Ohio State Route 309

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State Route 309 marker
State Route 309
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length103.579 mi[1][2] (166.694 km)
Existed1973–present
Major junctions
West end US 30 near Delphos
Major intersections
East end US 30 in Mansfield
Location
CountiesAllen, Hardin, Marion, Morrow, Crawford, Richland
Highway system
  • Ohio State Highway System
← SR 308→ SR 310
← SR 30US 30S→ SR 31

State Route 309 (SR 309) is an east–west highway in central Ohio. Its western terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) near Delphos, and its eastern terminus is at its interchange with US 30 in Mansfield. Its current route takes it through the cities of Lima, Kenton, Marion, Galion, and Ontario; as well as the villages of Elida and Caledonia.

Route description[]

Within the city of Lima, SR 309 is officially designated along SR 81 (North Street) from Jameson Avenue to Union Street, south along Union Street (concurrent with SR 65, and east along Elm Street (SR 117).[1][2] The eastbound direction of SR 309 is signed south along Jameson Street to SR 117, then east along it while the westbound direction is signed along Central Avenue and Front Street.[3][4]

History[]

U.S. Route 30S marker

U.S. Route 30S

LocationDelphos-Mansfield, Ohio
Existed1920s–1973

The current alignment of SR 309 follows the original alignment of US 30, established in 1925. In 1931, plans were made to reroute the section of US 30 between Delphos and Mansfield onto the original State Route 5, a more direct east–west route. To satisfy the concerns of business owners along the original route worried about the diversion of traffic and loss of business, divided routes were created with the original route designated as U.S. Route 30S and the new route as U.S. Route 30N.[5][6]

The original western split of US 30S and US 30N was in downtown Delphos at the current intersection of Main Street and Fifth Street, while the eastern split was in eastern Mansfield at the current intersection of US 42 (Ashland Road) and Park Avenue East.[7] By 1961, new highway construction resulted in both ends being moved. The realignment of US 30 to the northern parts of Mansfield and Ontario moved the eastern split to the current junction of SR 309 and US 30 in western Mansfield. The original eastern end of US 30S, along with the part of the original US 30 between Mansfield and Mifflin, was redesignated as State Route 430. In Delphos, the western 30N–30S split was moved to the intersection of Elida Road and Lincoln Highway, then east of the city limits, after a new section of Elida Road was built and US 30S routed onto it. The part of US 30S that ran along Elida Avenue and East Second Street was decommissioned.[8][9]

In November 1973, US 30N became the mainline of US 30 and US 30S was redesignated as SR 309.[10] The only significant change of the route since this certification is its western terminus. The original western terminus was where Elida Road (SR 309) met East Fifth Street and Lincoln Highway (US 30). As part of a new bypass completed in 1981 that routed US 30 around Delphos, SR 309's western terminus was moved to a new interchange with US 30 just east of the Delphos city limits.

A road going straight from the foreground to the background, narrowing in the distance, between two fields, to a flat horizon. At the right is a sign with the number "309" in a white shape of the state of Ohio on a black background
Route 309 between Marion and Kenton

Prior the current route, the SR 309 designation was used on what is now State Route 541. It was replaced with the now defunct State Route 271 in 1935.[11][12][13]

Harding Highway[]

The Lincoln Highway left the present State Route 309, a better-quality road at the time, in favor of the direct Delphos–Mansfield route now generally followed by US 30. Only two weeks after the official route was announced in September 1913, it had already been redefined to a straighter path between Lima and Galion; the rest of the straightening came later. The towns along the route got together and formed the Harding Highway, named after President Warren G. Harding, who had grown up in the area.

