Ohio State Route 261

State Route 261
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	25.85 mi[1] (41.60 km)
Existed:	1929 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 94 in Wadsworth
	I-76 / US 224 in Wadsworth I-77 in Akron
East end:	SR 59 in Franklin Township
Location
Counties:	Medina, Summit, Portage
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 260 SR 264 →

1960s thoroughfare plan for Kent, showing original plans for SR 261 in the southern part of the city.

State Route 261 (SR 261) is an east–west state highway located in northeastern Ohio that passes through Medina, Summit, and Portage Counties. At a length of 26 miles (42 km), State Route 261 runs from a signalized intersection with State Route 94 in Wadsworth to a signalized T-intersection with State Route 59 in Franklin Township just east of Kent.

State Route 261's routing is more complicated than other state highways, frequently changing streets and direction. It runs through downtown Akron as two sets of one-way surface streets. It has a divided highway section from the outskirts of southern Kent to just east of State Route 43. This divided section was originally planned to be limited access and tie in with another highway, State Route 435, but this plan was never implemented.

History

At one time SR 261 followed SR 43 into downtown Kent.^[2][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Medina	Wadsworth	0.00	SR 94	Western terminus at signalized intersection
		2.02	I-76 US 224	Exit 11 off of I-76/US 224, a diamond interchange
Summit	Norton	4.64	SR 21	Diamond interchange
	Akron	8.57	I-77	Exit 130 off of I-77, a parclo AB-2 interchange, with all ramps on north side
		9.97	SR 93 south	Signalized intersection marking northern terminus of SR 93
		10.61	SR 59	Interchange
		12.36	SR 18	SR 261 as one-way couplet meets SR 18 at pair of signalized intersections
		12.51	SR 59	SR 261 as one-way couplet meets SR 59 at pair of signalized intersections
		14.18	SR 8 SR 59	Diamond interchange
	Tallmadge	18.40	SR 91	Tallmadge Circle
Portage	Kent	22.81	SR 43	Signalized intersection
	Franklin Township	25.85	SR 59	Eastern terminus at signalized T-intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-17. 
2. ^ Wardle, Michelle (2005). Images of America: Kent. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 0738533815. 
3. ^ United States Geological Survey (1960). Kent Quadrangle - Ohio (Map). 1 : 24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). 

External links

• State Route 261 Endpoint Photos