Ohio Scenic Byway

Ohio Scenic Byways
Ohio Scenic Byways
	Highway marker until 2022
System information
Formed	September 16, 1998
Highway names
Interstates	Interstate X (I-X)
US Highways	U.S. Route X (US X)
State	State Route X (SR X)
System links
	Ohio State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

A scenic Byway in Ohio can be any interstate, national highway, state highway, County road, municipal street, or Township road in the State of Ohio as designated by the director of transportation.^[2]

Byways

List of Ohio Scenic Byways
Name	Description	Designated	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Ref
Amish Country Byway	Follows many state highways in Holmes County, connecting Amish communities.	March 1998	164	264	^[3]
Appalachian Byway	Formerly known as the Morgan County Scenic Byway, it was extended in 2018 to cover three more counties in the Appalachian region. The byway consists of SR 78 from Nelsonville to Clarington and SR 284 from The Wilds to Cumberland.^[4]	1999	115	185	^[5]
Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway	Follows multiple county and state routes around Big Darby Creek, a scenic river.	2007	47	76	^[6]
Covered Bridge Scenic Byway	Byway follows SR 26 from Marietta to Woodsfield, inside Wayne National Forest.	May 1990	35	56	^[7]
Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway	Follows SR 800 from Barnesville to Hendrysburg and SR 147 from Barnesville to Bellaire.	September 2003	37	60	^[8]
Gateway to Amish Country	Consists of US 62 and SR 514 in Knox County, connecting to the Amish Country Byway.	2000	30	48	^[9]
Granville Scenic Byway	The byway starts at SR 37 at James Road, and continues north through the village of Granville along SR 661, ending north of Cambria Road.	October 2016	10	16	^[10]
Heritage Corridors of Bath	Follows multiple county routes within Bath Township of Summit County, connecting Hale Farm and Village, Bath Nature Preserve, and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.	2000	39	63	^[11]
Historic National Road	Follows US 40 within the state.	2000	225	362	^[12]
Hocking Hills Scenic Byway	Follows SR 374 in its entirety from Hocking Hills State Park to US 33 at Rockbridge. Also includes segments of SR 56 and SR 664, creating a loop at the southern terminus.	May 2004	26.4	42.5	^[13]
Jefferson Township Scenic Byway	Contains county routes and township roads inside Jefferson Township, Franklin County.	2003	15	24	^[14]
Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway	Contains SR 39 from Mansfield to Loudonville and SR 603 from SR 95 to Mifflin. The routes link properties formerly owned by Johnny Appleseed.	March 2017	30	48	^[15]
Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail	Follows various state routes along the south shore of Lake Erie.	December 2004	293	472	^[16]
Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches	Byway travels through a large concentration of Catholic churches in Mercer County, Ohio and Auglaize County, Ohio.	1998	38.4	61.8	^[17]
Lincoln Highway Historic Byway	Follows the 1928 alignment of Lincoln Highway, from the Indiana state line to East Liverpool.	2004	241	388	^[18]
Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway	The scenic byway follows Lower Valley Pike from I-70 near Fairborn to US 40 near Springfield. The road was one of the first direct routes to Dayton.	May 2004	11	18	^[19]
Maumee Valley Scenic Byway	Follows the Maumee River from Defiance to Toledo.	2000	59	95	^[20]
Miami and Erie Canal Scenic Byway		2000	50	80
North Ridge Scenic Byway		2007	8.8	14.2
Ohio & Erie Canalway Scenic Byway		June 2005	110	180
Ohio River Scenic Byway	Located along the Ohio River along US 50, US 52, and SR 7.	June 1998	452	727
Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway		2006	52	84
Presidential Pathways Scenic Byway		June 2009	52	84
Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor	Byway located on SR 315 from I-270 to US 23.	2000	10.5	16.9
Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail		2007	99	159
Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway		1997	55	89
Wally Road Scenic Byway		August 2004	10.4	16.7
Welsh Scenic Byway	Located on US 35 in between SR 32 with SR 124 and the Ohio River.	2000	34	55

References

^ Known Errors in the 2012 OMUTCD – updated July 15, 2022
^ ^a ^b "§5516.05: Designation of Scenic Byways—Advertising Devices". Ohio Revised Code. September 16, 1998. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (June 2019). "2020 Amish Country Byway Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ "Appalachian Byway". Ohio Department of Transportation. September 16, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (August 2019). "2019 Appalachian Byway Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (June 2019). "2020 Big Darby Plains Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Wayne National Forest. "Covered Bridge Scenic Byway". United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Services. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (February 2019). "2020 Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (May 2019). "2020 Gateway to Amish Country Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (February 2020). "2020 Granville Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (July 2019). "2020 Heritage Corridors of Bath Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (August 2019). "2020 Historic National Road Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (March 2020). "2020 Hocking Hills Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (June 2019). "2020 Jefferson Township Scenic Byways Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (April 2020). "2020 Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (July 2019). "2020 Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (March 2020). "2020 Land of The Crossed-Tipped Chruches Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (September 2019). "2020 Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (December 2019). "2020 Lower Valley Pike Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Ohio Department of Transportation (March 2020). "2020 Maumee Valley Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (CMP)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2021.