Ohio State Route 295 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:295
Map:OH 295 map.svg
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:24.00
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1932
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Grand Rapids
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Michigan State Line in Berkey
Counties:Wood, Lucas
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:294
Next Type:SR
Next Route:296

State Route 295 (SR 295) is a north–south state highway in northwestern Ohio, a U.S. state. Its southern terminus is an intersection with SR 65 in Grand Rapids. Its northern terminus is at the Michigan State Line in Berkey. The roadway continues into Michigan as county-maintained Silberhorn Highway.

Route description

SR 295 exists primarily within Lucas County with a southern terminus just inside the Wood County line. No portion of this state highway is included within the National Highway System.[2]

History

Designated in 1932, SR 295 was originally routed from its current eastern junction with SR 2 to its current northern terminus at the Michigan State Line in Berkey.One year later, the highway would be extended southward to SR 64 on the outskirts of Whitehouse. By 1935, SR 295 was extended southward one more time, this time to a southern terminus at US 24. The southern terminus of SR 295 was at a T-intersection with US 24 approximately 5miles southwest of Waterville until August 2012 when US 24 was rerouted. SR 295 was extended to run along the former US 24's alignment until Grand Rapids, where SR 295 then replaced the former SR 578 and terminates at SR-65.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Destape files . Division of Planning Office of Technical Services . July 16, 2013 . Ohio Department of Transportation . December 29, 2013 .
  2. Federal Highway Administration . Federal Highway Administration . December 2003 . National Highway System: Ohio . Federal Highway Administration . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165827/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf . dead . October 16, 2008 . September 12, 2010 .