Ohio State Route 216 is a short northwest-southeast highway in the hills of near-southeastern Ohio. It runs in an area east of Logan and north of Athens. The northwestern end is in New Straitsville, at Ohio Route 93. Ohio Route 595 begins at Ohio Route 216, a block after Ohio Route 216 gets started. The southeastern end is encountered after six miles of southeasterly progression, at Ohio Route 78. This southeastern end is in the small town of Murray City.