 State Route 562 | ||||
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| Norwood Lateral Expressway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byODOT,Cincinnati, andNorwood[2] | ||||
| Length | 3.43 mi[1] (5.52 km) | |||
| Existed | 1938[citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-75 inCincinnati | |||
| Major intersections |  US 42 in Cincinnati  US 22 /SR 561 in Cincinnati | |||
| East end |  I-71 in Cincinnati | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Hamilton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 562 is anexpressway in theCincinnati metro area of southwesternOhio. It travels east–west betweenInterstate 75 andInterstate 71, crossing through the suburbanenclave ofNorwood. It is generally locally referred to as theNorwood Lateral Expressway.
SR 562, also known as the Norwood Lateral Expressway, begins at an interchange withI-75 in theBond Hill neighborhood of northernCincinnati nearSt. Bernard. The road has an interchange withSR 4 andU.S. Route 42 nearBond Hill. The route then has an interchange withUS 22/SR 3 inNorwood. Before the eastern terminus at I-71, the road passes under two different railroad tracks. The eastern terminus of the highway is at a full interchange with I-71.[3]
The entire length of SR 562 in Ohio is included as a part of theNational Highway System (NHS).[4] The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[5]
The first section of the Norwood Lateral Expressway was opened to traffic on July 15, 1960, connecting the Mill Creek Expressway (I-75) to Reading Road.[6] Construction of next section, between Reading Road and Montgomery Road, began in April 1970 and was completed on December 12, 1972, at a cost of $6.8 million.[7][8] The final section, linking to the Northeast Expressway (I-71), opened in late 1973.[9]
The entire route is inHamilton County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cincinnati | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-75 –Dayton,Cincinnati | Western terminus of SR 562 | |
| 0.65 | 1.05 | 1 |  SR 4 (Paddock Road) | ||
| Norwood | 1.21 | 1.95 | 2 | US 42 (Reading Road) | |
| 2.11 | 3.40 | 3 | US 22 /SR 561 –Norwood | ||
| Cincinnati | 3.43 | 5.52 | I-71 –Columbus,Cincinnati | Eastern terminus of SR 562 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
