Ohio State Route 83
State Route 83 | ||||
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Route of SR 83 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 157.39 mi[1] (253.29 km) | |||
| Existed | 1972–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 60 near Beverly | |||
| North end |  US 6 in Avon Lake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Washington, Morgan, Noble, Guernsey, Muskingum, Coshocton, Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Lorain | |||
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State Route 83 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is near the town of Beverly at State Route 60, and its northern terminus is overlooking Lake Erie at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Avon Lake.
A portion of SR 83 is part of the Morgan County Scenic Byway.
History
In 1972, the highway was certified as State Route 83[2] when this designation replaced that of State Route 76 (which was removed to prevent confusion with Interstate 76 after its completion). At this time, the designation was also routed along a new divided highway south and west of Coshocton.[2]
SR 83 was planned to be relocated in Lorain County, but only two short segments of this relocation were built, at Interstate 90/State Route 2 and at State Route 10, with the rest of the plans abandoned after 1991.[3] The latter segment carries part of SR 83C.
Before 1960
The original route of SR 83 was established in 1923[4] from Ashtabula to the Pennsylvania state line south of Conneaut.[2] It was then rerouted through Kingsville (village east of Ashtabula) along the current State Route 84 alignment in 1926.[2] SR 83 was rerouted again from Ashtabula to Kelloggsville (village south of Conneaut) along previously unnumbered roads in 1938; alignment through Kingsville certified as State Route 84.[2] In 1960, the route was decertified.[2]
Major Junctions
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Washington | Waterford Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 60 – Beverly, McConnelsville | Southern terminus |
| Morgan | Manchester Township | 9.43– 9.46 | 15.18– 15.22 |   SR 78 west – Caldwell | Southern end of SR 78 concurrency |
| Bristol Township | 12.31 | 19.81 |  SR 78 east – McConnelsville, Jesse Owens State Park | Northern end of SR 78 concurrency | |
| 12.52 | 20.15 |   SR 284 north – Chandlersville | Southern terminus of SR 284 | ||
| Noble | No major intersections | ||||
| Guernsey | Cumberland | 25.04 | 40.30 |   SR 146 / SR 340 (Main Street) – The Wilds | |
| Westland Township | 31.22 | 50.24 |  SR 313 east | Southern end of SR 313 concurrency | |
| 32.21 | 51.84 | SR 313 west | Northern end of SR 313 concurrency | ||
| Muskingum | New Concord | 36.01– 36.14 | 57.95– 58.16 |  I-70 – Wheeling, Columbus | Exit 169 (I-70) |
| 37.09 | 59.69 |   US 22 / US 40 (Main Street) – Zanesville, Cambridge, w:Muskingum University | |||
| Highland Township | 41.75 | 67.19 |  SR 209 east | Western terminus of SR 209 | |
| Monroe Township | 47.15 | 75.88 |   SR 93 south – Adamsville | Southern end of SR 93 concurrency | |
| 47.46 | 76.38 | SR 93 north – Plainfield | Northern end of SR 93 concurrency | ||
| Coshocton | Jackson Township | 59.62 | 95.95 |  SR 16 west – Newark | Southern end of SR 16 concurrency |
| Coshocton | 62.16– 62.60 | 100.04– 100.74 |  SR 541 – Roscoe Village, Coshocton, Central Ohio Technical College | ||
| Jackson Township | 62.94 | 101.29 |   US 36 west / SR 16 ends – Warsaw, Mount Vernon, Roscoe Village | Western terminus of SR 16; southern end of US 36 concurrency | |
| Tuscarawas Township | 63.27 | 101.82 |    US 36 east to I-77 / CR 1A | Northern end of US 36 concurrency | |
| Keene Township | 67.06 | 107.92 |  SR 643 north – New Bedford | Southern terminus of SR 643 | |
