Montgomery Rd, Montgomery

Montgomery Road (also known as US22/OH 3) is a major surface road in the Southwestern Ohio area. In the Montgomery area, it is the main road that provides access to all the business located in Montgomery. Businesses are either situated on or right off of Montgomery Road and a few of the surrounding side streets, especially at the main intersection of Montgomery and Cooper Roads. There are a few residences on Montgomery Road located in the area between Montgomery Park and Radabaugh Drive (right before Bethesda North Hospital). In the heart of Montgomery, around the main intersection of Cooper Road, you will find a number of shops, restaurants and other businesses. Some of the buildings in this area are very old and have historic markers indicating their landmark status. This area is very walkable and is easily accessed from nearby parking lots or the nearby residential streets. You will find some very good restaurants (Germano's, Stone Creek Dining Company, and the "world famous" Montgomery Inn); some nice neighborhood bars that frequently feature live music (Corner Pub, Village Tavern); and many shops and boutiques featuring clothing, travel gear, furniture, gifts, and more. Further up there is a CVS and some medical offices, Montgomery Elementary, some car dealers and several strip malls. You will find more restaurants, shops, and other businesses located in the various strip malls in this stretch of Montgomery Road. There are a number of salons and banks, shops offering medical supplies, jewelry, pet supplies, jewelry, shoes and more. You will also find a Kroger grocery store. Located in the same strip mall as Kroger is a great place for breakfast or brunch, the Original Pancake House. Across the street are two malls, the Market Place is set back from Montgomery Road behind the Fifth Third Bank, and the other strip mall is located on the lot next to the bank. The Market Place features several restaurants, a bar featuring live music, and a comedy club among its offerings. The strip mall situated next to the bank on Montgomery Road features an Indian restaurant, an Asian restaurant, and a salon, along with several other businesses. Past School House Lane on the left is Montgomery Park, a park that features a walking path, picnic shelters, ball fields, and a playground. Adjacent to the park are some houses. There is a a large cemetery, Hopewell Cemetery, which is adjacent to United Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery. The Montgomery pool and annex are listed across the street from the cemeteries and offer summer pool activities and year-round fitness classes, as well as other activities for adults and kids.

The large medical campus of Bethesda North Hospital is located on Montgomery Road. In this area, there are many medical buildings and offices on both sides of the street. There are also some homes, apartments, and condos located off this stretch of Montgomery Road. Montgomery Road really is the main road running through the City of Montgomery and providing you access to all the businesses located in Montgomery and beyond. You can access I-71 from Montgomery Road in Montgomery by taking Ronald Reagan Highway at the south end of Montgomery and by taking Pfeiffer Road at the north end of the city; right past the Montgomery city limits is access to I-275.

Montgomery Road is fairly busy all of the time, but is especially busy during rush hour times. During the evening rush hour, Montgomery Road can get pretty packed up in Montgomery right by the Kroger, where it goes down from two northbound lanes to one. The two lanes pick back up again at Pfeiffer Road. Through Downtown Montgomery, there are two lanes going both ways, but the curb lanes are available for parking during non-rush hour times, so are not always usable. Montgomery Road really is a business road, but there are many houses on nearby side streets. Montgomery Road through Montgomery is also very walkable, as there are sidewalks throughout on at least one side of the street. For the central Downtown Montgomery business district, sidewalks are on both sides of the street. I grew up in this area and used to walk and ride my bike through here to get to all the places I needed to go. You really can't go wrong living within a close proximity to Montgomery Road.