Ohio State Route 44

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State Route 44

Length:

81.29 mi^[1] (130.82 km)

Formed:

1924

South end:

SR 43 near Waynesburg

Major
junctions:

I-76 near Ravenna

I-80/OH Tpk. near Mantua

I-90 in Concord

North end:

Headlands Rd. at Mentor Headlands Beach State Park, near Mentor

Counties:

Stark, Portage, Geauga, Lake

Ohio highways
< SR 43		SR 45 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 44, a north-south route in north-eastern Ohio, spans from near Mentor in the north to Waynesburg in the south.

1 Distances by County
2 Termini
3 Route 44C
4 Freeway Sections
5 Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections
6 History
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Distances by County


Miles	County
9.53	Lake
21.73	Geauga
26.79	Portage
23.24	Stark

81.29	Total

[edit] Termini

As of 2005, the highway's northern terminus is near Mentor, Ohio at the entrance gate to Mentor Headlands Beach State Park. Its southern terminus is in Waynesburg, Ohio, where it intersects with State Route 43.

[edit] Route 44C

Route 44C, a former alignment of SR 44, is a 0.19-mile^[1] connection with South Prospect Street and SR 44/SR 5 south of Ravenna. From Ravenna Warren Road (SR 59) east of Ravenna, SR 44 and SR 5 run southwest and intersect SR 14. The two routes then continue to run southwest and intersect South Prospect Street, which is running south. Route 44C exists on South Prospect Street to connect SR 44 and SR 5 with South Prospect Street. SR 5 then ends at the junction with I-76. SR 44 continues to run south until it intersects SR 43 near Waynesburg, its ending terminus.

[edit] Freeway Sections

From route 90 to route 2. ^[2]

[edit] Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections

From Rootstown to 2 miles north of Rootstown. ^[2]
From route 2 to end. ^[2]

[edit] History

Original state highway. ^[2]
Originally routed from Canton to Painesville along current route 62 from Canton to 2 miles north of Louisville and route 44 from 2 miles north of Louisville to Painesville. ^[2]
By 1929, rerouted from Canton to 2 miles north of Louisville along previous route 19. ^[2]
Canton to 2 miles north of Louisville certified as route 19 by 1929. ^[2]
Canton to Louisville certified as route 153 in 1932. ^[2]
Truncated at Louisville in 1932. ^[2]
Extended to Waynesburg in 1933. ^[2]
Extended 4 miles northward by 1966. ^[2]
Route 90 to route 2 upgraded to freeway by 1966. ^[2]
Route 2 to end added as divided highway by 1966. ^[2]
Rerouted around Ravenna, with Rootstown to 2 miles north of Rootstown as divided highway, by 1969. ^[2]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Mileages retrieved from [1] Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Route 44 by John Simpson