In early July 1927, the
Ohio Department of Highways implemented the system of
United States Numbered Highways
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that had been approved by the states in late 1926. This resulted in the renumbering of many of the
state highways to avoid
overlap
Overlap may refer to:
* In set theory, an overlap of elements shared between sets is called an intersection, as in a Venn diagram.
* In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretation of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases
* O ...
s with the new U.S. Routes and numbers used by both classes of route. In addition to the U.S. Routes, a new
State Route 6 was formed, extending
West Virginia Route 6
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northwest from the
Ohio River at
Bridgeport
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to
Norwalk. (Route 6 later became
U.S. Route 250 in both states.)
A number of State Routes -
1,
10,
13,
15,
16,
31,
49,
95,
112 112 may refer to:
*112 (number), the natural number following 111 and preceding 113
*112 (band), an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia
**112 (album), ''112'' (album), album from the band of the same name
*112 (emergency telephone number), t ...
,
124,
130,
160
Year 160 ( CLX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Atilius and Vibius (or, less frequently, year 913 '' Ab urbe condita''). ...
,
180
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Year 180 ( CLXXX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Condianus (or, less frequently, year 933 '' Ab ...
, and
223
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Year 223 (Roman numerals, CCXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Aelianus (or, less frequen ...
- were entirely replaced by U.S. Routes or the new State Route 6. The numbers
6,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
27,
30,
40,
42,
50,
52, and
127 conflicted with new designations, so the State Routes with those numbers were renamed. Some others -
28,
48,
63,
125 125 may refer to:
*125 (number), a natural number
*AD 125, a year in the 2nd century AD
*125 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
*125 (dinghy)
*125 (New Jersey bus)
See also
* 12/5 (disambiguation) 12/5 may refer to:
*December 5 in month/day date nota ...
,
126,
129,
142, and
263 - were replaced by extensions of other State Routes or new State Routes where not part of a U.S. Route. State Routes
102 102 may refer to:
* 102 (number), the number
* AD 102, a year in the 2nd century AD
* 102 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 102 (ambulance service), an emergency medical transport service in Uttar Pradesh, India
* 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, Royal ...
and
249
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Year 249 ( CCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gavius and Aquilinus (or, less frequently, year 1002 ''Ab ...
became portions of other routes, but the numbers were reused in the immediate vicinity, 102 for the old alignment of 2 and 249 as part of a three-way route alignment swap in the immediate vicinity. The numbers freed up were reused on other routes.
Later renumberings due to U.S. Routes
*
State Route 250 was renumbered as
State Route 226 when
U.S. Route 250 was created in 1928 over
State Route 6.
*
State Route 223 was renumbered as
State Route 283 when
U.S. Route 223
US Route 223 or US Highway 223 (US 223) is a diagonal (northwest–southeast) United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway lying in the states of Michigan and Ohio. The southernmost section is completely concurrency ( ...
was created in Ohio in 1930 over
U.S. Route 127
U.S. Route 127 (US 127) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at US 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) near G ...
, which was rerouted over part of State Route 108 (see below), and most of
State Route 9 (The rest of which became part of
State Route 15).
*US 22 extended to Cincinnati over
State Route 10
Route 10, or Highway 10, can refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* European route E10
* European route E010
Argentina
* La Pampa Provincial Route 10
Australia Queensland
* Smith Street Motorway (Queensland)
* Scenic H ...
in 1931.
*
State Route 6 was renumbered as
State Route 283, and
State Route 283 was renumbered as
State Route 326 when
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
extended into Ohio in 1932 over part of
State Route 167, part of
State Route 7, part of
State Route 85, part of
State Route 2, part of
State Route 34, and more of
State Route 2 (which was rerouted over the former State Route 108 in 1935) to Indiana.
*
State Route 36 was renumbered as
State Route 5 when
U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...
extended into Ohio in 1932 over all of
State Route 200, part of
State Route 29, part of
State Route 55, following
State Route 4
Route 4, or Highway 4, may refer to several highways in the following countries:
International
* AH4, Asian Highway 4
* European route E04
* European route E004
* Cairo – Cape Town Highway
Albania
* SH-4 road in Albania from Durres to Kakav ...
, part of
State Route 32, following
State Route 37 (47 until 1932), following
State Route 3, part of
State Route 95
Route 95, or Highway 95, may refer to routes in the following countries:
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International
* European route E95
Australia
* Great Northern Highway (Western Australia)
* Fossickers Way (New South Wales)
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 95
* ...
, part of
State Route 16, and part of US 250.
State Route 5 was transferred to US 30N (later the new alignment of US 30) (note that US 30S (old alignment of US 30) is now State Route 309).
*
State Route 62 was renumbered as
State Route 19 when
U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Can ...
extended into Ohio in 1932 over part of
State Route 38 to
Washington Court House
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, following
State Route 3, and all of
State Route 19.
*
State Route 68 was renumbered as
State Route 47 when
U.S. Route 68 extended into Ohio in 1933 over all of
State Route 10
Route 10, or Highway 10, can refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* European route E10
* European route E010
Argentina
* La Pampa Provincial Route 10
Australia Queensland
* Smith Street Motorway (Queensland)
* Scenic H ...
which overlapped the following (these overlaps were removed): all of
State Route 221, part of
State Route 53 (the southernmost section (separated by US 68) was renumbered as
State Route 221), part of
State Route 31, and part of US 25.
*
State Route 224 was renumbered as
State Route 177 when
U.S. Route 224 was created in 1933 over
State Route 17.
*
State Route 35 was renumbered as
State Route 9 when
U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
was created in 1934 over
State Route 11 (which was eliminated the next year).
*
State Route 33 was renumbered as
State Route 108 when
U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33 (US 33) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs northwest–southeast for from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia, passing through Ohio and West Virginia en route. Although most odd-numbered U.S. routes are north– ...
was created in 1937 over part of
State Route 54, most of
State Route 32 (the remainder became part of
State Route 54, but this section became part of
State Route 29 by 1939), and part of
State Route 31.
References
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Ohio Department of Transportation
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Ohio Transportation Maps particularly the 1926 and 1927 maps
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Renumbering 1927
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State Highway Renumbering, 1927
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