Ohio State Route 2

State Route 2 (SR 2), formerly known as Inter-county Highway 2 until 1921[3] and State Highway 2 in 1922,[4] is an east–west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes Indiana State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana. The eastern terminus of the route is in Painesville Township in Lake County at U.S. Route 20 (US 20).

State Route 2
Route of SR 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length227.13 mi[1] (365.53 km)
Existed1912[2]–present
Tourist
routes
Lake Erie Circle Tour
Major junctions
West end SR 37 near Hicksville
 
East end US 20 in Painesville Township
Location
CountiesDefiance, Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake
Highway system
SR 1 SR 3
US 23SR 23 US 24

Route description

Western terminus of SR 2
Eastern terminus of SR 2

It passes through Bryan, Wauseon (where it briefly becomes a couplet[5]), and enters greater Toledo west of its interchange with the Ohio Turnpike. It continues east from greater Toledo and soon parallels Lake Erie, becoming a freeway near Port Clinton. From Oregon to Sandusky SR 2 is part of 293 miles (472 km) of the highway designated the "Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail".[6] and on September 22, 2005 was designated a National Scenic Byway.[7] From Toledo to Sandusky the highway is also part of and designated the Lake Erie Circle Tour that is also part of the 6,500-mile (10,500 km) "Great Lakes Circle Tour".[8] It then passes Sandusky, where it meets U.S. Route 250 (US 250) and US 6, and separates from the lakeshore as a freeway, and traverses rural Erie County before entering Lorain County. Near Elyria, it joins Interstate 90 (I-90), whose route it shares to Rocky River, where it follows SR 254 along Detroit Road into Lakewood. Here it again joins US 6, as well as US 20 on Clifton Boulevard. It then becomes part of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway in Cleveland, joining I-90 again near Burke Lakefront Airport. These two highways split near Euclid, and SR 2 continues along the Lakeland Freeway to Painesville, feeding into US 20 eastbound. SR 2 serves as an access route to lakeshore attractions on Lake Erie from Toledo and Cleveland and as an alternative to the Ohio Turnpike.

The stretch of SR 2 from Toledo to Sandusky passes several attractions. The Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is just east of SR 19 in Carroll Township. It sits on 733 acres (297 ha) along with the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.

S 2 is the lowest numbered state route in Ohio. SR 1 was decommissioned in 1965.

Naming

The section of SRv2 that runs through Erie County is called the "Jackie Mayer Miss America Highway" and is named for Jackie Mayer, a former Miss America who was born and raised in Sandusky.[9]

The section of SR 2 that runs through Willoughby is named "Brian Montgomery Memorial Highway"[10] in honor of a Marine Lance Corporal who was killed in the Iraq War in August 2005.[11]

