State Route 781 is an east–west state highway

State highway

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 in southern Ohio

Ohio

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, a U.S. state

U.S. state

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. The western terminus of State Route 781 is at State Route 41

Ohio State Route 41

State Route 41 is a north–south state highway in the southern and western portions of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the Ohio River on the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge in Aberdeen ; and its northern terminus is along State Route 48 at U.S. Route 36 in Covington...

 about 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Peebles

Peebles, Ohio

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. Its eastern terminus is 11 miles (17.7 km) to the southeast at a T-intersection with State Route 348, which is approximately 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the unincorporated community of Blue Creek

Blue Creek, Ohio

Blue Creek is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45616. It is located along State Route 125.-References:...

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Created in the late 1930s and existing entirely within Adams County

Adams County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

, State Route 781 passes through rough terrain and by Peach Mountain, which rises over 1200 feet (365.8 m).

Route description

All of State Route 781 is located within the eastern portion of Adams County

Adams County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

. The highway is not inclusive within the National Highway System

National Highway System (United States)

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History

State Route 781 debuted in 1938 along the routing between State Route 41

Ohio State Route 41

State Route 41 is a north–south state highway in the southern and western portions of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the Ohio River on the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge in Aberdeen ; and its northern terminus is along State Route 48 at U.S. Route 36 in Covington...

 and State Route 348 that it occupies to this day. The route has not experienced any changes of major significance since it first appeared.

Major intersections