Ohio State Route 116

State Route 116
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	30.93 mi[3] (49.78 km)
Existed:	1923[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 29 / SR 66 / SR 703 in St. Marys
North end:	US 127 in Van Wert
Location
Counties:	Auglaize, Van Wert
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 115 SR 117 →

State Route 116 (SR 116, OH 116) is a north–south state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway's southern terminus is at a signalized intersection with State Route 29, State Route 66, and the eastern terminus of State Route 703 in St. Marys. Its northern terminus is at another signalized intersection, this time with U.S. Route 127 in the southern end of Van Wert.

Route description

State Route 116 travels through the western Ohio counties of Auglaize and Van Wert. No portion of this route is included within the National Highway System, a network of highways deemed most imperative for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.^[4]

History

State Route 116's designation was assigned in 1923. For the first two years of its existence, the routing of State Route 116 included the present routing of State Route 198 from downtown Wapakoneta northwest to State Route 117 east of Spencerville, State Route 117 from that point west to its eastern intersection with State Route 116, and the present alignment of State Route 116 from there to its northern terminus in Van Wert.^[1][2] In 1925, State Route 116 was re-routed onto its present alignment from State Route 117 south to St. Marys. Prior to that time, this current segment of State Route 116 was designated as State Route 198. The former portions of State Route 116 were re-designated as State Route 117 and State Route 198, respectively, at that time.^[5][6]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Auglaize	St. Marys	0.00	SR 29 east SR 66 SR 703 west	Southern terminus at signalized intersection. SR 29 continues to the east joined by SR 66, which enters intersection from the south. Also serves as SR 703's eastern terminus.
		0.50	SR 29 west	Signalized intersection marking northwestern split of SR 29/SR 116 duplex. SR 29 departs to the northwest.
	Salem Township	7.24	SR 197
Van Wert	Jennings Township	13.09	SR 117 west	Western split of SR 116/SR 117 duplex. SR 117 joins from the west.
		13.59	SR 117 east	Eastern split of SR 116/117 duplex. SR 117 departs to the east.
		15.60	SR 81
	York Township- Jennings Township	20.20	SR 709 west	T-intersection marking eastern terminus of SR 709.
	Ridge Township	24.91	SR 697 east	Western terminus of SR 697.
	Van Wert	30.81	US 127	Northern terminus at signalized intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922) (MrSID). Map of Ohio State Highways (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1922a.sid. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1923a.sid. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
4. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1924) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1924a.sid. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (August 1925) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1925a.sid. Retrieved 2011-02-12.