Ohio State Route 31

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State Route 31 marker

State Route 31
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 32.12 mi[2] (51.69 km)
Existed: 1926[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: OH-38.svg SR 38 in Marysville
North end: US 68.svg US 68 in Kenton
Location
Counties: Union, Hardin
Highway system

Ohio highways
Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes

SR 29 SR 32
Southern terminus in Marysville.
Near the northern terminus in Kenton.

State Route 31 is an Ohio state highway that currently runs from Marysville to Kenton. Before 1938, however, it stretched far longer, from Pomeroy on the Ohio River to Findlay.

Contents

[edit] Route description

[edit] History

  • 1924: Route 21 established from Pomeroy to Findlay.[3][4]
  • 1926: Route 21 renumbered as SR 31 to avoid confusion with US 21.[1][3]
  • 1932: SR 10 assigned concurrently with SR 31 from Kenton to Findlay.[1]
  • 1933: SR 10 replaced with US 68.[1]
  • 1938: US 33 established along SR 31 between Marysville and Marble Cliff, and between Columbus and Pomeroy. SR 31 truncated to new southern terminus at Columbus.[1]
  • 1943: SR 31 truncated to new southern terminus at Marysville, eliminating US 33 concurrency.[1]
  • 1952: SR 31 truncated to new northern terminus at Kenton, eliminating US 68 concurrency.[1]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Union
Marysville 0.0 OH-38.svg SR 38 Northern terminus of SR 38
0.4 Main Street Former routing of SR 4
1.4 US 33.svg US 33 US 36.svg US 36 OH-4.svg SR 4
Broadway 7.8 OH-347.svg SR 347
Summersville 11.9 OH-47.svg SR 47
Byhalia 15.6 OH-739.svg SR 739
16.2 OH-739.svg SR 739
Hardin
Mount Victory 2.4 OH-273.svg SR 273 eastern terminus of SR 273
Kenton 10.2 OH-292.svg SR 292 northern terminus of SR 292
11.1 OH-53.svg SR 53
11.5 OH-309.svg SR 309
11.6 OH-67.svg SR 67
11.7 OH-53.svg SR 53
11.8 US 68.svg US 68
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Route 31 John Simpson's Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site
  2. ^ All mileages from ODOT Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
  3. ^ a b Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System John Simpson's Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site
  4. ^ Route 21 John Simpson's Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site
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