U.S. Route 33

United States Highway 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1,141 km) from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. It continues east in Virginia as State Route 33 to Stingray Point, on the Chesapeake Bay near Deltaville, Virginia. Although most odd-numbered routes are north-south, US 33 is labeled east-west throughout its route except in Indiana where it is labeled north-south.

Termini and history

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in southeastern Elkhart, Indiana at U.S. Highway 20. Its southern terminus is Richmond, Virginia. It has had termini at St. Joseph, Michigan, at the junction of the old U.S. Highway 12, was extended to a junction with Interstate 196 near Lake Michigan Beach, Michigan north of St. Joseph, and truncated south of Niles, Michigan (junction U.S. Highway 12), and at present at Elkhart, Indiana. Before its truncation it passed through South Bend, Indiana.

Former segments of US 33 are now known as M-63, M-51, and State Road 933. Between South Bend and Fort Wayne it was part of the Lincoln Highway.

Segments of US 33 are freeways. These include St. Marys to Wapakoneta and Huntsville, Ohio (near Bellefontaine) to Dublin, Ohio. Dublin is a northwestern suburb of Columbus, where US 33 meets Interstate 270. Another segment of US 33 through Lancaster, Ohio has been rerouted to a new freeway bypass, and a bypass is also proposed for Nelsonville. The State of Ohio plans eventually to make US 33 a controlled-access freeway from the Interstate 75 interchange near Wapakoneta to Athens, Ohio, except for the section inside the Columbus beltway. US Route 33 has been rerouted from Ripley, West Virginia to Pomeroy, Ohio. From Ripley, the route follows Interstate 77, then exits at WV Route 2. US 33 crosses the Ravenswood Bridge in Ravenswood, WV. The route then follows its new bypass to Pomeroy, Ohio that was created in 2003. In Pomeroy, US Route 33 intersects with OH Route 124 and OH Route 7 .

The Darwin connector in Darwin, Ohio is now open.

US 33 from Interstate 79 east to the east side of Elkins, West Virginia is 4 lane, built to Appalachian Development Highway System and is part of Corridor H.

Intersections with other U.S. and Interstate Highways

From west to east:

Beginning at US 20 in Elkhart, Indiana;
With I-69 and I-469, at points in or near Fort Wayne, Indiana;
With U.S. Route 224, in Decatur, Indiana;
With U.S. Route 127, near Rockford, Ohio;
With I-75, southeast of Wapakoneta, Ohio;
With U.S. Route 68, in Bellefontaine, Ohio;
Multiplexed with U.S. Route 36, in Marysville, Ohio;
With U.S. Route 42, near New California, Ohio;
With I-270, in Dublin, Ohio;
With I-670, near Grandview Heights, Ohio;
With I-71, I-70, U.S. Route 23, U.S. Route 40, and U.S. Route 62, at points in Columbus, Ohio;
Again with I-270, near Obetz, Ohio;
With U.S. Route 22, near Lancaster, Ohio;
Multiplexed with U.S. Route 50, near Athens, Ohio;
With I-77, multiplexed from near Ravenswood, West Virginia to near Ripley, West Virginia;
With I-79, near Weston, West Virginia;
With I-81, in Harrisonburg, Virginia;
With I-295, near Glen Allen, Virginia;
Terminating near I-64 and US 1 in downtown Richmond, Virginia. (I-64 and US 33 are nearly parallel from Louisa County, Virginia to Richmond).

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

It used to pass through the southwestern corner of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

Notable cities on the route

External links

Indiana Highway Ends: US 33

References

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