Ohio State Route 91
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| State Route 91 |
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| Length: | 44.12 mi[1] (71.00 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1924 | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  US 224 near Akron |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-76 in Akron I-90 in Willoughby Hills |
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| North end: |  SR 283 in Timberlake |
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| Counties: | Summit, Cuyahoga, Lake | ||||||||||||
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State Route 91 is a north-south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 224 (East Waterloo Road) in Springfield Township, east of Akron. Its northern terminus is at State Route 283 (Lake Shore Boulevard) in Timberlake less than one mile south of Lake Erie.
The route is known as "Canton Road" from its southern terminus to just north of its interchange with Interstate 76 (Canton Road continues south as County Route 66[2], a former portion of State Route 8). North of this interchange, it is called "Darrow Road" until it enters the city of Tallmadge, where it is named "South Avenue" south of the Tallmadge Circle, and "North Avenue" north of the circle. It next passes through the Munroe Falls village limits and is known as "South Main Street" and "North Main Street." It becomes "Darrow Road" once again in the city of Stow and for its remaining length in Summit County, aside from within the former Hudson village limits, where it is "South" and "North Main Street."
In Cuyahoga and Lake Counties, State Route 91 is known as "SOM Center Road," named for the fact that it runs through the centers of the original Solon, Orange and Mayfield Townships in Cuyahoga County.[3]
The State Route 91 corridor includes views of some of the best examples of Connecticut Western Reserve town planning, particularly the quaint public squares of Hudson, Tallmadge, and Mayfield. It also dissects several other picturesque and affluent communities of Northeast Ohio, including Gates Mills Village, Pepper Pike, Hunting Valley, Moreland Hills and Solon (which also has remnants of a Western Reserve public square).
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[edit] Cities and villages along route
- Akron
- Tallmadge
- Munroe Falls
- Stow
- Hudson
- Twinsburg
- Solon
- Moreland Hills
- Pepper Pike
- Mayfield Heights
- Mayfield
- Willoughby Hills
- Willoughby
- Eastlake
- Timberlake
[edit] Points of interest
- The birthplace of the 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield is memorialized by a log cabin on SOM Center Road in Moreland Hills (part of the former Orange Township).
- Classic Park, the home of the Lake County Captains Minor League Baseball team is located on SOM Center Road in Eastlake.
- SOM Center Road serves as a primary corridor (running parallel with Chagrin River Road) through the eastern portion of the Cleveland Metroparks Emerald Necklace, including the North Chagrin Reservation and the South Chagrin Reservation.
[edit] History
- 1924 – Original route established[4]. Originally routed from Tallmadge to 3 miles east of Wickliffe[5].
- 1926 – Extended south to 3 miles north of Lakemore along a previously unnumbered road[5].
- 1966 – Upgraded to 4 lanes from U.S. Route 6 to 3 miles east of Wickliffe by this time[5].
- 1970 – Extended south to Lakemore along the former State Route 8 alignment; extended north to Eastlake as a divided highway[5].
[edit] Sources
- ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ Official Summit County 2005 Highway Map, Summit County Engineer
- ^ "SOM Center Road has origins in three townships", PD Extra, August 31, 2007.
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ a b c d Route 91 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
[edit] External links
- The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site, by John Simpson
- End photos of Ohio 91 from state-ends.com by Dan Garnell
- James A. Garfield Birthplace
- Cleveland Metroparks
