U.S. Route 20 in Ohio

U.S. Route 20 (US 20) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Newport, Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts. Within the state of Ohio, the route runs from the Indiana border near Edon to the Pennsylvania border at Conneaut. The route passes through rural areas west of Toledo, and passes through Public Square in Cleveland. It is one of 9 other routes to enter downtown Cleveland at Public Square, and it serves some of Cleveland's northeastern suburbs.

U.S. Route 20
US 20 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	260.54 mi[1] (419.30 km)
Existed	1926–present
Tourist routes	Lake Erie Circle Tour
Major junctions
West end	US 20 at the Ohio-Indiana border near Edon
	US 127 in Fayette I-475 / US 23 in Toledo I-75 / US 23 in Perrysburg US 6 in Fremont US 250 in Norwalk I-80 near Elyria I-90 in Cleveland US 422 / SR 8 / SR 14 / SR 43 / SR 87 in Cleveland SR 11 in Edgewood
East end	US 20 at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border at Conneaut
Location
Counties	Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Wood, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 19 → SR 20

History

Prior to the establishment of the U.S. highway system in 1926, the general routing of US 20 was occupied by SR 23 from the Indiana state line to Toledo, SR 102 from Toledo to Woodville, and SR 2 from Woodville east to the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.[2] The route has existed closely to its 1926 routing, except for two bypasses: one built around the north side of Fremont between 1957 and 1958,[3][4] and a second built around the south side of Norwalk by 1967.[5] By 1932 US 20 between Pioneer and Maumee had become US 20N and a US 20S designation had been created to the south between those points;[6] by 1935 US 20N had reverted to US 20 and US 20S had become US 20A.[7]

Route description

US 20 enters the state in Northwest Township, Williams County. The route parallels the Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80/Interstate 90) through rural farmland in the northwest corner of the state. Within the city of Toledo, the route turns north-south along Reynolds Road, which becomes Conant Street as the route enters Maumee. After crossing the Maumee River into Perrysburg, US 20 continues through downtown Perrysburg, then angles southeasterly, becoming concurrent with US 23 until Woodville. US 20 continues southeasterly towards the bypass of Fremont, most of which is concurrent with US 6.

From Fremont eastward, the route becomes a divided highway, except when passing through the communities of Clyde, Bellevue, and Monroeville. The route bypasses Norwalk to the south as an expressway, with much of the old routing of US 20 maintained as part of SR 61. Near Oberlin, US 20 once again becomes an expressway, until the route continues northward on a divided bypass on the east side of Elyria while the freeway continues easterly as SR 10. US 20 turns east again on the east side of Elyria, following Cleveland Street and Center Ridge Road through western suburban Cleveland.

