Ohio State Route 251 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:251
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:4.81
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1925
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near St. Martin
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near St. Martin
Counties:Brown, Clinton
Previous Type:OH 1927
Previous Route:250
Previous Dab:1920s
Next Type:SR
Next Route:252

State Route 251 (SR 251) is a north - south state highway located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) about 1miles south of St. Martin in northern Brown County. The northern terminus of SR 251 is at US 68 nearly NaNmiles northwest of St. Martin in southwestern Clinton County.

Route description

The path of SR 251 takes it through northern Brown County and southwestern Clinton County. SR 251 is not included as a component of the National Highway System.[2]

History

When it was designated in 1925, SR 251 was routed along what is now US 68 between US 50 in Fayetteville and the current northern terminus of SR 251 south of St. Martin. US 68's predecessor, SR 53, concurrent with US 50 east to the current southern terminus of SR 251, and then followed the entire present alignment of SR 251 before resuming its northward path along the current alignment of US 68.[3] [4] In 1930, SR 251 and SR 53 swapped alignments, such that SR 53 now followed a straight alignment north out of Fayetteville that US 68 utilizes today, and SR 251 now appeared along its present-day routing.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DESTAPE . . June 24, 2015 . November 9, 2015.
  2. National Highway System: Ohio . December 2003 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165827/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf . dead . October 16, 2008 . PDF. 2011-01-18.
  3. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works . August 1924 . ODHPW . 2011-01-19.
  4. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works . August 1925 . ODHPW . 2011-01-19.
  5. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . August 1929 . ODOH . 2011-01-19.
  6. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1930 . ODOH . 2011-01-19.