State Route 91 (SR 91), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 91 until 1921 and State Highway 91 in 1922, is a north–south

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in the northeastern portion of the

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. Its southern terminus is at

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(East Waterloo Road) in Springfield Township, east of

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. Its northern terminus is at State Route 283 (Lakeshore Boulevard) on the Timberlake/ Eastlake border less than one mile (1.6 km) south of

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. The route is known as Canton Road from its southern terminus to just north of its interchange with

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in Akron (Canton Road continues south as County Route 66, a former portion of State Route 8). North of this interchange, it is called Darrow Road until it enters the city of Tallmadge, where it is named South Avenue south of the Tallmadge Circle, and North Avenue north of the circle. It next passes through the Munroe Falls village limits and is known as South Main Street and North Main Street. It becomes Darrow Road once again in the city of

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and for its remaining length in Summit County, aside from within the

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city limits, where it is South and North Main Streets. In Cuyahoga and

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Counties, State Route 91 is known as SOM Center Road, named for the fact that it runs through the centers of the original Solon, Orange, and Mayfield Townships in Cuyahoga County. The State Route 91 corridor includes examples of

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town planning, particularly the

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of Hudson, Tallmadge, and Mayfield. It also dissects several affluent communities of

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, including Hudson, Gates Mills,

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, Moreland Hills and

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History

*1912 – Route runs from Stow to Chagrin Falls *1923 – Rerouted from Stow to east of Wickliffe *1930 – Extended south through Tallmadge and Munroe Falls to north of Lakemore along a previously unnumbered road *1966 – Upgraded to four lanes from

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to east of Wickliffe by this time *1970 – Extended south to

in Springfield Township along former State Route 8 alignment; extended north to Eastlake as a

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Major intersections

References

External links

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James A. Garfield BirthplaceCleveland MetroparksSR 91 via Google Maps
091 Transportation in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Transportation in Lake County, Ohio Transportation in Summit County, Ohio