History

  • 1912: Intercounty Highway 2 runs from Cleveland to the Pennsylvania state line.[12]
  • 1923: Route is extended to follow current US 6 alignment from the Indiana state line to Bryan, and current SR 51 and US 20 from Toledo to the Pennsylvania state line.[13]
  • 1926–1927: Rerouted from Toledo to Cleveland along previous SR 23 alignment from Toledo to Port Clinton, previously unnumbered route from Port Clinton to 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Sandusky, and previous SR 12 from 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Sandusky to Cleveland. Cleveland-to-Pennsylvania alignment certified as US 20.[13]
  • 1931: Extended east to Willoughby along previously unnumbered route (St. Clair).
  • 1931–1932: Western terminus shortened to Bryan, Bryan to Indiana state line certified as US 6
  • 1936: Extended to Indiana state line via the former SR 108 alignment from Hicksville to Bryan, and the former SR 18 alignment from the Indiana state line to Hicksville, with which it was dually certified along this route until 1940.[13]
  • 1939: SR 18 alignment removed from SR 2 alignment west of Hicksville.[13]
  • 1939: Route extended east to Lost Nation Road in Willoughby.
  • 1941: SR 2 from West 6th to East 9th moved from Lakeside Avenue to the Lakefront Highway, later called the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. Lakeside certified as SR 2 temporary.
  • 1962: Extended east to SR 283 in Painesville; Euclid-to-Painesville alignment upgraded to freeway.[13]
  • 1967: 9 miles (14 km) west of Sandusky to 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sandusky upgraded to freeway, and rerouted on the bypass around Sandusky on former US 6 alignment.[13]
  • 1967: Route extended to its current eastern terminus at US 20 in Painesville Township
  • 1968: From SR 163 to 9 miles (14 km) west of Sandusky upgraded to freeway.[13]
  • 1970: From 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amherst to SR 83 (SR 76 at that time) upgraded to freeway; from 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Amherst to SR 83 dually certified with I-90.[13]
  • 1973–1975: OH 2 Alt is deleted as discontinuous sections of Route 2 are moved from US 6 to I-90.
  • 1976: From Ceylon to 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amherst upgraded to freeway.[13]
  • 1977: From SR 83 to Rocky River upgraded to freeway and dually certified with I-90.[13]
  • August 30, 1990: From Huron to Ceylon upgraded to freeway.[14]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmOld exitNew exit[15]DestinationsNotes
DefianceHicksville Township0.000.00 SR 37 south / Ohio Indiana State Line Road Fort WayneContinuation into Indiana
Hicksville2.343.77 SR 49 south (Antwerp Drive) / Spencerville Street AntwerpSouthern end of SR 49 concurrency
2.654.26 SR 18 west (Main Street)Southern end of SR 18 concurrency
3.064.92 SR 18 east (Defiance Avenue)Northern end of SR 18 concurrency
3.715.97 SR 49 north EdgertonNorthern end of SR 49 concurrency
Farmer Township11.1617.96 SR 249 west / Ridenour RoadWestern end of SR 249 concurrency
13.1721.20 SR 249 east / Farmer Mark Road NeyEastern end of SR 249 concurrency
WilliamsCenter Township16.5426.62 SR 576 northSouthern terminus of SR 576
17.7928.63 US 6 west / CR 12C EdgertonWestern end of US 6 concurrency
Pulaski Township20.2332.56 US 6 east Napoleon
US 127 south / SR 15 south Sherwood
Eastern end of US 6 concurrency; southern end of US 127/SR 15 concurrency
Bryan22.5036.21 US 127 north / SR 15 north (North Main Street)
SR 34 west (West High Street)
Northern end of US 127/SR 15 concurrency; western end of SR 34 concurrency
Springfield Township29.7847.93 SR 34 east Napoleon
SR 191 south
Eastern end of SR 34 concurrency; southern end of SR 191 concurrency
Stryker31.6650.95 SR 191 north (Lynn Street)Northern end of SR 191 concurrency
FultonArchbold38.0261.19 SR 66 south (Defiance Street)Southern end of SR 66 concurrency
German Township39.5263.60 SR 66 north / Township Road E FayetteNorthern end of SR 66 concurrency
Wauseon48.3077.73SR 2D east (Fulton Street)Western terminus of SR 2D; eastbound unsigned
48.6778.33 SR 108 south (North Shoop Street) / East Elm StreetSouthern end of SR 108 concurrency
49.2779.29 SR 2D west (East Linfoot Street)Eastern terminus of SR 2D; signed as SR 2 westbound
50.2780.90 US 20A west / SR 108 north to Ohio Turnpike / CR 14 West Unity, Ottokee, Fulton County AirportNorthern end of SR 108 concurrency; western end of US 20A concurrency
York Township55.3089.00 SR 109 north to Ohio Turnpike AdrianWestern end of SR 109 concurrency
Delta57.0691.83 SR 109 south (Madison Street)Eastern end of SR 109 concurrency
Swanton63.42102.06 SR 64 north (South Main Street) / CR 1-1Western end of SR 64 concurrency
LucasSwanton Township63.96102.93 SR 64 south (Waterville–Swanton Road) Neapolis, WhitehouseEastern end of SR 64 concurrency
