Ohio State Route 166

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State Route 166
Length: 11.40 mi[1] (18.35 km)
Formed: 1924
West end: US 6 near Chardon
East end: SR 534 near Rock Creek
Counties: Geauga, Ashtabula
Ohio highways
< SR 165 SR 167 >

State Route 166 is an east-west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 6 just over 3 miles northeast of Chardon, and its western terminus is at State Route 534 about 5 miles west of Rock Creek; Footville-Richmond Road continues east.

Contents

[edit] Cities and villages along route

  • Footville

[edit] Junctions

County Location Mile Road(s) Notes
Geauga Hambden Township 0.00 US 6 US 6 crosses southwest-to-east; SR 166 heads northeast.
Thompson Township 4.09 SR 86 SR 86 crosses northwest-southeast.
6.59 SR 528 SR 528 crosses south-north; SR 166 turns east.
Ashtabula Trumbull Township 11.40 SR 534 SR 534 crosses south-north.
Legend
Crossing, no access Concurrency termini Decommissioned Unconstructed Closed

[edit] History

  • 1924 – Original route established[2]; originally routed from 3 miles northeast of Chardon to North Madison along its current route to 10 miles northeast of Chardon, and along current State Route 528 from 10 miles northeast of Chardon to North Madison[3].
  • 1941 – Rerouted from 10 miles northeast of Chardon to 5 miles west of Rock Creek along the former State Route 522 alignment (this alignment was unnumbered before 1938); from 10 miles northeast of Chardon to North Madison certified as State Route 528[3].

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  3. ^ a b Route 166 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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