State Route 627 (SR 627) is a east–west
state highway in
Stark County, Ohio. SR 627's western terminus is at a
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
with the
US 30
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/
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...
freeway in southeast
Massillon. Its eastern terminus is a diamond interchange with
Interstate 77 at I-77 Exit 101 in southern
Canton.
Route description
The entire routing of SR 627 is situated in the western portion of
Stark County. SR 627 is not a part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes considered to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.
History
A previous State Route 627 existed in
Portage County from 1937 to 1970. The original route's southern terminus was at
State Route 14 and
U.S. Route 224 in
Deerfield and the northern terminus was at
State Route 82 just north of
Windham. In 1941, the northern terminus was moved to
State Route 5 in
Paris
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after the section between SR 82 and SR 5 was decommissioned to make way for the new
Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant. In 1970, the SR 627 designation was removed and the route was made part of a realigned and extended
State Route 225.
The current SR 627 was established in 1987 along the routing between the US 30/US 62 and I-77 freeways that it utilizes to this day. The route has not experienced any major changes to its alignment since its inception.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Stark County, Ohio