- Ohio State Route 2
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State Route 2 Route information Maintained by ODOT Length: 227.26 mi[1] (365.74 km) Existed: 1923 – present Major junctions West end: SR 37 near Hicksville
I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Tpk. near Swanton
I-90 near Elyria
I-90 in Rocky River
I-90 in Cleveland
I-90 in Euclid
East end: US 20 in Painesville Township
Location Counties: Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake Highway system Ohio highways
Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes← SR 1
SR 3 →
State Route 2 is an east–west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes Indiana State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana. The eastern terminus of the route is in Painesville Township at U.S. Route 20.
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Route description
It passes through Bryan, Wauseon, and enters greater Toledo west of its interchange with the Ohio Turnpike. It continues east from greater Toledo and soon parallels Lake Erie, becoming a freeway near Port Clinton. From Oregon to Sandusky SR 2 is part of 293 miles (472 km) of the highway designated the "Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail".[2] and on September 22, 2005 was designated a National Scenic Byway.[3] From Toledo to Sandusky the highway is also part of and designated the "Lake Erie circle Trail" that is also part of the 6,500-mile (10,500 km) "Great Lakes Circle.[4] It then passes Sandusky, where it meets U.S. Route 250 and U.S. Route 6, and separates from the lakeshore as a freeway. Near Elyria, it feeds into Interstate 90, whose route it shares to Rocky River, where it follows State Route 254 along Detroit Road into Lakewood. Here it again joins U.S. 6, as well as U.S. Route 20 on Clifton Blvd. It then becomes part of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway in Cleveland, picking up I-90 again near Burke Lakefront Airport. These two highways split near Euclid, and State Route 2 continues along the Lakeland Freeway to Painesville (a portion to be rebuilt 2009–2012), feeding into U.S. 20 eastbound. State Route 2 serves as an access route to lakeshore attractions on Lake Erie from Toledo and Cleveland and as an alternative to the Ohio Turnpike.
The stretch of SR 2 from Toledo to Sandusky offers a multitude of attractions. Travelers, vacationers and visitors have a wide range of year round activities to choose from. The Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is just east of SR 19 in the Carroll Township. It sits on 733 acres along with the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station that utilizes 221 acres.
Naming
The section of State Route 2 that runs through Erie County is called the "Jackie Mayer Miss America Highway" and is named for Jackie Mayer, a former Miss America who was born and raised in Sandusky.[5]
The section of State Route 2 that runs through Willoughby is named "Brian Montgomery Memorial Highway"[6] in honor of a Marine Lance Corporal that was killed in the Iraq War in August 2005.[7]
History
- 1923 – Original route established;[8] follows current US 6 alignment from the Indiana state line to Bryan, and current SR 51 and US 20 from Toledo to the Pennsylvania state line.[9]
- 1926 – Rerouted from Toledo to Cleveland along previous SR 23 alignment from Toledo to Port Clinton, previously unnumbered route from Port Clinton to 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Sandusky, and previous SR 12 from 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Sandusky to Cleveland. Cleveland-to-Pennsylvania alignment certified as US 20.[9]
- 1931 – Extended to Wickliffe along previously unnumbered route.[9]
- 1936 – Rerouted to Indiana state line via the former SR 108 alignment from Hicksville to Bryan, and the former SR 18 alignment from the Indiana state line to Hicksville, with which it was dually certified along this route until 1940.[9]
