U.S. Route 20 in Ohio

This article is about the section of highway in Ohio. For the entire length of highway, see U.S. Route 20.

U.S. Route 20 marker

U.S. Route 20

Route of US 20 in red across northern Ohio
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 260.40 mi[1] (419.07 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 20 at the Ohio-Indiana border near Edon
  US 127 in Fayette
I‑475 / US 23 in Toledo
I‑75 / US 23 in Perrysburg
US 6 in Fremont
US 250 in Norwalk
I‑80 near Elyria
I‑90 in Cleveland
US 6 / US 42 / US 322 / US 422 / SR 3 / SR 8 / SR 14 / SR 43 / SR 87 in Cleveland, Ohio
East end: US 20 at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border at Conneaut
Location
Counties: Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Wood, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula
Highway system
← SR 19SR 21 →

U.S. Route 20 (US 20) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Newport, Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts. Within the state of Ohio, the route runs from the Indiana border near Edon to the Pennsylvania border at Conneaut. The route passes through rural areas west of Toledo, and passes through Public Square in Cleveland. It is one of 9 other routes to enter downtown Cleveland at Public Square, and it serves some of Cleveland's northeastern suburbs.

History

Prior to the establishment of the U.S. highway system in 1926, the general routing of US 20 was occupied by SR 23 from the Indiana state line to Toledo, SR 102 from Toledo to Woodville, and SR 2 from Woodville east to the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.[2] The route has existed closely to its 1926 routing, except for two bypasses: one built around the north side of Fremont between 1957 and 1958,[3][4] and a second built around the south side of Norwalk by 1967.[5] By 1932 US 20 between Pioneer and Maumee had become US 20N and a US 20S designation had been created to the south between those points;[6] by 1935 US 20N had reverted to US 20 and US 20S had become US 20A.[7]

Route description

US 20 enters the state in Northwest Township, Williams County. The route parallels the Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80/Interstate 90) through rural farmland in the northwest corner of the state. Within the city of Toledo, the route turns north-south along Reynolds Road, which becomes Conant Street as the route enters Maumee. After crosing the Maumee River into Perrysburg, US 20 continues through downtown Perrysburg, then angles southeasterly, becoming concurrent with US 23 until Woodville. US 20 continues southeasterly towards the bypass of Fremont, most of which is concurrent with US 6.

From Fremont eastward, the route becomes a divided highway, except when passing through the communities of Clyde, Bellevue, and Monroeville. The route bypasses Norwalk to the south as an expressway, with much of the old routing of US 20 maintained as part of SR 61. Near Oberlin, US 20 once again becomes an expressway, until the route continues northward on a divided bypass on the east side of Elyria while the freeway continues easterly as SR 10. US 20 turns east again on the east side of Elyria, following Cleveland Street and Center Ridge Road through western suburban Cleveland.

