1927 Ohio state highway renumbering
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In early July 1927, the Ohio Department of Highways implemented the system of United States Numbered Highways
that had been approved by the states in late 1926. This resulted in the renumbering of many of the state highway
s to avoid overlaps with the new U.S. Routes and numbers used by both classes of route. In addition to the U.S. Routes, a new State Route 6 was formed, extending West Virginia Route 6
northwest from the Ohio River
at Bridgeport to Norwalk. (Route 6 later became U.S. Route 250
in both states.)
A number of State Routes - 1, 10, 13, 15, 16, 31, 49, 95, 112, 124, 130, 160, 177, 180, 223, and 256 - were entirely replaced by U.S. Routes or the new State Route 6. The numbers 6, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 40, 42, 50, 52, and 127 conflicted with new designations, so the State Routes with those numbers were renamed. Some others - 28, 48, 63, 125, 126, 129, 142, and 263 - were replaced by extensions of other State Routes or new State Routes where not part of a U.S. Route. State Routes 102, 169, 249, and 250 became portions of other routes, but the numbers were reused in the immediate vicinity, mainly for the old alignment of the other route. The numbers freed up were reused on other routes, one new number - 267 - was used, and the new State Route 177 was an entirely new state highway.
United States Numbered Highways
The system of United States Numbered Highways is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid...
that had been approved by the states in late 1926. This resulted in the renumbering of many of the state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
s to avoid overlaps with the new U.S. Routes and numbers used by both classes of route. In addition to the U.S. Routes, a new State Route 6 was formed, extending West Virginia Route 6
West Virginia Route 6
West Virginia Route 6 is an unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Its entire length is the Montgomery Bridge, also known as the Earl M. Vickers Bridge, over the Kanawha River from West Virginia Route 61 in Montgomery north to U.S. Route 60 west of Smithers. The bridge opened in...
northwest from the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
at Bridgeport to Norwalk. (Route 6 later became U.S. Route 250
U.S. Route 250
U.S. Route 250 is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System, and is a spur of U.S. Route 50. It currently runs for from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. It goes through the cities of Richmond, Virginia,...
in both states.)
A number of State Routes - 1, 10, 13, 15, 16, 31, 49, 95, 112, 124, 130, 160, 177, 180, 223, and 256 - were entirely replaced by U.S. Routes or the new State Route 6. The numbers 6, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 40, 42, 50, 52, and 127 conflicted with new designations, so the State Routes with those numbers were renamed. Some others - 28, 48, 63, 125, 126, 129, 142, and 263 - were replaced by extensions of other State Routes or new State Routes where not part of a U.S. Route. State Routes 102, 169, 249, and 250 became portions of other routes, but the numbers were reused in the immediate vicinity, mainly for the old alignment of the other route. The numbers freed up were reused on other routes, one new number - 267 - was used, and the new State Route 177 was an entirely new state highway.
- Note: this list may include some changes that were made within the year prior to the renumbering, since the main sources used are two maps dated August 1, 1926 and June 1, 1927.
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