Ohio State Route 15

"OH 15" redirects here. OH 15 may also refer to Ohio's 15th congressional district.

State Route 15 marker

State Route 15
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 102.32 mi[1] (164.67 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
East end: US 23 / SR 103 near Carey
  I75 in Findlay
US 224 in Findlay
US 127 near Bryan
US 6 near Bryan
US 20A near Montpelier
I80 / I90 / Ohio Turnpike near Montpelier
US 20 in Pioneer
North end: M‑99 near Pioneer
Location
Counties: Williams, Defiance, Putnam, Hancock, Wyandot
Highway system
SR 14SR 16

State Route 15 (SR 15) is a northsouth/eastwest route in northwestern Ohio. Its southern (eastern) terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 23/State Route 103 near Carey, and its northern (western) terminus is at the Michigan state line north of Pioneer, where the route continues in Michigan as M-99. The route is bannered eastwest from Carey to Bryan, and is bannered northsouth from there to the Michigan state line.

State Route 15 is an expressway for its southernmost 19 miles (31 km): 2 miles (3.2 km) as a concurrency with Interstate 75, 3 miles (4.8 km) as a concurrency with U.S. Route 68, and the final 14 miles (23 km) as a stand-alone freeway until its junction with U.S. Route 23. The final 17 miles (27 km) are part of a heavily traveled corridor providing the most direct route between Detroit, Toledo, Findlay, Marion and Columbus.

Eastern terminus near Carey

History

State Route 15 was certified in 1923, along the current U.S. Route 322, which replaced it in 1926.

In 1926 the designation was reapplied to a route from Carey to the Indiana state line. In 1929 it was rerouted to Bryan, replacing parts of State Route 9. It replaced the rest of State Route 9 in 1931, rerouted along its current route to the Michigan state line.

In 1966, State Route 15 was rerouted on an expressway from Interstate 75 in Findlay to U.S. Route 23 in Carey, its new southern (eastern) terminus. The highway runs a few miles south of its previous routing, which was recertified as State Route 568 the same year.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
WyandotCarey0.000.00 US 23 / SR 103 Columbus, ToledoEastern terminus of OH 15
HancockVanlue SR 330 northSouthern terminus of OH 330
Marion Township SR 37 Delaware, Findlay
Findlay US 68 south KentonEastern end of US 68 concurrency
156 I75 south / US 68 – Cincinnati, LimaSouthern end of I-75 concurrency; northern terminus of US 68
157 SR 12
159 I75 north / US 224 east Toledo, Findlay, TiffinNorthern end of I-75 concurrency; eastern end of US 224 concurrency
Blanchard Township SR 186 north McCombNorthern terminus of OH 186
SR 235 Ada, McComb
PutnamOttawa US 224 west / SR 65 south / SR 109 Van Wert, LimaWestern end of US 224 concurrency; southern end of OH 65 concurrency; southern terminus of OH 109
SR 65 north / SR 109 northNorthern end of OH 65/OH 109 concurrency
Greensburg Township SR 108 north NapoleonSouthern terminus of OH 108
Palmer Township SR 115 south KalidaNorthern terminus of OH 115
SR 613
Monroe Township SR 634 south ContinentalNorthern terminus of OH 634
DefianceDefiance SR 18 eastEastern end of OH 18 concurrency
SR 66 south DelphosSouthern end of OH 66 concurrency
SR 111 southNorthern terminus of OH 111
SR 66 northNorthern end of OH 66 concurrency
US 24 Toledo, Fort Wayne
SR 18 westNorthern end of OH 18 concurrency
Ney SR 249 westEastern terminus of OH 249
WilliamsPulaski Township US 127 south Van WertSouthern end of US 127 concurrency
US 6 / SR 2 west Edgerton, NapoleonSouthern end of OH 2 concurrency
Bryan SR 2 east / SR 34Northern end of OH 2 concurrency
US 127 north West UnityNorthern end of US 127 concurrency
Jefferson Township US 20A east / SR 107 west Toledo, MontpelierSouthern end of US 20A concurrency; eastern terminus of OH 107
Holiday City I80 / I90 / Ohio Turnpike Toledo, South Bend
Madison Township US 20A eastNorthern end of US 20A concurrency
Pioneer US 20 Toledo, Angola
Madison Township M‑99 north HillsdaleMichigan state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

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