Ohio State Route 685

State Route 685 marker
State Route 685
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length5.24 mi[1] (8.43 km)
Existed1937–present
Major junctions
West end SR 78 in Buchtel
North end SR 13 near Jacksonville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesAthens
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
SR 684 SR 686

State Route 685 (SR 685) is a short east–west state highway in southeastern Ohio, a U.S. state. The western terminus of SR 685 is at SR 78 in the village of Buchtel. Its eastern terminus is at SR 13 approximately one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Jacksonville.

Existing in the northern portion of Athens County, SR 685 functions as a connector route between SR 78 and SR 13 as it makes its way through the Wayne National Forest. The designation of SR 685 came into being in the early 1960s, replacing what had been known as SR 675, due to the construction of Interstate 675 in the Dayton vicinity, and the fact that Ohio does not duplicate numbers among different types of highways.

  1. ^ "DESTAPE - Athens County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. June 24, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.