10 OF OUR FAVORITE ROADS
OK, sometimes you don't want a "tour" with a clear destination and a premarked route; you just want to ride. We SOAB's have some favorite roads in this part of the world, and here are some of them. As with any list of favorites you may either agree or disagree, but you don't know until you've tried them:
- SR 555, along its entire length. Be careful though!
- SR 676 from its intersection with 555 north of Bartlett, to Marietta.
- SR 146 out of Zanesville, to its intersection with SR 83. Proceed South on SR 83 to its intersection to SR 78, then south to Glouster and SR 13. Follow SR 13 North to SR 37, then SR 37 West to Lancaster.
- From Gallipolis in southern Ohio proceed West on SR 141 to SR 775; SR 775 South to Scottown, then SR 217 East a few miles to SR 218; then 218 North to SR 7 North and Gallipolis.
- SR 56 from Laurelville to Athens. Take US 22 West of Lancaster to SR 159 West; then left on SR 56 at Leistville all the way to Athens; retrace your steps back to Lancaster.
- SR 78 from Glouster to McConnelsville: beautiful horizon views on a winding twisty road. What more could you want?
- SR 550 from Athens to Marietta. Just east of Sharpsburg is a really interesting set of twisties crossing the ridge. Enjoy!
- SR 26 North and East out of Marietta. Lots of twisties and lots of covered bridges to stop at and enjoy just off the highway.
- SR 681 from the Athens County community of Albany East to the river; then take SR 124 North to Hockingport.
- SR 377 from its intersection with SR 78 just west of Malta south to its intersection with SR 550. At Todds be sure to observe one of the finest examples of "Carpenter Gothic" church architecture I have seen (the Todds United Methodist Church, just off 377 at Todds).
Don't forget your Ohio map!!
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Updated 03-07-01