This Harding Highway continued east via the Lincoln Highway to Canton, turning southeast from there to Steubenville via State Route 43. To the west, it was marked along the Lincoln Highway to Van Wert, heading west along the present U.S. Route 224, roughly State Road 114, State Road 10, State Road 8, and State Road 2 through Indiana to the Illinois state line.[14]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocation[2]mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
AllenMarion Township0.000–
0.546		0.000–
0.879		 US 30 west – Van Wert, Fort WayneInterchange; eastbound US 30 exit / westbound US 30 entrance only; western terminus of SR 309
Lima11.79818.987 SR 81 (West North Street)Western terminus of SR 81 concurrency (westbound only); western end of SR 309 one-way pair
12.16719.581 SR 117 west (West Elm Street) / South Jameson AvenueWestern end of SR 117 concurrency (eastbound only)
13.04420.992 SR 65 south (South West Street)Western end of southbound SR 65 concurrency (eastbound only)
13.33921.467 SR 65 north (South Central Avenue)Western end of SR 65 northbound concurrency; eastern end of SR 309 one-way pair
13.55721.818 SR 65 south (South Pine Street)Eastern end of SR 65 concurrency
14.916–
15.023		24.005–
24.177		 I-75 – Dayton, ToledoExit 125 (I-75)
Bath–Perry
township line		15.20924.477 SR 117 east / Willard Avenue – Bellefontaine, AirportEastern end of SR 117 concurrency
HardinLiberty–Marion
township line		27.20543.782 SR 235 south / Klinger Road – AlgerEastern end of SR 235 concurrency
28.20945.398 SR 235 north / CR 45 – Ada, Ohio Northern UniversityWestern end of SR 235 concurrency
Marion Township29.56047.572 SR 701 eastWestern terminus SR 701
30.33448.818 SR 195 south / CR 65 – McGuffeyNorthern terminus of SR 195
Kenton41.16566.249 US 68 / SR 67 (Detroit Street) – Bellefontaine, Findlay
41.23266.356 SR 31 / SR 53 (Main Street)
MarionGrand–Montgomery
township line		53.19185.603 SR 37 – La Rue, Richwood
Big Island Township62.521100.618 SR 203 south / Prospect Upper Sandusky Road N – ProspectNorthern terminus of SR 203
Marion66.941107.731 SR 95 west (West Center Street / Kenton Avenue)Western end of SR 95 concurrency
68.088109.577 SR 4 south / SR 423 south / SR 739 south (South Prospect Street)SR 4 / SR 423 / SR 739 on a one-way pair; northern terminus of SR 739 (at Center Street)
68.248109.835 SR 4 north / SR 423 north / SR 739 north (South State Street)SR 4 / SR 423 / SR 739 on a one-way pair; northern terminus of SR 739 (at Center Street)
68.395110.071
 SR 95 east (Mouth Vernon Avenue) to South Vine Street / US 23 – Harding Home		Eastern end of SR 95 concurrency
Marion Township70.672–
70.788		113.736–
113.922		 US 23 – Delaware, Upper SanduskyInterchange
Claridon Township73.915118.955 SR 98 / Marion Williamsport Road – Bucyrus, Waldo
77.453124.649 SR 746 south (Whetstone River Road) / South Water StreetNorthern terminus of SR 746
Morrow
 No major junctions
MarionTully Township83.674134.660 SR 100 north (Ibera-Bucyrus Road) – BucyrusSouthern terminus of SR 100
MorrowWashington Township85.911138.260 SR 288 east – Mt. Gilead, LexingtonWestern terminus of SR 288
86.163138.666 SR 61 south – Mt. GileadSouthern end of SR 61 concurrency
CrawfordGalion89.860144.616 SR 19 west (Harding Way) / SR 598 north (Portland Way)Western end of SR 19 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 598
91.130146.660 SR 19 east / SR 97 east (Harding Way) / South East StreetEastern end of SR 19 concurrency; western terminus of SR 97
93.229150.038
 SR 61 north to US 30 – Crestline		Northern end of SR 61 concurrency
RichlandSpringfield Township97.180156.396 SR 181 west – CrestlineEastern terminus of SR 181
Ontario98.186158.015 SR 314 – Chesterville, Shelby
100.571–
100.821		161.853–
162.256		 SR 430 eastWestern terminus of SR 430
102.104–
102.660		164.320–
165.215		West Fourth StreetInterchange
Mansfield103.579166.694 US 30 east – Mansfield, WoosterEastern terminus of SR 309; eastbound US 30 entrance / westbound US 30 exit only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. August 30, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Google (April 14, 2019). "Ohio State Route 309" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Google (April 14, 2019). "Westbound SR 309 in Lima" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Renaming Of Rt. 30s Draws No Opposition". The Lima News. October 12, 1973. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Butko, Brian (2013) [2005]. Greetings from the Lincoln Highway. Stackpole Books. p. 84. ISBN 9780811711746. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Plat Book of Richland County, Ohio (PDF) (Map). Richland County Auditor. 1940. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ 1961 Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1961. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Delphos Quadrangle (PDF) (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1950. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Associated Press (September 20, 1973). "Eye U.S. 30 Location". The Times Bulletin. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  11. ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. Ohio Department of Highways. 1932. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  12. ^ Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by O.W. Merrell, Director. ODOH. 1934. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  13. ^ Official 1935 Ohio Highway Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by John Jaster, Jr., Director. ODOH. 1935. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  14. ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via the Broer Map Library

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