Ohio State Route 18

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State Route 18

Length:

197.39 mi^[1] (317.67 km)

Formed:

1924

West end:

IN 8 near Hicksville

Major
junctions:

I-75 near North Baltimore

I-71 near Medina

I-77/SR 21 near Fairlawn

I-76 in Akron

East end:

SR 91 in Akron

Counties:

Defiance, Henry, Wood, Hancock, Seneca, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Summit

Ohio highways
< SR 17		SR 19 >

State Route 18 is an east-west highway in northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville, Ohio (the route continues in Indiana as State Road 8), and its eastern terminus is at State Route 91 in Akron, Ohio.

1 Cities and villages along route
2 Major multiplexes
3 Route history
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Cities and villages along route

From west to east, Ohio 18 passes through or near the following towns and/or cities:

[edit] Major multiplexes

State Route 18 has two major multiplexes:

with State Route 613 from just south of Bloomdale to Fostoria; and
with U.S. Route 20 from Bellevue to Norwalk.

[edit] Route history

State Route 18 was an original state highway that went from Norwalk to the Pennsylvania state line. The route was extended to the Indiana state line in 1926. Until 1950, it was one of a very few Ohio routes to end at two state lines.

State Route 18's extension to the Indiana state line originally multiplexed it with State Route 2 from the line to Hicksville. In 1940, State Route 18 was rerouted on the former State Route 193 from the line to Hicksville.

In 1950, State Route 18's eastern terminus was moved to Youngstown. Its old route to the Pennsylvania state line was recertified as State Route 289.

In 1966, the route was routed along State Route 8 and Interstate 80S (now Interstate 76) to Youngstown. This series of multiplexes ended in 1971, and State Route 18 would eventually be routed along Market Street in Akron, to end at its current terminus.