Ohio State Route 130
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Ohio State Route 130 is a short east–west state route in southwestern 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 entirety of OH 130 lies within Butler County
Butler County, Ohio
Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 368,130. Its county seat is Hamilton. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio. Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of...

. OH 130 has its western terminus at a singalized intersection with US 27 in McGonigle
McGonigle, Ohio
McGonigle is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hanover Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States about seven miles northwest of Hamilton at the intersection of U.S. Route 27 and State Route 130 in sections 17 and 18 of R2ET4N of the Congress Lands. It was formerly a stop on the...

. Its eastern terminus is also at a signalized intersection, this time at OH 177
Ohio State Route 177
State Route 177 is a north–south state highway located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of State Route 177 is at the signalized junction of State Route 4 and State Route 129 in Hamilton, after State Route 177 runs concurrently with State Route 129 for...

 in the extreme northwestern corner of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in Butler County, southwestern Ohio, United States. The population was 62,447 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Butler County. The city is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area....

. For its entire length, OH 130 is alternately known as Old Oxford Road.

Route description

OH 130 commences at a traffic signal with US 27 immediately north of the CSX railway overpass of US 27 in the hamlet of McGonigle
McGonigle, Ohio
McGonigle is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hanover Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States about seven miles northwest of Hamilton at the intersection of U.S. Route 27 and State Route 130 in sections 17 and 18 of R2ET4N of the Congress Lands. It was formerly a stop on the...

. Just feet east of the beginning of OH 130 in the eastbound direction, the highway intersects Lanes Mill Road. Turning southeasterly, OH 130 travels through Hanover Township
Hanover Township, Butler County, Ohio
Hanover Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio, United States, midway between Hamilton and Oxford. It had a population of 7,878 in 2000, up from 7,653 in 1990. Rapidly growing, the Census Bureau in 2004 estimated the population was 8,751...

 paralleling the CSX railway for a short distance. Curving to the east, OH 130 passes by a fair mix of homes and farmland. Approaching the Darrtown Road intersection, OH 130 begins to trend more southeasterly. Beyond Darrtown Road, OH 130 continues as such through where it meets Morman Road.

At Krucker Road, OH 130 starts to resume a more easterly path. The number of homes that appear along OH 130 starts to increase as the route passes by intersections with Boyle Road and Vizedom Road, and closes in on Hamilton
Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in Butler County, southwestern Ohio, United States. The population was 62,447 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Butler County. The city is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area....

. OH 130, now serving a primarily residential vicinity, rounds some gentle curves, but maintains a generally easterly path as it nears its terminus. Just barely sneaking into the northwestern corner of the City of Hamilton, OH 130 comes to an end as it meets OH 177
Ohio State Route 177
State Route 177 is a north–south state highway located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of State Route 177 is at the signalized junction of State Route 4 and State Route 129 in Hamilton, after State Route 177 runs concurrently with State Route 129 for...

 at a signalized intersection.

History

Through 1926, what is now OH 130 was part of then OH 126, which included the entirety of the current OH 130 and the portion of the current US 27 from OH 130 to the Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 State Line at College Corner
College Corner, Ohio
College Corner is a village in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio in Butler and Preble Counties, five miles northwest of Oxford. It was settled in 1811 and takes its name from its position in the northwestern corner of the "College Township", the survey township designated the previous...

. Concurrent with the establishment of the U.S. highway system in 1926, the OH 126 designation was moved to another routing farther south, and OH 130 came into being along the routing that it occupies today.

Major intersections

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