Ohio State Route 281

State Route 281

Route information

Maintained by ODOT

Length:

50.54 mi^[1] (81.34 km)

Existed:

1931 – present

Major junctions

West end:

US 24 near Defiance

East end:

US 6 near Bradner

Location

Counties:

Defiance, Henry, Wood

Highway system

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

← SR 279

SR 282 →

State Route 281 (SR 281) is an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 24 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Defiance, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 nearly 1½ miles north of Bradner. The majority of the route is known as the Defiance Pike.

History

1931 – Original route established; originally routed along its current alignment from State Route 109 to State Route 65^[2].
1935 – Extended west to State Route 18 and east to State Route 25 along previously unnumbered roads^[2].
1939 – Extended east to its current terminus via a previously unnumbered road from State Route 25 to Wayne and via a former alignment of State Route 297 from Wayne to 1½ miles north of Bradner^[2].
1972 – Extended to its current western terminus along with State Route 18 for just over 1½ miles west, and then north on a newly constructed road^[2].

References

^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Route 281 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

External links

State Route 281 Endpoint Photos