Ohio State Route 303

State Route 303
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	75.78 mi[1] (121.96 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 20 in Wakeman
	I-71 in Brunswick
East end:	SR 82 near Windham
Location
Counties:	Huron, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Trumbull
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 302 SR 304 →

Ohio State Route 303 passes under two railroad bridges in Hudson, Ohio.

State Route 303 is an east–west state highway in northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 20 in Wakeman, and its eastern terminus is 1.28 miles (2.06 km) east of Windham.^[2][3] Signage photos from 2003^[4] showed that the route apparently ended at State Route 534 and was co-signed with State Route 82 (this concurrency would be less than ½ mile). In fact, before the construction of the Ohio Turnpike, State Route 303 did intersect with State Route 534, as seen in highway maps from 1940.^[5][6] However the Technical Straight Line Diagram for State Route 303 in Trumbull County^[2] shows that SR 303 now ends at State Route 82, and signs now reflect that fact.

State Route 303 passes through Cuyahoga Valley National Park. East of Richfield, a widened section of road with left turn lanes that apparently go nowhere reveals the former site of the Richfield Coliseum.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Huron	Wakeman	0.00	US 20	Western terminus of SR 303.
Lorain	Camden Township	5.68	SR 511
	Pittsfield Township	10.16	SR 58
	LaGrange	15.32	SR 301
	Grafton Township	20.39	SR 83 SR 57	Beginning of SR 57 concurrence.
		22.52	SR 57	End of SR 57 concurrence.
Medina	Liverpool Township	25.68	SR 252
	Brunswick	29.95	US 42
		32.18	I-71	Junction with I-71 southbound.
		32.21	I-71	Junction with I-71 northbound.
	Hinckley Township	34.99	SR 3 SR 94	Beginning of SR 94 concurrence.
		35.98	SR 94	End of SR 94 concurrence.
Summit	Richfield	39.76	SR 176
	Richfield Township	43.21	I-271
	Boston Heights	48.64	SR 8
	Hudson	51.39	SR 91
Portage	Streetsboro	56.11	SR 14	Beginning of SR 14 concurrence.
		56.58	SR 14	End of SR 14 concurrence.
	Shalersville Township	62.59	SR 44
	Freedom Township	66.91	SR 700
		67.08	SR 88	Beginning of SR 88 concurrence.
		67.61	SR 88	End of SR 88 concurrence.
Trumbull	Braceville Township	75.78	SR 82	Eastern terminus of SR 303.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

• 1933 – Original route established; originally routed from Richfield to Hudson along its current alignment^[7].
• 1934 – Extended east to Streetsboro via a previously unnumbered road^[7].
• 1938 – Extended west to Wakeman via previously unnumbered roads from Wakeman to Pittsfield and from Belden to Richfield, and along the alignment of former State Route 200 from Pittsfield to Belden; also extended east to a point four miles (6 km) east of Windham.^[7]
• circa 1954 – Its eastern terminus was moved less than ½ mile west of State Route 534 on State Route 82 when the Ohio Turnpike was constructed.^[8]

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} Technical Straight Line Diagram for State Route 303 in Trumbull County. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
3. ^ Note: State Route 303 forms the northern boundary of Windham at its easternmost boundary, the Trumbull-Portage County Line. Therefore, the distance as computed from the county line in the Technical Straight Line Diagram is the same as that from the village limits of Windham. See also: Image:Map of Portage County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
4. ^ End photos of Ohio 303
5. ^ Ohio County Highway Maps 1940, at RailsandTrails.com. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
6. ^ 1940 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID (.sid) format). Ohio Highway Maps. Ohio Department of Transportation (1940). Retrieved on 3 April 2008.
7. ^ ^{a b c} Route 303 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
8. ^ 1953 and 1955 Ohio Highway Maps (MrSID (.sid) format). Ohio Highway Maps. Ohio Department of Transportation (1953, 1955). Retrieved on 23 July 2008.

External links

• State Route 303 Endpoint Photos