instance_of ohio state route 823
The Ohio ___MASK49___ of Transportation ( ODOT , pronounced " oh - dot ") is the administrative ___MASK49___ of the Ohio state ___MASK27___ responsible for developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Ohio with exception of the Ohio Turnpike . In addition to highways , the ___MASK49___ also helps develop public transportation and public aviation programs . ODOT is headquartered in Columbus , Ohio . The Director of Transportation is part of the ___MASK22___ ' s Cabinet . Ohio is an Eastern ___MASK28___ in the Great Lakes region of the United States . Ohio is the 34th largest by area , the 7th most populous , and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States . The ___MASK28___ ' s ___MASK51___ and largest ___MASK87___ is Columbus . A ___MASK59___ is a thoroughfare , route , or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance , including a motor vehicle , cart , bicycle , or horse . The Great Lakes ___MASK86___ of North America is a bi - national Canadian - American ___MASK86___ that includes portions of the ___MASK18___ U . S . states of Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario . The ___MASK86___ borders the Great Lakes and forms a distinctive historical , economic , and cultural identity . A portion of the ___MASK86___ also encompasses most of the Great Lakes Megalopolis , which extends outside the ___MASK86___ to St . Louis , Missouri . A ___MASK46___ is any ___MASK10___ ___MASK59___ or other ___MASK10___ way on land . It is used for major roads , but also includes other ___MASK10___ roads and ___MASK10___ tracks : It is " not " an equivalent term to controlled - access ___MASK46___ , or a translation for " autobahn ", " autoroute ", etc . The Great Lakes ( also called the Laurentian Great Lakes , or the Great Lakes of North America ) are a ___MASK69___ of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid - east region of North America , on the Canada  United States border , which connect to the Atlantic ___MASK84___ through the Saint Lawrence River . Consisting of Lakes Superior , Michigan , Huron ( or Michigan  Huron ), Erie , and Ontario , they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth , containing 21 % of the world ' s surface ___MASK30___ by ___MASK95___ . The total surface is , and the total ___MASK95___ ( measured at the low water datum ) is . Due to their sea - like characteristics ( rolling waves , sustained winds , strong currents , great depths , and distant horizons ) the five Great Lakes have also long been referred to as " inland seas ". Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by area , and Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is entirely within one country . The southern half of the Great Lakes is bordered by the Great Lakes Megalopolis . The Ohio Turnpike , officially the James W . Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike , is a , ___MASK70___ - access toll highway in the U . S . ___MASK28___ of Ohio , serving as a primary corridor to Chicago and Pittsburgh . The ___MASK59___ runs east  west in the northern section of the ___MASK28___ , with the western end at the Indiana  Ohio border near Bryan where it meets the Indiana Toll ___MASK59___ , and the eastern end at the Ohio  Pennsylvania border near Petersburg , where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike . The ___MASK59___ is owned and maintained by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission ( OTIC ), headquartered in Berea . The Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial ___MASK46___ , more commonly known as the Portsmouth Bypass is a planned four - lane ___MASK70___ - access divided highway rerouting through traffic around the cities of Portsmouth and New Boston in Scioto County , Ohio , United States . In ___MASK44___ to providing better mobility within the local area for residents , the bypass has the potential to increase the economic development of the local area . In September 2013 the Ohio ___MASK49___ of Transportation ( ODOT ) recommended a Public - Private Partnership to fund and build the Portsmouth Bypass . Construction is expected to begin in fall of 2014 or Spring 2015 . The bypass is to carry the State Route 823 ( SR 823 ) designation .