Ohio State Route 751 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:751
Map:OH 751 map.svg
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:15.96
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1962[2]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in West Lafayette
Junction: near West Lafayette
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Stone Creek
Counties:Coshocton, Tuscarawas
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:750
Next Type:SR
Next Route:752

State Route 751 (SR 751) is an east - west state highway located in the east-central portion of Ohio. The highway runs between its western terminus at SR 93 in West Lafayette and its eastern terminus at a diamond interchange with I-77 on the outskirts of the village of Stone Creek.

Route description

SR 751 traverses portions of Coshocton and Tuscarawas Counties. There is no portion of this state highway that is included as a part of the National Highway System.[3]

History

The designation of SR 751 came in 1962 along what was formerly designated SR 75 between the current western terminus in West Lafayette and the intersection with Bridge Street (formerly U.S. Route 21) in Stone Creek. The route had been a part of the state highway system since 1912, though between 1912 and 1922, the route was numbered SR 408.[4] [5] The next year, the route between what is now County Road 9 in Oxford Township and Stone Creek became SR 75 and the final portion between West Lafayette and CR 9 became SR 75 by 1931.[6] [7] The entire route of what is now SR 751 became paved by 1939.[8] With the construction of I-75 in the western part of the state, and the state's rule that no state highway number may duplicate an Interstate or U.S. route number, SR 75 was redesignated in part as an extension of SR 93 from West Lafayette south, and as the newly designated State Route 751 from West Lafayette to Stone Creek.[9] [10]

With the completion of I-77 around Stone Creek by 1971, and corresponding removal of US 21 from Ohio in that year, SR 751 was extended through Stone Creek from its previous eastern terminus along Bridge Street, then easterly from the split of Tuscarawas County Road 21 (former US 21) to its current eastern terminus at I-77's exit 73. No other significant changes have taken place to the routing of SR 751 since that extension.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams . Ohio Department of Transportation . Ohio Department of Transportation . 2010-08-29.
  2. News: Will Rt. 75 Become Known As Rt. 93?. June 10, 2016. The Logan Daily News. April 27, 1962. 1. Newspapers.com.
  3. 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. 2010-08-29.
  4. Map of Ohio Showing Inter-County Highways . MrSID . Ohio State Highway Department . 1912 . James R. Marker, State Highway Commissioner . August 18, 2013.
  5. Map of Ohio State Highways Showing All Improved Roadways . MrSID . Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works . 1922 . E.C. Blosser . August 18, 2013.
  6. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes . MrSID . ODOH . 1923 . L.A. Boulay, Director . August 18, 2013.
  7. Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System . MrSID . ODOH . 1931 . O.W. Merrell, Director . August 19, 2013.
  8. Ohio Highway Map 1939 . MrSID . ODOH . 1939 . Robt. S. Beightler, Director . August 19, 2013.
  9. Ohio State Map. 1961. Ohio Department of Transportation.
  10. Ohio State Map. 1962. Ohio Department of Transportation.
  11. Ohio State Map. 1969. Ohio Department of Transportation.
  12. Ohio State Map. 1971. Ohio Department of Transportation.