State Route 726 is a north–south state highway

State highway

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 in western Ohio

Ohio

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, a U.S. state

U.S. state

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. The southern terminus of the state route is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 127 about 1 miles (1.6 km) north of the city limits

City limits

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 of Eaton

Eaton, Ohio

Eaton is a city in and the county seat of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,407 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

. The northern terminus of State Route 726 is at a signalized intersection with State Route 121

Ohio State Route 121

Ohio State Route 121 is a State Route in Western Ohio. It connects the cities of Versailles and Greenville to Richmond, Indiana. It is a north–south route for most of its existence, except the southern portion between Indiana and New Paris...

 in downtown New Madison

New Madison, Ohio

New Madison is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 817.-History:New Madison was platted by Zadock Smith in 1817 for purposes of land speculation, but his efforts failed; he was unable to sell any of the lots...

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Route description

State Route 726 runs through northern Preble County

Preble County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,337 people, 16,001 households, and 12,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 100 people per square mile . There were 17,186 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

 and southern Darke County

Darke County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 53,309 people, 20,419 households, and 14,905 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile . There were 21,583 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile...

. No portion of this highway is inclusive within the National Highway System

National Highway System (United States)

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History

Created in 1937 along the alignment that it occupies to this day between U.S. Route 127 and State Route 121

Ohio State Route 121

Ohio State Route 121 is a State Route in Western Ohio. It connects the cities of Versailles and Greenville to Richmond, Indiana. It is a north–south route for most of its existence, except the southern portion between Indiana and New Paris...

, State Route 726 has not experienced any changes of major significance to its routing since inception.

Major intersections