Ohio State Route 296
State Route 296 is a long state highway entirely in Champaign County, Ohio. Routed around the northern side of Urbana, the route runs in two townships, Salem Township and Wayne Township.
Route description
SR 296 begins at an unsignalized T-intersection with SR 29 in southern Salem Township in central Champaign County. The route initially travels northeast but curves south-southeast soon after it begins. The route crosses a railroad at-grade and then reaches US 68 at a four-way intersection. After the US 68 junction, the road continues further east before reaching a skewed T-intersection at Ludlow Road. Here, SR 296 turns left onto Ludlow Road while the short SR 814 begins to the right. SR 296 remains on Ludlow Road for a short time; it almost immediately turns right onto Urbana Woodstock Pike; soon after this intersection, it makes one last turn left to the north. Before this point, the road stayed on level ground but here, the road begins to ascend small hills. Traveling in a northeasterly direction through Wayne Township, SR 296 reaches its eastern terminus at SR 245 in the community of Middletown.Throughout its entire length, the route travels through a mixture of single-family residential homes, forest areas, and farmland. No part of SR 296 is included within the National Highway System.