State Route 609 (SR 609) is a long east–west
state highway
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in the northeastern portion of the
U.S. state of
Ohio
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. The highway runs from its western terminus at a T-intersection
SR 7 approximately west of the
village
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of
Orangeville to its eastern terminus at the
Pennsylvania
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State line in Orangeville, where SR 609 meets a county-maintained road that straddles the border, Brockway–Sharon Road (County Road 182, or CR 182), at a T-intersection.
SR 609 was designated in the late 1930s. This two-lane state highway primarily serves to connect SR 7 with the village of Orangeville. It has done so throughout its history.
Route description
All of SR 609 is situated within the eastern part of
Trumbull County. Beginning at a T-intersection with SR 7 in
Hartford Township, SR 609 traverses easterly amidst homes and woods alike, with some farmland appearing along the way. The route intersects Custer–Orangeville Road (CR 169), then heads into Orangeville, where it becomes known as Hartford Street, and meets Hayes–Orangeville Road (CR 190). Through Orangeville, SR 609 passes by some homes, a few businesses, and finally Andy Dorick Park. Adjacent to the park, SR 609 comes to an end as it meets Brockway–Sharon Road (CR 182), which straddles the Pennsylvania state line, at a T-intersection located not too far from the northwest corner of
Shenango River Lake
Shenango River Lake is a reservoir in the Shenango River Valley of western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. Authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1938, the lake is one of 16 flood control projects in the Pittsburgh District designed to preve ...
.
This state route is not included as a part of the
National Highway System (NHS).
History
The SR 609 designation was applied in 1937. Throughout its entire history, SR 609 has utilized the same alignment between SR 7 and the Pennsylvania state line in the Orangeville area. When it was first established, the entirety of SR 609 was gravel-surfaced.
By 1949, the full length of SR 609 was paved.
Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in Trumbull County, Ohio