Ohio State Route 54 Explained

State:OH
Type:SR
Route:54
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:22.968
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1938
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near South Charleston
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Urbana
Counties:Clark, Champaign
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:53
Next Type:SR
Next Route:55

State Route 54 (SR 54) is a north - south state highway that serves west-central Ohio. It extends from Urbana in the north, to southeast of Springfield.

History

SR 54 was commissioned in 1923 between its current southern terminus and Indiana state line northwest of Willshire. The highway was routed on to mostly the current alignments of SR 29 and U.S. Route 33 (US 33), and SR 54's current alignment. In 1938 the northern terminus was moved to the Indiana state line west of Celina. One year later SR 54 between Urbana and Indiana state line became SR 29, leaving SR 54 on most of its current alignment. SR 54 formerly traveled along a 0.79adj=midNaNadj=mid concurrency with US 36 and SR 29 into downtown Urbana where it ended at a traffic circle with US 68.[2] By 2013, it was truncated to its current northern terminus just east of the downtown area.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DESTAPE . . August 30, 2017 . November 18, 2018.
  2. Web site: Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams - SR 54, Champaign County . Ohio Department of Transportation . January 2008.
  3. Web site: DESTAPE - Champaign County . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726211238/http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/TIM/Documents/DESTAPECnty/DESCHP.pdf . July 26, 2014 . Ohio Department of Transportation . July 16, 2013 . November 18, 2018.