US 33
Corridor; Logan and Athens Counties
Thomas Worthington must have gotten around. He was
the first Governor of Ohio (his estate is a state park NE of Chilicothe),
a mason (they've been around how long now?), and land developer
(don't know if that's a good or a bad thing). But according to
the Masonic Lodge and Ohio Historical Society, Thomas Worthington
was the founder of Logan. This placard is along old US 33 in Logan
(Photo taken in February, 2004).
Nelsonville
If one wants to follow the old routing for US 33 through
Nelsonville, follow the red brick street (Photo taken in February,
2004)
Someone painted this mural facing the entrance to the
Nelsonville Post Office. The SUV in front is not part of the painting
(Photo taken in February, 2004)
I'm not sure what Eagles represents here (not Philadelphia,
that's for certain). Fraternal Order of Eagles (what is that?)
It has become a home to several shops now. (Photo taken in February,
2004)
Nelsonville City Square
War veteren memorials. Not sure which war the one on
the left eulogizes, the middle one encompenses all armed battles
and casualties, and the memorial on the right is for the Korean
Conflict. (Photo taken in February, 2004)
Behind the war memorials is this fountain. I'm not
sure if it was dried up due to the season or if it doesn't work
anymore. (Photo taken in February, 2004)
Closer shot of the fountain. Ode to agriculture or
pagan monument? (Photo taken in February, 2004)
Nelsonville was big enough, back in the day, to have
it's own Operahouse. Nowadays, Stuarts is used as offices for
several businesses in Nelsonville.
(Photo taken
in February, 2004)
If you travel along US 33, just on the south edge of
Nelsonville, you'll find the ugliest design state route shields
you'll ever see in Ohio. Either that or someone from the University
of Michigan drew them to show what Ohio would look like if Toledo
wereto be sent to "That State Up North." (Photos taken
in February, 2004)
Athens
Hey! Who downgraded US 33 north of Athens?! Of other
note here, US 33 formerly went to the right into Athens before
the bypass was constructed. Oh 550 was formerly US 50 N then Alt
US 50 till the 1970s. Out of the picture to the left would be
the southern terminus for Oh 13 as well. (Photo taken in February,
2004)
Same interchange as above, but going westbound. I took this
photo back in the summer of 2001. A rare case of ODOT placing
exit numbers along a non-interstate route (other
examples west of Cleveland). The exit numbering is based on
the length of the route within the respective county.
To continue following along with my photos along the US 33
Corridor, continue on to this page
Links
US
33 Nelsonville Bypass - ODOT page
Nelsonville
Bypass - Nelsonville.net
Route
33 Collection - AthensOhionet
Page created on April 29, 2004
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