Ohio State Route 249

State Route 249
Route information
Maintained by O.D.O.T.
Length:	14.48 mi[3] (23.30 km)
Existed:	1927[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	Indiana State Line near Edgerton
	US 127 near Ney
East end:	SR 15 in Ney
Location
Counties:	Defiance
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 248 SR 251 →

State Route 249 (SR 249, OH 249) is an east–west state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 249 is at the Indiana State Line approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Edgerton, where State Route 249 continues into the Hoosier State as De Kalb County Road 40. State Route 249's eastern terminus is at a T-intersection with State Route 15 in the western end of the village of Ney.

Route description

The entirety of State Route 249 is located within the northwestern quadrant of Defiance County. There is no section of State Rout 249 that is included as a part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.^[4]

History

State Route 249 made its debut in 1927. Its original routing matches that which it utilizes through northwestern Defiance County to this day. State Route 249 replaced what was a stretch of State Route 22 until 1927. No significant changes have taken place to this state route since its inception.^[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Defiance County.

Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Milford Township	0.00	IN State Line	Western terminus. Continues into Indiana as De Kalb County Road 40.
	2.96	SR 49
Farmer Township	7.06	SR 2 west	Western split of SR 2/SR 249 duplex. SR 2 joins from the south.
	9.07	SR 2 east	Eastern split of SR 2/SR 249 duplex. SR 2 departs to the north.
Washington Township	13.05	US 127
Ney	14.48	SR 15	Eastern terminus at T-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 (August 1926) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1926a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (June 1927) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1927a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
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 2011-01-18.