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State Route 120 is an east-west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Michigan state line, where an unnumbered county highway (formerly M-120) continues west-northwest. State Route 120’s eastern terminus is in Toledo at State Route 65; the route is, for all practical purposes, a spur of U.S. Route 20, which generally bypasses Toledo to the west and south.
[edit] Cities and villages along route
[edit] History
- 1941 – Original route certified; originally routed along its current alignment from the Michigan state line to Metamora, along currently unnumbered roads from Metamora to U.S. Route 20 in Ottawa Hills by way of Sylvania, along its current alignment from U.S. Route 20 to Downtown Toledo, a currently unnumbered road from Downtown Toledo to 1 mile east of Toledo, and current State Route 51 from 1 mile east of Toledo to 5 miles east of Elmore[2].
- 1946 – Routed to its current alignment from Metamora to Ottawa Hills by way of the village of Assumption and concurrent with U.S. Route 20; Metamora to Sylvania decertified; Sylvania to Ottawa Hills certified as State Route 333 (now defunct)[2].
- 1955 – Rerouted from 7 miles east of Toledo to the village of Lemoyne along new 4-lane highway; former routing from 7 miles east of Toledo to Elmore certified as State Route 51[2].
- 1959 – Rerouted from Downtown Toledo to 5 miles east of Toledo along current State Route 65 and Interstate 280[2].
- 1962 – Dually certified with Interstate 280 from 1 mile east of Toledo to 5 miles east of Toledo[2].
- 1966 – 5 miles east of Toledo to Interstate 80 upgraded to freeway and dually certified with Interstate 280[2].
- 1970 – Truncated at its current eastern terminus in Downtown Toledo; from Downtown Toledo to 1 mile east of Toledo certified solely as State Route 65; 1 miles east of Toledo to Interstate 80 certified solely as Interstate 280; Interstate 80 to Lemoyne certified as State Route 420[2].
- 1972 – Rerouted from 2 miles west of Downtown Toledo due east to Interstate 280; 2 miles west of Downtown Toledo to Downtown Toledo decertified[2].
- 1989 – Moved back to its original alignment from 2 miles west of Downtown Toledo to Downtown Toledo; alignment to Interstate 280 decertified[2].
[edit] Before 1941
- unknown – Routed along the current alignment of State Route 185 from U.S. Route 127 northwest of Versailles to Piqua; this route certified as State Route 185 in 1941[2].
[edit] Sources
- ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Route 120 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
[edit] External links
SR 65 in Toledo