65.71105.75 US 20A east / SR 295 south (Wilkins Road) Maumee, Whitehouse, Oak Openings Preserve MetroparkEastern end of US 20A concurrency; western end of SR 295 concurrency
66.50107.02 SR 295 north (Berkey–Southern Road) BerkeyEastern end of SR 295 concurrency
Monclova Township67.41108.49 I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Turnpike / Toledo Express Airport Main Terminal Toledo, ChicagoExit 52 on I-80/I-90/Ohio Tpk.
Springfield Township73.60–
73.93
118.45–
118.98
I-475 / US 23 to I-80 / I-90 Maumee, Ann ArborExit 8 on I-475/US 23
Toledo75.37121.30 US 20 (Reynolds Road)
79.21127.48 US 24 (Detroit Avenue / Fearing Boulevard)Former US 25
80.76129.97 SR 25 (Anthony Wayne Trail) to I-75Former US 24
82.08132.09 SR 51 north / SR 65 north (Clayton Street) / Broadway StreetWestern end of SR 51/SR 65 concurrency
82.08–
82.78
132.09–
133.22
Anthony Wayne Bridge over Maumee River
82.88133.38 SR 65 south (Oak Street)Eastern end of SR 65 concurrency
83.33134.11 SR 51 south (Woodville Road) / Navarre AvenueEastern end of SR 51 concurrency
Oregon84.69–
84.76
136.30–
136.41
I-280 / LECT north / Dearborn Avenue / Munding DriveWestern end of LECT concurrency; exit 7 on I-280
OttawaBenton Township99.12159.52 SR 579 west (Williston Road) WillistonEastern terminus of SR 579
100.88162.35 SR 590 south Rocky RidgeNorthern terminus of SR 590
Carroll Township104.84168.72 SR 19 south Oak HarborNorthern terminus of SR 19
Erie Township111.05178.72 SR 358 south / Camp PerryNorthern terminus of SR 358
114.23183.84Rest Area (at grade intersection)
114.82184.78Western end of freeway section
115.66186.14115 SR 163 Oak Harbor, GenoaEastbound entrance and westbound exit
Bay Township117.07–
117.59
188.41–
189.24
117 SR 53 south (West Fremont Road) to I-80 / I-90 FremontWestern end of SR 53 concurrency
Portage Township120.96–
121.62
194.67–
195.73
121 SR 163 Port Clinton, Catawba IslandDouble trumpet interchange; signed as 121A (west) and 121B (east); via unsigned SR 2C
123.38–
123.90
198.56–
199.40
124 SR 53 north Catawba IslandEastern end of SR 53 concurrency
Danbury Township124.25–
124.88
199.96–
200.97
125A SR 269 north Lakeside, MarbleheadNorthern end of SR 269 concurrency
125BBay Shore RoadAccess to Bay Shore Road from SR 269
Sandusky Bay126.05–
126.51
202.86–
203.60
Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge
ErieMargaretta Township127.82–
128.52
205.71–
206.83
128 SR 269 south / Martins Point Road Castalia, Bay ViewSouthern end of SR 269 concurrency
Sandusky130.29–
130.99
209.68–
210.81
131 US 6 / LECT east Sandusky, FremontEastern terminus of LECT concurrency
Margaretta Township132.18–
132.91
212.72–
213.90
133 SR 101 Castalia, SanduskyEastern terminus of SR 101
Perkins Township134.07–
134.85
215.76–
217.02
134 SR 4 to Ohio Turnpike Bucyrus, Sandusky
137.87–
138.72
221.88–
223.25
138 US 250 Norwalk, Sandusky
Huron141.41–
142.12
227.58–
228.72
142 US 6 / LECT west (Rye Beach Road)Western end of US 6 concurrency
142.28–
142.34
228.98–
229.07
143 US 6 / LECT east HuronEastern end of US 6 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Huron Township144.37–
144.97
232.34–
233.31
145 SR 13 Huron, Norwalk
Berlin Township146.72–
147.53
236.12–
237.43
147Berlin Road
148.16–
148.90
238.44–
239.63
148 SR 61 Berlin Heights
Vermilion Township155.52–
156.21
250.29–
251.40
156 SR 60 Wakeman, Vermillion
LorainBrownhelm Township157.17–
157.69
252.94–
253.78
Lorain Service Plaza / Rest Area
Vermillion158.24–
158.55
254.66–
255.16
158Vermilion Road / Sunnyside RoadExit numbered only on eastbound side
160.05–
160.40
257.58–
258.14
160 To Ohio Turnpike Baumhart RoadExit numbered only on westbound side
Amherst162.54–
162.93
261.58–
262.21
163North Lake Street / Oak Point Road
164.11–
164.52
264.11–
264.77
164 SR 58 Amherst, Lorain
Lorain166.37–
166.75
267.75–
268.36
166Middle Ridge Road / Broadway Avenue
Elyria Township168.02270.40 I-90 west (Ohio Turnpike Connector) to I-80 / Ohio Turnpike west ToledoWestern end of I-90 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-90 exit 144
Elyria169.03–
169.61
272.03–
272.96
145 SR 57 to I-80 / Ohio Turnpike Elyria, LorainExit numbers follow I-90 west of the turnpike
Sheffield171.49–
171.89
275.99–
276.63
148 SR 254 Sheffield, Avon
Avon174.71–
175.10
281.17–
281.80
151 SR 611 Avon, Sheffield
176.41–
176.75
283.90–
284.45
153 SR 83 Avon, Avon Lake
179.09–
179.56
288.22–
288.97
155Nagel Road – Avon Lake, North Ridgeville, Avon
CuyahogaWestlake180.02–
180.64
289.71–
290.71
156Crocker Road / Bassett Road – Bay Village, Westlake, North Olmsted
182.68–
183.28
293.99–
294.96
159 SR 252 (Columbia Road)
183.92–
184.23
295.99–
296.49
160Clague RoadWestbound exit, eastbound entrance
Rocky River185.16–
185.43
297.99–
298.42
I-90 east (Northwest Freeway) / SR 254 west (Detroit Road) ClevelandEastern end of I-90 concurrency; western end of SR 254 concurrency; no access to I-90 eastbound from SR 2 westbound; I-90 exit 161
Eastern end of freeway section
186.50300.14 SR 254 east (Detroit Road)Eastern end of SR 254 concurrency; SR 254 continues along SR 2 unsigned while SR 254-D (signed as SR 254) continues along Detroit Road
