Ohio State Route 850
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State Route 850 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...

 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...

, a U.S. state
U.S. state
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. Its southern terminus is at State Route 588
Ohio State Route 588
State Route 588 is an east–west state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 588 is at State Route 325 in Rio Grande...

 in the hamlet of Rodney, which is west of Gallipolis
Gallipolis, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,180 people, 1,847 households, and 1,004 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,156.2 people per square mile . There were 2,056 housing units at an average density of 568.7 per square mile...

. State Route 850's northern terminus is at State Route 554
Ohio State Route 554
State Route 554 is an east–west state highway located in the southeastern corner of Ohio, a U.S. state. The western terminus of State Route 554 is at State Route 325 about north of Rio Grande, and just 1 block north of the State Route 325 interchange off of U.S. Route 35...

 in Bidwell
Bidwell, Ohio
Bidwell is a small unincorporated village in northwestern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and is often associated with the nearby community of Porter. Although unincorporated, it has its own ZIP Code of 45614. Bidwell is located eleven miles from the county seat, Gallipolis...

. The route has an interchange with U.S. Route 35, but otherwise intersects with no other numbered routes.

Route description

All of State Route 850 runs within Gallia County
Gallia County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,069 people, 12,060 households, and 8,586 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 13,498 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

. The route is not inclusive within 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...

.

History

State Route 850 was created in 1995 along its current routing between State Route 588
Ohio State Route 588
State Route 588 is an east–west state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 588 is at State Route 325 in Rio Grande...

 and State Route 554
Ohio State Route 554
State Route 554 is an east–west state highway located in the southeastern corner of Ohio, a U.S. state. The western terminus of State Route 554 is at State Route 325 about north of Rio Grande, and just 1 block north of the State Route 325 interchange off of U.S. Route 35...

, designated in approximately the same timeframe that the U.S. Route 35 freeway was completed east of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio
Rio Grande is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population was 915 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area....

. No significant changes have taken place to the highway's routing since its debut.

Major intersections

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