Ohio State Route 274

State Route 274
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	52.73 mi[1] (84.86 km)
Existed:	1930 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 127 near Chickasaw
	I-75 near Botkins US 33 near Huntsville US 68 near Rushsylvania
East end:	SR 273 near Rushsylvania
Location
Counties:	Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 273 SR 276 →

View along State Route 274 in Rushsylvania.

State Route 274 (SR 274, OH 274) is a two-lane east–west state highway located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 274 is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 127 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Chickasaw. Its eastern terminus is at another T-intersection, this time with State Route 273 about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Rushsylvania.

Route description

State Route 274 traverses portions of Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby and Logan Counties. No portion of State Route 274 is included wihtin the National Highway System, a system of highways determined to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.^[2]

History

State Route 274 made its debut in 1930. It was originally routed between State Route 66 in New Bremen and what was originally designated State Route 69 (now State Route 235) near Russells Point.^[3][4] In 1937, the highway was extended on both ends, on the west to its current western terminus at U.S. Route 127 west of Chickasaw, and on the east to its current eastern endpoint at State Route 273 northeast of Rushsylvania.^[5][6]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Mercer	Marion Township	0.00	US 127	Western terminus at T-intersection
	Chickasaw	4.12	SR 716 south	Northern terminus of SR 716
Auglaize	German Township	7.29	SR 364
	New Bremen	10.09	SR 66	Signalized intersection in downtown
Shelby	Van Buren Township	13.46	SR 29 west	Western split of SR 29/SR 274 duplex; SR 29 joins from the north
		14.30	SR 29 east	T-intersection marking eastern split of SR 29/SR 274 duplex; SR 29 departs to the southeast
	Dinsmore Township	21.24	I-75	Exit 102 on I-75, a diamond interchange
	Jackson Center	28.08	SR 65	Signalized intersection in downtown
Logan	Washington Township	35.12	SR 235	Signalized intersection
	McArthur Township	39.67	US 33
	Huntsville	40.39	SR 117 west	Northern split of SR 117/SR 274 duplex; SR 117 joins from the north
		41.09	SR 117 east	Southern split of SR 117/SR 274 duplex; SR 117 departs to the south
	McArthur Township	45.68	SR 638
		45.87	US 68
	Rushcreek Township	52.73	SR 273	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 Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
2. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
3. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1929). Ohio State Map (Map). 
4. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1930). Ohio State Map (Map). 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1936). Ohio State Map (Map). 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (1937). Ohio State Map (Map). 

External links

• State Route 274 Endpoint Photos