Ohio State Route 2

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State Route 2
Length: 227.26 mi[1] (365.74 km)
Formed: 1924
West end: Indiana SR 37 near Hicksville
Major
junctions:		 I-80/I-90/OH Tpk. near Swanton
I-90 near Elyria
I-90 in Rocky River
I-90 near Cleveland
I-90 near Euclid
East end: US 20 in Painesville
Counties: Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake
Ohio highways
< SR 1 SR 3 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 2 is an east-west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana. The eastern terminus of the route is in Painesville at U.S. Route 20.

It passes through Bryan, Wauseon, and enters greater Toledo west of its interchange with the Ohio Turnpike. It continues east from greater Toledo and soon parallels Lake Erie, becoming a freeway near Port Clinton. It then passes Sandusky, where it meets U.S. Route 250 and U.S. Route 6, and separates from the lakeshore as a freeway. Near Elyria, it feeds into Interstate 90, whose route it shares to Rocky River, where it follows State Route 254 along Detroit Road into Lakewood. Here it again joins U.S. 6, as well as U.S. Route 20 on Clifton Blvd. It then becomes part of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway in Cleveland, picking up I-90 again near Burke Lakefront Airport. These two highways split near Euclid, and State Route 2 continues along the Lakeland Freeway to Painesville, feeding into U.S. 20 eastbound. State Route 2 serves as an access route to lakeshore attractions on Lake Erie from Toledo and Cleveland and as an alternative to the Ohio Turnpike.

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[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] Junctions

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Defiance Hicksville Township 0.0[1] SR 37 Indiana state line; Indiana SR 37 continues southwest.
Hicksville 2.35 SR 49 SR 49 joins from the south.
2.66 SR 18 SR 18 joins from the northwest.
3.07 SR 18 SR 18 leaves to the east.
3.67 SR 49 SR 49 leaves to the north.
Farmer Township 11.22 SR 249 SR 249 joins from the west.
13.23 SR 249 SR 249 leaves to the east.
Williams Center Township 16.65 SR 576 Southern terminus of SR 576.
17.92 US 6 US 6 joins from the west.
Pulaski Township 20.35 US 6

US 127 - SR 15		 US 6 leaves to the east; US 127/SR 15 concurrency joins from the south.
Bryan 21.39
US 127 - SR 15
SR 34		 US 127/SR 15 concurrency leaves to the north; SR 34 joins from the west.
Springfield Township 29.90 SR 34
SR 191		 SR 34 leaves to the east; SR 191 joins from the south.
Stryker 31.78 SR 191 SR 191 leaves to the west.
Fulton Archbold 38.14 SR 66 SR 66 joins from the south.
German Township 39.64 SR 66 SR 66 leaves to the north.
Wauseon 48.82 SR 108 SR 108 joins from the south.
50.42

Alt US 20 - SR 108		 SR 108 continues west concurrent with Alt US 20; Alt US 20 joins SR 2 from the west.
York Township 55.44 SR 109 SR 109 joins from the north.
Delta 57.22 SR 109 SR 109 leaves to the south.
Swanton 63.42 SR 64 SR 64 joins from the north.
Lucas Swanton Township 64.14 SR 64 SR 64 leaves to the south.
65.89

Alt US 20 - SR 295		 Alt US 20 leaves to the south concurrent with SR 295; SR 295 joins SR 2 from the south.
66.68 SR 295 SR 295 leaves to the north.
Monclova Township 67.60
I-80 - I-90 - OH Tpk		 Ramps here to turnpike; SR 2 passes under turnpike 0.7 mi. later.
Springfield Township 69.1[2] SR 2 Western terminus of former alignment.
70.8[2] SR 2 Eastern terminus of former alignment.
73.92
I-475 - US 23		 I-475 Exit 8; full-access interchange.
Toledo 75.37 US 20
79.39 US 24
80.95 SR 25 Former US 25.
81.86 I-75 No immediate access; access via side streets to the south (I-75 Exit 200) and via SR 25 and side streets to the north (I-75 Exit 201).
82.26
SR 51 - SR 65		 SR 51/SR 65 concurrency joins from the north.
82.62 Anthony Wayne Bridge Spans Maumee River
83.06 SR 65 SR 65 leaves to the south.
83.51 SR 51 SR 51 leaves to the southeast.
Oregon 84.90 I-280 I-280 Exit 7; full-access interchange.
Ottawa Benton Township 99.30 SR 579 Eastern terminus of SR 579.
101.06 SR 590 Northern terminus of SR 590.
Carroll Township 105.01 SR 19 Northern terminus of SR 19.
Erie Township 114.21 SR 358
115.49 SR 163 Eastbound ramp from SR 163 and westbound ramp to SR 163 only.
Bay Township 117.54 SR 53 SR 53 joins from the southwest.
Portage Township 121.33 SR 163 Full-access ramps connecting to SR 163 which is parallel to north.
123.74 SR 53 SR 53 leaves to the north; full-access interchange.
Danbury Township 124.82 SR 269 SR 269 joins from the east; full-access interchange.
126.45 Thomas A. Edison
Memorial Bridge		 Spans Sandusky Bay area of Lake Erie.
Erie Margaretta Township 128.34 SR 269 SR 269 leaves to the south; full-access interchange.
Sandusky 130.75 US 6 Full-access interchange.
Margaretta Township 132.70 SR 101 Eastern terminus of SR 101; full-access interchange.
Perkins Township 134.58 SR 4 Full-access interchange.
138.45 US 250 Full-access interchange.
Huron 141.87 US 6 US 6 joins from the north; full-access interchange.
142.84 US 6 US 6 leaves to the east; eastbound split, westbound merge only.
Huron Township 144.76 SR 13 Full-access interchange.
Berlin Township 148.67 SR 61 Full-access interchange.
Vermilion Township 156.02 SR 60 Full-access interchange.
Lorain Amherst 164.43 SR 58 Full-access interchange.
Elyria Township 168.15 I-90 SR 2 joins I-90; eastbound merge, westbound split only; I-90 Exit 144.
Elyria 169.39 SR 57 Full-access interchange; I-90 Exit 145.
Sheffield 171.84 SR 254 Full-access interchange; I-90 Exit 148.
173.19 SR 301 SR 301 passes over interstate.
Avon 175.01 SR 611 Full-access interchange; I-90 Exit 151.
176.74 SR 83 Full-access interchange; I-90 Exit 153.
Cuyahoga Westlake 183.08 SR 252 Full-access interchange; I-90 Exit 159.
Rocky River 185.29 I-90
SR 254		 SR 2 leaves I-90 via eastbound exit, westbound entrance only; I-90 continues east; SR 2 joins SR 254 which joins from the west; I-90 Exit 161.
186.63 SR 254 Western terminus of SR 254 “Directional Alternate;” SR 2/SR 254 concurrency continues.
186.83

