State Route 251 (SR 251) is a north–south
state highway
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located in the southwestern portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. Its southern terminus is at
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
(US 50) about south of
St. Martin in northern
Brown County. The northern terminus of SR 251 is at
US 68 nearly northwest of St. Martin in southwestern
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
**Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, s ...
.
Route description
The path of SR 251 takes it through northern Brown County and southwestern Clinton County. SR 251 is not included as a component of the
National Highway System.
History
When it was designated in 1925, SR 251 was routed along what is now US 68 between US 50 in
Fayetteville and the current northern terminus of SR 251 south of St. Martin. US 68's predecessor,
SR 53,
concurrent
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with US 50 east to the current southern terminus of SR 251, and then followed the entire present alignment of SR 251 before resuming its northward path along the current alignment of US 68.
In 1930, SR 251 and SR 53 swapped alignments, such that SR 53 now followed a straight alignment north out of Fayetteville that US 68 utilizes today, and SR 251 now appeared along its present-day routing.
Major intersections
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251
Transportation in Brown County, Ohio
Transportation in Clinton County, Ohio