Ohio State Route 303
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| State Route 303 |
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| Length: | 75.82 mi[1] (122.02 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933 | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  US 20 in Wakeman |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-71 in Brunswick |
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| East end: |  SR 82 near Windham |
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| Counties: | Huron, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Trumbull | ||||||||||||
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State Route 303 is an east-west state highway in northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 20 in Wakeman, and its eastern terminus is 1.28 miles east of Windham.[2][3] Signage photos from 2003[4] showed that the route apparently ended at State Route 534 and was co-signed with State Route 82 (this concurrency would be less than ½ mile). In fact, before the construction of the Ohio Turnpike, State Route 303 did intersect with State Route 534, as seen in highway maps from 1940.[5][6] However the Technical Straight Line Diagram for State Route 303 in Trumbull County[2] shows that SR 303 now ends at State Route 82, and signs now reflect that fact.
State Route 303 passes through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
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[edit] Cities and villages along route
- Wakeman
- Camden
- Pittsfield
- Lagrange
- Belden
- Valley City
- Valley City Station
- Brunswick
- Sherman Corners
- Hinckley
- Richfield
- Peninsula
- Boston Heights
- Hudson
- Streetsboro
- Windham
[edit] History
- 1933 – Original route established; originally routed from Richfield to Hudson along its current alignment[7].
- 1934 – Extended east to Streetsboro via a previously unnumbered road[7].
- 1938 – Extended west to Wakeman via previously unnumbered roads from Wakeman to Pittsfield and from Belden to Richfield, and along the alignment of former State Route 200 from Pittsfield to Belden; also extended east to a point four miles east of Windham.[7].
- circa 1954 – Its eastern terminus was moved less than ½ mile west of State Route 534 on State Route 82 when Interstate 80 was constructed[8][9].
[edit] Sources
- ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ a b Technical Straight Line Diagram for State Route 303 in Trumbull County. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ Note: State Route 303 forms the northern boundary of Windham at its easternmost boundary, the Trumbull-Portage County Line. Therefore, the distance as computed from the county line in the Technical Straight Line Diagram is the same as that from the village limits of Windham. See also: Image:Map of Portage County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
- ^ End photos of Ohio 303
- ^ Ohio County Highway Maps 1940, at RailsandTrails.com. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ 1940 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID (.sid) format). Ohio Highway Maps. Ohio Department of Transportation (1940). Retrieved on 3 April 2008.
- ^ a b c Route 303 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ 1953 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID (.sid) format). Ohio Highway Maps. Ohio Department of Transportation (1953). Retrieved on 3 April 2008.
- ^ 1955 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID (.sid) format). Ohio Highway Maps. Ohio Department of Transportation (1955). Retrieved on 3 April 2008.
[edit] External links
- The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site, by John Simpson
- state-ends.com by Dan Garnell
