Ohio State Route 274

State Route 274 marker

State Route 274
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 52.73 mi[1] (84.86 km)
Existed: 1930 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 127 near Chickasaw
  I-75 near Botkins
US 33 near Huntsville
US 68 near Rushsylvania
East end: SR 273 near Rushsylvania
Location
Counties: Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan
Highway system
SR 273I-275
View along State Route 274 in Rushsylvania.

State Route 274 (SR 274) is a two-lane eastwest state highway located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 274 is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 127 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Chickasaw. Its eastern terminus is at another T-intersection, this time with State Route 273 about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Rushsylvania.

Route description

State Route 274 traverses portions of Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby and Logan Counties. No portion of State Route 274 is included within the National Highway System, a system of highways determined to be most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[2]

History

State Route 274 was designated in 1930. It was originally routed between State Route 66 in New Bremen and what was originally designated State Route 69 (now State Route 235) near Russells Point.[3][4] In 1937, the highway was extended on both ends, on the west to its current western terminus at U.S. Route 127 west of Chickasaw, and on the east to its current eastern endpoint at State Route 273 northeast of Rushsylvania.[5][6]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MercerMarion Township0.000.00 US 127
Chickasaw4.126.63 SR 716 southNorthern terminus of SR 716
AuglaizeGerman Township7.2911.73 SR 364
New Bremen10.0916.24 SR 66
ShelbyVan Buren Township13.4621.66 SR 29 westWestern end of SR 29 concurrency
14.3023.01 SR 29 eastEastern end of SR 29 concurrency
Dinsmore Township21.2434.18 I-75Exit 102 (I-75)
Jackson Center28.0845.19 SR 65
LoganWashington Township35.1256.52 SR 235
McArthur Township39.6763.84 US 33
Huntsville40.3965.00 SR 117 westWestern end of SR 117 concurrency
41.0966.13 SR 117 eastEastern end of SR 117 concurrency
McArthur Township45.6873.51 SR 638
45.8773.82 US 68
Rushcreek Township52.7384.86 SR 273
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. National Highway System: Ohio (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  3. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1929.
  4. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1930.
  5. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1936.
  6. Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1937.

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