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The Camp Chase Trail is a paved multi-use trail in Madison and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It serves as the Southwest Columbus segment of the 326-mile (525 km) [1] Ohio to Erie Trail. The entire length of the Camp Chase Trail is part of the Great American Rail-Trail, U.S. Bicycle Route 21 and U.S. Bicycle Route 50. [2] [3] [4]
A Metro Parks sign along the Camp Chase Trail detailing the history of the Camp Chase Railway. The 15-mile (24 km) Camp Chase bike trail follows alongside the railroad except for a short stint along Big Darby Creek and a one-mile diversion along Georgesville Road in Columbus. [11] [6] The trail connects to the larger Ohio to Erie Trail.
Camp Chase was an American Civil War training and prison camp established in May 1861, on land leased by the U.S. Government. [4] It replaced the much smaller Camp Jackson which was established by Ohio Governor William Dennison Jr as a place for Ohio's union volunteers to meet. [4]
The Camp Chase Multi-Use Trail runs alongside the still active rail line running through the village. The Camp Chase Trail distance is 16.2-mile (26.1 km) and is part of the larger Ohio to Erie Trail system which connects NE Ohio through Columbus and SW to Cincinnati. The Georgesville Fish Fry was a staple event for many years.
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U.S. Bicycle Route 50 along the Camp Chase Trail in Franklin County, Ohio. USBR 50 continues through Ohio, traversing 11 counties to the Market Street Bridge that connects Steubenville and Follansbee, West Virginia. [12] The route through Ohio incorporates a number of rail trails.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, there were reports of a vehicle traveling the wrong way, going south in the north lanes of Interstate 77 from Canton at just after 8 p.m. Saturday.
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