Ohio State Route 66

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State Route 66
Length: 117.81 mi[1] (189.60 km)
Formed: 1924
South end: US 36 & SR 185 in Piqua
North end: US 20 in Fayette
Counties: Miami, Shelby, Auglaize, Allen, Van Wert, Putnam, Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Henry, Fulton
Ohio highways
< SR 65 SR 67 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

State Route 66 is a north-south state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 and the eastern terminus of State Route 185 in Piqua, and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 20 in Fayette.

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[edit] Cities and villages along route

[edit] History

  • 1924 – Original route established[2]. Originally routed from Piqua to the Michigan state line 4 miles north of Fayette[3].
  • 1931 – Truncated at Fayette; U.S. Route 127 replaced the route’s alignment from Fayette to the Michigan state line[3].

[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 Route 66 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

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