State Route 792 is a north–south state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located in southeastern Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The southern terminus of State Route 792 is at a T-intersection with State Route 676

Ohio State Route 676

State Route 676 is a long east–west state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 676 is at a T-intersection with SR 555 approximately southeast of the village of Chesterhill...

 approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Chesterhill

Chesterhill, Ohio

Chesterhill is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 305 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chesterhill is located at ....

. Its northern terminus is at State Route 266

Ohio State Route 266

State Route 266 is an east–west state highway located in the southeastern portion of Ohio. State Route 266's western terminus is at a Y-intersection with State Route 377 nearly northwest of Stockport, and its eastern terminus is at another Y-intersection, this time with State Route 60...

 nearly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west 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 ....

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Route description

State Route 792 runs through an extremely small portion of northwestern Washington County

Washington County, Ohio

Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,778. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio...

 and part of the southern end of Morgan County

Morgan County, Ohio

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. The state highway is not included in the National Highway System

National Highway System (United States)

The National Highway System is a network of strategic highways within the United States, including the Interstate Highway System and other roads serving major airports, ports, rail or truck terminals, railway stations, pipeline terminals and other strategic transport facilities.Individual states...

, a system of routes determined most important for the country's economy, mobility and defense.

History

First debuting in 1937 along the path that is currently occupies between State Route 676

Ohio State Route 676

State Route 676 is a long east–west state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 676 is at a T-intersection with SR 555 approximately southeast of the village of Chesterhill...

 and State Route 266

Ohio State Route 266

State Route 266 is an east–west state highway located in the southeastern portion of Ohio. State Route 266's western terminus is at a Y-intersection with State Route 377 nearly northwest of Stockport, and its eastern terminus is at another Y-intersection, this time with State Route 60...

, State Route 792 has not experienced any significant changes to its routing since its inception.

Major intersections