Ohio State Route 193
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Ohio State Route 193 is a north–south state highway
State highway
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 in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-680
Interstate 680 (Ohio)
Interstate 680 in the State of Ohio is the primary Interstate Highway passing through Youngstown, Ohio. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 80 and its southern terminus is at Interstate 76, the Ohio Turnpike.-Exit list:...

 in Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio
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, and its northern terminus is at OH 531 in North Kingsville
North Kingsville, Ohio
North Kingsville is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,658 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Kingsville is located at ....

.

History

OH 193 was designated between 1967 and 1969 along a former portion of OH 170
Ohio State Route 170
State Route 170 is a north–south running state route located in Mahoning and Columbiana counties in northeast Ohio. It runs within a few miles of the Pennsylvania border for much of its route as it passes though the eastern parts of the two counties. The southern terminus is at an...

 from US 422 in Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio
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 to its current northern terminus in North Kingsville
North Kingsville, Ohio
North Kingsville is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,658 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Kingsville is located at ....

. From US 422 to US 20 in North Kingsville, this route was the former OH 90 from 1926 to 1962. The former OH 90 was then extended north to OH 531 in 1940. Meanwhile, the freeway section of OH 193 between US 422 and its current southern terminus at I-680
Interstate 680 (Ohio)
Interstate 680 in the State of Ohio is the primary Interstate Highway passing through Youngstown, Ohio. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 80 and its southern terminus is at Interstate 76, the Ohio Turnpike.-Exit list:...

 was completed at around the same time that OH 193 was assigned.

A previous iteration of OH 193 existed between 1924 and 1940. The original OH 193 was routed from the Indiana
Indiana
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 state line 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Hicksville
Hicksville, Ohio
Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,649 at the 2000 census.-History:Hicksville was founded by a group of land speculators. Led by Henry W. Hicks, the Hicks Land Company platted the community in 1835 and 1836...

 to Hicksville along the current alignment of OH 18. In 1940, the entire alignment became certified as OH 18.

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