Ohio State Route 363

State Route 363
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 1.43 mi[1] (2.30 km)
Existed: 1934 – present
Major junctions
South end: Lotus Rd. near Minster
North end: SR 119 near Minster
Location
Counties: Shelby, Auglaize
Highway system

Ohio highways
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← SR 362 SR 364 →

State Route 363 (SR 363) is a short north–south state highway located in west-central Ohio. The southern terminus of this spur route is along the shores of Lake Loramie approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Minster, where the roadway becomes known as Lotus Road. The northern terminus of State Route 363 is at a T-intersection with State Route 119 about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Minster.

Created in the middle of the 1930s, this short highway, which exists in both Shelby and Auglaize Counties, provides access from State Route 119 to a small community of cottages situated on a peninsula that juts out from the north side of Lake Loramie.

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Route description

State Route 363 runs for less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) in Shelby County and a little more than 1 mile (1.6 km) in Auglaize County. The highway is not a part of the National Highway System.[2]

The route begins on a peninsula that juts out from the north shore of Lake Loramie in Shelby County's McLean Township, at a transition from Lotus Road, a street that continues for a short distance further onto the peninsula before dead ending. This peninsula is populated by a number of cottages. State Route 363 traverses northeasterly through this community of cottages before turning north and departing into more rural territory. Bounded by farmland on the west side and woods on the east side, State Route 363 intersects F and K Road, then crosses into Auglaize County's Jackson Township. In doing so, the highway is now bordered by woods on the west and a pair of homes on the east, before entering fully into a landscape of open farmland. A few more houses appear alongside State Route 363 prior to the arrival at its endpoint at a T-intersection with State Route 119.[3]

History

This two-county spur route made its debut in 1934 along the routing that it occupies today. No major changes have taken place to this highway since its inception.[4][5]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Shelby
 McLean Township 0.00 Lotus Rd. Southern terminus.
Auglaize
 Jackson Township 1.43 SR 119 Northern terminus at T-intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-04. 
  2. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-04. 
  3. ^ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview Map of State Route 363 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=40.380435&lon=-84.350516&zoom=14&q1=40.372695%2C-84.348843&q2=40.393093%2C-84.348135. Retrieved 2010-09-04. 
  4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1933). Ohio State Map (Map). 
  5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1934). Ohio State Map (Map). 

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