Ohio State Route 163

State Route 163
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	46.24 mi[3][4] (74.42 km)
Existed:	1923[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 20 / US 23 near Perrysburg
East end:	Hartshorn Rd near Marblehead
Location
Counties:	Wood, Ottawa
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 162 SR 164 →

State Route 163 (SR 163, OH 163) is a 46.24-mile (74.42 km) long east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of SR 163 is at a T-intersection with the duplex of U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and US 23 approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the city limits of Perrysburg. Its eastern terminus is at its intersection with Hartshorn Road nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the village limits of Marblehead, on the peninsula formed by Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay.

Route description

The path of SR 163 takes it through the northeastern portion of Wood County and the entire width of Ottawa County. No segment of this state route is included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways deemed to be important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.^[5]

History

The SR 163 designation was applied in 1923. Originally, the highway ran along its present routing from its intersection with SR 51, at the time a part of SR 2 and later designated as the now-defunct SR 102, on the outskirts of Genoa, and its eastern terminus near Marblehead. ^[1][2] SR 163 was extended west into Wood County along a previously un-numbered from Genoa to its present western terminus at US 20 southeast of Perrysburg.^[6][7]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3][4]	Destinations	Notes
Wood	Troy Township	0.00	US 20 US 23	Western terminus at T-intersection
	Troy Township– Lake Township	2.29	SR 420
Ottawa	Clay Township	8.90	SR 51	Signalized intersection
	Harris Township – Benton Township	14.83	SR 590
	Oak Harbor	18.66	SR 105 west	Signalized intersection marking western split of SR 105/SR 163 duplex; SR 105 joins from the west
		19.10	SR 19 SR 105	Signalized intersection marking eastern terminus of SR 105; SR 19 crosses north-to-south
	Erie Township	25.69	SR 358 north	T-intersection marking southern terminus of SR 358
		26.73	SR 2	Exit 115 off of SR 2, a partial interchange with access provided from SR 163 to EB SR 2, and from WB SR 2 to SR 163 only
	Port Clinton	31.92	SR 2 SR 53	Double-trumpet interchange connecting SR 163 with SR 2/SR 53 at its Exit 121
	Danbury Township	35.58	SR 53	Signalized intersection
		36.19	SR 269 south	Signalized intersection marking western split of SR 163/SR 269 duplex; SR 269 joins from the south
		36.62	SR 269 north	Signalized intersection marking eastern split of SR 163/SR 269 duplex; SR 269 departs to the north
		46.28	Hartshorn Rd	Eastern terminus; Bayshore Rd continues southerly and westerly toward SR 269
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

	Ohio portal
	U.S. Roads portal

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 2011-08-26. 
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 2011-08-26. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 163, Wood County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/woosr0163r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 163, Ottawa County". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/ottsr0163r.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
5. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1934) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1934a.sid. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
7. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1935) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1935a.sid. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 

External links

• State Route 163 Endpoint Photos