Ohio State Route 331
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State Route 331 is an east–west state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the eastern portion of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. State Route 331 has its western terminus at U.S. Route 22 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the village
Village
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 of Holloway
Holloway, Ohio
Holloway is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 345 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holloway is located at ....

. Its eastern terminus is at a signalized intersection with U.S. Route 40 nearly 2.75 miles (4.4 km) west of Saint Clairsville, and immediately south of Exit 213 off of Interstate 70.

Route description

Along its way, State Route 331 passes through portions of Harrison and Belmont
Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville...

 Counties. There are no stretches of State Route 331 that are incorporated within the National Highway System
National Highway System (United States)
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, a system of highways determined to be most important for the country's economy, mobility and defense.

History

State Route 331 made its debut in 1932. Originally, the highway ran from its current western terminus at U.S. Route 22 northwest of Holloway
Holloway, Ohio
Holloway is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 345 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holloway is located at ....

 to its current western junction with State Route 149
Ohio State Route 149
-Oddities:* - Beginning in Bellaire, State Route 149 is an East/West highway. At SR 147 in Belmont, State Route 149 becomes a North/South highway, until its terminus in New Athens...

 in Flushing
Flushing, Ohio
Flushing is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 900 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Flushing is located at ....

. In 1939, State Route 331 took on the shape that it has today when it was extended southeasterly from Flushing to its current eastern terminus at U.S. Route 40 west of Saint Clairsville.

Major intersections

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