Ohio State Route 301

State Route 301 marker

State Route 301
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 45.33 mi[1][2][3] (72.95 km)
Existed: 1932[4][5] – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 302 in Chester Township
  I71 in Congress Township
North end: US 6 in Sheffield Lake
Location
Counties: Wayne, Medina, Lorain
Highway system
SR 300SR 302

State Route 301 (SR 301) is a 45.33-mile (72.95 km) long northsouth state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 301 is at SR 302 in Chester Township nearly 5.50 miles (8.85 km) south of West Salem. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Sheffield Lake.

Route description

SR 301 travels through northwestern Wayne County, western Medina County and central Lorain County. No segment of this route is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways defined as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[6]

History

The SR 301 designation was applied in 1932. Originally, the highway was routed along a short portion of its present alignment, running from US 42 in West Salem, to its junction with US 224, then known as SR 17.[4][5]

In 1937, SR 301 took on much of its current form when it was extended on the south end to SR 302 approximately 5.50 miles (8.85 km) south of West Salem, and on the north end through western Medina County and central Lorain County to US 6 (at the time also joined by SR 2 in Sheffield Lake.[7][8]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WayneChester Township0.000.00 SR 302Southern terminus of SR 301.
Congress Township2.554.10 SR 604
2.674.30 SR 604
3.896.26 I-71SR 301 only provides access to I-71 south and I-71 north only provides access to SR 301.
West Salem6.4010.30 SR 539Western terminus of SR 539.
6.4710.41 US 42
MedinaHomerville10.4016.74 US 224Junction with US 224 eastbound.
10.4116.75 US 224Junction with US 224 westbound.
Spencer15.4424.85 SR 162
LorainPenfield Township20.1932.49 SR 18
LaGrange24.9540.15 SR 303
Carlisle Township30.7149.42 US 20
SR 10
Beginning of US 20 and SR 10 concurrency.
33.4353.80 US 20
SR 10
End of US 20 and SR 10 concurrency.
33.6754.19 SR 57Beginning of SR 57 concurrency.
Elyria37.5360.40 SR 57End of SR 57 concurrency.
Sheffield40.3264.89 SR 254
43.0869.33 SR 611
Sheffield Lake45.3372.95 US 6Northern terminus of SR 301.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 301, Wayne County" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  2. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 301, Medina County" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  3. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 301, Lorain County" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1931. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1932. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  6. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  7. Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1936. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  8. Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1937. Retrieved 2011-11-25.