Ohio State Route 167

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State Route 167
Length: 14.08 mi[1] (22.66 km)
Formed: 1924
West end: SR 46/SR 307 in Jefferson
East end: PA 198 near Conneaut
Counties: Ashtabula
Ohio highways
< SR 166 SR 168 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 167 is an east-west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the northern end of the State Route 46 and State Route 307 concurrency in Jefferson, and its eastern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line about 13 miles south of Conneaut; Pennsylvania Route 198 continues east.

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[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] Junctions

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Ashtabula Jefferson 0.00
SR 46 - SR 307		 SR 46 crosses south-north; SR 307 joins SR 46 from the west, continues south; SR 167 heads east.
Jefferson Township 2.17 SR 167 Former SR 167 alignment ends to the south; prior former alignment of SR 167 crosses south-north.
Denmark Township 2.77 SR 167 Former alignment of SR 167 ends to the northwest.
3.06 SR 11 SR 11 passes under SR 167 south-north; full-access interchange.
5.35 SR 193 SR 193 crosses south-north.
Pierpont Township 10.46 SR 7 SR 7 joins from the south; concurrency continues north.
11.37 SR 7 SR 7 leaves to the north; SR 167 continues east.
14.08 PA 198 SR 167 ends at state line; PA 198 begins east.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] History

  • 1924 – Original route established[2]; originally routed from Dorset (about 7 miles southeast of Jefferson to the Pennsylvania state line 2½ miles east of Richmond Center (about 5 miles north of Andover[3].
  • 1926 – Rerouted from Jefferson to Pennsylvania state line 2½ east of North Richmond (about 7½ miles north of Andover) along a currently unnumbered road from Jefferson to 2½ miles east of Jefferson, its current routing from 2½ east of Jefferson to Pierpont (about 10 miles north of Andover), along State Route 7 from Pierpont to North Richmond, and along current U.S. Route 6 from North Richmond to the state line; former alignment decertified[3].
  • 1932 – Truncated at Pierpont; North Richmond to the state line certified as U.S. Route 6[3].
  • 1940 – Extended from Pierpont to the Pennsylvania state line along State Route 7 from Pierpont to 1 mile north of Pierpont, and along the former State Route 538 alignment from 1 mile north of Pierpont to the state line (this alignment was unnumbered before 1938)[3].
  • unknown – Realigned from 2 miles east of Jefferson to 2½ miles east of Jefferson along new road (probably in the 1950s or 1960s)[citation needed].
  • unknown – Realigned from Jefferson to 2 miles east of Jefferson along previously unnumbered roads (some time in the 1970s)[citation needed].

[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 Route 167 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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