Ohio State Route 4#State Route 4 Bypass

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The portion from Cincinnati to Dayton primarily consists of arterial roads. State Route 4 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 42 in the North Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Initially called Paddock Road, it runs concurrently with Vine Street in northern Cincinnati, and then Springfield Pike as it passes through suburban northern Hamilton County. Upon crossing into Butler County, it curves to the west to pass near the downtowns of Fairfield and Hamilton, while Route 4 Bypass takes a more direct route.

The portion of SR 4 between High Street (SR 129) and North Fair Avenue in Hamilton is designated as the "Firefighter/Paramedic Patrick Wolterman Memorial Highway",{{cite web | url = http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5534.404 | title = 5534.404 Firefighter/Paramedic Patrick Wolterman Memorial Highway. | work = Ohio Revised Code | publisher = LAW Writer | date = November 2, 2018 | access-date = June 29, 2019}} in honor of a firefighter/paramedic for that city who died December 28, 2015, while battling an intentionally-set house fire. The two men who started the blaze were convicted of murder and arson in November 2017 and sentenced to life in prison. This portion of SR 4 passes by Wolterman's fire station.{{ cite news | url = https://www.journal-news.com/news/patrick-wolterman-memorial-highway-just-steps-from-becoming-reality/s0wss2Ak5pfVI36e4a3fLN/ | title = Patrick Wolterman Memorial Highway just 3 steps from becoming a reality | last = Pitman | first = Michael | newspaper = Journal-News | date = June 13, 2018 | location = Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio | publisher = Cox Media Group | access-date = June 29, 2019 }}

From Hamilton to Dayton, the road roughly follows the Great Miami River. It turns northeast to run through downtown Middletown, and then crosses the river. Shortly after entering Dayton, it becomes concurrent with the U.S. Route 35 freeway and then Interstate 75. Route 4 then splits off as a freeway paralleling the Mad River. It then joins Interstate 70, with which it runs concurrently for over three miles. The route splits as a freeway again, until it becomes a one-way pair of surface streets in downtown Springfield.

North of Springfield, the route is primarily a two-lane rural highway until its end in Sandusky. It travels through downtown Mechanicsburg and Milford Center, but bypasses downtown Marysville. It then travels through the downtowns of Marion and Bucyrus, crossing the St. Lawrence River Divide in the latter. It finally heads northeast to Sandusky, where it ends.

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In 1912 the Route ran from Sandusky to Columbus.

In 1924 the Route extended south from Columbus on former SH 5, following current US 23 alignment from Portsmouth to Waldo, and current SR 423 from Waldo to Marion.[http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/004.html Route 4] (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson{{self-published inline|certain=y|date=January 2022}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030081614/http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/004.html |date=October 30, 2004 }}

In 1926, alignment from Portsmouth to Marion certified as US 23; SR 4 realigned south of Marion to its current southern terminus in Cincinnati, replacing the former SR 6 from Cincinnati to Middletown, the former SR 52 from Middletown to {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of Milford Center, and the former SR 38 from Marysville to Marion.

In 1959 alignment from Dayton to Springfield rerouted and upgraded to freeway; segment through Fairborn around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base designated as SR 444.

In 1967 the segment from SR 201 to SR 444 upgraded to freeway.

In 2011 the Dayton segment was rerouted via I-75.

In 2021 the Dayton segment rerouted from Germantown Pike to Gettysburg Avenue interchange with US 35.{{cite web |url=https://gis.dot.state.oh.us/tims/map |title=ODOT TIMS |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |accessdate=February 18, 2022}}{{better source needed|date=February 2022}}