In Lakewood, the route becomes concurrent with US 6 and SR 2, with a portion of the route following the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway. US 20 departs from the Shoreway then crosses the Detroit-Superior Bridge over the Cuyahoga River into downtown Cleveland. From there, the route passes through Public Square easterly, paralleling U.S. Route 322 one block to the south until nearing Case Western Reserve University. It travels northeasterly through the east side of Cleveland as Euclid Avenue, then through the suburbs of Euclid, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Mentor, Ohio, and Painesville, then continues easterly, roughly paralleling the Lake Erie shoreline through Geneva, Ashtabula, and Conneaut and into Pennsylvania.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Williams	Northwest Township	0.00	0.00		US 20 west – Angola	Indiana state line
		2.07	3.33		SR 49 south to Ohio Turnpike / CR 3 – Edon, Edgerton	Western terminus of SR 49 concurrency
		3.07	4.94		SR 49 north / CR 4 – Cooney, Camden, MI	Eastern terminus of SR 49 concurrency
	Bridgewater Township	9.13	14.69		SR 576 north / CR 10 – Bridgewater Center, Hillsdale, MI	Western terminus of SR 576 concurrency
		10.14	16.32		SR 576 south / CR 11 – Montpelier	Eastern terminus of SR 576 concurrency
	Bridgewater–Madison township line	12.05– 12.11	19.39– 19.49		US 20A east – Holiday City	Western terminus of US 20A
	Madison Township	14.33	23.06		SR 15 – Pioneer, Holiday City, Bryan
	Mill Creek Township	21.96– 21.99	35.34– 35.39		US 127 south / CR 22Q – West Unity, Bryan	Western terminus of US 127 concurrency
Fulton	Gorham Township	24.64– 24.76	39.65– 39.85		US 127 north (Meridian Road) – Hudson, MI	Eastern terminus of US 127 concurrency
	Fayette	26.39	42.47		SR 66 south (Fayette Street)	Northern terminus of SR 66
	Chesterfield Township	33.08	53.24		SR 108 north / CR 18	Western terminus of SR 108 concurrency
		36.08	58.07		SR 108 south – Wauseon	Eastern terminus of SR 108 concurrency
	Royalton Township	42.11	67.77		SR 109 – Adrian, Michigan, Delta
	Assumption	48.53	78.10		SR 64 / SR 120 west – Metamora, Swanton	Western terminus of SR 120 concurrency
Lucas	Richfield Township	52.34	84.23		SR 295 (Berkey Southern Road) – Berkey, Whitehouse
	Sylvania	59.77	96.19		I-475 / US 23 – Maumee, Ann Arbor, Michigan	Exit 13 on I-475; single-point urban interchange
		60.88	97.98		SR 120 east (Central Avenue)	Eastern terminus of SR 120 concurrency
	Toledo	62.63	100.79		SR 246 east (Dorr Street)	Western terminus of SR 246
		65.17	104.88		SR 2 (Airport Highway)
	Maumee	66.91– 67.17	107.68– 108.10		I-80 / I-90 / Ohio Turnpike – Chicago, Cleveland	Double trumpet interchange; exit 59 on Ohio Turnpike
		68.71	110.58		US 20A west (Illinois Avenue) / Indiana Avenue	Eastern terminus of US 20A
		68.85	110.80		US 24 / SR 25 north (Anthony Wayne Trail) to I-475 / US 23	Western terminus of SR 25 concurrency
Wood	Perrysburg	69.91	112.51		SR 25 south (Boundary Street) / SR 65 south	Eastern terminus of SR 25 concurrency; western terminus of SR 65 concurrency
		70.59	113.60		SR 65 north (Front Street)	Eastern terminus of SR 65 concurrency
		70.85	114.02		SR 199 (Louisiana Avenue)	Northern terminus of SR 199; western terminus of SR 795
		71.09	114.41		SR 795 east (Indiana Avenue) / Locust Street	Eastern terminus of SR 795 concurrency
		72.11– 72.41	116.05– 116.53		I-75 / US 23 north – Dayton, Ann Arbor, Toledo	Western terminus of US 23 concurrency; exit 193 on I-75
	Troy Township	78.32	126.04		SR 163 east	Western terminus of SR 163
		80.52– 81.46	129.58– 131.10	81A	SR 420 to I-280 – Toledo	To Ohio Turnpike (I-80/I-90); exits 81A and 81B are connected eastbound; SR 420 exits 1A-B
		81.09– 81.46	130.50– 131.10	81B	Pemberville Road
Wood–Sandusky county line	Troy–Woodville township line	83.47	134.33		US 23 south / CR 2 (North Fostoria Road) – Fostoria	Eastern terminus of US 23 concurrency
Sandusky	Woodville	86.11	138.58		SR 105 west (Pemberville Road)	Western terminus of SR 105 concurrency
		86.65	139.45		SR 105 east (Water Street)	Eastern terminus of SR 105 concurrency
	Woodville Township	89.16	143.49		SR 300 south / Magsig Road – Gibsonburg	Northern terminus of SR 300
	Woodville–Washington township line	90.30	145.32		SR 51 north / CR 66 (Township Line Road) – Elmore	Southern terminus of SR 51
