Ohio State Route 2

State Route 2
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 227.26 mi[1] (365.74 km)
Existed: 1923 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 37 near Hicksville
  I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Tpk. near Swanton
I-90 near Elyria
I-90 in Rocky River
I-90 in Cleveland
I-90 in Euclid
East end: US 20 in Painesville Township
Location
Counties: Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake
Highway system

Ohio highways
Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes

SR 1 SR 3

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 Indiana State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana. The eastern terminus of the route is in Painesville Township at U.S. Route 20.

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Route description

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. From Oregon to Sandusky SR 2 is part of 293 miles (472 km) of the highway designated the "Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail".[2] and on September 22, 2005 was designated a National Scenic Byway.[3] From Toledo to Sandusky the highway is also part of and designated the "Lake Erie circle Trail" that is also part of the 6,500-mile (10,500 km) "Great Lakes Circle.[4] 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 (a portion to be rebuilt 2009–2012), 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.

The stretch of SR 2 from Toledo to Sandusky offers a multitude of attractions. Travelers, vacationers and visitors have a wide range of year round activities to choose from. The Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is just east of SR 19 in the Carroll Township. It sits on 733 acres along with the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station that utilizes 221 acres.

Naming

The section of State Route 2 that runs through Erie County is called the "Jackie Mayer Miss America Highway" and is named for Jackie Mayer, a former Miss America who was born and raised in Sandusky.[5]

The section of State Route 2 that runs through Willoughby is named "Brian Montgomery Memorial Highway"[6] in honor of a Marine Lance Corporal that was killed in the Iraq War in August 2005.[7]

