State Route 201 (SR 201) is a long north–south
state highway
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in the western portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. The southern terminus of SR 201 is at an interchange with the
SR 4 freeway in
Dayton
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. Its northern terminus is at a T-intersection with
SR 55 approximately east of
Casstown.
Route description
Along its path, SR 201 passes through the eastern portion of
Montgomery County and the eastern portion of
Miami County. There are no segments of SR 201 that are included as a part of the
National Highway System.
SR 201 begins in Dayton, within the same interchange complex that also features the southern terminus of
SR 202. Northbound SR 204 begins on a ramp from SR 4 to Troy Street and Valley Street. At the bottom of the ramp, SR 201 reaches Troy Street, also designated as SR 202. SR 201 travels east along Herman Street before turning north onto Valley Street. The southbound direction of SR 201, designated SR 201-D by the
Ohio Department of Transportation
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, traveled south along Valley Street from the Herman Street intersection, intersected Troy Street (also the southern terminus of SR 202), then traveled north on Keowee Street before turning left onto the ramp to southbound SR 4 ending at the ramp's merge with the freeway.
SR 201 follows Valley Street until the intersection with Brandt Street, and then follows Brandt Street northward toward
Riverside
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. After entering Riverside, Brandt Street changes its name to Brandt Pike. SR 201 continues as Brandt Pike (even as it again passes inside Dayton city limits) through
Huber Heights until it reaches the
unincorporated community
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of
Brandt
Brandt may refer to:
Places United States
* Brandt, Ohio, an unincorporated community
* Brandt, South Dakota, a town
* Brandt Township, Polk County, Minnesota
Elsewhere
* Mount Brandt, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
* Brandt Cove, South Georgia Is ...
in
Bethel Township, Miami County. From there it loses its alternative name and continues northward, ending near
Casstown, at the intersection with
SR 55.
[
The portion of SR 201 between Chambersburg Road and Taylorsville Road in Huber Heights is designated " U.S.M.C. ]Lance Corporal
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Dustin R. Fitzgerald 'Dusty' Memorial Highway", in honor of a Wayne High School graduate who died on August 18, 2004 from injuries sustained in a non-combat related vehicle accident in Anbar Province, Iraq
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.[ ]
History
The SR 201 designation was applied in 1923. It was originally routed from its southern terminus in Dayton to its junction with U.S. Route 40 (US 40) in Brandt
Brandt may refer to:
Places United States
* Brandt, Ohio, an unincorporated community
* Brandt, South Dakota, a town
* Brandt Township, Polk County, Minnesota
Elsewhere
* Mount Brandt, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
* Brandt Cove, South Georgia Is ...
.concurrency
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at Troy Street, SR 4 at the ramps to the freeway, SR 201 continuing on the route it travels today.Interstate 75
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freeways.
Major intersections
References
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201
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Transportation in Montgomery County, Ohio
Transportation in Miami County, Ohio