- 1940 – SR 18 alignment removed from SR 2 alignment west of Hicksville.[9]
- 1962 – Extended east to SR 86 in Painesville; Euclid-to-Painesville alignment upgraded to freeway.[9]
- 1967 – 9 miles (14 km) west of Sandusky to 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sandusky upgraded to freeway, and rerouted on the bypass around Sandusky on former US 6 alignment.[9]
- 1968 – From SR 163 to 9 miles (14 km) west of Sandusky upgraded to freeway.[9]
- 1970 – From 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amherst to SR 83 (SR 76 at that time) upgraded to freeway; from 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Amherst to SR 83 dually certified with I-90.[9]
- 1976 – From Ceylon to 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amherst upgraded to freeway.[9]
- 1977 – From SR 83 to Rocky River upgraded to freeway and dually certified with I-90.[9]
- August 30, 1990 – From Huron to Ceylon upgraded to freeway.[10]
Major intersections
County Location Mile[1] Exit Destinations Notes Defiance Hicksville Township 0.0 SR 37 south
Indiana state line; Indiana SR 37 continues southwest. Hicksville 2.35 SR 49 south
SR 49 joins from the south. 2.66 SR 18 west
SR 18 joins from the northwest. 3.07 SR 18 east
SR 18 leaves to the east. 3.67 SR 49 north
SR 49 leaves to the north. Farmer Township 11.22 SR 249 west
SR 249 joins from the west. 13.23 SR 249 east
SR 249 leaves to the east. Williams Center Township 16.65 SR 576 north
Southern terminus of SR 576. 17.92 US 6 west
US 6 joins from the west. Pulaski Township 20.35 US 6 east / US 127 south / SR 15 south
US 6 leaves to the east; US 127/SR 15 concurrency joins from the south. Bryan 21.39 US 127 north / SR 15 north / SR 34 west
US 127/SR 15 concurrency leaves to the north; SR 34 joins from the west. Springfield Township 29.90 SR 34 east / SR 191 south
SR 34 leaves to the east; SR 191 joins from the south. Stryker 31.78 SR 191 north
SR 191 leaves to the west. Fulton Archbold SR 66 south
SR 66 joins from the south. German Township 39.64 SR 66 north
SR 66 leaves to the north. Wauseon 48.82 SR 108 south
SR 108 joins from the south. 50.42
US 20 Alt. west / SR 108 north
SR 108 continues west concurrent with Alt US 20; Alt US 20 joins SR 2 from the west. York Township 55.44 SR 109 north
SR 109 joins from the north. Delta 57.22 SR 109 south
SR 109 leaves to the south. Swanton 63.42 SR 64 north
SR 64 joins from the north (Main Street). Lucas Swanton Township 64.14 SR 64 south
SR 64 leaves to the south (Waterville-Swanton Road). 65.89
US 20 Alt. east / SR 295 south
Alt US 20 leaves to the south concurrent with SR 295; SR 295 joins SR 2 from the south (Wilkins Road). 66.68 SR 295 north
SR 295 leaves to the north (Berkey-Southern Road). Monclova Township 67.60 I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Tpk.
Ramps here to turnpike; SR 2 passes over turnpike 0.7 mi. later. Springfield Township 73.92 I-475 / US 23
I-475/US-23 Exit 8; full-access interchange. Toledo 75.37 US 20
79.39 US 24
80.95 SR 25 to I-75
Anthony Wayne Trail - former US 25. 82.26 SR 51 north / SR 65 north
SR 51/SR 65 concurrency joins from the north (Summit Street). Maumee River 82.62 Anthony Wayne Bridge Toledo 83.06 SR 65 south
SR 65 leaves to the south (Oak Street). 83.51 SR 51 south
SR 51 leaves to the southeast (Woodville Road). Oregon 84.90 I-280
I-280 Exit 7; full-access interchange. Ottawa Benton Township 99.30 SR 579 west
Eastern terminus of SR 579 (Williston Road). 101.06 SR 590 south
Northern terminus of SR 590. Carroll Township 105.01 SR 19 south
Northern terminus of SR 19. Erie Township 114.21 SR 358 south
115.49 SR 163
Eastbound ramp from SR 163 and westbound ramp to SR 163 only. Bay Township 117.54 SR 53 south
SR 53 joins from the southwest. Portage Township 121.33 To SR 163
Full-access ramps connecting to SR 163 which is parallel to north. 123.74 SR 53 north
SR 53 leaves to the north; full-access interchange. Danbury Township 124.82 SR 269 north