	Hessville	93.70	150.80		SR 600 west / CR 92 (Hessville Road) – Gibsonburg	Eastern terminus of SR 600
	Washington Township	94.90	152.73		SR 590 – Lindsey, Bettsville
	Sandusky Township	98.06– 98.76	157.81– 158.94	98	US 6 west / SR 53 south / State Street – Tiffin, Fremont	Western terminus of US 6 / SR 53 concurrencies; western end of expressway; no westbound access State Street east; former exit 92
	Fremont	99.71– 100.02	160.47– 160.97	100	SR 19 north / Oak Harbor Road – Oak Harbor	Western terminus of SR 19 concurrency; former exit 94
		100.55– 101.01	161.82– 162.56	101	SR 53 north / Rawson Avenue – Port Clinton, Lake Erie Islands, Sandusky County Fairgrounds	Eastern terminus of SR 53 concurrency; former exit 95
		102.15– 102.40	164.39– 164.80	102	US 6 east / North 5th Street – Sandusky	Eastern terminus of US 6 concurrency
	Sandusky Township	102.93– 103.28	165.65– 166.21	103	SR 412 (Castalia Street)
	Green Creek Township	104.92– 104.95	168.85– 168.90	105	State Street — Fremont	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern end of expressway
		105.39	169.61		SR 19 south / South Shock Road – Green Springs	Eastern terminus of SR 19 concurrency
	Clyde	109.68	176.51		SR 510 (Main Street)
		109.87	176.82		SR 101 (Maple Street)
	Bellevue	117.07	188.41		SR 18 west (Kilbourne Street) / Exchange Street	Western terminus of SR 18 concurrency
Sandusky–Huron county line		117.199	188.614		To SR 269 south (Northwest Street / Monroe Street) / Southwest Street	Unsigned SR 269-D; unsigned western terminus of SR 113
Huron		117.20	188.62		SR 269 (Sandusky Street)
		118.08	190.03		SR 113 east to Ohio Turnpike	Western terminus of SR 113 concurrency
		119.609	192.492		SR 4 to Ohio Turnpike – Bucyrus, Sandusky
	Monroeville	124.46	200.30		SR 99 / SR 547 Truck west (North Ridge Street) – Willard	Western terminus of SR 547 Truck concurrency
		125.11	201.35		SR 547 west (Monroe Street) / Milan Avenue	Eastern terminus of SR 547; eastern terminus of SR 547 Truck
	Ridgefield Township	127.56– 127.73	205.29– 205.56	—	To SR 61 – Norwalk	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; via unsigned SR 61-C
	Norwalk	130.44– 130.76	209.92– 210.44	—	US 250 / SR 13 to Ohio Turnpike – Norwalk, Ashland	Interchange
		132.43– 132.80	213.13– 213.72	—	SR 18 east / Woodlawn Avenue	Interchange; eastern terminus of SR 18 concurrency
		133.34	214.59	—	Cleveland Road	Eastern end of expressway
	Norwalk–Townsend township line	134.93	217.15		SR 601 – Milan, Summit Motorsports Park
	Wakeman	141.80– 141.87	228.20– 228.32		SR 303 east (Townsend Street)	Western terminus of SR 303
		142.72	229.69		SR 60 south (River Street) / South Railroad Street – Ashland, New London	Western terminus of SR 60 concurrency
		142.85	229.89		SR 60 – Vermilion	Eastern terminus of SR 60 concurrency
Lorain	Camden Township	147.85	237.94		SR 511 – Kipton, Oberlin, Ashland
	Oberlin	152.39	245.25		SR 58 – Oberlin, Lorain, Wellington, Ashland
	New Russia Township	154.36	248.42	Western terminus of freeway
	New Russia Township	155.42– 155.73	250.12– 250.62	—	SR 511 south – Oberlin	Eastern terminus of SR 511
	Carlisle Township	158.66– 159.01	255.34– 255.90	—	SR 301 south (Lagrange Road) – Lagrange	Western terminus of SR 301 concurrency
		160.95– 161.27	259.02– 259.54	—	Grafton Road
	Eaton Township	161.50– 162.12	259.91– 260.91	—	SR 10 east to I-480 – Cleveland SR 57 / SR 301 north – Grafton, Medina	Eastern end of expressway; western terminus of SR 57 concurrency
	Elyria	165.20	265.86		SR 301 north / SR 57 north / SR 113 west (John F. Kennedy Memorial Parkway) / Cleveland Street – Lorain	Eastern terminus of SR 301 / SR 57 concurrency; western terminus of SR 113 concurrency
	North Ridgeville	168.34	270.92		SR 83 (Avon Belden Road) – Avon Lake, Wooster
Cuyahoga	Westlake	176.09	283.39		SR 252 (Columbia Road)
	Rocky River	180.70	290.81		SR 254 west (Detroit Road) / SR 113 south (Wooster Road / West Lake Road) / US 6 Alt. west	Eastern terminus of SR 254 (unsigned SR 254-D); western terminus of US 6 Alt. concurrency
	Lakewood	180.90	291.13		US 6 Alt. east (Detroit Avenue) / Valley Parkway	Eastern terminus of US 6 Alt. concurrency
		181.45	292.02		SR 237 south (West Clifton Boulevard) / Northwood Avenue	Western terminus of SR 237 concurrency
		181.79	292.56		US 6 west / SR 2 west / LECT west (Clifton Boulevard)	Western terminus of US 6 / SR 2 concurrency; termini of SR 237 and SR 113 (unsigned)
