State Route 46 (SR 46) is a north–south
state highway in the northeastern portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. Its southern terminus is at
State Route 170 in
East Palestine (this point is also the eastern terminus of
State Route 558), and its northern terminus is at
State Route 11 several miles south of
State Route 531 in
Plymouth Township. In its northernmost portion, from south of
Ashtabula to
Cortland, Route 46 is a 2-lane highway while running parallel within a few miles to limited-access
State Route 11 to the east.
History
*1923 – Original route established;
[Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System]
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson originally routed from
Canfield to the former
State Route 2 (current
U.S. Route 20
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) in
Ashtabula.
[Route 46]
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
*1931 – Extended to
Columbiana along a previously unnumbered road.
[
*1938 – Extended to State Route 531 in Ashtabula along a previously unnumbered road.][
*1946 – Extended to East Palestine along its current route and State Route 558.][
*1947 – From south of New Waterford to East Palestine dually certified with State Route 558.][
*1950 – Truncated at south of New Waterford]
ODOT’s diagram
shows this dual certification is still in place).
*1956 – Columbiana to Canfield dually certified with State Route 14.[
*1959 – State Route 14 certification removed from Canfield to south of Canfield.][
*1970 – From south of Interstate 90 to Ashtabula rerouted along new ]freeway
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alignment and dually certified with State Route 11.[
*1984 – State Route 14 certification removed from Columbiana to south of Canfield.][
*2007-08-17 - Removed from State Route 11, truncated at State Route 11 interchange in Plymouth Township.Straight-Line Diagrams County Update Table (Ashtabula, 2008)]
". ''Ohio Department of Transportation''.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Columbiana County, Ohio
Transportation in Mahoning County, Ohio
Transportation in Trumbull County, Ohio
Transportation in Ashtabula County, Ohio