Alt US 6		 Ramps from SR 2 to US 6 pass over Alt US 6.
186.95 US 6 US 6 joins from the west.
Lakewood 187.5[2] SR 237 Former northern terminus of SR 237.
187.81
US 20 - SR 113 - SR 237
SR 254		 US 20 joins from the south concurrent with SR 113 and SR 237; northern terminus of SR 113 and SR 237; eastern terminus of SR 254.
Cleveland 193.54

Alt US 6		 Access via side streets to Alt US 6 which is parallel to the south.
193.86
US 20 - US 6		 US 6/US 20 concurrency leaves to the east.
196.61 I-90 I-90 joins from south; I-90 Exit 174B; full-access interchange.
Bratenahl 202.30 SR 283 Western terminus of SR 283; I-90 Exit 179; eastbound exit, westbound entrance only.
Euclid 207.46 SR 175 I-90 Exit 184B; eastbound exit, westbound entrance only.
207.79 I-90 I-90 leaves to the south; I-90 Exit 185; full-access interchange.
Lake Wickliffe 208.74 SR 633 Full access provided via ramps to/from Lakeland Blvd.
Eastlake 211.62 SR 91 Full-access interchange.
Willoughby 212.40 SR 640 Full-access interchange.
Mentor 215.34 SR 306 Full-access interchange.
217.95 SR 615 Full-access interchange.
221.02 SR 44 SR 44 joins from the north via full-access interchange.
Painesville Township 221.94 SR 44 SR 44 leaves to the south via full-access interchange.
Painesville 223.16 SR 283 Full-access interchange.
Painesville Township 225.92 SR 535 Full-access interchange.
227.26 US 20 Eastbound merge, westbound split only.

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] History

  • 1924 – Original route established;[3] follows current US 6 alignment from the Indiana state line to Bryan, and current SR 51 and US 20 from Toledo to the Pennsylvania state line.[4]
  • 1926 – Rerouted from Toledo to Cleveland along previous SR 23 alignment from Toledo to Port Clinton, previously unnumbered route from Port Clinton to 2 miles west of Sandusky, and previous SR 12 from 2 miles west of Sandusky to Cleveland. Cleveland-to-Pennsylvania alignment certified as US 20.[4]
  • 1931 – Extended to Wickliffe along previously unnumbered route.[4]
  • 1936 – Rerouted to Indiana state line via the former SR 108 alignment from Hicksville to Bryan, and the former SR 18 alignment from the Indiana state line to Hicksville, with which it was dually certified along this route until 1940.[4]
  • 1940 – SR 18 alignment removed from SR 2 alignment west of Hicksville.[4]
  • 1962 – Extended east to SR 86 in Painesville; Euclid-to-Painesville alignment upgraded to freeway.[4]
  • 1967 – 9 miles west of Sandusky to 4 miles west of Sandusky upgraded to freeway, and rerouted on the bypass around Sandusky on former US 6 alignment.[4]
  • 1968 – From SR 169 to 9 miles west of Sandusky upgraded to freeway.[4]
  • 1970 – From 2 miles west of Amherst to SR 83 (SR 76 at that time) upgraded to freeway; from 4 miles east of Amherst to SR 83 dually certified with I-90.[4]
  • 1976 – From Ceylon to 2 miles west of Amherst upgraded to freeway.[4]
  • 1977 – From SR 83 to Rocky River upgraded to freeway and dually certified with I-90.[4]
  • August 30, 1990 – From Huron to Ceylon upgraded to freeway.[5]

[edit] Route 2C

State Route 2C is a connecting road that runs from State Route 163 to State Route 2 and State Route 53 near Port Clinton in Ottawa County, Ohio. State Route 2C was constructed as an access road for the SR2/SR163 intersection because a normal intersection could not be constructed.

[edit] Miscellanea

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ a b c Estimated based on mapping software (no definitive data from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams)
  3. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Route 2 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  5. ^ Thoma, Pauline. "Celeste opens Huron Bypass", The Plain Dealer, 1990-08-31. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 

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