Ohio State Route 281

State Route 281
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	50.54 mi[1] (81.34 km)
Existed:	1931 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 24 near Defiance
East end:	US 6 near Bradner
Location
Counties:	Defiance, Henry, Wood
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 279 SR 282 →

State Route 281 (SR 281) is an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 24 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Defiance, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 nearly 1½ miles north of Bradner. The majority of the route is known as the Defiance Pike.

History

• 1931 – Original route established; originally routed along its current alignment from State Route 109 to State Route 65^[2].
• 1935 – Extended west to State Route 18 and east to State Route 25 along previously unnumbered roads^[2].
• 1939 – Extended east to its current terminus via a previously unnumbered road from State Route 25 to Wayne and via a former alignment of State Route 297 from Wayne to 1½ miles north of Bradner^[2].
• 1972 – Extended to its current western terminus along with State Route 18 for just over 1½ miles west, and then north on a newly constructed road^[2].

References

1. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved April 30, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Route 281 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

External links

• State Route 281 Endpoint Photos