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State Route 357 is a north-south state highway in the north central portion of U.S. state of Ohio. The route lies entirely on South Bass Island in Ottawa County, Ohio, and is just under 2½ miles long. It is one of two state highways on the Ohio islands of Lake Erie (along with State Route 575 on Kelleys Island). Its southern terminus is shortly before the Catawba Island car ferry, approximately ¾ mile west of Put-in-Bay, and its northern terminus is on the other side of the island approximately 1½ miles east of Put-in-Bay. Though the route runs predominantly east-west, it once extended to the mainland of Ohio via the Catawba Island ferry, which is why it carries a north-south routing.
[edit] Cities and villages along route
[edit] Points of interest
- Perrys Victory and International Peace Memorial
[edit] History
- 1936 – Route certified[2].
- 1946 – Route extended to 5 miles east of Port Clinton along a ferry route from ¾ mile east of Put-in-Bay to Catawba Island, and along the current State Route 53 from Catawba Island to 5 miles east of Port Clinton[2].
- 1970 – Truncated at its current southern terminus; ferry route decertified, and remainder of route from Catawba Island south certified as State Route 53 only[2].
[edit] Sources
- ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ a b c Route 357 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
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