| State Route 161 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length: | 57.46 mi[1] (92.47 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1924 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: | SR 29 in Mutual | |||
| East end: | SR 37 near Alexandria | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Champaign, Union, Madison, Franklin, Licking | |||
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State Route 161 is an east–west state highway in the state of Ohio. Its western terminus is in Mutual at State Route 29 and its eastern terminus is near Alexandria at State Route 37.
On its path through Department of Transportation regional development districts 5, 6, and 7, State Route 161 passes through Columbus, Ohio's Capital, and a variety of towns including Plain City, Dublin (the home of Wendy's International headquarters), and New Albany (the home of Tween Brands and Abercrombie & Fitch).
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1924 – Original route established;[2] Originally ran from Plain City to a junction with State Route 21 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Dublin to serve as a more direct connection between Plain City and Dublin.[3]
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign |
Mutual | 0.0 | SR 29 | |
| Goshen Township | 5.4 | SR 559 | ||
| 7.1 | SR 4 | |||
| Union |
Irwin | 8.5 | SR 4 | |
| Chuckery | 14.0 | SR 38 | ||
| 14.2 | SR 38 | |||
| Plain City | 20.5 | US 42 | ||
| Madison |
21.0 | US 42 | ||
| Union |
Dublin | 26.0 | US 33 | SR 161 enters (EB) / exits from (WB) US 33 freeway; old US 33 / SR 161 on Post Rd east of this interchange |
| Franklin |
27.5 | Avery-Muirfield Dr | Actually Avery Rd (south) and Muirfield Dr (north) | |
| 28.7 | I-270 | I-270 Exit 17A-B; US 33 / SR 161 is freeway west of here | ||
| 29.4 | Post Road | Former routing of SR 161 | ||
| 29.8 | SR 745 | SR 745's southern terminus; center of "Olde Dublin" | ||
| 30.0 | US 33 SR 257 | SR 257's southern terminus | ||
| Worthington | 34.0 | SR 315 | ||
| 35.0 | US 23 | |||
| Columbus | 36.3 | SR 710 | SR 710's western terminus | |
| 36.6 | I-71 | I-71 Exit 117 | ||
| Minerva Park | 39.8 | SR 3 | Access via folded diamond / service roads. | |
| Columbus | 40.9 | I-270 | I-270 Exit 30; SR 161 is freeway east of here | |
| 41.5 | Sunbury Rd | Spui and half cloverleaf combined | ||
| 42.5 | Little Turtle Way | old SR 161 follows Dublin-Granville Rd east of this interchange | ||
| 43.8 | Hamilton Rd | |||
| 45.5 | New Albany Rd | |||
| New Albany | 46.9 | US 62 | ||
| Licking |
Beech Rd | |||
| St. Albans Township | 54.2 | SR 310 | ||
| 57.5 | SR 37 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||