In Lakewood, the route becomes concurrent with US 6 and SR 2, with a portion of the route following the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. US 20 departs from the Shoreway then crosses the Detroit-Superior Bridge over the Cuyahoga River into downtown Cleveland. From there, the route passes through Public Square easterly, paralleling U.S. Route 322 one block to the south until nearing Case Western Reserve University. It travels northeasterly through the east side of Cleveland as Euclid Avenue, then through the suburbs of Euclid, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Mentor, Ohio, and Painesville, then continues easterly, roughly paralleling the Lake Erie shoreline through Geneva, Ashtabula, and Conneaut and into Pennsylvania.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
WilliamsNorthwest Township0.0000.000 US 20 west – Fort WayneIndiana state line
2.0663.325 SR 49 south – Edon, EdgertonWestern end of SR 49 overlap
3.0724.944 SR 49 north – Camden, MichiganEastern end of SR 49 overlap
Bridgewater Township9.13414.700 SR 576 north – Bridgewater Center, Hillsdale, MichiganWestern end of SR 576 overlap
10.13916.317 SR 576 south – MontpelierEastern end of SR 576 overlap
Bridgewater–Madison
township line		12.10919.488 US 20A east – Holiday CityWestern end of US 20A
Madison Township14.33323.067 SR 15 – Pioneer, Holiday City, Bryan
Mill Creek Township21.98935.388 US 127 south – West Unity, BryanWestern end of US 127 overlap
FultonGorham Township24.704–
24.763		39.757–
39.852		 US 127 north / Meridian RoadEastern end of US 127 overlap
Fayette26.38742.466 SR 66 south / Fayette StreetNorthern end of SR 66
Chesterfield Township33.07653.231 SR 108 northWestern end of SR 108 overlap
36.07858.062 SR 108 south – WauseonEastern end of SR 108 overlap
Royalton Township42.10867.766 SR 109 – Adrian, Michigan, Delta
Assumption48.52678.095 SR 120 west / SR 64 – Metamora, SwantonWestern end of SR 120 overlap
LucasRichfield Township52.34384.238 SR 295 / Berkey Southern Road – Berkey, Whitehouse
Sylvania59.77396.195 I‑475 / US 23 – Maumee, Ann Arbor, MichiganExit 13 on I-475
60.88397.982 SR 120 east / Central AvenueEastern end of SR 120 overlap
Toledo62.633100.798 SR 246 east / Dorr StreetWestern end of SR 246
65.173104.886 SR 2 / Airport Highway
Maumee16.640–
16.660		26.779–
26.812		 I‑80 / I‑90 / Ohio Turnpike – Chicago, ClevelandDouble trumpet interchange; exit 59 on Ohio Turnpike
68.713110.583 US 20A west / Illinois AvenueEastern end of US 20A
68.853110.808 US 24 / SR 25 north (Anthony Wayne Trail)Western end of SR 25 overlap
WoodPerrysburg69.913112.514 SR 25 south / SR 65 south / Boundary StreetEastern end of SR 25 overlap; western end of SR 65 overlap
70.591113.605 SR 65 north / Front StreetEastern end of SR 65 overlap
70.847114.017 SR 199 begins (Louisiana Avenue) / SR 795 / Indiana AvenueNorthern end of SR 199; western end of SR 795
71.092114.411 SR 795 east (Indiana Avenue)Eastern end of SR 795 overlap
72.240–
72.408		116.259–
116.529		 I‑75 / US 23 northWestern end of US 23 overlap; exit 193 on I-75
Troy Township78.324126.050 SR 163 eastWestern end of SR 163
80.560–
80.751		129.649–
129.956		81A SR 420 to I‑280 – ToledoTo Ohio Turnpike (I-80/I-90); exits 81A and 81B are connected eastbound
81.167130.62681BPemberville Road
Wood–Sandusky
county line		Troy–Woodville
township line		83.469134.330 US 23 southEastern end of US 23 overlap
SanduskyWoodville86.109138.579 SR 105 westWestern end of SR 105 overlap
86.649139.448 SR 105 eastEastern end of SR 105 overlap
Woodville Township89.159143.488 SR 300 southNorthern end of SR 300
Woodville–Washington
township line		90.299145.322 SR 51 northSouthern end of SR 51
Hessville93.699150.794 SR 600 westEastern end of SR 600
Washington Township94.899152.725 SR 590
Sandusky Township98.759158.93798 US 6 west / SR 53 south / State Street – Tiffin, FremontWestern end of US-6 and SR 53 concurrencies; western end of expressway; no access from westbound US 20 to eastbound State Street
Fremont99.979160.901100 SR 19 north – Oak HarborWestern end of SR 19 overlap
100.739162.124101 SR 53 north – Port Clinton, Lake Erie IslandsEastern end of SR 53 overlap
102.149164.393102 US 6 east – SanduskyEastern end of US 6 overlap
Sandusky Township103.099165.922103 SR 412 / Castalia Street
Green Creek Township104.769168.609105State Street — FremontWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern end of expressway
105.389169.607 SR 19 southEastern end of SR 19 overlap
Clyde109.679176.511 SR 510 north / Main StreetSouthern end of SR 510
109.869176.817 SR 101 / Maple Street
Sandusky–Huron
county line		Bellevue117.109188.469 SR 18 west / Kilbourne StreetWestern end of SR 18 overlap
117.199188.614 SR 269 / Sandusky Street
Huron118.079190.030 SR 113 eastWestern end of SR 113
119.609192.492 SR 4
Monroeville124.459200.297 SR 99
SR 547 westEastern end of SR 547
Ridgefield Township128.789207.266— SR 61 – NorwalkEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Norwalk130.599210.179— US 250 / SR 13 – Norwalk, Ashland
132.429213.124— SR 18 eastEastern end of SR 18 overlap
Norwalk–Townsend
township line		134.929217.147 SR 601
Wakeman141.869228.316 SR 303 eastWestern end of SR 303
142.719–
142.849		229.684–
229.893		 SR 60SR 60 is concurrent for one block
LorainCamden Township147.849237.940 SR 511
Oberlin152.389245.246 SR 58
New Russia Township155.729250.622— SR 511 southEastern end of SR 511
Carlisle Township158.809255.578— SR 301 south / Lagrange Road – LagrangeWestern end of SR 301 overlap
161.109259.280—Grafton Road
Eaton Township161.719–
161.999		260.262–
260.712		— SR 10 east to I‑480
SR 57 / SR 301 north – Medina, Elyria		Eastern end of expressway, which continues eastbound as SR 10; US 20 and SR 301 depart eastbound via exit ramp; western end of SR 57 overlap
Elyria165.199265.862 SR 301 north / SR 57 north / SR 113 west / Cleveland Street / John F. Kennedy Memorial ParkwayEastern end of SR 301 and SR 57 concurrencies; western end of SR 113 overlap
North Ridgeville168.339270.915 SR 83 / Avon Belden Road
CuyahogaWestlake176.089283.388 SR 252 / Columbia Road
Rocky River180.739290.871
SR 254 west / SR 113 south / US 6 Alt. west		Eastern end of SR 254; northern end of SR 113; western end of ALT US 6 overlap
Lakewood180.899291.129
US 6 Alt. east / Detroit Avenue		Eastern end of ALT US 6 overlap
181.449292.014 SR 237 south / West Clifton BoulevardWestern end of SR 237 overlap
181.789292.561 US 6 west / SR 2 west / Clifton BoulevardWestern end of US 6 and SR 2 concurrencies; northern end of SR 237
ClevelandWestern end of Cleveland Memorial Shoreway
—Lake Avenue, West BoulevardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
—Edgewater Park, Whiskey Island
—West 45th Street, West 49th Street45th Street signed eastbound only; 49th Street signed westbound only; all trucks must exit at 49th Street westbound
SR 2 eastUS 6 and US 20 exit onto 25th Street; SR 2 continues eastbound on the Shoreway; eastern end of SR 2 overlap

