Ohio State Route 67 Explained
| State: | OH |
| Type: | SR |
| Route: | 67 |
| Map: | OH 67 map.svg |
| Length Mi: | 84.78 |
| Length Round: | 2 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Established: | 1924 |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | near Wapakoneta |
| Junction: |
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| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | in Republic |
| Counties: | Auglaize, Hardin, Wyandot, Seneca |
| Previous Type: | SR |
| Previous Route: | 66 |
| Next Type: | US |
| Next Route: | 68 |
State Route 67 (SR 67) is a northeast - southwest state highway in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at an interchange with U.S. Route 33 (US 33) just south of Wapakoneta, which is also the southern terminus for both SR 198 and SR 501, and its northern terminus is at SR 18 and SR 19 in Republic. The portion of the route through Seneca County is signed north-south, while the rest of the route is signed east-west.
Route description
The portion of SR 67 in Wayne Township, Auglaize County, beginning at Santa Fe Line Road, passing into Waynesfield to its merge with SR 196, then leaving Waynesfield and ending at its split from SR 196, is designated as the "Staff Sgt. Sonny Zimmerman Memorial Highway",[2] in honor of a Waynesfield resident and Waynesfield-Goshen High School graduate who was killed in Mushaka, Afghanistan on July 16, 2013, while serving in the Army.[3] [4] [5]
History
- 1924 – Original route established.[6] Originally routed from Wapakoneta to Bellevue along its current alignment and along State Route 18 from Republic to Bellevue.[7]
- 1926 – Truncated at Republic; alignment to Bellevue certified as State Route 18.[7]
- 1961 – Extended 2miles south from Wapakoneta (from its terminus at the former alignment of U.S. Route 33) to its current terminus via Auglaize Co. 25-A.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: DESTAPE . . July 3, 2014 . September 22, 2014.
- Web site: 5533.821 Staff Sgt. Sonny Zimmerman Memorial Highway. . . LAW Writer . July 10, 2014 . August 16, 2014.
- News: Highway named for fallen Waynesfield soldier . . Mihm . Lance . August 12, 2014 . August 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082440/http://www.limaohio.com/news/home_top-news/50127557/Highway-named-for-fallen-soldier . August 19, 2014 . dead .
- News: Staff Sgt. Sonny Zimmerman . Wapakoneta Daily News . July 24, 2013 . August 16, 2014 .
- News: Army Staff Sgt. Sonny C. Zimmerman . Military Times . . August 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083724/http://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/army-staff-sgt-sonny-c-zimmerman/6568482 . August 19, 2014 . dead .
- http://pages.prodigy.net/john.simpson/highways/expls.html Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System
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