Ohio State Route 98

State Route 98 marker

State Route 98
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 46.18 mi[1] (74.32 km)
Existed: 1923[2][3] – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 47 / SR 423 in Waldo
  US 23 in Waldo
US 30 in Bucyrus
North end: SR 61 in Plymouth
Location
Counties: Marion, Crawford, Richland
Highway system
SR 97SR 99

State Route 98 (SR 98) is a north–south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the SR 47/SR 423 concurrency in Waldo, and its northern terminus is at SR 61 in Plymouth.

SR 98 is known as Columbus-Sandusky Road along its stretch between Waldo and Bucyrus. This stretch of SR 98, in combination with US 23 south of Waldo, and SR 4 north of Bucyrus, comprises the most direct route between the two major Ohio cities of Columbus and Sandusky.

History

SR 98 was commissioned in 1923 on the same alignment as today.[2][3] The entire route was paved by 1933.[4][5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MarionWaldo0.000.00 SR 47 west / SR 423 northSouthern terminus of SR 98; eastern terminus of SR 47; southern terminus of SR 423
0.120.19 US 23
Richland Township6.2910.12 SR 529
Claridon Township8.6013.84 SR 95
10.9617.64 SR 309
CrawfordDallas Township18.2029.29 SR 294 westEastern terminus of SR 294
Bucyrus23.9838.59 SR 4 southSouthern end of SR 4 concurrency
24.84–
24.90
39.98–
40.07
SR 19 south / SR 100 southSouthern end of SR 19 and SR 100 concurrency
25.0440.30 SR 4 north / SR 19 north / SR 100 northNorthern end of SR 4, SR 19, and SR 100 concurrency
26.4742.60 US 30
Liberty Township28.2845.51 SR 96 eastWestern terminus of SR 96
LibertyVernon
township line
33.0653.20 SR 602
Auburn Township38.0461.22 SR 39
40.7665.60 SR 598
RichlandPlymouth45.6573.47 SR 61 southSouthern end of SR 61 concurrency
46.1874.32 SR 61 north / SR 603 southnorthern end of SR 61 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 98; Northern terminus of SR 603
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922). Map of Ohio State Highways (MrSID) (Map). Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  4. Ohio Department of Highways (1932). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562 and 7231704. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  5. Ohio Department of Highways (1933). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7237035 and 837961470. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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