State Route 555 - Ohio

Rider Comments:

• "About 4 miles south of Zanesville, there is a bridge out with a posted detour. Toots and Alan from S&S Carryout provide more information and suggest an alternate detour route. FMI visit my Blog." - Webmaster, MotorcycleRoads.US (7/23/10)
• "My buddy and I rode this route on 05/23/10. It was a beautiful day for riding and once we were south of Zanesville the traffic just vanished. We saw less than 20 other riders all the way down to the Ohio River on this route, and on a day like the 23rd we were surprised. The road conditions were decent. There are many sections that were recently repaired along the edges so if you stay toward the center of the lane, your generally going to be OK. We only ran into two sections of gravel that had they been in a turn, we may have ended up in the ditch; however other than that, the road is a great ride." - Alan Wolford and Scott Guinn (5/24/10)
• "My husband & I took our bikes on SR 555 on 9/5/09. This was our first time to ride all the way through the route. It was a good ride through God's country to see His creation. The road was in good shape. There were some areas on gravel in some curves. It was not heavily traveled. We took Route 60 back to Zanesville to make the loop." - Rita, Cambridge, OH (9/6/09)
• "I have ridden 555 about 7 times, most recently, two weeks ago. Ran the entire length from South Zanesville to Route 7 on the WV state line. The best section by far is from Bartlett down to Route 7. It has the best pavement and best grip, in my opinion. The 'middle section' (around Ringold to Portersville) has some patching and dust/gravel, which takes away from the grip and fun. Can't be very aggressive in this section. The northern portion from Portersville up to Zanesville is in good shape as well. 555 is not quite as good as Route 255 from a road surface/route point of view, which is about 25 miles east of Zanesville, but it's a really great road." - Jeff J. (8/10/09)
• "This is Ohio's 'Tail of the Dragon'. Great road. Good eats are: Toms Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville." - Rider from Batavia, OH (7/29/09)
• "I live on SR 555 about 14 miles south of Zanesville. Me and my wife, Toots, run a little store called S and S Carryout. We love to ride and usually ride the triple nickel to Belpre and back several times a year. We have Triple Nickel t-shirts made up and for sale in our store and welcome all riders. SR 555, the triple nickel, is one of the best rides in Ohio, and on a weekend, we can see hundreds of bikes traveling north and south on this route. We have had riders from several states stop in our store. We even had the triple nickel and our store on the internet radio show, SIDE STAND UP.com. If you love beautiful scenery and twisty rosds, you have to take this ride." - Sean Alan Stoneburner (7/4/09)
• "Just got home from a great ride on Ohio State Route 555. Followed it's length from south of Zanesville to Belpre. One of the best rides I have ever been on. Twisties, switchbacks, blind curves, awesome! Watch out for the signs recommending what speed to take the curves, they mean what they say. You can push it a little if you are an experienced rider, but not by much. I'm an old fart on a Harley and hope to get a lot older, so if you are like me, watch out for the kids on the crotch rockets, they tend to fly." - Jeff Geisse (6/14/09)
• "I was on this road yesterday (July 9, 2008). This whole road has just been freshly repaved. It's surface is perfectly smooth and tire grip is great. Even on the painted lines! It's a good idea to travel it a few times to familiarize yourself with it. It's true about the blind curves. This is an exciting bit of road!" - Anonymous (7/10/08)
• "By far the best road in Ohio! Decreasing radius turns, switchbacks, blind turns, very dangerous if you are not paying attention at all times. Newly paved in some areas. I have been riding for 21 years and can honestly say you will be hard pressed to find a more challenging road in Ohio." - Kevin, Ohio Rider (6/30/08)
• "The comment 'a real workout on the arms' is an understatement. The arms will be sore if ridden as aggressive as the skill level allows from end to end. It will almost take 90 minutes to ride the entire length." - C. Birch, Warren, Ohio (7/8/07)
• "Was just on it last weekend, 5-11-07, and the road is still twisty. The right hand turns have gravel thrown from the cars taking the tight turns too close, use caution but the road has many miles of newly paved asphalt. Lots of blind rises over hills and decreasing radius turns. The only caution is there is only one gas station once you're on the road and NO lights. Don't get caught on it at night. It is the middle of nowhere. Hotels at both ends but not anywhere along the route. If you have time take Route 26 out of Marietta, Ohio through the Wayne National Forest, its not far from Belpre." - Tim Finan (4/13/07)
• "From Rt 7 side, nice smooth road, major twisties and switchbacks.. very demanding road. No time for relaxation, great for the the curve lovers." - Justin Winter
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