Ohio State Route 383

State Route 383
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 1.50 mi[3] (2.41 km)
Existed: 1935[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end: CR 60 near Somerset
North end: SR 13 near Somerset
Location
Counties: Perry
Highway system

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State Route 383 (SR 383, OH 383) is a 1.50-mile (2.41 km) long north south state highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway is a spur route whose southern terminus is at the entrance to Ohio's oldest Catholic Church, Saint Joseph's, nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Somerset. County Road 60 (CR 60, Old Somerset Road) picks up where SR 383 leaves off heading southeast from the church entrance. The northern terminus of SR 383 is at a T-intersection with SR 13 just 0.50 miles (0.80 km) east of the village limits of Somerset.

Contents

Route description

All of SR 383 is situated within Reading Township in northern Perry County. The spur route begins at the entrance to Saint Joseph Church nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Somerset, a location that marks the northern end of CR 60 (Old Somerset Road). SR 383 travels in a northwesterly direction amidst primarily open fields, with some trees and houses also appearing alongside the highway for its entire length. It intersects CR 45 (Big Inch Road) en route to its endpoint at a T-intersection with SR 13.[4]

This state route is not included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways deemed to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.[5]

History

SR 383 was created in 1935. The highway has served as a spur route off of SR 13 southeast of Somerset throughout its entire history.[1][2] Originally an earth-surfaced highway, SR 383 was paved by 1942.[6][7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Reading Township, Perry County.

Mile[3] Destinations Notes
0.00 CR 60 Southern terminus at entrance to Saint Joseph Church;
CR 60 (Old Somerset Road) continues to the southeast
1.50 SR 13 Northern terminus at T-intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Ohio portal
U.S. Roads portal
  1. ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways (1934) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1934a.sid. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  2. ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways (1935) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1935a.sid. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  3. ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 383, Perry County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/persr0383r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  4. ^ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview Map of State Route 383 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=39.792081&lon=-82.289249&zoom=14&q1=39.776994%2C-82.275474&q2=39.797242%2C-82.283456. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  5. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1941) (MrSID). Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1941a.sid. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  7. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1942) (MrSID). Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1942a.sid. Retrieved 2011-09-18.