South Point, Ohio Speed Traps
US-52 between S.R. 7 and Upper Township/Coal Grove line
This stretch is heavily patrolled by both the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and the South Point post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. You WILL receive a citation for 1-2 over the posted speed limit in this area (55mph) . I highly recommend you set your cruise control at the posted speed limit. Note that there are many vehicles on this stretch that well exceed the posted speed limit so it can be difficult to stay at the speed limit but the Highway Patrol and Sheriff’s Office will stop/cite you even if you are just going with the flow of traffic.
US 52 within South Point limit
This is a very well known patroled area. In addition to the Ohio
SP the South Point City Police patrol this area looking to add revenue to the city via their Mayor’s Court. Being a resident of South Point I know that the Mayor would set time aside in the evenings to conduct the court, and that means that the Police are patroling during that time trying to beat the Ohio SP.
US Highway 52 near Exit Number Solida Road
US 52 in general from Ironton to Huntington is a 4 lane, modern road with a 55MPH speed limit. There is an OHP post located near South Point, and they are thick as fleas in this area. Enforcement is always heaviest the last week of any month. Typical hiding spots are in the median near the South Point exit, where they are hid by a bend in the road. When they don’t have this area camped, they will patrol the area from the South Point exit to an area near a Wal-Mart supercenter, crossing the median in unsafe ways to make U-Turns even into rush hour traffic to keep their circuit going. I avoid 52 in Lawrence county whenever I can, the whole lenghth from the infamous Hanging Rock trap to the state line is basically one long speed trap.