SR 269 joins from the east; full-access interchange. Sandusky Bay 126.45 Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge Erie Margaretta Township 128.34 SR 269 south
SR 269 leaves to the south; full-access interchange. Sandusky 130.75 US 6
Full-access interchange. Margaretta Township 132.70 SR 101
Eastern terminus of SR 101; full-access interchange. Perkins Township 134.58 SR 4
Full-access interchange. 138.45 US 250
Full-access interchange. Huron 141.87 US 6 west
US 6 joins from the north; full-access interchange. 142.84 US 6 east
US 6 leaves to the east; eastbound split, westbound merge only. Huron Township 144.76 SR 13
Full-access interchange. Berlin Township 148.67 SR 61
Full-access interchange. Vermilion Township 156.02 SR 60
Full-access interchange. Lorain Amherst 164.43 SR 58
Full-access interchange. Elyria Township 168.15 144 I-90 west
SR 2 joins I-90; eastbound merge, westbound split only Elyria 169.39 145 SR 57
Sheffield 171.84 148 SR 254
Avon 175.01 151 SR 611
176.74 153 SR 83
Cuyahoga Westlake 183.08 159 SR 252
Rocky River 185.29 161 I-90 east / SR 254 west
SR 2 leaves I-90 via eastbound exit, westbound entrance only; I-90 continues east; SR 2 joins SR 254 which joins from the west 186.63 SR 254 east
SR 254 leaves to the east. 186.95 US 6 west
US 6 joins from the west. Lakewood 187.81 US 20 west / SR 113 south / SR 237 south
US 20 joins from the south concurrent with SR 113 and SR 237; northern terminus of SR 113 and SR 237. Cleveland 193.54
To US 6 Alt.
Access via side streets to Alt US 6 which is parallel to the south. 193.86 US 6 east / US 20 east
US 6/US 20 concurrency leaves to the east. 196.61 174B I-90 west
I-90 joins from south; full-access interchange. Bratenahl 202.30 179 SR 283 east
Eastbound exit, westbound entrance only. Euclid 207.46 184B SR 175
Eastbound exit, westbound entrance only. 207.79 185 I-90 east
I-90 leaves to the south; full-access interchange. Lake Wickliffe 208.74 SR 633
Full access provided via ramps to/from Lakeland Blvd. Eastlake 211.62 SR 91
Full-access interchange. Willoughby 212.40 SR 640
Full-access interchange. 213.82 Lost Nation Rd. Full-access interchange. Mentor 215.34 SR 306
Full-access interchange. 217.95 SR 615
Full-access interchange. 221.02 SR 44 north
SR 44 joins from the north via full-access interchange. Painesville Township 221.94 SR 44 south
SR 44 leaves to the south via full-access interchange. Painesville 223.16 SR 283
Full-access interchange. Painesville Township 225.92 SR 535
Westbound ramp from SR 535, and Eastbound ramp to SR 535 only. 227.26 US 20
Eastbound merge, westbound split only. 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • UnopenedRoute 2C
State Route 2C is a connecting road that runs from State Route 163 to State Route 2 and State Route 53 near Port Clinton in Ottawa County, Ohio. State Route 2C was constructed as an access road for the SR2–SR163 intersection because a normal intersection could not be constructed.
References
- ^ a b Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ [1] -Lake Erie Ohio Coastal Trail
- ^ [2] -National Scenic Byway
- ^ [3] -Great Lakes Circle
- ^ Ohio Revised Code 5533.66
- ^ Ohio Revised Code 5533.63.2
- ^ http://www.newsnet5.com/news/4800943/detail.html
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Route 2 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ Thoma, Pauline (1990-08-31). "Celeste opens Huron Bypass". The Plain Dealer. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/plaindealer/access/94937409.html?FMT=ABS. Retrieved 2008-02-19.[dead link]
External links
Categories:- State highways in Ohio
- Transportation in Defiance County, Ohio
- Transportation in Williams County, Ohio
- Transportation in Fulton County, Ohio
- Transportation in Lucas County, Ohio
- Transportation in Ottawa County, Ohio
- Transportation in Erie County, Ohio
- Transportation in Lorain County, Ohio
- Transportation in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Transportation in Lake County, Ohio
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