	Cleveland	185.94	299.24	Western terminus of Cleveland Memorial Shoreway
		185.94– 186.09	299.24– 299.48	—	Lake Avenue / West Boulevard	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		186.47– 186.80	300.09– 300.63	—	West 73rd Street
		187.41– 187.49	301.61– 301.74	—	West 45th Street	Eastbound exit and entrance
		187.39– 187.51	301.57– 301.77	193	West 49th Street	Westbound exit and entrance; exit numbered only on westbound side
		187.84	302.30	—	SR 2 east to I-90	Eastern terminus of SR 2 concurrency (continues east on the Shoreway)
		188.11	302.73		US 6 Alt. west (Detroit Avenue) to SR 2 east / US 42 south (West 25th Street) / SR 3 south	Western concurrency of US 42 and SR 3 concurrencies; eastern concurrency of US 6 Alt.
		188.18– 188.71	302.85– 303.70	Detroit-Superior Bridge over the Cuyahoga River
		188.98– 189.13	304.13– 304.38		US 6 east / US 322 east (Superior Avenue) / US 422 east / SR 8 south / SR 14 east / SR 43 south / SR 87 east (Ontario Street)	Public Square; eastern terminus of US 6 / US 42 concurrency; termini of US 42, US 322, US 422, SR 3, SR 8, SR 14, SR 43, SR 87
		193.14	310.83		East 105th Street / Opportunity Corridor	Future SR 10
		193.32– 193.38	311.12– 311.21		US 322 west (Chester Avenue) / Stearns Road / Martin Luther King Jr. Drive	Western terminus of US 322 concurrency
		193.80	311.89		US 322 east (Mayfield Road) / Ford Drive	Eastern terminus of US 322 concurrency
	East Cleveland	195.09	313.97		US 6 west (Superior Avenue) / Superior Road	Western terminus of US 6 concurrency
	Euclid	196.93	316.93		US 6 east / SR 84 east (Chardon Road)	Eastern terminus of US 6 concurrency; unsigned western terminus of SR 84
		201.54	324.35		SR 175 (Richmond Road)
Cuyahoga–Lake county line	Euclid–Wickliffe city line	202.40– 202.66	325.73– 326.15		I-90 to I-271 south to SR 2 – Erie, PA, Columbus, Cleveland, Painesville	Exit 186 on I-90
Lake	Wickliffe	203.36	327.28		SR 633 north (Lloyd Road) to SR 2	Southern terminus of SR 633
	Willoughby	205.69	331.03		SR 91 (SOM Center Road)
		207.81	334.44		SR 174 south (River Street) / Spaulding Street	Western terminus of unsigned SR 174 concurrency
		207.97	334.70		SR 640 west (Vine Street) / Erie Street	Eastern terminus of SR 640; unsigned northern terminus of SR 174
	Mentor	209.75	337.56		SR 306 (Reynolds Road)
		211.92	341.05		SR 615 (Center Street) to I-90
	Painesville	216.76	348.84		To SR 44 / SR 2 / Fern Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance from SR 44; ramps connect to US 20 via Fern Drive
		218.38	351.45		SR 283 / LECT west (Richmond Street)	Eastern terminus of SR 283
		218.73	352.01		SR 86 east (State Street)	Western terminus of SR 86
	Painesville Township	220.85	355.42		SR 535 west to SR 2	Eastern terminus of SR 535
		222.04	357.34		SR 2 west (Lakeland Freeway)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern terminus of SR 2
	Madison Township	230.46	370.89		SR 528 south (Hubbard Road)	Northern terminus of SR 528
Ashtabula	Geneva	235.80	379.48		SR 534 / LECT (Broadway)
	Saybrook Township	241.03	387.90		SR 45 (Center Road) to I-90 – Austinburg
	Ashtabula Township	246.55– 246.63	396.78– 396.91		SR 11 to I-90 / SR 531 / Eureka Road – Youngstown	Exit 97 on SR 11
	North Kingsville	250.88	403.75		SR 193 (Main Street)
	Conneaut	258.27	415.65		SR 7 south (Mill Street) to I-90	Western terminus of SR 7 concurrency
		258.49	416.00		SR 7 north (Broad Street) / LECT	Eastern terminus of SR 7 concurrency
		260.54	419.30		US 20 / LECT east – Erie	Continuation into Pennsylvania
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Further reading

• Harter, Kevin (June 18, 1995). "The Road Less Traveled". The Plain Dealer Sunday magazine. pp. 8–13.

References

1. "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014: Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Wood, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula.
2. 1925 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1925.
3. 1957 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1957. § G4.
4. 1958 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1958. § G4.
5. 1967 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1967. § I5.
6. 1932 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1932.
7. 1935 Official Highway Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1935.