History

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Exit Destinations Notes
Defiance
Hicksville Township 0.0 SR 37 south Indiana state line; Indiana SR 37 continues southwest.
Hicksville 2.35 SR 49 south SR 49 joins from the south.
2.66 SR 18 west SR 18 joins from the northwest.
3.07 SR 18 east SR 18 leaves to the east.
3.67 SR 49 north SR 49 leaves to the north.
Farmer Township 11.22 SR 249 west SR 249 joins from the west.
13.23 SR 249 east SR 249 leaves to the east.
Williams
Center Township 16.65 SR 576 north Southern terminus of SR 576.
17.92 US 6 west US 6 joins from the west.
Pulaski Township 20.35 US 6 east / US 127 south / SR 15 south US 6 leaves to the east; US 127/SR 15 concurrency joins from the south.
Bryan 21.39 US 127 north / SR 15 north / SR 34 west US 127/SR 15 concurrency leaves to the north; SR 34 joins from the west.
Springfield Township 29.90 SR 34 east / SR 191 south SR 34 leaves to the east; SR 191 joins from the south.
Stryker 31.78 SR 191 north SR 191 leaves to the west.
Fulton
Archbold SR 66 south SR 66 joins from the south.
German Township 39.64 SR 66 north SR 66 leaves to the north.
Wauseon 48.82 SR 108 south SR 108 joins from the south.
50.42
US 20 Alt. west / SR 108 north
SR 108 continues west concurrent with Alt US 20; Alt US 20 joins SR 2 from the west.
York Township 55.44 SR 109 north SR 109 joins from the north.
Delta 57.22 SR 109 south SR 109 leaves to the south.
Swanton 63.42 SR 64 north SR 64 joins from the north (Main Street).
Lucas
Swanton Township 64.14 SR 64 south SR 64 leaves to the south (Waterville-Swanton Road).
65.89
US 20 Alt. east / SR 295 south
Alt US 20 leaves to the south concurrent with SR 295; SR 295 joins SR 2 from the south (Wilkins Road).
66.68 SR 295 north SR 295 leaves to the north (Berkey-Southern Road).
Monclova Township 67.60 I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Tpk. Ramps here to turnpike; SR 2 passes over turnpike 0.7 mi. later.
Springfield Township 73.92 I-475 / US 23 I-475/US-23 Exit 8; full-access interchange.
Toledo 75.37 US 20
79.39 US 24
80.95 SR 25 to I-75 Anthony Wayne Trail - former US 25.
82.26 SR 51 north / SR 65 north SR 51/SR 65 concurrency joins from the north (Summit Street).
Maumee River 82.62 Anthony Wayne Bridge
Toledo 83.06 SR 65 south SR 65 leaves to the south (Oak Street).
83.51 SR 51 south SR 51 leaves to the southeast (Woodville Road).
Oregon 84.90 I-280 I-280 Exit 7; full-access interchange.
Ottawa
Benton Township 99.30 SR 579 west Eastern terminus of SR 579 (Williston Road).
101.06 SR 590 south Northern terminus of SR 590.
Carroll Township 105.01 SR 19 south Northern terminus of SR 19.
Erie Township 114.21 SR 358 south
115.49 SR 163 Eastbound ramp from SR 163 and westbound ramp to SR 163 only.
Bay Township 117.54 SR 53 south SR 53 joins from the southwest.
Portage Township 121.33 To SR 163 Full-access ramps connecting to SR 163 which is parallel to north.
123.74 SR 53 north SR 53 leaves to the north; full-access interchange.
Danbury Township 124.82 SR 269 north SR 269 joins from the east; full-access interchange.
Sandusky Bay 126.45 Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge
Erie
Margaretta Township 128.34 SR 269 south 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 west US 6 joins from the north; full-access interchange.
142.84 US 6 east 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 168.15 144 I-90 west SR 2 joins I-90; eastbound merge, westbound split only
Elyria 169.39 145 SR 57
Sheffield 171.84 148 SR 254
Avon 175.01 151 SR 611
176.74 153 SR 83
Cuyahoga
Westlake 183.08 159 SR 252
Rocky River 185.29 161 I-90 east / SR 254 west 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
186.63 SR 254 east SR 254 leaves to the east.
186.95 US 6 west US 6 joins from the west.
Lakewood 187.81 US 20 west / SR 113 south / SR 237 south US 20 joins from the south concurrent with SR 113 and SR 237; northern terminus of SR 113 and SR 237.
Cleveland 193.54
To US 6 Alt.
Access via side streets to Alt US 6 which is parallel to the south.
193.86 US 6 east / US 20 east US 6/US 20 concurrency leaves to the east.
196.61 174B I-90 west I-90 joins from south; full-access interchange.
Bratenahl 202.30 179 SR 283 east Eastbound exit, westbound entrance only.
Euclid 207.46 184B SR 175 Eastbound exit, westbound entrance only.
207.79 185 I-90 east I-90 leaves to the south; 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.
213.82 Lost Nation Rd. Full-access interchange.
Mentor 215.34 SR 306 Full-access interchange.
217.95 SR 615 Full-access interchange.
221.02 SR 44 north SR 44 joins from the north via full-access interchange.
Painesville Township 221.94 SR 44 south SR 44 leaves to the south via full-access interchange.
Painesville 223.16 SR 283 Full-access interchange.
Painesville Township 225.92 SR 535 Westbound ramp from SR 535, and Eastbound ramp to SR 535 only.
227.26 US 20 Eastbound merge, westbound split only.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus     Closed/Former     Incomplete access     Unopened

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ [1] -Lake Erie Ohio Coastal Trail
  3. ^ [2] -National Scenic Byway
  4. ^ [3] -Great Lakes Circle
  5. ^ Ohio Revised Code 5533.66
  6. ^ Ohio Revised Code 5533.63.2
  7. ^ http://www.newsnet5.com/news/4800943/detail.html
  8. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Route 2 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
  10. ^ Thoma, Pauline (1990-08-31). "Celeste opens Huron Bypass". The Plain Dealer. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/plaindealer/access/94937409.html?FMT=ABS. Retrieved 2008-02-19. 

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