Ohio State Route 120

State Route 120
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	37.72 mi[1] (60.70 km)
Existed:	1941 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Michigan state line 5 mi. west of Lyons (old M-120)
East end:	SR 65 in Toledo
Location
Counties:	Fulton, Lucas
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 119 SR 121 →

State Route 120 is an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Michigan state line, where an unnumbered county highway (Morenci Road, formerly M-120) continues west-northwest. State Route 120’s eastern terminus is in Toledo at State Route 65; the route is, for all practical purposes, a spur of U.S. Route 20, which generally bypasses Toledo to the west and south.

History

• 1941 – Original route certified; originally routed along its current alignment from the Michigan state line to Metamora, along currently unnumbered roads from Metamora to U.S. Route 20 in Ottawa Hills by way of Sylvania, along its current alignment from U.S. Route 20 to Downtown Toledo, a currently unnumbered road from Downtown Toledo to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Toledo, and current State Route 51 from 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Toledo to 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Elmore.^[2]
• 1946 – Routed to its current alignment from Metamora to Ottawa Hills by way of the village of Assumption and concurrent with U.S. Route 20; Metamora to Sylvania decertified; Sylvania to Ottawa Hills certified as State Route 333 (now defunct).^[2]
• 1955 – Rerouted from 7 miles (11 km) east of Toledo to the village of Lemoyne along new 4-lane highway; former routing from 7 miles (11 km) east of Toledo to Elmore certified as State Route 51.^[2]
• 1959 – Rerouted from Downtown Toledo to 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Toledo along current State Route 65 and Interstate 280.^[2]
• 1962 – Dually certified with Interstate 280 from 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Toledo to 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Toledo.^[2]
• 1966 – 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Toledo to Interstate 80 upgraded to freeway and dually certified with Interstate 280.^[2]
• 1970 – Truncated at its current eastern terminus in Downtown Toledo; from Downtown Toledo to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Toledo certified solely as State Route 65; 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Toledo to Interstate 80 certified solely as Interstate 280; Interstate 80 to Lemoyne certified as State Route 420.^[2]
• 1972 – Rerouted from 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Downtown Toledo due east to Interstate 280 via Central Avenue; 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Downtown Toledo to Downtown Toledo decertified.^[2]
• 1989 – Moved back to its original alignment from 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Downtown Toledo to Downtown Toledo via Cherry Street; alignment to Interstate 280 decertified after Central Avenue interchange with I-280 removed.^[2]

Before 1941

• unknown – Routed along the current alignment of State Route 185 from U.S. Route 127 northwest of Versailles to Piqua; this route certified as State Route 185 in 1941.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Fulton	Chesterfield Township	0.00	MI State Line	Western terminus. Continues into Michigan as Morenci Road (old M-120).
	Royalton Township	7.33	SR 109
	Metamora	14.13	SR 64 north	Northern split of SR 64/SR 120 duplex. SR 64 departs to the east.
	Amboy Township	17.05	US 20 west SR 64 south	Southern split of SR 64/SR 120 duplex, and western split of US 20/SR 120 duplex. SR 64 departs to the south, and US 20 joins from the west.
Lucas	Richfield Township	20.86	SR 295	Signalized intersection at Berkey-Southern Road.
	Sylvania Township	28.29	I-475 US 23	Exit 13 off of I-475, a parclo AB-2 interchange with all ramps on the south side.
		29.40	US 20 east	Signalized T-intersection marking eastern split of US 20/SR 120 duplex. US 20 departs to the south via Reynolds Road.
	Toledo	33.31	SR 51	Signalized intersection at Monroe Street.
		35.19	US 24	Signalized intersection at Detroit Avenue.
		37.26	SR 25	Signalized intersection at Greenbelt Parkway/Spielbusch Avenue.
		37.72	SR 65	Eastern terminus at signalized intersection at Summit Street.
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 Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Route 120 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

External links

• State Route 120 Endpoint Photos