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Image:OH State Routes 4 19 100 south at US 30.jpg and 100 near Bucyrus]]The intersection of SR 4 and New Carlisle Pike/Lower Valley Pike in Huber Heights, between SR 235/Chambersburg Road and Interstate 70, has had at least 15 accidents between 2012 and August 2018, resulting in three fatalities and 20 injuries. The intersection, which is uncontrolled, is along a high-speed portion of SR 4 that is near-expressway in character; additionally, the median is not wide enough to allow longer vehicles such as tractor-trailers to wait there safely before making a left turn (north) from New Carlisle Pike onto SR 4. Fixes for the problem intersection, all rejected, included adding lights and signage; closing the intersection; adding a traffic light; constructing a roundabout; adding an overpass; requiring traffic from New Carlisle Pike to northbound SR 4 to instead travel southbound to the SR 235/Chambersburg Road interchange, exit and re-enter northbound; and rerouting New Carlisle Pike to Chambersburg Road.{{ cite news | url = https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/local/after-man-death-huber-seeks-safer-intersection/SiyAURQq2hOU3MtCEmPbZM/ | title = After man's death, Huber seeks safer intersection | last = Clark | first = Lauren | newspaper = Dayton Daily News | date = December 12, 2015 | access-date = August 14, 2018 |url-access=subscription }}{{ cite news | url = https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/after-accidents-huber-heights-researches-closing-ohio-intersection/T4WfAh9L2WrLlmk8siKbEJ/ | title = After accidents, Huber Heights researches closing Ohio 4 intersection | last = Garbe | first = Will | newspaper = Dayton Daily News | date = October 8, 2016 | access-date = August 14, 2018 }}{{ cite news | url = https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/huber-heights-will-study-deadly-intersection-near-interstate/ugCOJALKgTszusiFeeQliM/ | title = Huber Heights will study deadly intersection near Interstate 70 | last = Garbe | first = Will | newspaper = Dayton Daily News | date = April 6, 2017 | access-date = August 14, 2018 }} At the August 6, 2018 Huber Heights city council meeting, an engineering firm hired by the city, working in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), proposed two alternatives. The first, a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) (also known as a superstreet), would prohibit left turns from New Carlisle Pike or Lower Valley Pike, and cross-traffic between the two; those movements would be accomplished via right turns onto SR 4, followed by designated median U-turns. Left turns from SR 4 to New Carlisle Pike and Lower Valley Pike would still be permitted. This alternative has an estimated cost of $1 million, with ODOT paying 80% of the cost and the city paying 20%. The second alternative, sometimes called a "basic RCUT", is similar to the first alternative, but would additionally prohibit left turns from SR 4 to New Carlisle Pike and Lower Valley Pike; those movements would be accomplished via median U-turns, followed by right turns. This alternative's estimated cost is $701,000, using the same 80%/20% cost split.{{ cite news | url = https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/local/options-under-consideration-for-deadly-ohio-intersection/JTzIM9UyCENv2y6IV3HjRM/ | title = 2 options under consideration for deadly Ohio 4 intersection | last = Garbe | first = Will | newspaper = Dayton Daily News | date = August 13, 2018 | access-date = August 14, 2018 |url-access=subscription }}{{ cite web | url = http://agendaquick.hhoh.org/docs/2017/WORKS/20171107_1378/1376_Council%20Work%20Session%20Packet%20-%20110617.pdf | title = City Council Work Session | publisher = City of Huber Heights | date = November 6, 2017 | access-date = August 14, 2018 }}{{ cite web | url = http://agendaquick.hhoh.org/docs/2017/WORKS/20171107_1378/1376_Council%20Work%20Session%20Packet%20-%20110617.pdf | title = SR 4/SR 235/New Carlisle Pike/Lower Valley Pike Alternative Analysis Study | publisher = TEC Engineering, Inc. | version = Final Report Version 1.0 | work = TEC PN: 16096-005 | date = August 2017 | access-date = August 14, 2018 }}{{ cite web | url = https://destinyhosted.com/huberdocs/2018/WORKS/20180807_3560/3558_Council%20Work%20Session%20Packet%20-%20080618.pdf | title = City Council Work Session | publisher = City of Huber Heights | date = August 6, 2018 | access-date = August 14, 2018 }} A superstreet already exists along the SR 4 Bypass in nearby Butler County.

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• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESHAM.pdf Hamilton County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESBUT.pdf Butler County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESMOT.pdf Montgomery County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESCLA.pdf Clark County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESCHP.pdf Champaign County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESUNI.pdf Union County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESDEL.pdf Delaware County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESMAR.pdf Marion County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESCRA.pdf Crawford County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESSEN.pdf Seneca County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESHUR.pdf Huron County] (PDF)
• [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESERI.pdf Erie County] (PDF)

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State Route 4 By-Pass (SR 4B or SR 4 Bypass, known locally as Bypass 4){{cite web|title=State Route 4 Bypass Widening|publisher=Butler County Transportation Improvement District|date=July 21, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2017|url=http://www.bctid.org/bctid/bypass4w.htm}} is a {{convert|5.97|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/SLD/pdf_files/BUTSR0004B.pdf |title=Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 4-B, Butler County |author=ODOT |access-date=January 5, 2014}} north–south state highway through Butler County in the western part of the state. The route runs from SR 4 in Fairfield to SR 4 in Fairfield Township north of the Hamilton city limits.

