulled a fellow soldier from a burning helicopter; McKiddy then returned to the helicopter in an attempt to rescue the pilot; as he did, the helicopter exploded, killing both McKiddy and the pilot. The portion of SR 725 between Heincke Road and SR 741 in Miamisburg is designated as the " Marine

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Paul W. Zanowick II Memorial Highway", in honor of a Miamisburg High School graduate, nicknamed "Rocky", who was killed in Nahre Saraj District,

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on June 3, 2011.

History

SR 725 was first commissioned in 1937 between the Indiana state line and SR 48 in Centerville. In 1939, the route was extended east to US 42 in Spring Valley. In 1965, the road between

and

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was upgraded to a divided highway. Between 1993 and 1995 the section of highway between

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and Centerville was upgraded to a divided highway.

Major intersections

References

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