Ohio State Route 598 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:598
Map:OH 598 map.svg
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:23.43
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1] [2] [3]
Established:April 15, 1937[4]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Galion
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Willard
Counties:Crawford, Richland, Huron
Previous Type:OH 1948
Previous Route:596
Next Type:SR
Next Route:600

State Route 598 (SR 598) is a 23.43adj=midNaNadj=mid north - south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 598 is at a signalized intersection where it meets SR 19, SR 61 and SR 309 in Galion. Its northern terminus is at SR 103 nearly 1.75miles east of Willard.

Route description

Along its path, SR 598 travels through eastern Crawford County, northwestern Richland County and southwestern Huron County. SR 598 is not included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of routes identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[5]

History

SR 598 was applied on April 15, 1937 to a former county road. The highway was originally routed along its present alignment from its southern terminus in Galion to its junction with SR 98 northeast of Tiro.[6] [7] One year later, SR 598 was extended to the northeast along a previously un-numbered roadway, then northerly along a brief overlap of SR 61 and a short state highway that had carried the SR 289 designation to its current northern terminus at what was then the predecessor to SR 103, SR 194.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 598, Crawford County . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2011-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325235613/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/crasr0598r.pdf . 2012-03-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 598, Richland County . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2011-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325235619/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/ricsr0598r.pdf . 2012-03-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 598, Huron County . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2011-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325235623/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/hursr0598r.pdf . 2012-03-25 . dead .
  4. News: Route Numbers of Crawford County Highways Changed . June 29, 2020 . The Telegraph-Forum . April 15, 1937 . . 10. Newspapers.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. 2011-06-04.
  6. Official Ohio Highway Map . . Ohio Department of Highways . 1936 . ODOH . 2011-06-04.
  7. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1937 . ODOH . 2011-06-04.
  8. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1938 . ODOH . 2011-06-04.