SR 4B begins at a single-quadrant roadway intersection with SR 4 (Dixie Highway) and Ross Road in eastern Fairfield. Here, the connector road is located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection. The route travels north as a divided four-lane road first crossing over a CSX railroad and intersecting Port Union Road. The next three intersections SR 4B has (from south to north: Symmes Road, Tylersville Road, and Hamilton–Mason Road) are superstreet intersections. The roadway briefly expands to three lanes in each direction between Symmes Road and Tylersville Road as it crosses over a Norfolk Southern railroad. This segment also features the Fairfield-Hamilton city boundary. After the Hamilton–Mason Road intersection, SR 4B comes to a diamond interchange with SR 129 (Butler County Veterans Highway). North of Princeton Road, the route shrinks to an undivided two-lane road, passes under an overpass carrying Millikin Road, and ends at a signalized intersection with SR 4.{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=OH-4+Bypass+N&daddr=OH-4+Bypass+N&hl=en&sll=39.363471,-84.504342&sspn=0.114137,0.222988&geocode=FQQGWAIdaI_2-g%3BFb9UWQIdTZv2-g&mra=prev&t=m&z=13 |title=Overview of SR 4-B |access-date=January 5, 2014}} The entirety of SR 4B is included as a part of the National Highway System.{{cite map | title=National Highway System: Ohio | date=October 2012 | publisher=Federal Highway Administration | url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/ohio/cincinnati_oh.pdf | format=PDF|access-date=January 5, 2014}}

SR 4B was constructed in the early 1970s by ODOT to allow for easier travel between Cincinnati and Middletown.{{cite web |url=http://www.bctid.org/BCTID/bypass4w.htm |date=November 17, 2010 |title=State Route 4 Bypass Widening |website=Butler County Transportation Improvement District |access-date=January 5, 2014}}{{cite map |title=1969 Official Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1969a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Highways |year=1969 |cartography=P.E. Masheter, Director |access-date=September 22, 2013}}{{cite map |title=1971 Ohio Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1971a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=ODOH |year=1971 |cartography=J. Phillip Richley, Director |access-date=August 19, 2013}} In the 1990s, the Butler County Transportation Improvement District (BCTID) was formed to help address traffic congestion along the fully two-lane bypass route. Construction started on the widening of SR 4B in 2010 which included the widening of the road from the southern terminus to SR 129, the widening of three bridges, and the creation of three superstreet and one quadrant roadway intersections. The superstreet intersections were completed in 2011.{{cite press release|title=SR 4 Bypass superstreet intersections soon to be operational|publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2017|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D08/Newsreleases/Pages/SR-4-Bypass-Superstreet-Intersections-Soon-to-be-Operational.aspx}} Construction of the expanded roadway finished in August 2012 on time and on budget, at a cost of $22.8 million.{{cite news | url = https://www.journal-news.com/news/local/superstreet-confuses-some-bypass-drivers/631Gn7h2HJj6H6Z2iFyESO/ | title = Superstreet confuses some Bypass 4 drivers | last = Cano | first = Kelsey | newspaper = Journal-News | date = December 12, 2011 | location = Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio | publisher = Cox Media Group | access-date = September 1, 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180901215728/https://www.journal-news.com/news/local/superstreet-confuses-some-bypass-drivers/631Gn7h2HJj6H6Z2iFyESO/ | archive-date = September 1, 2018 }} The BCTID is continuing to study the option of widening SR 4B north of SR 129.{{cite web |url=http://www.fairfield-city.org/bypass4/ |title=Bypass 4 Widening Project Overview |website=Bypass 4 - The City of Fairfield |access-date=January 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034410/http://www.fairfield-city.org/bypass4/ |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

SR 4B is the first superstreet corridor in Ohio. As of April 2013, it was reported that the majority of motorists in the area did not approve of the new design, with some avoiding SR 4B entirely.{{cite news | url = https://www.journal-news.com/news/drivers-still-adapting-butler-county-superstreets/1C2uOrjbe8TF0LQYxEhEVJ/ | title = Drivers still adapting to Butler County superstreets | last = Pitman | first = Michael D. | newspaper = Journal-News | date = April 1, 2013 | location = Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio | publisher = Cox Media Group | access-date = September 1, 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180901215941/https://www.journal-news.com/news/drivers-still-adapting-butler-county-superstreets/1C2uOrjbe8TF0LQYxEhEVJ/ | archive-date = September 1, 2018 }}

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