State Route 266 is an east–west state highway

State highway

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 located in the southeastern portion of Ohio

Ohio

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. State Route 266's western terminus is at a Y-intersection with State Route 377

Ohio State Route 377

State Route 377 ' is a north–south state highway located in southeastern Ohio, a U.S. state. The southern terminus of State Route 377 is at State Route 550 approximately northeast of Amesville. Its northern terminus is at State Route 78 nearly southwest of Malta.-Route description:State...

 nearly 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Stockport

Stockport, Ohio

Stockport is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 540.-Geography:Stockport is located at ....

, and its eastern terminus is at another Y-intersection, this time with State Route 60

Ohio State Route 60

State Route 60 is a north–south state highway that runs the entire length of the U.S. state of Ohio, from State Route 7 along the Ohio River in Marietta to U.S. Route 6 near Lake Erie in Vermilion....

 approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Beverly

Beverly, Ohio

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Located in southeastern Morgan County

Morgan County, Ohio

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, State Route 266 was first designated in the middle of the 1920s along its current routing. The highway serves the village of Stockport

Stockport, Ohio

Stockport is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 540.-Geography:Stockport is located at ....

. From the State Route 376

Ohio State Route 376

State Route 376 ' is a north–south state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. State Route 376 has its southern terminus at a T-intersection with State Route 266 just across the Muskingum River from Stockport...

 intersection to its eastern terminus at State Route 60, State Route 266 generally straddles the northern banks of the Muskingum River

Muskingum River

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Route description

The entirety of State Route 266 is within the confines of southeastern Morgan County

Morgan County, Ohio

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. There is no portion of State Route 266 that is included within the National Highway System

National Highway System (United States)

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History

State Route 266 made its debut in 1926 along the routing within southeastern Morgan County

Morgan County, Ohio

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that it occupies to this day. There have been no significant changes to the route since its inception.

Major intersections