| Holmes | Mechanic Township | 83.40 | 134.22 |  US 62 west – Killbuck | Southern end of US 62 concurrency |
| Millersburg | 86.31 | 138.90 |  US 62 east / SR 39 (Jackson Street) | Northern end of US 62 concurrency | |
| Wayne | Wooster | 103.06– 103.09 | 165.86– 165.91 |     SR 302 north (Madison Avenue) to US 30 / US 250 – Wooster | Southern terminus of SR 302 |
| Wooster–Wooster Township line | 103.95 | 167.29 | US 250 east – New Philadelphia | Interchange; southern end of US 250 concurrency | |
| Wooster Township | Southern end of expressway | ||||
| 105.48– 106.02 | 169.75– 170.62 | Sylvan Road / East Lincoln Way | No northbound entrance | ||
| 105.59– 106.39 | 169.93– 171.22 |  US 30 / US 250 west / SR 3 south – Canton, Ashland, Mansfield | Northern end of US 250 concurrency, southern end of SR 3 concurrency; SR 83 south to US 30 east access via Lincoln Way | ||
| Wooster | 106.73– 107.14 | 171.77– 172.43 |  SR 585 north (Akron Road) / Bowman Street – Smithville | Southern terminus of SR 585 | |
| 108.73– 109.23 | 174.98– 175.79 | SR 3 north (Cleveland Road) – Medina | Northern end of SR 3 concurrency | ||
| Northern end of expressway | |||||
| Canaan Township | 117.32 | 188.81 |  SR 604 – Congress, Canaan | ||
| Medina | Harrisville Township | 120.93– 121.04 | 194.62– 194.79 |  I-71 – Cleveland, Columbus | Exit 204 (I-71) |
| Lodi | 123.92 | 199.43 |  SR 421 (Medina Street) | ||
| Chatham Township | 128.57 | 206.91 |  SR 162 – Lafayette, Spencer | ||
| Litchfield Township | 133.28– 133.37 | 214.49– 214.64 |  SR 18 – Medina, Norwalk | Roundabout | |
| Lorain | Grafton Township | 138.12 | 222.28 |  SR 303 west – Lagrange | Southern end of SR 303 concurrency; roundabout |
| 138.17 | 222.36 |  SR 303 east / SR 57 south – Valley City | Northern end of SR 303 concurrency, southern end of SR 57 concurrency; roundabout | ||
| 139.73 | 224.87 | SR 57 south / CR 151 (Grafton Eastern Road) – Grafton, Elyria | Northern end of SR 57 concurrency | ||
| Eaton Township | 143.46 | 230.88 |  SR 82 – Elyria, Strongsville | ||
| North Ridgeville | 146.15 | 235.21 |      To SR 10 / I-480 / I-80 / Ohio Turnpike / Lorain Road (SR 83C) – Oberlin, Cleveland | Access to SR 10 via unsigned SR 83C | |
| 148.78 | 239.44 |   US 20 / SR 113 (Center Ridge Road) – Elyria, Cleveland | |||
| Avon | 153.58 | 247.16 |  SR 254 (Detroit Road) – Sheffield, Westlake | ||
| 153.86– 154.00 | 247.61– 247.84 |   I-90 / SR 2 – Cleveland, Toledo | Exit 153 (I-90) | ||
| Avon Lake | 157.39 | 253.29 |  US 6 (Lake Road) / LECT | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Route 83C
Route 83C is an unsigned, ¾-mile route connecting SR 83 with SR 10 in North Ridgeville and Eaton Township. SR 83C runs southwest from SR 83 along Lorain Road and Butternut Ridge Road, then turns northwest, intersecting SR 10 then ending just beyond at Chestnut Ridge Road.[5] The latter road is one of the two constructed segments of the once-proposed relocation of SR 83.[3] The route is marked "To SR 10/I-480/I-80" westbound and "To SR 83" eastbound.[6] (SR 83 as it has remained has not received direct access to SR 10.)
References
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Transportation (2022). "ODOT RT-02N-DESTAPE". Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Route 83 Archived 2007-03-19 at the Wayback Machine (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ a b Smith, Taylor J. (2005-03-20). "1955 - 2005, Fifty Years of Progress in Avon". The Morning Journal. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System Archived May 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation DESTAPE for Lorain County, 2014-07-03.
- ^ Google. "Google Street View: 11716 Butternut Ridge Road (October 2013)" (Map). Google Maps. Google.