Ohio State Route 46

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State Route 46
Length: 83.61 mi[1] (134.56 km)
Formed: 1924
South end: SR 170 in East Palestine
Major
junctions:
I-80 in Austintown
I-90 near Ashtabula
North end: SR 531 in Ashtabula
Counties: Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull, Ashtabula
Ohio highways
< SR 45 SR 47 >

State Route 46 is a north-south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at State Route 170 in East Palestine (this point is also the eastern terminus of State Route 558), and its northern terminus is also the northern terminus of State Route 11 at State Route 531 in Ashtabula.

Contents

[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] Junctions

County Location Mile Road(s) Notes
Columbiana East Palestine 0.00 SR 170
SR 558
SR 170 crosses south-north; SR 558 ends (eastern terminus) concurrent with SR 46.
Unity Township 3.18 SR 558 SR 558 joins from the west.
Fairfield Township 6.86 SR 7 SR 7 joins from the south.
Columbiana 8.38 SR 7
SR 14
SR 7 leaves to the north; SR 46 joins SR 14 to the west; SR 14 leaves to the east.
9.40
SR 14 - SR 46
Former alignment of SR 14/SR 46 duplex ends to the west.
11.19 SR 14 SR 14 joins from the west.
11.19
SR 14 - SR 46
Former alignment of SR 46 ends to the south; was also a former alignment of SR 14/SR 46 duplex, crossing south-north.
Mahoning Beaver Township 13.52 SR 11 SR 11 passes under SR 46 south-north; full-access interchange.
14.82 SR 165 SR 165 crosses west-east.
Canfield Township 19.83 SR 446 SR 446 ends to the west (eastern terminus, and former SR 14 alignment).
Canfield 20.48 SR 46 Southbound SR 46 lanes end.
20.58 US 62 US 62 joins from the west.
20.67 US 224 US 224 crosses west-east.
20.87
US 62 - SR 46
Southbound lanes of US 62/SR 46 begin.
Canfield Township 21.87
I-76 - OH Tpk.
I-76/Ohio Tpk. passes under US 62/SR 46 northwest-southeast.
22.02 US 62 US 62 leaves to the east.
Austintown 26.03 SR 18 Former alignment of SR 18 crosses west-east.
27.54 I-80 I-80 passes under SR 46 west-east; full-access interchange (I-80 exit 223).
Trumbull Niles 31.71 SR 169 SR 169 joins from the north.
31.99 SR 169 SR 169 leaves to the east.
33.88 US 422 US 422 crosses northwest-southeast.
Howland 35.60 SR 82 SR 82 passes over SR 46 west-east; full-access interchange.
36.15 SR 82 Former alignment of SR 82 crosses west-east.
Cortland 41.07 SR 305 SR 305 crosses west-east.
41.73 SR 5 SR 5 joins from the southwest.
41.87 SR 5 SR 5 leaves to the northeast; former alignment of SR 5 ends to the southwest.
Mecca Township 46.79 SR 88 SR 88 crosses west-east (traffic circle variant).
Greene Township 51.97 SR 87 SR 87 crosses west-east.
Ashtabula Colebrook Township 57.18 US 322 US 322 crosses west-east.
New Lyme Township 62.11 US 6 US 6 crosses west-east.
Jefferson 71.00 SR 307 SR 307 leaves to the east.
71.61 SR 167 SR 167 former alignment begins to the east.
72.12 SR 307
SR 167
SR 307 joins from the west; SR 167 begins to the east (western terminus).
Plymouth Township 75.93 SR 46 Former SR 46 alignment begins to the north.
76.56 SR 11 SR 11 passes under SR 46 south-north; SR 46 joins SR 11 at milepost 76.77 (unsigned duplex).
See exit list below.
Legend
Crossing, no access Concurrency termini Decommissioned Unconstructed Closed
County Location Mile # Destinations Notes
Ashtabula Plymouth Township / duplex (unmarked)
78.03   I-90Cleveland, Erie, Pa. I-90, exit 228.
79.19   Seven Hills Rd.
Ashtabula Township 80.52   SR 84 (South Ridge Rd.) – Ashtabula
81.44   US 20 (North Ridge Rd.) – Ashtabula
Ashtabula 82.78   East 21st St.
83.61   SR 531 Expressway ends at grade-level intersection.
/ end

[edit] Points of interest

  • Meander Creek Reservoir
  • Mahoning River
  • Mosquito Creek Reservoir
  • Mosquito Creek Lake State Park
  • Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area
  • Lake Erie

[edit] History

  • 1924 – Original route established[2]; originally routed from Canfield to the former State Route 2 (current U.S. Route 20 in Ashtabula[3].
  • 1931 – Extended to Columbiana along a previously unnumbered road[3].
  • 1938 – Extended to State Route 531 in Ashtabula along a previously unnumbered road[3].
  • 1946 – Extended to East Palestine along its current route and State Route 558[3].
  • 1947 – From 1 mile south of New Waterford to East Palestine dually certified with State Route 558[3].
  • 1950 – Truncated at 1 mile south of New Waterford[3] (ODOT’s diagram shows this dual certification is still in place).
  • 1956 – Columbiana to Canfield dually certified with State Route 14[3].
  • 1959 – State Route 14 certification removed from Canfield to 2 miles south of Canfield[3].
  • 1970 – From 1 mile south of Interstate 90 to Ashtabula rerouted along new freeway alignment and dually certified with State Route 11[3].
  • 1984 – State Route 14 certification removed from Columbiana to 2 miles south of Canfield[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 c d e f g h i j Route 46 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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