Ohio State Route 383
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State Route 383 is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long north south state highway
State highway
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 in the central 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...

. The highway is a spur route
Spur route
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 whose southern terminus is at the entrance to Ohio's oldest Catholic Church, Saint Joseph's, nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Somerset
Somerset, Ohio
Somerset is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,549 at the 2000 census.Saint Joseph Church, the oldest Catholic church in Ohio, is located just outside of Somerset on State Route 383.-Geography:...

. County Road 60 (CR 60, Old Somerset Road) picks up where SR 383 leaves off heading southeast from the church entrance. The northern terminus of SR 383 is at a T-intersection with SR 13 just 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) east of the village
Village
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 limits of Somerset.

Route description

All of SR 383 is situated within Reading Township
Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio
Reading Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,956 people in the township, 2,407 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 in northern Perry County
Perry County, Ohio
Perry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Founded on March 1, 1818, it was the 55th county to be formed in Ohio. Portions of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum Counties were taken to create Perry County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,058. Its county seat...

. The spur route begins at the entrance to Saint Joseph Church nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Somerset, a location that marks the northern end of CR 60 (Old Somerset Road). SR 383 travels in a northwesterly direction amidst primarily open fields, with some trees and houses also appearing alongside the highway for its entire length. It intersects CR 45 (Big Inch Road) en route to its endpoint at a T-intersection with SR 13.

This state route is not included as a part of the National Highway System
National Highway System (United States)
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(NHS). The NHS is a network of highways deemed to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the country.

History

SR 383 was created in 1935. The highway has served as a spur route off of SR 13 southeast of Somerset throughout its entire history. Originally an earth-surfaced highway, SR 383 was paved by 1942.

Major intersections

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