Ohio State Route 682
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State highway
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in the southeastern 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...
. The southern terminus of State Route 682 is at a trumpet interchange with the triplex of U.S. Route 33, U.S. Route 50 and State Route 32 triplex in Athens
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
. Its northern terminus is at State Route 13 in the village of Chauncey, Ohio
Chauncey, Ohio
Chauncey is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,067 at the 2000 census. The local residents pronounce the village name...
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State Route 682, which debuted in the late 1930s, exists entirely within Athens County
Athens County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,223 people, 22,501 households, and 12,713 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 24,901 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
, and serves as a southern bypass for the city of Athens. It passes near the main campus of Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
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Route description
The entirety of State Route 682 is located in the central part of Athens CountyAthens County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,223 people, 22,501 households, and 12,713 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 24,901 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
. It is not a component of the National Highway System
National Highway System (United States)
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, a system of highways deemed most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.
History
When it was established in 1937, State Route 682 ran from the State Route 56Ohio State Route 56
State Route 56 is a west–east state highway in southern Ohio. Its western terminus is at SR 29 near Mutual, and its eastern terminus is at SR 682 in Athens.-Cities along route:* London* Mount Sterling* Circleville* Laurelville* South Bloomingville...
junction just southwest of Athens
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
to the point where State Route 682 currently meets the connector road to U.S. Route 33 just southwest of Chauncey
Chauncey, Ohio
Chauncey is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,067 at the 2000 census. The local residents pronounce the village name...
, and northwest of where State Route 682 crosses over the Hocking River
Hocking River
The Hocking River is a tributary of the Ohio River in southeastern Ohio in the United States.The Hocking flows mostly on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, but its headwaters are in a glaciated region...
. At the time, this was where State Route 682 met the predecessor to what would later become the first routing of U.S. Route 33 through this area, known at the time as State Route 31
Ohio State Route 31
State Route 31 is an Ohio state highway that currently runs from Marysville to Kenton. Before 1938, however, it stretched far longer, from Pomeroy on the Ohio River to Findlay.-History:* 1924: Route 21 established from Pomeroy to Findlay....
. By 1961, a new stretch of expressway opened to the south of Chauncey. A re-routing of U.S. Route 33 out of Chauncey and onto this new expressway resulted in an extension of State Route 682 northeasterly into the village along the former two-lane routing of U.S. Route 33 up to the state highway's current northern terminus at the State Route 13 junction (the remainder of the old 33 became an extension for State Route 13). By 1969, State Route 682 was extended southeasterly through Athens to its current southern terminus at the triplex of U.S. Route 33, U.S. Route 50 and State Route 32.