Ohio State Route 301 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:301
Map:OH 301 map.svg
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:45.33
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1] [2] [3]
Established:1932
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Lattasburg
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Sheffield Lake
Counties:Wayne, Medina, Lorain
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:300
Next Type:SR
Next Route:302

State Route 301 (SR 301) is a 45.33miles long north - south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 301 is at SR 302 in Chester Township nearly 5.5miles south of West Salem. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Sheffield Lake.

Route description

SR 301 travels through northwestern Wayne County, western Medina County and central Lorain County.[4] No segment of this route is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways defined as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[5]

History

The SR 301 designation was applied in 1932. Originally, the highway was routed along a short portion of its present alignment, running from US 42 in West Salem, to its junction with US 224, then known as SR 17.[6] [7]

In 1937, SR 301 took on much of its current form when it was extended on the south end to SR 302 approximately 5.5miles south of West Salem, and on the north end through western Medina County and central Lorain County to US 6 (at the time also joined by SR 2 in Sheffield Lake.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 301, Wayne County . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2009-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507031446/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/waysr0301r.pdf . 2012-05-07 . dead .
  2. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 301, Medina County . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2009-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507031454/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/medsr0301r.pdf . 2012-05-07 . dead .
  3. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 301, Lorain County . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2009-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513132730/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/lorsr0301r.pdf . 2012-05-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: Ohio State Route 301, Lorain County . 2024-01-06 . www.billburmaster.com.
  5. 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. 2011-11-24.
  6. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . . Ohio Department of Highways . 1931 . ODOH . 2011-11-25.
  7. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1932 . ODOH . 2011-11-25.
  8. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1936 . ODOH . 2011-11-25.
  9. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1937 . ODOH . 2011-11-25.

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