​Ohio State Route 527 is a tiny but important route in southernmost Ohio, as it mainly comprises a bridge connection to Huntington, West Virginia.  On the Ohio side of the River, US Route 52's easterly course turns southerly onto a bridge over the Ohio River, into the west side of Huntington.  At this turn, Ohio Route 7 is born, and it takes over as the highway hugging the northwestern bank of the Ohio River.  Ohio Route 7 begins as an expressway, but that expressway ends after only a few miles at a partial interchange.  That interchange was meant to be the northern end of Ohio Route 527 where Ohio Route 7 would continue northeasterly.  Because of that intention, Ohio Route 527 does indeed begin at the partial interchange, but Ohio Route 7 uses Ohio Route 527 to jog south to a surface highway that carries it onward.  Soon, in Chesapeake, Ohio, Ohio Route 7 turns onto that surface road, and Ohio Route 527 continues toward the south onto an important bridge over the Ohio River, carrying people right into downtown Huntington.  The state route ends at the state line, continuing as West Virginia Highway 527.

​​My photo for Ohio Route 527 comes from the junction with the surface road carrying  Ohio Route 7 toward the east, just north of the bridge over the Ohio River.  The bridge is actually visible in the background, because the aperture faces south at a guide marker assembly facing the southbound traffic.  It features a sign pointing out the left turn to stay on Ohio Route 7, a guide marker stating that Ohio Route 527 continues straight ahead, and a guide marker stating that US Route 60 lies just across the river.  It's interesting to see US Route 60 signage in Ohio, a state that US Route 60 does not enter.  This photo was taken in March 2021, during my grand tour of southeastern Ohio.

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