Ohio State Route 97

The highway passes through farmland and Blooming Grove, before having a T-intersection with the eastern terminus of SR 288.After SR 546, the concurrency crosses the Clear Fork Mohican River and the road curves towards the northeast, passing through commercial properties.The route crosses over the Clear Fork Mohican River again, before curving due east, passing through residential properties.The route makes a sharp turn towards the south-southeast crossing the Clear Fork Mohican River for the final time.East of Butler the road curves towards the northeast, passing through woodland and farmland as a two-lane highway.The highway ends at an intersection with SR 3 in rural Hanover Township, Ashland County.
SR 97 west of Lexington
SR 19SR 61SR 309GalionUS 42LexingtonBellvilleLoudonvilleUnited StatesAshlandCrawfordMorrowRichlandInterstateScenicSR 96SR 98Clear Fork Mohican RiverBlooming GroveSR 288SR 314Clear Fork ReservoirRichland CountyU.S. Route 42SR 546Interstate 71SR 13ButlerSR 95Ashland CountyMohican-Memorial State ForestMohican State ParkHanover TownshipNational Highway SystemNorth Bloomfield TownshipTroy TownshipClevelandColumbusConcurrencyOhio Department of TransportationGoogle MapsFederal Highway Administration