186.82300.66 US 6 west (Lake Road) / LECTInterchange; western end of US 6 and LECT concurrency; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance
Lakewood187.68302.04 US 20 west / SR 113 west / SR 237 south (West Clifton Boulevard) / SR 254 endsWestern end of US 20 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 113; northern terminus of SR 237; unsigned eastern terminus of SR 254
Cleveland191.83–
191.98
308.72–
308.96
191Lake Avenue / West BoulevardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit numbered during mid 2010s
192.36–
192.69
309.57–
310.10
192West 73rd StreetAccess to West 73rd Street opened December 12, 2015;[16]
exit formerly known as Edgewater Park, Whiskey Island; exit numbered during mid 2010s
193.30–
193.38
311.09–
311.21
193AWest 45th StreetEastbound exit and entrance; exit numbered during mid 2010s
193.28–
193.40
311.05–
311.25
193West 49th StreetWestbound exit and entrance; exit numbered only on westbound side
193.73311.78Western end of freeway
193B US 6 east / US 20 east to US 42
(West 25th Street)
Eastern end of US 6/US 20 concurrency; to US 6 alt & SR 3 (unsigned); eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastbound entrance in planning stages[17]
194.01312.23194West 28th Street Flats WestWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; entrance to be closed to reroute entrance traffic via 45th.[17]
194.19–
194.65
312.52–
313.26
Main Avenue Bridge over the Cuyahoga River
194.65313.26194Lakeside Avenue / West 6th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
195.14–
195.18
314.05–
314.11
195BWest 3rd StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
195.17–
195.51
314.10–
314.64
195AEast 9th Street Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
195.51314.64City of Cleveland ParkingEastbound entrance; former exit removed after 1979[18]
195.65–
195.79
314.87–
315.09
195BCity of Cleveland ParkingEastbound exit and entrance, first exit
196.05–
196.08
315.51–
315.56
195ACity of Cleveland Parking – Amtrak StationEastbound exit and entrance, second exit; erroneous exit number (196A)
196.24315.82196B I-90 west to I-71 / I-77 south Toledo, ColumbusEastbound exit
196.23–
196.34
315.80–
315.98
196South Marginal RoadWestbound exit and entrance
196.61–
196.86
316.41–
316.82
I-90 west to I-71 / I-77 south Toledo, ColumbusWestern end of I-90 westbound concurrency; westbound exit and entrance from I-90 via exit 174B; eastbound entrance via eastbound I-90 from the Innerbelt
196.78316.69196CSouth Marginal RoadEastbound exit
196.86316.82Western end of eastbound concurrency with I-90
197.78–
198.36
318.30–
319.23
175East 55th Street / Marginal RoadsExit numbers west of Dead Man's Curve follow I-90
198.76–
199.13
319.87–
320.47
176 SR 283 west (East 72nd Street)Western end of SR 283 concurrency
199.16–
199.51
320.52–
321.08
177Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / University Circle
Bratenahl200.76–
201.20
323.09–
323.80
178Eddy Road – Bratenahl
201.97325.04179 SR 283 east / LECT (Lakeshore Boulevard)Eastern end of SR 283 and LECT concurrencies; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Cleveland202.20–
202.82
325.41–
326.41
180East 140th Street / East 152nd StreetSigned as exits 180A (East 140th Street) and 180B (East 152nd Street) eastbound
203.08–
203.21
326.83–
327.03
181East 156th StreetWestbound entrance and exit
204.22–
204.95
328.66–
329.84
182AEast 185th Street
204.64–
205.75
329.34–
331.12
182BEast 200th Street
Euclid205.14–
206.41
330.14–
332.18
183East 222nd Street
206.80–
207.16
332.81–
333.39
184 SR 175 (East 260th Street) / Babbitt RoadSigned as exit 184B eastbound; Babbitt Rd. not signed eastbound
207.58–
208.16
334.07–
335.00
207 I-90 east to I-271 south Erie Pa.Left exit westbound; exit numbers follow SR 2 in Lake County; eastern end of I-90 concurrency; exit 185 on I-90 westbound
LakeWickliffe208.70–
209.01
335.87–
336.37
208Lloyd Road (SR 633) – WickliffeAccess via Lakeland Boulevard
WillowickWickliffe
municipal line
209.83–
210.38
337.69–
338.57
210East 305th Street Willowick
Eastlake211.30–
211.64
340.05–
340.60
211 SR 91 Eastlake
Willoughby212.35–
212.48
341.74–
341.95
212 SR 640 (Vine Street) Willoughby
213.32–
214.02
343.31–
344.43
213Lost Nation Road
Mentor214.94–
215.56
345.91–
346.91
215 SR 306 to US 20 Kirtland, Mentor-on-the-Lake
217.68–
217.96
350.32–
350.77
217 SR 615 Mentor
220.67–
221.09
355.13–
355.81
220 SR 44 north (Heisley Road) Grand RiverWestern end of SR 44 concurrency
Painesville Township221.55–
222.07
356.55–
357.39
221 SR 44 south to I-90 ChardonEastern end of SR 44 concurrency
Painesville223.20–
223.33
359.21–
359.41
223 SR 283 / LECT to SR 535 Painesville, Fairport Harbor
Painesville Township225.69–
225.78
363.21–
363.36
225 SR 535 (Fairport Nursery Road)Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
227.13365.53227 US 20 / LECT east Ashtabula
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