US 6 Alt. west / US 42 south / SR 3 south / Detroit Avenue / 25th Street		Western end of US 42 and SR 3 concurrencies
Detroit-Superior Bridge over the Cuyahoga River
US 6 / US 42 / US 322 / US 422 / SR 3 / SR 8 / SR 14 / SR 43 / SR 87 / Public SquareEastern end of US 6, US 42 and SR 3 concurrencies.
US 322 west / Chester Avenue / Martin Luther King Jr. DriveWestern end of US 322 overlap.
US 322 east / Mayfield RoadEastern end of US 322 overlap.
East Cleveland US 6 west / Superior Avenue / Superior RoadWestern end of US 6 overlap
Euclid US 6 east / SR 84 east / Chardon RoadEastern end of US 6 overlap; western end of SR 84
SR 175 / Richmond Road
Cuyahoga–Lake
county line		Euclid–Wickliffe city line I‑90 to I‑271 south to SR 2 – Erie, PA, Columbus, Cleveland, PainesvilleExit 186 on I-90
LakeWilloughby SR 91 / Center Street
SR 174 south / River StreetNorthern end of SR 174
SR 640 west / Vine StreetEastern end of SR 640
Mentor SR 306 / Reynolds Road
SR 615 / Center Street
Painesville SR 44 to SR 2 / Fern DriveSouthbound exit and northbound entrance from SR 44; ramps connect to US 20 via Fern Drive
SR 283 northSouthern end of SR 283
SR 86 southNorthern end of SR 86
Painesville Township SR 535 westEastern end of SR 535
SR 2 westWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastbound exit and westbound entrance are via SR 535 West; eastern end of SR 2
Madison Township SR 528 south / Hubbard RoadNorthern end of SR 528
AshtabulaGeneva SR 534 / Broadway Street
Saybrook Township SR 45 / Center Road
Ashtabula Township SR 11Exit 97 on SR 11
North Kingsville SR 193 / Main Street
Conneaut SR 7 southWestern end of SR 7 overlap
SR 7 northEastern end of SR 7 overlap
US 20 east – ErieContinuation into Pennsylvania
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
U.S. Route 20
Previous state:
Indiana		 Ohio Next state:
Pennsylvania

References

  1. ↑ "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014: Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Wood, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula.
  2. ↑ 1925 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1925.
  3. ↑ 1957 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1957. § G4.
  4. ↑ 1958 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1958. § G4.
  5. ↑ 1967 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1967. § I5.
  6. ↑ 1932 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1932.
  7. ↑ 1935 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1935.

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