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id: "10502"
name: "Ohio River Scenic Byway - Ohio"
distance: "452"
duration: Plan 5 days to enjoy the byway or about 10 hours to drive it.
description: Enjoy majestic views of the Ohio River along the entirety of this scenic route. Native Americans and early European settlers used the Ohio heavily. It marked the boundary between the North and South during the slavery era and was the gate to freedom for many.
contact: "**Ohio River Trails, Inc.**                                      \r\n740-423-7233                                               \r\n[Send E-mail](mailto:rivertrails@earthlink.net )                     \r\n\r\nJourney through the Ohio segment of the Ohio River Scenic Byway as you watch this engaging **[VIDEO TOUR!!!](http://www.multimedia-interactive.com/ohioriverscenicbyway-oh/)**"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.ohiobyways.com/Ohio_River/OhioRiver.htm"
    name: "Ohio Byway Program - Ohio River Scenic Byway"
  - url: "http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/index.shtml"
    name: The Ohio Historical Society
  - url: "http://www.ohiomagazine.com"
    name: Ohio Magazine
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=51660"
    name: "Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge-WV"
  - url: "http://www.dot.state.oh.us/OhioByways/Pages/OhioRiverScenic.aspx"
    name: Ohio River Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.multimedia-interactive.com/ohioriverscenicbyway-oh/"
    name: Ohio River Scenic Byway Streaming Video
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/wayne/"
    name: Wayne National Forest
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Ohio State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OH
part of: 
  - "2286"
ll: 
  - -82.45770175997728
  - 38.434179996594594
bounds: 
  - - -84.820267
    - 38.40839000000011
  - - -80.51899000000003
    - 40.642578000000015

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Enjoy majestic views of the Ohio River along the entirety of this scenic route. Native Americans and early European settlers used the Ohio heavily. It marked the boundary between the North and South during the slavery era and was the gate to freedom for many.