SR 2 Temporary


State Route 2 Temporary
LocationCleveland
Existed1941–1958
  • State Route 2 temporary was a designation that ran from West 6th to East 9th along Lakeside ave. in downtown Cleveland. The designation was added when the final alignments of SR 2 were moved to the then new Lakeside Highway, later referred to as the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. The route's eastern terminus was moved to Public Square via Ontario St. in 1957.

SR 2C

State Route 2C
LocationPort Clinton
Length0.798 mi[1] (1.284 km)
Existed1967–present

SR 2D


State Route 2D
LocationWauseon
Length1.184 mi[1] (1.905 km)
Existed1972–present
  • State Route 2D is part of a couplet in Wauseon, Ohio that is signed as State Route 2.[5][20] SR 2D is signed as SR 2 westbound,[20][21] while SR 2 is signed as SR 2 eastbound,[22] (except west of East Elm Street, where SR 2D meets SR 2 at its western terminus[23]). The route ends at the corner of East Linfoot Street and North Shoop Avenue.[20]

Cultural references

In the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway is used to depict a freeway in Washington, D.C.[24]

References

  1. "Data Download - ODOT TIMS (Road Inventory shapefile)". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. Ohio State Highway Department (1912). Map of Ohio Showing Inter-County Highways (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio State Highway Department. OCLC 13716556.
  3. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (September 1921). Highway Map of Ohio Showing Conditions for Travel (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works.
  4. Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922). Map of Ohio State Highways Showing All Improved Roadways and Indicating System Constructed Under Administration of Gov. Harry L. Davis (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works.
  5. Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams: SR 2D, Fulton County" (PDF). Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  6. "Lake Erie Ohio Coastal Trail".
  7. "National Scenic Byway". Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  8. "Great Lakes Circle". Archived from the original on July 25, 2010.
  9. Ohio Revised Code 5533.66
  10. Ohio Revised Code 5533.63.2
  11. "Willoughby Family Mourns Loss of Marine Son". Cleveland: WEWS-TV. August 3, 2005. Archived from the original on November 5, 2005. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  12. "Pages: Official Transportation Maps". Ohio Department of Transportation.
  13. Simpson, John. "Route 2". The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
  14. Thoma, Pauline (August 31, 1990). "Celeste opens Huron Bypass". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  15. Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 (December 12, 2015). "West 73rd St Extension Opens link to Lake Erie on Cleveland's West Side" (Press release). Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  16. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/ClevelandUrbanCoreProjects/LakefrontWest/ProjectGroups/Pages/WestShorewayW28thW45thStreets.aspx
  17. "Cleveland Historical Maps (1979)". peoplemaps.esri. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  18. Ohio Department of Transportation Technical Services Straight Line Diagram for SR 2C Archived October 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  19. Google (October 28, 2015). "Eastern Terminus of SR 2D" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  20. Google (October 28, 2015). "Western Terminus of SR 2D" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  21. O'Connor, Clint (March 28, 2014). "Cleveland Is All Over 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

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