Ohio State Route 95

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State Route 95
Length: 89.20 mi[1] (143.55 km)
Formed: 1926
West end: SR 37 in LaRue
Major
junctions:		 I-71 near Mount Gilead
East end: SR 3 near Wooster
Counties: Marion, Morrow, Knox, Richland, Ashland, Wayne
Ohio highways
< SR 94 SR 96 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 95 is an east-west state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is in LaRue at State Route 37 and its eastern terminus is at State Route 3 just south of Wooster.

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[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] Points of interest

  • Olentangy River, crossing at Claridon
  • Kokosing River, crossing near Mount Gilead
  • Clear Fork, Mohican River, crossing in Butler
  • O'Possum Run, crossing near Butler
  • Switzer Run, crossing near Perrysville
  • Malabar Farm State Park, near Perrysville
  • Pleasant Hill Lake, near Perrysville
  • Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, near Perrysville
  • Pleasant Hill Lake Park, near Perrysville
  • Black Fork, Mohican River, crossing in Perrysville

[edit] Route 95A

Route 95A is an 1.14-mile[1] alternate route of SR 95 in downtown Mount Gilead. SR 95 splits at the intersection of High Street and Marion Street in Mount Gilead. SR 95 runs east through Mount Gilead as High Street while Route 95A runs east through Mount Gilead as Marion Street, just a few blocks south of High Street. The two routes then intersect again, with Route 95A ending at SR 95 near River Cliff Cemetery.

[edit] History

  • 1926 – Route certified; originally routed from Marion to the former U.S. Route 21 east of Kimbolton via the former State Route 42 from Marion to Fredericktown, current State Route 13 from Fredericktown to Mount Vernon (dually certified with State Route 13 here), current U.S. Route 36 from Mount Vernon to 4 miles east of Howard, current State Route 715 from 4 miles east of Howard to Nellie, current U.S. Route 36 from Nellie to Coshocton, and current State Route 541 from Coshocton to east of Kimbolton[2] (the number 42 was retired for state routes after the U.S. Route system was established).
  • 1932 – Extended west to LaRue via previously unnumbered road; truncated at Fredericktown; Fredericktown to Mount Vernon solely certified as State Route 13; Mount Vernon to Coshocton certified as U.S. Route 36; Coshocton to North Salem certified as State Route 271[2].
  • 1933 – Extended east to Butler via previously unnumbered road[2].
  • 1938 – Extended east to Perrysville via previously unnumbered road[2].
  • 1939 – Extended east to its current terminus near Wooster along the former alignments of State Route 89 from Perrysville to the village of Mohicanville in Ashland County and State Route 541 from Mohicanville to south of Wooster[2].

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ a b Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ a b c d e Route 95 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

[edit] External links

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