Ohio State Route 602 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:602
Map:OH 602 map.svg
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:14.47
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1937
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Galion
Junction: near Galion
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in New Washington
Counties:Crawford
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:601
Next Type:SR
Next Route:603

State Route 602 (SR 602) is a 14.47adj=midNaNadj=mid north - south state highway in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at a T-intersection with SR 19 approximately 2.5miles northwest of Galion, and its northern terminus is at SR 103 in New Washington.

Route description

All of SR 602 is situated within the eastern portion of Crawford County. No portion of this state route is included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of highways identified as being most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[2]

History

The SR 602 designation was created in 1937. Originally, the highway ran from its present southern terminus at SR 19 to its intersection with Old Lincoln Highway north of North Robinson. Old Lincoln Highway was designated as U.S. Route 30N (US 30N) at the time, and later became US 30 prior to that route being moved to its present freeway routing.[3] [4]

SR 602 would remain as such until 1969, when the highway was extended north along a previously un-numbered roadway to its present northern endpoint at SR 103 in New Washington.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 602, Crawford County . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2011-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507025616/http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/pdf_files/crasr0602r.pdf . 2012-05-07 . dead .
  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. 2011-09-17.
  3. Official Ohio Highway Map . . Ohio Department of Highways . 1936 . ODOH . 2011-09-17.
  4. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1937 . ODOH . 2011-09-17.
  5. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1967 . ODOH . 2011-09-17.
  6. Official Ohio Highway Map . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways . 1969 . ODOH . 2011-09-17.