Ohio State Route 621

State Route 621 marker

State Route 621
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 5.98 mi[1] (9.62 km)
Existed: 1941[2][3] – present
Major junctions
South end: US 36 near Coshocton
North end: CR 190 near Fresno
Location
Counties: Coshocton
Highway system
← SR 619SR 625 →

State Route 621 (SR 621) is a north–south state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 621 is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) approximately 2.50 miles (4.02 km) northeast of Coshocton, and its northern terminus is adjacent to the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Station, just north of its intersection with White Eyes Township Road 188, about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of the hamlet of Fresno. Continuing north after SR 621 ends is County Road 190 (CR 190).

Established in the early 1940s, SR 621 is a two-lane spur route whose primary purpose is to provide access to the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Station from the state highway network. The entirety of the route exists within Coshocton County.

Route description

Traffic volume on State Route 621
County Log Point Volume
0.2 1,480
1.03 850
3.8 390
  • Volume: AADT
  • Source: [4]

All of SR 621 is located within the confines of Coshocton County. This spur route is not included within the National Highway System, a system of routes deemed most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[5]

SR 621 starts at the intersection of US 36, with a sign saying "North Appalachian Experimental Watershed".[6] The route moves northeast uphill, with hills on left of the route, and fields on the right. SR 621 intersects CR 193 at a Y intersection, and continues moving north. A mile later, SR 621 turns east and bends around a hill. After two miles, the road turns northeast for slightly more than one mile. There, SR 621 moves north for less than a mile, and ends at CR 190. The experimental watershed is located there.[1][6][7]

History

1941 marked the year in which SR 621 made its debut. Its routing originally consisted of the present segment of US 36 between its northern junction with SR 83 north of Coshocton and the current southern terminus of SR 621, and then the entire current length of SR 621 up to the location of the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Station.[2][3] In 1962, US 36 was re-routed out of Coshocton and onto its current alignment that bypasses the city to the north, following the north side of the Tuscarawas River. Part of this re-routing resulted in the southern terminus of SR 621 being moved to its present location at US 36 northeast of Coshocton.[8][9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Coshocton County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Keene Township0.000.00 US 36Southern terminus.
White Eyes Township5.989.62CR 190Northern terminus at North American Experimental Watershed Station.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1940. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1941. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  4. ↑ Staff. "Transportation Information Mapping System". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  5. ↑ National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Directions to the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed (NAEW)" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  7. ↑ Google (2013-12-06). "Ohio State Route 621" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  8. ↑ Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1961. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  9. ↑ Official Ohio Highway Map (MRSID) (Map). Cartography by ODOH. Ohio Department of Highways. 1962. Retrieved 2011-01-20.