Ohio State Route 45 Explained

State:	OH
Type:	SR
Route:	45
Map:	OH 45 map.svg
Map Notes:	Route of SR 45 highlighted in red
Length Mi:	96.56
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	1924
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	in Wellsville
Junction:	near Salem in Ellsworth in Warren in Orwell in Rome near Ashtabula near Ashtabula
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	near Ashtabula
Counties:	Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull, Ashtabula
Previous Type:	SR
Previous Route:	44
Next Type:	SR
Next Route:	46

State Route 45 (SR 45) is a north - south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the State Route 7/State Route 39 concurrency in Wellsville, and its northern terminus is at State Route 531 about 3miles west of Ashtabula.

History

1924 – Original route established;^[2] originally routed from Lisbon to Geneva along its current route from Lisbon to 1½ miles south of Salem, from 1½ miles south of Salem to 1½ miles north of Salem on a currently unnumbered road, along its current route from 1½ miles north of Salem to North Bloomfield, from North Bloomfield to Windsor on a currently unnumbered road, and from Windsor to Geneva along current State Route 534.^[3]
1931 – By this time, rerouted from North Bloomfield to Orwell along a previously unnumbered road, and from Orwell to Windsor along U.S. Route 322; original routing from North Bloomfield to Windsor decertified.^[3]
1932 – Extended to Wellsville along the former alignment of State Route 153 from Wellsville to West Point, and along U.S. Route 30 (formerly State Route 5 before 1926) from West Point to Lisbon.^[3]
1938 – Rerouted north from Orwell to its current northern terminus; former alignment from Windsor to Geneva certified as State Route 534.^[3]
1976 – Routed around Salem on newly completed bypass (southwest portion completed in 1972; bypass certified as State Route 45B in 1974).^[3]
1997 – From Lisbon to State Route 558 upgraded to divided highway.^[3]