State Route 117 (SR 117) is an east–west highway in the western part of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. Its western terminus is at
State Route 118
Route 118 or Highway 118 can refer to multiple roads:
Argentina
* National Route 118 (Argentina), National Route 118
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 118
* New Brunswick Route 118
* Nova Scotia Highway 118
* Ontario Highway 118
* Prince ...
near
Rockford, and its eastern terminus is at
U.S. Route 33
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near
Huntsville
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. It goes through the towns of
Spencerville and
Lima
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, and comes close to
Indian Lake. East of Lima, the route takes a southeast to south-southeast heading to its eastern terminus.
History
State Route 117 was an original state highway that went from
State Route 116 a few miles east of Spencerville to
Bellefontaine, with the portion from Huntsville to Bellefontaine a concurrency with then
State Route 32.
In 1926, rerouting switched State Route 116 and
State Route 198 so that the former would have a straighter heading. State Route 198 was given State Route 116's former heading into Wapakoneta and was truncated at route State Route 117's then-western terminus, and State Route 117 was extended on State Route 116's former eastern heading through Spencerville and all the way to then-
State Route 9 (now
U.S. Route 127
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) through
Mendon. In the same year, its concurrency with State Route 32 was ended, and its eastern terminus was moved to Huntsville.
In 1938, another rerouting moved State Route 117's western terminus to its current terminus. Its route through Mendon was recertified as
State Route 707.
In 1950, State Route 117 was once again routed in a concurrency to Bellefontaine, this time with U.S. Route 33 (which had replaced State Route 32 in 1938). This concurrency was ended in 1968, and State Route 117 was truncated at its current eastern terminus.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Mercer County, Ohio
Transportation in Van Wert County, Ohio
Transportation in Allen County, Ohio
Transportation in Auglaize County, Ohio
Transportation in Hardin County, Ohio
Transportation in Logan County, Ohio