State Route 163 (SR 163) is a long east–west
state highway
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in the northwestern portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. The western terminus of SR 163 is at a T-intersection with the duplex of
U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and
US 23 approximately southeast of the
city limits
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of
Perrysburg. Its eastern terminus is at its intersection with Hartshorn Road nearly west of the
village
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limits of
Marblehead, on the
peninsula
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formed by
Lake Erie
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and
Sandusky Bay
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.
Route description
The path of SR 163 takes it through the northeastern portion of
Wood County and the entire width of
Ottawa County. No segment of this state route is included within the
National Highway System.
History
The SR 163 designation was applied in 1923. Originally, the highway ran along its present routing from its intersection with
SR 51, at the time a part of
SR 2 and later designated as the now-defunct SR 102, on the outskirts of
Genoa
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, and its eastern terminus near Marblehead.
SR 163 was extended west into Wood County along a previously un-numbered road from Genoa to its present western terminus at US 20 southeast of Perrysburg.
Major intersections
References
External links
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State Route 163 Endpoint Photos
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Transportation in Wood County, Ohio
Transportation in Ottawa County, Ohio