State Route 101 (SR 101) is a southwest-northeast (signed east–west)
state highway in the north central portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. Its western terminus is at the junction of
SR 18 and
SR 53 in
Tiffin
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; it runs
concurrently with SR 18 for about . Its eastern terminus is at the junction of
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and
SR 4 in
Sandusky; it runs concurrently with US 6 for just over to its western terminus.
Route description
The highway begins in the county seat of
Seneca County, Tiffin, at the intersection of Market Street and Sandusky Street. Sandusky Street carries SR 53 north and south through the area while the
one way Market Street carries only eastbound traffic for SR 18. Eastbound SR 18 and SR 101 head east along Market Street crossing the
Sandusky River
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and intersecting Washington Street (
SR 100 /
SR 231; the latter's northern terminus). At the campus of
Heidelberg University
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, Market Street begins to curve to the northeast reaching an intersection with Perry Street. In downtown Tiffin, Perry Street carries westbound SR 18 and SR 101 traffic (officially designated SR 18-D and SR 101-D
[) while it carries both directions of SR 18 east of the city. After exiting the city, SR 101 heads northeast through mostly farmland with some patches of woodlands and residential clusters. In the northeast corner of the county in Adams Township, SR 101 intersects three state highways in close proximity to each other: SR 778, SR 19, and SR 228. SR 778 and SR 228 are shortcuts to SR 19 as SR 19 briefly travels east and west across SR 101.]Clyde Clyde may refer to:
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. Through the city, SR 101 first travels along South Main Street. In the center, SR 101 turns northeast onto East Maple Street while SR 510 continues north along Main Street. The highway intersects US 20 inside the city limits but exits soon after. Heading northeasterly again, the road again passes through mainly farmland but single-family homes line the road throughout the rest of its trip through Sandusky County. The highway passes over the Ohio Turnpike
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( Interstates 80 and 90) without an interchange and intersects SR 412 at its eastern terminus. About east of this intersection, SR 101 enters Erie County. At first, SR 101 deviates from its northeasterly bearing and travels more northerly before curving to due east following the southern border of Castalia
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. At a T-intersection
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with SR 269, SR 101 turns left onto SR 269 passing through a mostly residential neighborhood of the village on Washington Street. After crossing a culvert over the Castalia Pond, the road comes to the central business district of the village. SR 101 ends its concurrency with SR 269 by turning right onto Main Street. The road heads back to its northeastern bearing and comes to an interchange with the SR 2 freeway. About northeast of the interchange, just before reaching the Sandusky city limits, SR 101 makes a sharp reverse curve
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towards the north passing through a light industrial area of western Sandusky before reaching an intersection with US 6. The official SR 101 designation ends at this intersection however signage shows SR 101 traveling east along US 6 into downtown Sandusky.[ After the aforementioned intersection, US 6 and SR 101 pass over a ]Norfolk Southern
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railroad on an overpass and curve to the northeast to travel along Tiffin Avenue. Tiffin Avenue and Washington Street pass mostly through residential neighborhoods until it reaches Washington Park in the center of the city. Signage for SR 101 ends at its intersection with Columbus Avenue which also marks the northern terminus of SR 4. US 6 continues east along Washington Street for another block.[
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History
SR 101 was designated in 1923 following the same Tiffin–Clyde–Sandusky route it follows today.dirt road
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s, gravel road
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s, and asphalt
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-paved roads. The road was fully paved by 1929.Ohio Department of Transportation
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.
Major intersections
References
External links
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101
Transportation in Sandusky County, Ohio
Transportation in Seneca County, Ohio
Transportation in Erie County, Ohio